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As Igede people across the globe celebrate the Igede-Agba festival today, the good people of Oju and Obi LGAs have seen more reasons to celebrate the seasons as they wake up daily to new developments in the land. This is because the member

Representing Oju/Obi Federal constituency at the National Assembly and Deputy Chairman House Committee on Army, Rt. Hon. (Evang.) David Ogewu FCAI has rolled out such several projects and initiatives to the benefit of his constituents.

These projects which range from electrification to lighting and provision of portable water will also be iced with the launch of a mega empowerment program which the honourable member has initiated.

Some of the projects include the LIGHT UP IGEDE PROJECT which is designed to supply and install solar-powered streetlights across the federal constituency with focus on the suburban areas, the installation of a 33kva transformer in Oju main town which will help to put a permanent end to rationing of electricity within the local government headquarters as well as the completion of motorized boreholes being undertaken at various communities in Oju and Obi LGAs.

On the empowerment scheme, Rt. Hon. David Ogewu is now set to assist hundreds of constituents in their skills, businesses and trade with the provision of both equipment and financial assistance for the teeming constituent predominantly women and youths. The items which have already been assembled in Oju for the empowerment scheme include vehicles, motorcycles, cassava processing machines, rice-machines, sewing machines, and hair-making equipment among others. There will also be distribution of physical cash to small-scale business owners in order to boost their business capacity in view of the current economic realities.

This empowerment scheme will be launched as part of a special Igede-Agba event organized annually for Rt. Hon. David Ogewu with the 2024 edition coming up between September the 5th to 7th, 2024. The program this year will draw major dignitaries from all walks of wife including the former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, the Executive Governors of Benue, Ebonyi, Cross River and Abia states among others.

While congratulating his Constituents on another remarkable celebration of Igede-Agba festival, Rt. Hon. David Ogewu has reassured them that by the grace of God, the land will witness real transformation and have more reasons to celebrate. He has also reiterated his commitment to ensuring that every community in Igede lives in peace and unity even as he identified with victims of violent clashes witnessed in the land in recent times.

The Ondo state police command has arrested a 43-year-old man, Mr. Ajagba Joseph, for allegedly attempting to murder a man he found in his concubine’s house.

This was made known in a statement shared by the police command online on Wednesday.

According to the statement the incident occurred on August 23rd when Joseph visited his lover’s home and met another man, who was also reportedly in a relationship with the same woman.

Angered by the situation, Joseph allegedly pulled out a single-barrel gun and shot the other man.

The victim survived the attack and is currently recuperating from his injuries.

The statement said, “Attempted Murder – This married man, Mr Ajagba Joseph aged 43 on 23rd of Aug, went to his concubine’s house n met a co concubine, he became angry and shot the other concubine with his single barrel gun, victim recuperating, suspect in custody and will soon be charged to court.

“For clarity, the man met another lover ( a man) in the woman’s house”

They all pleaded “guilty” to the charges when they were read to them, following which prosecution counsel reviewed the facts of the cases, tendered incriminating documents and prayed the courts to convict and sentence them accordingly.

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has issued a notification of a planned massive shutdown of all major cities in Nigeria, effective September 15, 2024.

The protest is in response to the recent fuel price hike and the perceived incompetence of the NNPC Director General, Mele Kyari.

The students union demands an immediate reversal of the fuel price hike and the removal of Mr. Male Kyari as the NNPC Director General.

The students plan to occupy all major cities on September 15, 2024, and have assured that the protest will be peaceful and lawful if NNPC authorities refuse to fulfil the demands of protesters.

The notification has been sent to various security agencies, including the Nigerian Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Chief of Defence Staff, Nigerian Armed Forces, and all State Governors.

A circular issued to pass the shutdown notice reads: “We write to notify you of an impending massive shutdown of all major cities in Nigeria, effective 15th September 2024, in protest of the recent hike in fuel prices and the gross incompetence of the NPC Director General, Mele Kyari.

“The incessant increase in fuel prices has brought untold hardship to the masses, and we can no longer stand idly by while our future is mortgaged by the actions of a few. We demand an immediate reversal of the fuel price hike and the removal of Mr. Kyari as the NNPC DG.

“We call on all Nigerian students across the country to wake up to this clarion call, as we will be occupying all major cities on the 15th of September, 2024. We shall not be silenced, and we shall not be intimidated. We shall rise in unison to demand a better deal for Nigerian students and the masses.

“We urge you to take necessary measures to maintain law and order during the shutdown, as we assure you that our protest will be peaceful and lawful.”

Ceejay8:
I don’t want to be a hero

Lieutenant Commander Gideon Gwaza, the Base Operations Officer of the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base in Bonny who lost his life during a rescue operation in Rivers State, has been buried.

He was laid to rest on Wednesday at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja.


The operation led to the rescue of 59 persons from the ill-fated vessel, MV AMBIKA 4, that was on the brink of sinking while operating at the Okpobo Field, near the Okpobo River.

He lost his life in the operation on July 30, 2024

AmalaAtiEwedu:
They will all still decamp to the new party.

AnyanwuSK:
If you check in your small Igede-land, you will find more than 50 people older that woman.

I don't know why you will believe this news and share it with us.

In Nigeria you will see thousands of people older than her, the US always think they are the world.

Treasure17:
Tar! My grandma is 150. Rest in peace.

Ms. Morera died on Aug. 19 in Olot, Spain, according to an employee at her nursing home, Residencia Santa Maria del Tura. Her family wrote in a post on her social media account that she had died peacefully, in her sleep.

“A few days ago she told us: ‘One day I will leave here. I will not try coffee again, nor eat yogurt, nor pet my dog’” her family wrote in Spanish in the post. “‘I will also leave my memories, my reflections and I will cease to exist in this body. One day I don’t know, but it’s very close, this long journey will be over.’”

Born on March 4, 1907, in San Francisco, Ms. Morera grew up in several American cities, including New Orleans, where her father, a journalist, started a Spanish-language magazine that went bankrupt, according to several news stories written about her life. Facing dire straits, the family returned to Spain when Ms. Morera was a child.


There, she lived through the country’s civil war and the brutal Franco regime. She had clear memories of the D-Day invasion at Normandy, she told the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia.


“I haven’t done anything special to get to this age,” she said in an interview with the Spanish newspaper El País earlier this year.

Ms. Morera went on to marry a doctor, with whom she lived in Girona, Spain, for 40 years. The couple had three children, and Ms. Morera stayed home to raise them.

“She had a quiet life, without work stress,” her daughter, Rose, told El País.

In later years, Ms. Morera enjoyed more than a dozen grandchildren. She survived a bout with Covid, as well as the general anxiety and isolation of the pandemic — a feat she found easier, she said at the time, because she remembered a world without the modern-day comforts to which most people had become accustomed.

“We lost an endearing woman, who has taught us the value of life and the wisdom of the years,” Salvador Illa, the president of the Catalan regional government, said in a post on social media.

Ms. Morera became the oldest living person in January 2023, after the death of Lucile Randon, a French nun known as Sister André. According to the Gerontology Research Group, which tracks the world’s supercentenarians, the next-oldest living person after Ms. Morera is Tomiko Itooka of Japan, who is 116 years old.

Information about Ms. Morera’s survivors was not immediately available.

Reaching 117 comes with a toll. Ms. Morera suffered hearing and vision loss, and struggled to move freely in recent years. Still, she had no indication of cancer, heart disease or other mortal illnesses. Having been born before the emergence of the telephone, Ms. Morera came to embrace the digital revolution, fashioning herself on social media as “Super Àvia Catalana,” or “Super Catalan Grandma.” From there, she posted bite-size pieces of life advice, observations and jokes to thousands of followers.

In her biography on social media, she wrote: “I’m old, very old, but not an idiot.”

Since becoming the oldest living person, she had to manage a torrent of media interest, playfully stymying the reporters who lined up outside her nursing home for interviews. The attention eventually became too much, and her family stopped allowing visitors.

Like many supercentenarians, Ms. Morera became the subject of scientific fascination. Her habits and lifestyle and genetic makeup have been studied in the hopes of understanding her longevity.

“What do you expect from life?” a doctor once asked her while retrieving blood samples for study, according to El País.

Ms. Morera, unmoved, answered simply: “Death.”

blueghost:
and you will never see God1000 on this thread but when Israel retaliate you wiil see him saying peace is all we want. there is no peace for the wicked

KingCold:
it's called sarcasm. we're not confused at all

Former Miss SA finalist Chidimma Adetshina has appealed to the public to support her progress in the Miss Universe Nigeria pageant based on the controversy surrounding her citizenship.[/b]

Last week, the Nigerian pageant confirmed that the 23-year-old has been fast-tracked as a Top 25 finalist in the competition.

Chidimma – whose father is Nigerian – has come under fire after the department alleged that her Mozambican mother committed fraud and identity theft when registering her birth.

CHIDIMMA: ‘WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR ME’

In a video posted on Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina appealed to the public to vote for her to make the Top 10.

She said, “I am representing nature’s gift to the nation, Taraba State. As a woman who has faced adversity, I want to use my voice and my story alongside the Miss Universe Nigeria platform to promote inclusion and acceptance.”

“I also want to educate people on the power of diversity to build a stronger community that benefits everyone.”

According to IOL, Chidimma is currently in the lead with votes, beating previous fan favourite Edeifo Aikhuele. According to the rules, the three contestants with the highest votes will be fast-tracked into the Top 10

Speaking to the Nigerian Arise News TV channel over the weekend, Miss Universe Nigeria pageant owner Guy Murray-Bruce alleged that South Africans had victimised Chidimma Adetshina based on her Nigerian heritage.

He said: “We’re trying to help someone who has been abandoned. No fault of hers. She is a victim because she has a Nigerian father and a South African mother.”

Murray-Bruce then alleged that Chidimma’s chances at Miss SA had been sabotaged.

“I don’t know if it was cooked up. It’s a bit twisted. She was doing so well in the pageant that they wanted to get her out. That’s how I see it,” he said.

Murray-Bruce added that Chidimma had a Nigerian passport and was entitled to participate in the competition.

“Her only crime was being half Nigerian, and that’s where the xenophobia comes in.”

“We don’t have xenophobia in Nigeria. We don’t practise that here.”