Both leaders of All Progressives Grand Alliance in Ideato North and South Local Government Areas of Imo State have pledged their unflinching support to the governorship ambition of Mr. Frank Nneji. The leaders of the two local government areas trooped out en masse to receive the Frank Nneji campaign team on its sensitisation tour to the areas and assured of their unalloyed support which they said was informed by the credibility of Mr. Frank Nneji. The two sets of leaders made up of men, women and youths poured encomiums on…
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2019 Governorship: Imo Diaspora supports Madumere
In the face of the recent excruciating defeat of Imo state governor, Owelle Rocha’s Okorocha by the All Progressives’ Congress, APC coalition group at the wards, LGAs and state Congresses of the party in the state, an Owerri zone indigene based in the United States Of America, USA, Hon. Anderson Iheme, has restated his commitment and support for the endorsement of the state deputy governor, Prince Eze Madumere, as flagbearer of the party in the awaited 2019 governorship election. Speaking in an interview with journalists in Owerri on Tuesday, Chief…
Read MoreRochas, God’s divine project – Obowo TC
In the midst of crises presently bedeviling the Imo State Chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), a stalwart of the party and incumbent transition committee chairman of Obowo local government, Hon. Prince Chidi Nwoke has cautioned all ARC stakeholders operating under the aegis of coalition group to drop all arsenals of war directed against the leader of the party and governor of the state, Owelle RoChas Okorocha in the overall interest of the party and Imo people in general. According to Prince Chidi Nwoke, the Imo state rescue…
Read MoreAkubuo floats NGO for rural development
A renowned female legal practitioner based in Abuja from the Isu/Njaba/Nwangele/Nkwerre state federal constituency in Imo West, Barrister Doris Akubuo has stated her commitments to ensure that the good people from her federal constituency are welfare taken care of through her God given wealth. Barrister Akubuo in a telephone chat with Nigeria Newspoint during the weekend said that she is prepared to assist the rural indigents to improve on their standard of living such that they will be self reliance and actualized their purpose in life. She maintained that her…
Read MoreTragedy: Airforce man shoots, kills corper in Imo “The soldier slapped the deceased Corper”
Tragedy struck in Awaka, near Owerri the Imo State Capital weekend when an Airforce man in a military checkpoint in the community shot and killed one Emeka Amadi from Umunkwe, Nde Egbelu, Awaka, Owerri North LGA. The young man, who was a Youth Corp member was said to be doing his one year mandatory national youth service in Plateau State, North Central Nigeria, according sources was killed by the Airforce man allegedly because of communal crisis. Nigeria Newspoint gathered that trouble started after another village went to the military men…
Read MoreWhy Mbaike and Mbaise Nations must back old Owerri Local Government Area
In recent time, issues ofmarginalization, political balancing, fairness, equity and justice has occupied the center stage of political discourse in Imo state ahead of 2019 general election. The strongestprotests against marginalization in Imo today is coming from fair minded individuals who believe that Okigwe and Orlu Zones have dominated the governorship position in the state and argue therefore, that Owerri Zone should produce the next governor in the next election. Since Imo is built on the tripod of Owerri, Okigwe & Orlu Zones. Beside the topical issue of marginalization in…
Read MoreEbubedike seclares for Owerri Senatorial Seat
A Nigerian born, American trained Investment Banker, Chief Casmir Kelechi Ebubedike has declared his intentions to contest the Owerri senatorial sea come 2019 general elections. Addressing a handful of journalists in Owerri this week Wednesday, Chief Ebubedike said he is venturing into elective position in 2019 general election to see how he can correct most of the ills in the society. Ebubedike who has spent greater part of his life working in financial institutions in the United States said he is always driven by the desire in him to help…
Read MoreGod gives victory Okey Ezeh tells Imo APGA faithful
Members of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Imo State have been enjoined to embrace Godly practices and never allow anyone lure them to the contrary. This call was made by a fronline governorship aspirant in the party, Mr. OkeyEzeh while interacting with the LGA Executive of the party in Owerri North on Monday. According to him, the successes which APGA has been recording lately can attributed to the declaration made by its National Chairman, Chief Victor Ike Oye, upon resumption of office that APGA had been handed over…
Read MoreOnyemaobi declares for Oguta Assembly Seat … Promise effective representation
In his pursuit to give his constituency effective representation at Imo State House of Assembly, Mr. Gerald Okechukwu Onyemaobi has joined the race for Oguta State Constituency for the 2019 general election. Speaking exclusively to Nigeria Newspoint weekend, Mr. Onyemaobi said he was moved by what he described as shabby representation by successive individuals who have been opportune to represent Oguta State Constituency in the past. Its very unfortunate that we’ve failed to get it right up till now. “Those who we had elected ended up representing only their various…
Read MoreAssault: landlord batters tenant
A young man, politician and aide to an ex-Commissioner for public Utilities and public safety, Mr. Christogunus Osunka has lamented how he was nearly killed by unknown gunmen sent by his landlord. In his words “I was ambushed on the 11th day of May 2018 around 7:30pm, close to my residential gate by 3 men (one with pump action and two long knives): after they introduced themselves as security and I explained myself to them but they tried taken into the bush, they followed me into the compound as my…
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