Obasi is First Miss Ikenga

After beating 16 other contestants from the Igbo-speaking states of Enugu, Abia, Ebonyi, Anambra, Imo, Rivers and Delta, 18-year-old second year undergraduate of microbiology at the University of Port Harcourt, Joy Ngozika Obasi emerged the first ever Miss Ikenga.The Abia State-born beauty queen went home with a brand new car, N500,000 cash reward...

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‘Sexuality Education; Antidote for Rape’

This Interview Was First Published in Daily Independent Newspaper edition ofSaturday, March 7, 2009, 2009By the same author under the same headlineXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXAs a counsellor, psychologist and a mother, Celine Njoku, assistant secretary general of the Counseling Association of Nigeria (CASSON), reckons that the pervading scourge of child rape in...

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Lagos Stands Still for Eyo Festival

This Article Was First Published in Daily Independent Newspaper edition ofFriday, April 24, 2009By the same author under the same headline XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX History, culture, glitz, tourism and excitement among others would blend tomorrow, Saturday, April 25, 2009, in what is anticipated to be a perfect atmosphere of elevated funfair, as the...

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Mama Ajasco: Unsolved Puzzle of a Thespian's Demise

This Article Was First Published in Daily Independent Newspaper edition of Wednesday, February 18, 2009By the same author under the same headline XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX On Wednesday, January 28, 2009, the Nigerian entertainment community woke up to an unsettling 'rumour', possibly emanating from the pits of hell, or one dropping from the pen-tips of some...

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