Perhaps more than ever before, the entry of Chief Mike Nwachukwu, the Owerri North born politician and community leader into the race for the Imo East Senatorial Seat in 2019, has brought to the fore one major issue in Imo State, yet hitherto not much talked about. Until his declaration of intention to run for that office a couple of weeks ago, it looked as if the entire Imo polity was headed to once again connive at the perennial injustice to the people of the oldOwerri Local Government Area (comprising,…
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Ohakim to Rochas: Over 70% of your projects ‘ve collapsed ..As children amusement park bridge clollapses in Owerri
Ex-Imo State Governor, Dr. Ikedi Ohakim has decried the spate of collapse of projects allegedly executed by the present administration of Governor Rochas Okorocha. Ohakim spoke against the backdrop of the reported collapse of a bridge at the Children’s Park opposite Concord Hotel New Owerri. The bridge constructed by the administration of Governor Okorocha was said to have collapsed after a heavy rain giving rise to fresh criticisms on the quality of projects embarked upon by the state government. The collapsed bridge is used as a tourist site by…
Read MoreMadumere hails Buhari over June 12 Democracy day
The Imo State Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha used the occasion of his swearing-in of two commissioners and two transition committee chairmen of local government councils to reveal his new position on the much orchestrated issue of his desire to ensure that his Chief of Staff, Ugwumba Ucha Nwosu succeeds him in 2019. Speaking after administering oath of office and oath of allegiance to the Federal Republic of Nigeria on two commissioners, namely, Barrister Chibuzo Daniel Iwuorie for youths and sports and Professor Edna Chioma Mathews-Njoku as commissioner for Agriculture, in…
Read MoreS/Court orders GT Bank to pay N12 bn to Innoson
The Supreme Court has struck out GTBank’s motion for stay of execution of the Enugu Court of Appeal Division’s order that GTBank pays over N6 Billion into an interest yielding account at the Court of Appeal. Cornel Osigwe, Head Corporate Communications, Innoson Group in a statement said Innoson’s legal team which was led by Prof McCarthy Mbadugha ESQ told the Supreme Court that the Judgment debt which arose from excess and unlawful charges which GTB took from Innoson’s account now stood at over N14billion. His Statement reads “The Supreme Court…
Read MoreBoundary dispute: Enugu, Anambra sue for peace …Call for NBC’s Intervention
The Deputy Governors of Enugu and Anambra States, Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo and Dr. Nkem Okeke have called on border communities of Ibite Olo in Ezeagu local government area (Enugu) and Awba Ofemmili in Awka North local government area (Anambra) to sheathe their swords and allow peace reign in their areas. The deputy governors, who gave the advice when they visited the two neighboring communities over the lingering boundary crisis, noted the imperative of peace in the areas for the enhancement of development and other dividends of democracy. They said that…
Read MoreOhaji/Egbema lawmaker -Orie, slaps journalist
The Imo State House of Assembly member representing Ohaji/Egbema state constituency, Hon Emma Orie, yesterday assaulted a journalist at the All Progressives Congress, APC State Secretariat at Okigwe Road. The incident happened right inside the office of the APC Secretary. The journalist Destiny Tsinwa, staff of Daily Nigerian Horn who hails from the same Constituency with the legislator narrated that on sighting the law maker he walked up to greet him as his representative in the legislature as a mark of respect.. The law maker instantly charged at him saying,…
Read MoreFG scraps Polytechnic, equates HND with first degree
Nigerian Government has scrapped Award of HND Certificates by Polytechnics. The decision was reached at the Federal Executive Council, FEC, yesterday where the approval of a comprehensive reform of Nigeria’s tertiary education system was made. In effect, the award of HND will be limited to only the students currently admitted for the programmes. Also, all the programmes currently being run by polytechnics, which are not technology-based, and which are about 70 per cent, will be scrapped. Under the new rule, the polytechnics will now become campuses of the proximate universities…
Read MoreWickedness: Man kills 22 year-old cousin over missing Laptop in Imo
There was bedlam in Umudagu Mbieri in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo state on Wednesday after one Ifeanyi Ibeawuchi allegedly kidnapped and murdered his 22-year-old cousin ,Ifeanyi Ogu over a missing laptop. The killing of the 22-year -old made youths of the community to take laws into their hands by setting ablaze the family house of the suspect on Wednesday morning. Other buildings around were equally affected by the ragging fire as a combined detachment of police operatives from the state police command in Owerri and Mbieri division…
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