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Anambra Education Commissioner to Deliver 2025 Chinua Achebe Memorial Lecture, Soludo, Obi, Others Expected

Anambra Education Commissioner to Deliver 2025 Chinua Achebe Memorial Lecture, Soludo, Obi, Others Expected

 

By Our Correspondent 

All is now set for the 2025 edition of the Chinua Achebe Literary Festival and Memorial Lecture, an annual event organized in honour of Nigeria’s literary legend, Prof. Chinua Achebe, with this year’s edition expected to draw prominent personalities, scholars, and literary enthusiasts from within and outside the …

Nigeria’s “Country of Particular Concern” Designation: A Moment of Reckoning and Opportunity

Nigeria’s “Country of Particular Concern” Designation: A Moment of Reckoning and Opportunity

 

Dr. Nelson Omenugha, mnipr.
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The recent designation of Nigeria by the United States as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) marks a moment of significant diplomatic tension — but also one of rare strategic opportunity. While the move underscores serious concerns over religious freedom, human rights, and communal violence, Nigeria …

Mandate Protection Campaign Storms Anambra as CDD, Civil Society Groups Mobilize for Credible Election

Mandate Protection Campaign Storms Anambra as CDD, Civil Society Groups Mobilize for Credible Election

 

By Izunna Okafor, Awka

As part of efforts to strengthen democratic participation and ensure credible governorship election in Anambra State come November 8, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD-West Africa), in collaboration with the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room and with support from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) …

Naira Rice Boss Recounts Strategy He Used to Conquer Major Markets, Announces ₦1 Million Customer Reward (Videos)

Naira Rice Boss Recounts Strategy He Used to Conquer Major Markets, Announces ₦1 Million Customer Reward (Videos)

By Izunna Okafor, Awka

The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Naira Rice, Comrade Dr. Arinze Omenwa, has revealed how sheer determination, creativity, and unconventional marketing tactics helped him conquer two of Anambra’s biggest rice markets, Afọr Nnobi and Eke Ekwulọbịa, and turn Naira Rice into one of the fastest-growing …