The Owerri Zonal Media Forum (OZMF), the umbrella body of Owerri journalists in the state has called on political office seekers angling for various seats in next year’s elections to focus energy and time on issues based politics in the interest of the state and democracy. The forum which spoke at the end of its monthly meeting in Owerri the Imo State capital also vowed to use the weapon available to it, which is media to expose and shame any aspirant trying to hoodwink the electorate with deceptive schemes clothed…
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No Bongo artiste is better than the other – Shama Melody
Frontline Bongo Music artiste in Imo state, Shama Melody who is known for his hit track ‘Motor Mixture’ has refused to call himself the best Bongo artiste at the moment, saying that no one is better than the other. Speaking to Newsmen in Owerri, the elegant singer said it is wrong for any singer to see himself as better than others because it is in the hands of the fans to make such judgment while God Himself also knows sincerely who the best is. “Nobody is the best; it is…
Read MoreHardy swipes on OAPs: Repackage to be as special as you used to be
Mr. Chinedu Hardy Nwadike the Founder of OtownGist Media and Entertainment has frowned at the common nature of On Air Personalities, OAPs in Imo State, adding that if they don’t repackage, there won’t be anything special about them again. Hardy who is the President of Imo State Bloggers Association, said the profession has lost its flare as some people in it don’t even understand the weight they carry. He said; “I often hide my face when I hear some people I meet are OAPs. They might have the swagger on…
Read MoreGov. Okorocha gives Imo Entertainers assignment …Urge them to reposition Imo
The Imo State Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha has handed Entertainers in the state the assignment of helping to repackage the state. Gov. Okorocha who made the call while receiving the artistes who were on a courtesy visit at the Government House Owerri, recently said the burden of saying good things about the state should not be on the government alone, but on all and sundry. The entertainers who came under the umbrella of Imo Based Artistes League (IBAL) was led by the Imo State Chapter Chairman of Actors Guild of…
Read MoreProf Obinna decries proliferation of parties in Nigeria
A lecturer in Imo State University, Owerri, Prof Valen Obinna has condemned in clear terms, the registration of more political parties describing it as uncalled for. Speaking to Journalists in his office, Prof Obinna who is also, the Director, Research and Linkages, IMSU, Owerri, stated that the Independence Electoral Commission (INEC) as the name implies should be independent and should not allow anybody to tell them what to do which in most cases, does not favour Nigerians as the number of political parties in the country is 68 in number.…
Read MoreI want to restore Imo lost glory – Onyeagbako
Appalled by the current state of affairs in Imo state, one of the gubernatorial aspirants jostling to represent the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA in the 2019 guber election in Imo state Chief Charles Onyeagbako has unveiled his desire to restore Imo to its former glory. Chief Onyeagbako who made this known during a chart with journalists at the grand finale of APGA’s sensitization/rally tour across the 27 Local Government Areas of the state, at Mount Canel, Emekuku, in Owerri North added that APGA is the only political platform through…
Read MoreSeminar on Marketing Nigerian goods in America holds in Owerri
A renowned Business development expert Barrister Dr. Donald Mbama has concluded arrangements to organize a-two day seminar for Imolites on marketing Igbo products in America Dr. Mbama who is in charge of the Business Development and Consultancy Unit of Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo, made this known while speaking to journalists at the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Press Centre in Owerri recently. Dr. Mbama who said he studied and worked in America for over forty (40) years pointed out that he was moved by his passion to empower Imo people…
Read MorePetroleum marketers advised to sell at approved prices
To ensure the availability of petroleum products at the government stipulated price, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has advised marketers to always insist on lifting the product from the depots and tank farms at the approved prices. The marketers should also be courageous enough to expose any cartel that inflates product prices with admissible evidence, to enable DPR take appropriate action against such nefarious group. Giving the advice during the 2018 maiden meeting of the Imo State chapter of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), the zonal…
Read MoreNo Biafra Referendum without Voter’s Card – Ohanele
A non-governmental organization (NGO), Development Dynamics (DD), that over the years, train selected people from various communities in Imo State, on the electorate’s civic rights, responsibilities and contributions to good governance as well as accountability cum demand charter from their leaders, representatives and government, recently held a one-day seminar with participants drawn from communities in Orlu Local Government Area at Orlu Council Headquarters hall, where the Imo State DD Programme Director, Dr. Jude Ohanele, emphasized among other things, the significant of every adult citizen to procure permanent voter card (PVC)…
Read More2019 N/A Election: Okigwe youths adopt Ndubuisi Emenike For Reps
Particularly pleased with his philanthropic deeds, and youth empowerment programmes in Imo state, a Frontline youth organisation, and socio-political interest group in the state, the Okigwe Zonal Youth Movement, OZYM ,has endorsed Engr. Emenike Ndubuisi’s aspiration for the seat of Okigwe south federal constituency, ahead of the awaited 2019 election. Addressing newsmen shortly after the endorsement process in Owerri on Wednesday, coordinator of OZYM, Comr. Uzoma Njoku (Sector),informed that the Ehime-Mbano-born businessman cum youth leader has demonstrated commensurate will and desire in the area of youth empowerment and employment across…
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