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           Igbo Imabana City Gate LETTER TO GRANDPA IGBO-IMABANA. My dearest Grandpa Igbo-Imabana,  I am so happy to write you for the very first time. Circumstances had lay this burden in my heart and  I hope this letter meets you well. I Know you're aged and expecting the fruit of your labours. Don't worry, you'll get to enjoy it after reading my letter. I know you may be wondering why I chosed  to write you a letter rather than the conventional "secret prayer" I had always engaged on your behalf.  Well, I just realized the prayers have been working yet you choose to be a member of sustainable development and progress disorganizing committee. The last time I checked, your six siblings were  united as the bee, it was few years after you gave the best representation via politics and the traditional institution that you thought you were grown and needed advice no more. You started by giving way for umbrella, broom, chicke...

            Igbo Imabana City Gate. IGBO IMABANA: WHAT WE NEED AS A PEOPLE. (PART ONE) •AGRICILTURE In the last two decades of my conscious existence within Abi and precisely Igbo Imabana town, I've learnt so much about the values, norms and culture that is being upheld by these group of communities that make up the region, politics wise. Igbo Imabana Community is located in the North Eastern part of Abi Local Government Area and known for her rich soil which made the inhabitants to adopt/sustain agriculture as main occupation. Also, given the fact that right from time immemorial, agricultural experience within the location was used to validate different levels of attainment of status in the society. "The bigger your yam barn, the level of respect you earn". In those days, my mom will tell me: "food was never part of our problems. We had different varieties of yam, cassava and so on, in abundance. During our new yam festival, you will see differ...

       Godwin Emefiele - CBN Governor. CBN vows to arrest any Nigerian buying dollars with Naira  The Central Bank of Nigeria has vowed to arrest and prosecute Nigerians using naira to buy dollars. “For those taking money from banks to buy dollars, it is illegal to do so. If the security agencies hold you, you will know the implication of that,” Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, said Tuesday at the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Lagos. Reading the riot act to bank customers, Mr Emefiele urged Nigerians illegally exchanging naira for dollar to stop, adding that the apex bank would conduct investigations and bar those found culpable from conducting transactions in Nigerian banks. Mr Emefiele disclosed the apex bank’s monitoring of customers and banks, warning that the CBN would sanction banks caught in illegal transactions. “We will conduct investigations, and we will have proof, and you will not be able to conduct transactions in any Nigerian...

Former deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, and wife arrested for bringing child to UK for organ harvesting Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, and his wife, Beatrice, have been arrested and charged to court for bringing a child to the UK for organ harvesting. In a statement released, the metropolitan police said the couple was charged to court on Thursday, June 23 following an investigation by the police’ specialist crime team. The police mentioned that the investigation was launched after detectives were alerted to potential offenses under modern slavery legislation in May 2022. “Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55 (10.9.66) of Nigeria is charged with conspiracy to arrange/facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting. Ike Ekweremadu, 60 (12.05.62) of Nigeria is charged with conspiracy to arrange/facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting. They have both been remanded in custody and ...

The above title refers to those  we cherish so much so that before we make some pressing decisions we always consult them first and sometimes putting our families very far. Before taking this further, let's see some definitions of who friends are, the roles they're supposed to play and in the long run why you should keep one or runaway from one.  So the Advanced English Dictionary has these things to say about "Friend (s)" •A person you know well and regard with affection and trust. •An associate who provides cooperation and assistance. •A person with whom you are acquainted. •A person who backs a Politician or a team.  Going through the definitions we've gotten so far, the very first thing to cross our minds is the fact that before someone is called a friend, he or she must possess certain qualities and characteristics. These qualities and characteristics are the potential factors that builds and strengthen the bond of friendship.  Before considering some of thes...