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A heavy downpour reportedly have claimed the life of a first-year student of the Imo State University Owerri (IMSU) .

According to report, Chiamaka Obodo, 20, was making a call with her phone inside her parents’ house at the Obilubi Obazu Mbieri in Mbaitoli LGA, Imo State, when the lightning that took her life struck. And she died immediately before help could come.

Meanwhile, her body has been deposited at the nearest morgue, and she will be laid to rest on Friday, June 17, 2022.

By: Kelechi Uzomah

The Federal Lawmaker that represents Okigwe zone at the Red chamber of the national Assembly, Senator Frank Ibezim has shared over two hundreds and fifty seedlings and fertilizers amongst farmers in the the zone to aid productivity in agriculture.

Senator Ibezim who spoke during the sharing and handover of the seedlings and fertilizers to farmers at the national Open University, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State Tuesday 13th June, 2023.

The lawmaker said that his committement to improve the economy of Okigwe zone and it's growth has remained unshakable despite the little setback.

According to him, "As we face the year's farming period, we have successfully distributed seedlings to over 250 farmers in all the six local governments of Imo North district after giving a workshop program on how to achieve maximum agricultural yields."

The vibrant lawmaker maintained that his aim of embarking on the distribution of seedlings and bags of fertilizers to farmers in Okigwe zone is to assist them in enhancing productivity of their agricultural produce.

He added that the farmers in Okigwe zone should use this opportunity presented to them to increase their productivity in agriculture.

The Ehime Mbano born Federal Lawmaker expressed belief that the seedlings and bags of fertilizers given to farmers in Okigwe zone will help them to be on the same level with their counterparts in the country.

Senator frank Ibezim said that these new steps is targeted at increasing the availability of agricultural products and food in Okigwe zone will achieve maximum impacts in the near future.

FCT Minister, Muhammad Bello has charged sworn in area council chairmen on quality service delivery in health, education, security amongt others as he congratulates them on their success in the elections held in February. The six Area Council Chairmen of the Federal Capital Territory were sworn into office on Tuesday, the 14 of June 2022, at the Cyprian Ekwensi Cultural Center, Abuja.

The new Chairmen took their oaths of office and were sworn in by Justice Suleiman Belgore who represented the Honourable Chief Judge of the FCT High Court. He said: “If I were you, I will go for the basics. I will tackle primary education, I will tackle primary healthcare, I will tackle sanitation, I will tackle insecurity. “And whoever you are, you can’t do anything for the security of your community unless you relate with your elders in the country.  So, hold on to these three or four items diligently and understand that you are a local government authority and you are meant to provide local services”.

The Minister added: “During your tenure, don’t ever allow one day to pass with your pupils out of school because somebody is on strike... Don’t ever allow primary healthcare in your Area Council to be without water, to be without electricity, to be without staff, so that that woman who is pregnant, or that little boy who has diarrhea or that young girl that has malaria is taken care of. I tell you, if you handle these little things that you may think are small, your people will forever be grateful to you”.

He also enjoined the new Chairmen and Vice Chairmen to take time to go round their Area Councils with a view to familiarizing themselves with the various environmental challenges such as blocked drainages, waste and unkept streets. Malam Bello urged them to hold true to the oath they swore to and remember that God is watching them. He said: “I urge you all to go back to your houses, carefully read and understand what you swore, because all of you, I noticed, held the holy books while you were doing so.

“These words that you uttered today holding the holy books and also in the presence of all of us as witnesses and above all in the presence of God Almighty, are not simple words”, the Minister added.

Champions Manchester City face West Ham away on the opening weekend of a 2022-23 Premier League campaign that will include a mid-season break for the World Cup in Qatar. There will be no top-flight games after the weekend of 12-13 November until 26 December because of the World Cup.

The first fixture takes place on Friday, 5 August when Crystal Palace host Arsenal. Liverpool play at promoted Fulham, with Nottingham Forest at Newcastle. Forest are back in the Premier League for the first time since 1998-99. The World Cup, which will feature both England and Wales, starts on 21 November. The final is on 18 December, eight days before the Premier League season resumes. There are no meetings between the Premier League's so-called 'big six' on weekend of 12-13 November - the one before the World Cup - following a request by the Football Association.

England will meet up on 14 November before flying to Qatar the following day. Special arrangements have been made to allow more time between games played across the three festive match rounds. This will allow squads greater time to recover. Previously clubs were given a minimum of 48 hours between matches. After fixtures on 26-27 December, the following match round will be played across 29, 30 and 31 December. The New Year match round will be played on the 2, 3, 4 and 5 January.

First round of fixtures in full

Friday, 5 August

Crystal Palace v Arsenal (20:00 BST)

Saturday, 6 August

Fulham v Liverpool (12:30)

Bournemouth v Aston Villa (15:00)

Leeds United v Wolverhampton (15:00)

Leicester City v Brentford (15:00)

Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest (15:00)

Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton (15:00)

Everton v Chelsea (17:30)

Sunday, 7 August

Manchester United v Brighton (14:00)

West Ham United v Manchester City (16:30) 

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has announced Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate.

Atiku made the announcement at a meeting attended by PDP executives at the party’s headquarters in Abuja.

PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, said a 17-member committee had been set up by the party to pick a running mate. He said the committee had submitted three names to Atiku to choose from.

The final decision however, Ayu said, was Atiku’s.

Chelsea's sponsorship deal with telecommunications company Three is set to resume following the club's sale. Three cut links with the club in March as the UK government sanctioned Blues owner Roman Abramovich over his ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin following the invasion of Ukraine.

The company asked Chelsea to remove its logo from shirts and the stadium but is now willing to resume sponsorship. LA Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly led the purchase of Chelsea for £4.25bn in May.

Despite Three's request, Chelsea continued to display the company's logo on their shirts until the end of the season as shirt manufacturer Nike was prevented from supplying the club with new unsponsored shirts because of the sanctions.

Other solutions, including taping or spray painting over the logo were rejected as unworkable. Three has sponsored Chelsea since 2020.