Tuesday, May 31, 2022

2023: Names of APC candidates for Imo State House of Assembly election



1. ABOH MBAISE LGA: OBINNA EDWARD. I


2. AHIAZU MBAISE LGA: OTUIBE SAMUEL.


3. EHIME MBANO LGA: BENARD NDUBUISI OZOEMELAM


4. EZINIHITTE LGA: DR. HENRY AGBASONU.


5. IDEATO NORTH LGA: UDEZE ERNEST OKECHUKWU.


6. IDEATO SOUTH LGA: DURU IHEONUKARA JOHNSON.


7. IHITE UBOMA LGA: HON. CHIKE OLEMGBE.


8. IKEDURU LGA: JOHN LEO IHEOHA.


9. ISIALA MBANO LGA: SAMUEL IKECHUKWU OSUJI.


10. ISU LGA: KINGSLEY EMEKA OZURUMBA.


11. MBAITOLI LGA: IKPAMEZIE INNOCENT IKECHUKWU.


12. NGOR OKPALA LGA: EGU OBINNA. A.


13. NJABA LGA: EBONINE BENETH OZIOMA.


14. NKWERE LGA: OJUKWU CHISOM.


15. NWANGELE LGA: IWUANYANWU AMARACHI.


16. OBOWO LGA: KENNEDY C. IBEH.


17. OGUTA LGA: NWOSU GIBERT CHIEDOZIE.


18. OHAJI/EGBEME LGA: FRANCIS UZOMA OSUOHA.


19. OKIGWE LGA: HON. CHIDI OGBUNUKPA.


20. ONUIMOLGA: ESILE JAMES UBA.


21. ORLU LGA: IKENNA MARTIN IHEZUO.


22. ORSU LGA: AGAIGBE F. UCHE.


23. ORU EAST LGA: HON. CHIGOZIE NWANERI.


24. ORU WEST LGA: BARR.  EZERIOHA DOMINIC.


25. OWERRI MUNICIPAL LGA: UGOCHUKWU OBODO.


26. OWERRI NORTH LGA: KELECHI ONUMAJURU OFURUM.


27. OWERRI WEST LGA: KANAYO ONYEMACHI.

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Accident Victim



This woman whose picture appeared above had an accident at Okija, Anambra State. 


She was in a bus going from Onitsha to Owerri on Saturday 29th May 2022. 


The accident occured around 6pm. 



She could only give her name as Ugomma Akaogu, from Mbieri, Mbaitoli Local Government Area, LGA, Imo State. 


She named Nnenna Anosike as her sister who lives at 93 Njibako Street Owerri. 


She also named Bryan Akaogu and Obiageriaku Akaogu as her children who are students of FUTO Owerri. 


She says she sells female clothes at Owerri. 



We use this medium to appeal to good spirited individuals and the general public who have useful information about her to kindly contact the Management of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Ihiala for identification.




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Saturday, May 28, 2022

OWERRI ZONE SENATORIAL PRIMARY ELECTION: HON. LUCY ULOAKU OGUZIE REJECTS IMPOSITION OF CONSENSUS CANDIDATE, CALLS FOR A FREE AND FAIR SENATORIAL PRIMARY ELECTION

 

              Hon. Uloaku Oguzie


I, Honourable Lucy Uloaku Oguzie, who is vying for office at the Senate in 2023, representing Imo East Senatorial Constituency has strongly rejected every attempt by the Imo State All Progressives Congress (APC) to impose a Senatorial consensus candidate at Owerri Zone Senatorial District, at the ongoing senatorial primary election in Owerri, the Imo State capital, against my wish and the wishes of most of the candidates contesting for the same position.


I am an indigene of Umuokpo Emeabiam, in Owerri West Local Government Area and have thrown myself into the political sphere, following all due processes and procedures in all stages of the electoral process. 


I wish to state that I have concluded my sensitisation and campaign, toured the LGA areas of my constituency and met with constituents, traditional rulers, and party members and for me to learn that there are discussions about a consensus candidate is both atrocious and outrageous.


I wish to also state that I and my campaign team have been at the Secretariat of APC in Imo State, since the morning of today, the 28th of May, and waited for the start of the Senatorial Prinary  election, all to no avail and I am astounded that there are rumours and discussions of a consensus candidate and no one, not even from the State party has consulted me or advised me to step down for any candidate. 


I am totally bewildered about when, where, and how the conversation of a consensus candidate emanated from. 


 I want to emphatically state that I was not consulted and did not affirm to any consensus candidate as a primary election has always been what I have envisaged as the right and proper way, procedure and manner to produce the next Senator in Owerri Zone, under the flagship of the APC.


I have spent time, money, energy, resources in sensitisation, buying the Senatorial forms and campaigning, only to find out about discussions of a possible consensus. This is not only ludicrous but wrong.


His Excellency, Senator Hope Uzodinma has advocated for a free, fair, credible, and transparent election and this is a far cry from what is being presently witnessed in Imo State.


The idea of a consensus is meant to be an agreement of, and for all candidates to step down for a particular candidate and this has not been the case in Owerri Zone Senatorial District.


I will like to voice my disdain and displeasure at the talk of a consensus at the state party level without any consultation and due process which has already been rejected by other aspirants.


I want to formally petition the APC Chairman, His Excellency, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, and the National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC Party to seriously investigate this matter and stop the gang up of the fraudulent and sham imposition of a consensus candidate and for the APC NWC to direct the state party to conduct a fair, transparent and credible Senatorial Primary Election.


The right thing, at this juncture, will be to carry out a Primary election as it is done in most States of the federation and elect a credible candidate who will represent the good people of Imo East Senatorial Constituents at the Constituency, State and National levels.


SIGNED.


Honourable Lucy Uloaku Oguzie


Imo East Senatorial Aspirant.

Imo Tourism Identity Logo Contest kicks off June 1

 

                        Mazi Ohia


The Imo State Government under the leadership of Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma, has opened the Imo State Tourism Identity Logo Design Contest. 



Speaking to newsmen during a brief ceremony to mark the opening in his office at the State Secretariat, Owerri, over the weekend, the Hon. Commissioner for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Mazi Uche Ohia, Ph.D said that the contest was in fulfilment of the promise he made at the 2022 World Creativity and Innovation Day Ceremony, held at the International Exhibition Centre, Owerri on April 21, 2022 to throw the field open for Imolites to have an opportunity to create a tourism brand identity logo for the State.


He stated that government is projecting and promoting Imo State as an irresistible tourism destination and that a bold and attractive tourism logo is required to make the job easier. He said that the Ministry is focused on creating a brand identity for Imo Tourism to facilitate smooth tourism marketing aimed at increasing tourists traffic to Imo State. 


The Tourism Commissioner said that despite the prevailing insecurity in the country, Imo State still held the flag as the major hub of tourism and hospitality in Southern Nigeria and a safe place to relax and recreate in relative tranquility.


He said: "With a wide choice of exquisite hotels, eateries, lounges, shops, nightclubs, cinemas, travel agencies, event centres, etc  Imo has the best places to stay, to wine and dine, to hangout and to hold conferences".


According to Mazi Ohia: "Imo State is blessed with a natural location that is almost equidistant to all Southern Nigerian cities, numerous tertiary institutions, memorable tourist sites, the only surviving Zoo and wildlife park, breathtaking lakes, ecotourism sites and a tourism-friendly government that has prioritized security, infrastructure development and urban regeneration".


The Tourism Commissioner declared that as the government was trying its best to create an enabling environment for tourism to thrive, Imo people had a duty to complement the efforts of government by using every opportunity to promote the tourism potentials of the state and by desisting from demarketing the State in any form or manner especially on social media. 


He said that a brand identity reflective of the USP (Unique Selling Point) of the state would help greatly in massive tourism promotion. That, he said, is the aim of the Tourism Logo Contest. 


Mazi Uche Ohia stated that after wide research, consultations and considerations, the Ministry had settled for "Endless Hospitality" as the USP on which to anchor the logo of Imo State as a brand identity. 


He invited all Imo indigenes everywhere in the world with a flair for graphics or designing to take advantage of the contest and come up with a suitable tourism brand logo not only to help make Imo the travel destination of choice but also to take part of the credit by writing their name in gold for posterity. 


Prizes set aside for winners include N200,000 for the first prize, N100,000 for the second prize and N50,000 for the third prize. Certificates of participation will also be issued to contestants.The contest opens on June 1, 2022 and closes on June 30, 2022. Entry details are contained in the Tourism Logo  Contest Publication released by the Ministry.


Champions League Final: Real Madrid beat Liverpool 1-0 to win 14th title


           Photo credit: The Times of India


Real Madrid have become European champions for a record 14th time after beating Liverpool 1-0 in a Champions League final that started 37 minutes late because of disturbing crowd issues outside the Stade de France.


Brazil winger Vinicius Junior scored a brilliant goal in the 59th minute from Federico Valverde's drive across the face of goal, securing a win that gave Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti a record fourth European Cup title.


WORDS ON MARBLE

 

                                Peter Obi


"I came  to offer my services to Nigerians free of charge through the Platform of PDP, but PDP decided to sell it to the highest bidder, I did not steal government money and I have no intentions of stealing it in the future . Nigerians have suffered so much as a result of this type of politics of buying political offices .  This is the reason why Nigerians can not hold their leaders accountable for failure, because they have sold their right to good governance over a morsel of bread. I left PDP in other to change this narrative"


… Peter Obi.

(Health)Getting stuck during s3x is not caused by "magun," witch doctor

 

                  Stuck in the act






According to medical experts, It is possible for a penis to get stuck inside a vagina during intercourse. This condition is called penis captivus, and it is a rare occurrence. 



The penis becoming stuck in the vagina is one possible outcome of a condition called vaginismus, in which the vagina involuntarily closes due to muscle spasms in the pelvic floor. If penis captivus occurs, the effect is likely very temporary



Kimberly Holland, says it is unclear how often penis captivus occurs because couples may be able to disconnect from one another before medical attention is necessary. And they may never report the incident to a doctor.


In the event that you find yourself unable to disengage from intercourse, it is important to stay calm. 


How does it happen?


For penis captivus to occur, a series of events during sex must take place. The penis, which fills with blood during an erection, may continue to grow in size before orgasm. The vagina’s walls, which are made of muscular tissue, expand and contract during sex. The muscles inside the vagina may pulse slightly during an orgasm, too.


On occasion, the vaginal muscles may contract more than typical. These contractions can narrow the vaginal opening. This narrowing could prevent a man from removing his penis, especially if he is still engorged and erect.


After orgasm, the vaginal muscles will begin to relax. If the man also reaches orgasm, the blood will begin to drain from his penis, and the erection will ease. You may be able to remove the penis from the vagina as these events occur.


Most people who experience penis captivus can expect to be stuck together for just a few seconds. Staying calm and letting the muscles relax will help you unhook from each other.


Penis captivus is one manifestation of vaginismus. Vaginismus is a strict contraction of the vagina’s muscles that is so strong, the vagina essentially closes itself. When this occurs, a woman may be unable to have intercourse. It can also prevent medical exams.


What does it feel like?


Typical vaginal contractions may be pleasurable for the man. The increased pressure around the penis may intensify sensations. However, if your penis becomes stuck inside the vagina, the pleasing pressure may not be pleasant enough to overrule the worry about your predicament.


Penis captivus is unlikely to hurt you or your partner. As the erection eases, the pressure on the penis will fall, and any discomfort should stop. Likewise, as the contractions end, the muscles should relax enough for the vaginal opening to return to a normal size.


While you are stuck together, it is important you do not do anything that could hurt you or cause additional pain. That means you should try to forcibly pry yourself from your partner. Additional lubrication is also unlikely to fix the situation.


Instead, try to remain calm and let the muscles relax on their own. While it may feel much longer, most couples will only be stuck for a few seconds.


In 1979, the British Medical Journal published a story about the allusive sexual snag. They quoted two nineteenth century gynecologists who claimed first-hand experience with penis captivus.


The next year, the medical journal published a response from a reader that claimed to have been present when a couple was brought to the local hospital for the condition.


More recently, in 2016, a reputable Kenyan television channel ran a news segment that featured a couple, who was carried to a local witch doctor after becoming stuck.


What should I do if it happens to me?


If you are hard in the act and find you and your partner cannot disconnect, it is important to remain calm. Panicking can lead to forcefully attempting to withdraw the penis, and that can lead to more pain and discomfort.


Most couples will only be stuck for a few seconds, so give yourself a break from the action. Take a few deep breaths, and the muscles will likely relax for you.


In the event that you remain stuck after a few minutes, call for emergency medical attention. A doctor or healthcare provider may be able to inject a muscle relaxer into you or your partner to help ease the contractions.


If this keeps happening, make a point to tell your doctor at your next visit. They may want to look for possible underlying conditions, such as vaginismus or blood flow problems, that could contribute to the unusual situation.




Penis captivus is a rare condition. It happens to dogs too.  Indeed, most couples will never experience it  but if you do, remember to remain calm. Do not panic and do not try to disengage from your partner.


Forcing could hurt the two of you, which will only make the situation worse. Most couples will be able to separate after a few seconds, or a few minutes. While it may be uncomfortable, stop the action and wait it out. You will be unhooked shortly. It is neither juju nor evil spirit.





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