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Pix 1:  Governor Rochas Okorocha in a group photograph with officers from the National Defence College who paid courtesy call on him at the Government House Owerri, on Monday, October 10, 2016.  1st left; leader of the team Air Vice-Marshal H.C. Okpala and other officers.  1st right: Rt. Hon. Acho Ihim (Speaker, Imo State House of Assembly), Chief of Staff Government House, Chief Uche Nwosu (2 nd right), and other senior government functionaries.   Pix 2:  Governor Rochas Okorocha receiving a Plaque from Air Vice-Marshal H.C. Okpala, who led a team of other officers from the National Defence College (NDC) on a courtesy call to the Government House Owerri on Monday, October 10, 2016

Nigeria @56 And The Worship Of Baal Posted: 04 Oct 2016  By Fani-Kayode Nigeria   is 56 years old today. Consequently it is time to speak some home-truths and look at where we are in the scheme of things. It is time to consider how well our government has fared since coming to power and to compare their record of service to previous governments that were in the saddle before them. Sadly the score sheet does not look too good. The rigging of elections, the persecution of opposition figures, the demonisation of dissenters, the destruction of the economy, the pauperisation of our people, the introduction of famine, the humiliation of Nigerians coupled with violence, impunity, aggression, intolerance and tyranny: that is all President Muhammadu Buhari and his government have served our people since he was sworn in on May 29th 2015. The last one year and four months have been the worst since independence in terms of the violation of human rights, civil liberties and cou