What is Wrong with Church Account of Rev. Fr. Edmund Nwagbala’s Death?

A full and timely investigation into the death of the Nnewi Catholic priest must be conducted. On November 16, 2019, Very Rev. Fr. Dr. Edmund Amobi Nwagbala, the parish priest of St. Peter’s Claver Catholic Church, Nnewichi, Nnewi, Anambra State, died. Today, almost two month later, we don’t know the exact cause of his death or any real details of that fateful morning and the controversies surrounding his mysterious death and the Nnewi Catholic Diocese’s...

Maternal Mortality in Nigeria: The Other Side

Death of women of reproductive age remains a huge concern globally. In 2017, Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia accounted for approximately 86% (254,000) of the estimated global maternal deaths. Between 2000-2017, Southern Asia achieved the greatest overall percentage reduction of 59% while Sub-Saharan Africa achieved a substantial reduction of 39 percent of maternal mortality.  Despite these reductions, according to UNICEF in 2019, the ratio is still unacceptably high. Despite interventions on maternal health by Government...

Nigeria has dropped the most in the ranking of powerful passports over the last decade

Nigeria might be Africa’s largest economy but it is increasingly home to one of the continent’s weakest passports. Over the past decade, the Nigerian passport has suffered the worst decline in rankings on the annual Henley Passport Index with a 19-place drop. The decline in passport power now sees Africa’s most populous country rank 95th—firmly etched in the bottom quarter of the rankings. The drop in rankings also means Nigerian passport holders can visit two...

Literary icon, Chinua Achebe honored with memorial portrait burst sculpture

Six years after the death of the novelist Prof. Chinua Achebe, the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) unveiled a gigantic portrait bust sculpture in his honor,  just at the front of the Faculty building at the arts theatre complex. This is not just a mere sculptural piece but a monument celebrating his contributions to humanities. The author of “Things Fall Apart”, one of most popular literary piece in history used his works to highlight the...

Iran’s Olympic medalist Kimia Alizadeh defects to Europe

Iran’s sole female Olympic medalist Kimia Alizadeh announced that she has permanently left her country for Europe. “Let me start with a greeting, a farewell or condolences,” the 21-year–old wrote in an Instagram post explaining why she was defecting. “I am one of the millions of oppressed women in Iran who they have been playing with for years.” Alizadeh became the first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal after claiming taekwondo bronze in the...

Suspended Texas Southern University president mulls legal action

Dr. Austin Lane, the Texas Southern University President who was put on indefinite administrative leave yesterday by the Board of Regents, may be considering a legal action.   Dr. Lane, who in the first year of a three-year contract told Channel 2 News that his lawyer is working to determine if the board’s decision violated his contract. The TSU Board of Regents had in a surprise release named Kenneth Huewitt as acting president of the school...

Iran vows to handle black box data after plane crash blamed on missile

Iran said on Friday it wanted to download black box recordings itself from a Ukrainian airliner that crashed, killing all 176 people aboard, after Canada and others said the plane was brought down by an Iranian missile, probably by mistake. Iran, which has denied the Boeing 737-800 was downed by a missile, said it could take one or two months to extract information from the voice and flight data recorders. If it needed help, it...

Nigeria: DSS arraigned Gov Umahi’s Aide, two others over alleged N3.6bn fraud

A Technical Assistant (TA) to Ebonyi State Governor, Precious Orji Nnachi, and two others were on Thursday arraigned by the Department of States Service (DSS) over an alleged attempt to defraud Ebonyi State Government of the sum of N3.6 billion (USD10,000,000.00). The suspects were arraigned at a Magistrate Court sitting in Abakaliki on a six-count charge bothering on felony, attempt to defraud, amongst others, Pilot News gathered. They allegedly committed the offence at Umunaga village,...

Chukwuemeka Ike, Nigerian Novelist, Professor, & Monarch, Passes on at 88

The Nigerian novelist Chukwuemeka Vincent Ike, who was also a monarch, has passed on at 88. He had endured health challenges, Punch reports, and was admitted to Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, where he died on Thursday, January 9. He had been, since 2008, the traditional ruler of Ndikelionwu town in Anambra State. Ike broke out internationally with the novel Toads for Supper (1965), but is as known for his subsequent novels The Naked Gods...

Boxing: FG denies endorsing Bash Ali’s fight

Nigeria’s Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has denied given approval to former boxing champion, Bash Ali to stage a world fight in Nigeria. Kola Daniel, Special Assistant (Media) to Minister of Youth and Sports Development, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the Legal Department of the ministry had written to the boxer warning him to desist from peddling false claims about a non-existent approval from the office of the...

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