The Federal Government yesterday honoured Imo born Sen Osita Izunaso and Leo Stan Ekeh and other prominent Nigerians including Aliko Dangote, Tony Elumelu, Oba Otudeko with the prestigious National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) award. In a letter signed by the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige and communicated to all prospective recipients of the award the minister had noted that they were being recognised for their outstanding contributions to the development of the country. The letter dated November 18th 2019 further noted that President Muhammadu Buhari has…
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Owerri municipal PDP Chair. Oweaya, commiserate Opara family
The acting Chairman of People’s Democratic Party PDP, Owerri Municipal Council, Imo State, Hon. Ken Njoku, Chief Christian Oweaya Anukam and other leaders and members of the party in the council, last Sunday commiserated with the family of the deceased chairman of the party in the council late Okechukwu Opara over his demise. Dr. Anukam,who led the delegation, while consoling the family of the deceased, described the death of late Oprah as hurtful. He told the wife of the deceased to hold on to God and assured that the Party…
Read MoreNew Teachers: Gives us back our job, 10,000 job beneficiaries beg Ihedioha
Following the on-going recruitment of teachers and other categories of civil servants by the Imo State Government of Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, beneficiaries of the suspended 10,000 jobs between 2010 and 2011 have written to the state government protesting the current recruitment and describing it as an attempt to fill their positions. In a letter addressed to Governor Ihedioha through their counsel Barr. Wisdom Durueke made available to Nigeria Newspoint, the 10,000-jobs beneficiaries who recalled the process that brought them into the civil service in 2010 through the State Civil…
Read MoreImo: A harvest of intellectuals
Something extraordinary is sure brewing in the heartland of the southeast. It’s not about the Ahiajoku intellectual feast happening in Owerri in a week’s time, nay. It is not about the shellacking of the three musketeers at the Appeal Court, nope. It is about the intellectual harvest (or coup, if you like) wrought by Governor Emeka Ihedioha recently. While many who otherwise would have noticed the feat have been carried away by the inanities of a frivolous election litigation, Governor Ihedioha is pacing afield, seeking out the best minds wherever…
Read MoreDickson reacts to APC victory
The Governor of Bayelsa State his excellency Hon Henry Serike Dickson has reacted to the claim that APC is the winner of the Saturday election ,he called on the independent national electoral commission (INEC) to declare the party candidate of PDP Douye Diri. His excellency who made the statement at the world press held at Harold Dapah Biriye resort in Onopa government house Yenagoa while brief Journalist said the result monitored by his party in the eight local government areas showed clear indication that APC did not win. According to…
Read MoreAhiajoku’s 40th anniversary logo unveiled
The Governor of Imo State, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, on Wednesday unveiled the 40th Ahiajoku logo, as a prelude to the marking of the 40th anniversary of the lecture series. The ceremony took place at the Expanded Executive Council Chambers of Government House, Owerri. At the ceremony witnessed by members of the Imo State Executive Council, the brand new logo symbolizing the enduring significance of the Ahiajoku festival and its pride of place in Igbo culture and civilization was underlined. The unveiling was an opportunity to retell the story of…
Read More2nd Anniversary:Enugu govt immortalizes Ekwueme
The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, yesterday, immortalized the late former Vice President of Nigeria, Dr. Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme, by renaming the popular Ezikwo Street in Independence Layout, Enugu, to “Dr. Alex Ekwueme Street”. In a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, the decision was in commemoration of the second anniversary of the death of Dr. Ekwueme – the Ide of Oko Kingdom in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State – who passed on November 19, 2017. The statement…
Read MoreAkpuka led panel visits IMSUTH
The Visitation Panel set up by Governor Emeka Ihedioha to investigate state of affairs of the Imo State University Teaching Hospital, IMSUTH, Orlu, has commenced official assignment. Addressing the Management and Staff of the hospital, Chairman of the Panel, Prof Frank Akpuka said aims of the setting up the team are investigate state of affairs of infrastructures; including collapsed or collapsing buildings, to investigate awards of contracts in the hospital and to ascertain whether they were executed and to identify the strength and problems being faced by the Hospital; and…
Read MoreEbola, now preventable, treatable -WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has prequalified an Ebola vaccine for the first time, a critical step that will help speed up its licensing, access, and roll-out in countries most at risk of Ebola outbreaks. This is the fastest vaccine prequalification process ever conducted by WHO. Prequalification means that the vaccine meets WHO standards for quality, safety, and efficacy. United Nations agencies and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, can procure the vaccine for at-risk countries based on this WHO recommendation. “This is a historic step towards ensuring the people who most…
Read MoreFedpoly: SIAS holds maiden Intl. confab
In a bid to promote and encourage entrepreneurship in the areas of science to unveil the galaxy of intellects, academic exhibitions, recent in-depth research to better life and living in the age, the School of Industrial and Applied Science SIAS, has held her first international conference at the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri West, Imo State with the theme “Science and Technopreneurship as tools for National Development”. Declaring open the maiden conference, Tuesday the rector of Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Dr. Michael Arimanwa expressed his profound delight to have such worthwhile conference…
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