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The word Mbaise comes from two Igbo words, “Mba” and “ise” which literally mean five towns or five kingdoms as the case maybe. Before 1941 the name Mbaise was not in existence. it was just around the 1940’s that the five towns of  Agbaja, Ahiara, Ekwereazu, Ezi-na-ihite and Oke ovoro came together to form the Mbaise union. The unity that came with the amalgamation of these five kingdoms frightened their neighbours; hence they were subsequently labeled as bad people. This notion passed from one generation to another.  Mbaise is a great nation from the true sense of the word, which is why her sons and daughters are visible in the socio-political landscape of Nigeria. It is wrong to label an entire clan with a predetermined set of behaviour; that will amount to a fallacy of hasty generation. Mbaise sons and daughters are hardworking people. Mbaise is one of the fastest growing towns in Nigeria. The presence of the Banking sector is pointer to the i...

Yesterday was World Consumer Rights day and I was saddened because we do not have consumer rights protection in Nigeria. The world consumer rights day coincided with a landmark judgment by a federal high court against Nafdac and The Nigerian Bottling Company(makers of popular soft drinks Coke, Fanta and Sprite) on a case which was in determination for eight years when it was discovered that a combination of Fanta or Sprite with Vitamin C is poisonous. But what this is really about is the lack of Consumer Rights Protection laws in Nigeria. Foreigners who come to do business in Nigeria are aware of these and use our countrymen/women as specimen on whom they can test anything on with nobody protecting them. A Dana Aircraft crashed in 2012 and after the crash, a source told the press that the aircraft was not fit to fly in the first place and was undergoing engine repairs but the management of Dana airlines(who are Indians by the way) asked that the aircraft be flown after it was just r...

This matter is trending and trending quite well with many people divided especially on what to believe. I just want to remind my readers that nothing has been proven yet and the sensitivity of the matter should be taken into consideration till the case goes through in court. Some people say this scandal was inspired by APC to tarnish the image of the man of God for speaking against their anti-people policies, others who are mostly cold Christians and atheists are saying they would never pay offering in church again as pastors are using it to enlist the services of prostitutes. It is my opinion that even if this trial goes through and the man of God is found guilty then it wouldn't be the first time when perverse people hide under the cloak of being in the clergy while actually being a fluke. The bible says marvel not for even Satan himself has been transformed into an angel of light. The bible also tells us to test every spirit as not every spirit is from God. We are a society ...

Just recently, the Vanguard personality of the year awards were held in lagos. The event took place in Victoria Island and awards were presented to different people in different categories. What I find notable in this awards was the presentation of performing governors of the year awards for 2016. Four governors were presented with these awards and they are in no particular order, the governors of Kebbi, Cross River, Lagos and Anambra states. These awards presented were well deserved of the honouraries so awarded . In case you are wondering why, let me reel out the accomplishments of the governors awarded in their various states. Kebbi state: Implementation of agriculture in the quest for the self-sufficiency in food production agenda of the federal government. Producing rice and wheat in large quantities and providing jobs for about 600,000 people across that value chain. Cross River: Execution of projects across the state and providing people-friendly opportunities for dwellers ...

I do not watch bbnaija but I have been seeing the issue trending online about the housemate who was disqualified for sexually molesting a fellow housemate. This trending issue sparked off the debate both on social media and local television about the given consent or not hashtag. Well rape is not a pleasant experience and no woman should be raped no matter what or sexually abused. However I am concerned that the organizers of the show deemed it fit to react to what they termed an infringement on a woman's right but turned a blind eye to the perverse and immoral conduct of its other housemates. Women's rights have no place in a world bereft of morals if not you confuse the men. How is it alright for others to do some things and get away with it and for some others to get disqualified for doing the same things. Abuse is also a vice. So if immorality is accepted at all then human rights or women's rights is like expecting a lion not to eat meat because it is a female sheep...

President Muhammadu Buhari has been absent from duty since the last few months on a purported medical checkup in London. Good a thing he legally transferred power to the Vice President who is now the acting President, this is unlike the imbroglio that played out during Yar’adua’s time when the National Assembly had to invoke the doctrine of necessity so as to effectively transfer power to then Vice President Goodluck Jonathan. The problem is that even as an acting President, Yemi Osinbanjo has limited powers to fully assume responsibility as the commander in chief, this is because most of the big government functionaries may still owe their loyalty to Mr President, couple with this, Buhari appointed people of his like minds who may not comfortably work with the acting President that will want to bring his knowledge of law and practice into governance. Hence the long absence of Mr President may eventually result to a slow down of democratic dividends. The above ...

The 8th of march yearly has been set aside to mark the international day of women. As the world celebrates women and their achievements, it would do us good to x-ray the progress women have made so far and to discuss the issues still troubling the feminine gender. 1.Women have come a long way from where they used to be, when their position in society was to be seen and not heard. From the days where women could not vote or were not allowed to have an education. From the days in Africa where a woman's place was only in the kitchen and in the middle east, her place was only in the bedroom. We remember and salute the struggles of the fighters who gave a voice to women in almost every country of the world. Because despite her relegation to the background in society, women continued to prove that they were capable of more as seen in the lives of great women like queen Moremi, Coretta Scott-king, mrs Funmilayo Ransome-kuti, queen Amina of Zaria etc. These women showed the world...

It was the young female novelist, Chimamanda Adichie who first drew the world’s attention to the dangers of a single story and warned that if we hear only a single story about another person, city or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding. Hence, I intend to do a series on the danger(s) of a single story. Owerri is the capital city of Imo state with a population of 127,213 people (2006 Census). It is one of the fastest growing cities in Nigeria and based on the relative peace in the city, Owerri attracts a lot of visitors and investors. However, there is a growing perception both in and outside the city that, it is a city of pleasure seekers and yahoo boys. Nduji Chukwudi Destiny, recently posted on his Facebook wall that: “if you are in Owerri and you are not into politics, prostitution or Yahoo, my brother forget it, nothing for you”. While few persons may get some meaning in the above remark by Destiny. I think it is an exaggeration and a wrong...

It is a truism that any group of people that share common historical and racial affinity have a way of managing their affairs with high sense of devotion, peace and cooperation. Hence the people of Europe after a long historical battle decided to come together as one group of people in the name of European Union. The Arabs have not also hidden their oneness especially in fighting their common enemy, the state of Israel. However the South African natives and her government have shown some level of discontent for the common heritage of Africans. The attack by South Africans to fellow Africans is one of the greatest unkind deeds that have been happening in South Africa since the end of apartheid. Perhaps it is time we redraw the map of Africa to ascertain who we are as a people. Africans cannot face dehumanizing treatment in other Continents and at the same time in our soul, a similar attitude is also playing out in Libya. We agree that South Africa and Nigeria have not been in good ter...