Umueriland Today

Hon. Pharm Obinna Francis Emeneka during his annual medical outreach that normally hold in Umueri general hospital visited the palace of Okebo 11 and said that he plans to extend the outreach to other part's of the state especially the Omambala enclave.  Okebo 11 His Royal Majesty Igwe Bennett Izuchukwu Emeka thanked the Hon member representing Anambra East at the state house of assembly and encourage him to keep up with his good work that God will surely replenish his effort toward giving good health to mankind. From the palace they proceeds to the Venue of the outreach Umueri general hospital. Where the community troop out in their numbers to be administered by the medical expatriate that are on ground to tend to them.

Former Super Falcon star, Ifeanyi Chiejine has died.... According to a statement released today Thursday August 22nd by the Nigeria Football Federation NFF, Chiejine died after a brief illness on Wednesday August 21st. Until her death, she was playing for SSVSM-Kairat Almaty in the Kazakhstani Championship. The midfielder captained the first Nigerian team to the then U19 Women’s World Cup in 2002. She enjoyed a brilliant career playing for the likes of FC Indiana in USA’s W-League, KMF Kuopio and PK-35 Vantaa in Finland and Zvezda Perm in Russia. She became a fully capped international, being a part of the Nigerian squad to the 1999, 2003 and 2007 editions of the senior Women’s World Cup. She also played at the 2000 and 2008 Olympic Games in a glorious career that saw her score 15 goals in 61 games for Nigeria. Chiejine, who grew up in Orile-Iganmu area of Lagos, shot to limelight through school football and turned out for Trokas Queens of Lagos. May her gentle soul rest ...

There was an aged artist who lived in a small village. The man used to design beautiful artistic works to be sold at an attractive price One day, a poor man among the villagers challenged the old man saying: You earn a lot of money from your handiwork but why don't you assist indigent people in the village? Cant you see the butcher who is not as  rich as you are, but still shares free meat to the destitute people in the village, Also, look at the village baker, a  poor man with a large family, yet he gives the poor people free loaves of bread. The artist did not respond angrily to the challenges,  rather just smiled . The poor man was so confused about the reaction of the artist so he left him and went out spreading rumors that the artist was so rich, but he was a stingy person who  only accumulated wealth and  refused to help less privileged. The entire villagers took vengeance, they broke away from the old artist man and they all forsook him. In ...

Have you ever wondered why the wrong men feel so right? It has been said that ladies are attracted to bad boys. But the truth is, no lady wants a man who will hurt her, abuse her and disrespect her. The "bad" that many women are often attracted to is not a man with bad character, but "bad" in style and personality. A man who is loyal and loving to the woman but has a strong and almost carefree personality; a man who is nicely dangerous and exciting; who brings the good kind of drama and makes her blood run. Women are generally attracted to the danger associated with bad boys, which creates a thrill which most believe they cannot get with good guys. Here are some of the reasons why women are attracted to bad boys: Women never learn a lesson Women can be hurt over and over again but will continue dating the same type of guy with hopes of finding the right person but always end up dating the same characters over and over again. Self-esteem issues Women wit...

Two weeks ago, Adrián was a free agent, training with a semi-pro Andalusian side that plays in the Spanish sixth division. Today, at 32, he wins the 1st trophy of his professional career, saving Tammy Abraham's penalty to win the 2019 UEFA SuperCup for Liverpool. What a story.

Worried by the continued influx of fake and sub-standard Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders into Nigeria, a cooking gas advocate has warned that Nigerian homes may start experiencing `bomb-like’ explosions in their kitchens soon, caused by fake cylinders. The warning, follows reports that N38 million worth of cooking gas cylinders have been impounded by the Nigerian Customs Service in the latest clampdown on importers of fake cylinders. On Aug. 1, the Director-General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mr Osita Aboloma, announced that hundreds of imported cylinders were impounded for failing to meet safety requirements. Analysts say that N38 million is capable of bringing up to 1.8 million cylinders into the country. According to them, less than one million homes currently use LPG for their cooking in Nigeria, which is Africa’s most populous nation. The Federal Government has recently launched a campaign to ensure that up to 13.8 million households adopt L...

*Breaking News!* This is to inform ndi Umueri that we now have a radio program tittle: *"Oge Umueri Okebo"* that will be coming up on _*ABS radio. 88.5FM*_ Awka every Tuesday by 1pm. *Join us in this week's edition today by 1pm* Ndi Oma Umueri Ekene m'unu ooooo!