Father told me about love child – Ojukwu’s son

First son of late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Mr. Debe Odumegwu-Ojukwu, on Sunday told that Teny Harman was his late father’s a biological daughter.

Debe, who spoke to our correspondent in Enugu, said there was no reason to question the paternity of Herman, as he (Debe) had always known about her.

Ojukwu's Will is Fraudulent, Says Disinherited First Son

Odumegwu-Ojukwu

By Emeka Osondu
     
Emeka, first son of late Biafran leader Odumegwu-Ojukwu,  Saturday alleged that the will presented by Barr. Onyekwelu on Friday is fraudulent, saying the lawyer is a private counsel to Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu and not that of his late father.

Ojukwu claimed he has a copy of the original will written by his father and not what he called the "fraud" presented to them as Ojukwu's will.

Speaking at his country home in Nnewi, Anambra State, the late Igbo leader's son maintained that his late father's will was altered in favour of his step mother.

Presidency: Nigeria is Safe Despite Security Challenges

President Goodluck Jonathan

By Chuks Okocha and Michael Olugbode  with agency reports

Despite the ceaseless attacks by terrorist groups in the country, the most recent of which included attacks on a military church at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State, and a police detention centre in Abuja, the Federal Government Sunday assured Nigerians and the international community that the country remained safe and all security challenges were under control.

The government’s statement came just after the AFP reported that scores of gunmen suspected to be members of the Islamic extremist group, Boko Haram, set fire to three churches and border posts in Gamboru Ngala, a border town 140 kilometres from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
Violence linked to the Boko Haram insurgency in Northern Nigeria is believed to have left over 3,000 people dead since 2009, including killings by the security forces.

Beyond Sacking Civil Servants

Simon Kolawole Live!: Email: simon.kolawole@thisdaylive.com

A few years back when I was in the UK, my wife wanted to do a course. She needed a waiver on council tax, as a student. We went to the council office. An officer attended to us. We filled a form. He asked for her admission letter. He photocopied it, along with her ID card, and said he would get back to us “before the end of the week”. In 10 minutes, we were done. Two days later, the exemption letter arrived in our mailbox. We didn’t need to send reminders. We didn’t need to, as we say in Nigeria, “find them something”. We didn’t need to know the council chairman. If it was Nigeria, the officer would not be “on seat” for weeks and months. In fact, we would have been told “the file is missing”.

IN THE CUPBOARD AND THE Nigerian Movie Scene

Ada Igboanugo

Since its inception, Nollywood has to an extent, transformed what has been the stagnant state of the movie industry. Recycled storylines and mediocre manuscripts took an overturn for the good on a 50 percent level. Nigerians were entertained on much more varieties other than the traditional ones we were used to and getting tired of watching.

The next step the Nollywood took was to give veteran actors a chance to take the bull by the horn in the direction of movie flicks. Now movies are once again, to an extent, properly directed even in most, with some futuristic elements, that arguably, Nigeria isn’t ready for.

Despite its rising success, Nollywood as an industry means different things to different people. Some say it’s a hotbed of substandard productions and talentless actors, others say it should be encouraged as a self-sufficient sector that keeps creating hundreds of thousands of jobs for an ever burgeoning socio-economic class. 

BREAKING NEWS: Duchess of Cambridge pregnant

Britain's Prince William, left, and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, are expecting their first child. 

Get the nursery ready: Britain's royal family announced today that Prince William and his wife are expecting their first child.

REINVENTING THE IGBO SPIRIT OF INDUSTRY

EMEKA OSONDU GOES BACK IN TIME TO LOOK AT THE ONCE MORIBUND SPIRIT OF INDUSTRY AMONG THE IGBOS AFTER THE CIVIL WAR AND CONCLUDES WITH THE RECENT RECOGNITION OF SOME IGBO INDUSTRIALISTS IN ENUGU THE ONCE COMATOSE SPIRIT IS STRONGLY BEING REINVENTED

The numerous exploits by Igbo indigenes in nation building since the pre-independence and post independence era in Nigeria are clear testimonies that the people are indeed ingenious and great entrepreneurs. And in fact, there are no tribe in Nigeria where you go without seeing an Igbo indigene engaged in one type of business or another and contributing effectively to the growth of the economy. But the tide suddenly changed for the Igbo entrepreneurs at the end of the Nigerian civil war in 1970. Although the war ended on a “no-victor, no vanquished” note, the Igbo as a tribe was displaced in the Nigerian equation, economically and politically, just as the psyche was reduced to the rubble for losing the war.

Obalende: Kaduna’s Thriving Sex Market

Prostitutes

John Shiklam writes on how harsh economic condition in the country is forcing many young girls in Kaduna into prostitution

Some people call it ‘Free Republic’, but it is popularly known as ‘Obalende’.

For many years, Maiduguri Road, in the heart of Kaduna has carved a niche for itself as the most exciting place for the fun seekers.

On Maiduguri Road, there has never been a dull moment. The area is well known for its bustling night life. For those who are addicted to everything that takes place in the dark, Obalende is just the ideal place to go.

Unilag‘s Paradise By The Lagoon

Unilag Lagoon

Nfawa-Precious Offem reflects on subjective actives at one of the most popular leisure spots at the University of Lagos

A peaceful vantage of the massive, spectacular habitat that dominates and encircles the city of Lagos, over viewing perhaps, the longest bridge in Nigeria, is an achievable feat that the University of Lagos lagoon front affords. The waters claps gently against the stoppers, the atmosphere is one of cool breeze. People, young and old, students, members of the general public are patrons.

Obasanjo’s Introspection on Zakaria’s Night

olusegun.adeniyi@thisdaylive.com

The Nigerian subsidiary of the Indian telecoms giant, Airtel, last Sunday night brought internationally acclaimed scholar, Fareed Zakaria, to Lagos to share his thoughts on “Political Economy of Africa: the Challenge of Leadership”. Tagged a “Night of Influence”, Zakaria spoke to our failings as a nation (and a continent) as well as to the promise tomorrow holds if we begin to do the right things. But in a rare public moment of introspection, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, in his remark after the lecture, tacitly admitted to leadership mistakes within the continent.