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By Steve Ndubueze, Correspondent. Umuorie Progressive Unon, UPU, Awa in Oguta local government area of Imo state, will on Sunday, October 27, 2024, unveil its new constitution for effective and efficient administration of the village. Emeka Onwuzuruigbo, the Chairman of Umuorie Ancient Village disclosed this over the weekend in a press statement made available to SylvaNewsOnline. According to Onwuzuruigbo, the public presentation of the constitution and its launch, would be chaired by one of its illustrious sons, Mr Alphonsus Nnaoma Ifinwa. Scheduled to take place at the Village Square by 2pm on that Sunday, the occasion would attract some important ...

    Picture showing Obi’s legal team discussing on how to go about the legal tussle.                                                                                                                                  By Sylva Emeka-Okereke, Publisher                                  ...

Pix shows Director of Studies, Champion International Schools receiving Award of Academic Excellence.  By Sylva Emeka-Okereke, JP, Publisher. A Nigerian Journalist, cum School Administrator, Mr Fola Adekeye has won this year’s Global Education Award in recognition of his contributions to nation’s education sector. Adekeye’s milestone recognition came, just as his Champion International Schools, Magboro, Ogun state, also blazed the same trail in promoting academic excellence. Mr and Mrs Fola Adekeye, Founders of Champion International School, Magboro Held last month at Covenant University, Ota, Ogun state, Adekeye, who is the Director of Studies, Champion International Schools was unavoidably absent to receive ...

By Steve Ndubueze, Correspondent. Despite prolonged seizure of its millions of dollars over business dispute, MTN has said, it would not exit Cameroon market. It would be recalled that last year, MTN Cameroon’s funds of 14 billion CFA francs, about $23.72 million, were transferred into an escrow account, managed by the Court Registrar, as part of a garnishee order, relating to a dispute between Cameroonian businessman, Ahmadou Baba Danpullo and South Africa’s First National Bank, FNB. The South African mobile company said, despite the seizure of its bank accounts since 2022, under a Cameroon court order, it would stay back ...

By Sylva Emeka-Okereke JP, Publisher. The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, has won the legal battle against INTELS, following the disparity in payment of redundancy extra-gratuity to the permanent, as well as, contract workers. INTELS, a principal employer of AMS Contract Staff had earlier paid such gratuity to its 34 permanent staff, only to decline negotiation with MWUN to effect same payment to its 599 Contract staff, affected by the same redundancy exercise. In a press statement, signed by the Head, Media of the MWUN, Comrade John Kennedy Ikemefuna, the victory won under the ebullient leadership of Prince Adewale ...

By Sylva Emeka-Okereke, JP, Publisher All roads lead to Victoria Island, Lagos for this year’s annual summit of a brand icon magazine, Marketing Edge. Expected to take place at the Harbour Point Limited, Wilmot Point Road, Victorial Island, the annual brand festival and award night would have the Marketing Director, AB Inbev, Tolulope Adedeji as the Guest Speaker.   A corporate Amazon, Adedeji has turned around the fortune of the portfolio she manages, including brands like Budweiser, Trophy, Hero, Club beers and Beta Malt. She has also spearheaded some trailblazing professional achievements in the course of her career journey, building ...

Pix shows the Chairman of Serenecity Staff Housing Estate, Hajia Abdullahi explaining some points to Contractors handling the perimeter fencing of the  project. By Sylva Emeka-Okereke, JP, Publisher  The desire of Midoil Refining and Petrochemicals Company Limited to see to the smooth construction of its Refinery and Serenecity Projects, was further strengthened when the firm, in company of contractors and stakeholders, undertook yet another inspection tour of the sites at Ererufu Community and the Sekungba axis. Led by the Chairman of Serenecity Staff Housing Estate, Hajia Amina Abdullahi, the tour team supervised the fencing of the secured sites, and gave ...