Abia is gradually returning to the precarious situation it found itself between 2010-2011 when notorious kidnapping kingpin, Osisi-Kankwu held sway. Cases of abduction and demand for ransom are gradually coming back in the commercial city of Aba and its environs leaving many residents confused and helpless. Information reaching Everyday News has it that the retired Head of Service, Osisioma Ngwa LGA, Mr. Christopher Eze Nwokoma was kidnapped Sunday. He is a native of Umudaba village in Etiti Amavo autonomous community, Osisioma LGA of the state. Information has it that the…
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I resigned to defend opposition, democracy in Imo -Ihim
Healthy opposition is the beauty of democracy”. Against this foot note, the Speaker of the transiting 8th House of the Imo state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Acho Ihim, has informed that,he resigned his office as speaker in defence of the mainstream opposition party, the Action Alliance, AA, with which platform he contested as running mate to Ugwumba Uche Nwosu in the 2019 governorship election. Speaking in a telephone- interview with our reporter on Wednesday, the Speaker said that, his resignation was in the interest of his party, AA, adding…
Read MoreExecutive Rascality: Imo Assembly Orders Dissolution Of All Land Allocations, Appointments By Okorocha Imolites Laud Action …LG Chairmen, Councilors: Suspension illegal …Say: We’re confused, embarrassed
The Rt. Hon. Chinedu Offor led Imo State House of Assembly has dissolves all the appointment made by the Immediate past administration of Rochas Ethelbert Anayo Okorocha since March after the gubernatorial elections upto May 2019. The Assembly ordered the Chief Emeka Nkem Ihedioha new administration to revoke where necessary all lands grabbed by the past administration of Rochas with immediate effect. It also resolved that all Heads and Boards of Parastatals and Agencies which includes IBC, OCDA, Heartland FC etc management should vacate immediately. Meanwhile, the Chairmen and councillors…
Read MoreParty Congress: Okafor emerges Imo state APGA Chairman …Promises all inclusive leadership …Eberendu returns as party scribe
A former chairman of the Imo state Oil Producing Area Development Commission ISOPADEC, Mr. Henry Okafor has emerged the new state chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA. Mr. Okafor was elected Thursday, May 23, through a voice vote by party delegates drawn from the 27 LGA of the state. In acceptance speech, the new chairman promised to run an all inclusive regime where those who may have felt aggrieved one issue or the other will feel free to come back to the party. He thanked the care taker…
Read MoreThirteen Months unpaid salary :Govt House staff mock Okorocha …Say they are happy his empire crumbled
Staff of Government House, Oweri Imo state have cried out loud over the continued refusal of the government of Rochas Okorocha to pay them their entitlements including monthly salaries and allowances running to 13 months because they supported Eze Madumere’s gubernatorial ambition in defiance to the directives of the governor. Speaking to Nigeria Moment on conditions of anonymity yesterday Monday, one of the most affected posited that those in the “starvation list” were mainly staff from the office of the Deputy Governor, adding that the nonpayment dated from the inception…
Read MoreImo Guber: Jubilation, as court strikes out case against Onyeagucha
The margistrate court sitting in Owerri in the early hours of today,6th may, 2019, struck out the case between Hon uche Onyeagucha and the Nigerian Police force over his firm repudiation and courageous resistance against the admittance of the highly mutilated result from Ideato south by the INEC during the collation exercise. He was later discharged and acquitted. The Attorney General, Barr. M.L Nlemedim acting in accordance with his prerogative power to discontinue any matter for whatsoever reason, filled a nolle prosecui through his representative counsel M.L Ijezie Esq. The…
Read MoreShehu Sani blasts Buhari for allegedly rigging himself into power
The lawmaker representing Kaduna Central senatorial district at the National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has condemned the current administration for rigging themselves back into power during the 2019 elections. Sani said that President Buhari cannot claim that what he has experienced during the election was a legacy of what he wants to leave for Nigerians. The lawmaker also hailed former President Goodluck Jonathan for the peaceful conduct of the 2015 elections. Senator Sani said that the violence that followed the 2019 elections vindicated Jonathan. According to the lawmaker, during the…
Read MoreREVEALED: Okorocha claims to build Imo Convention Centre with N5.9bn …Converts Odenigbo Lodge to his hotel
As his adminstration puts finishing touches to its handover notes and transition documents, indications have emerged, revealing that Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha is claiming to have built the Imo International Conference Centre, IICC, with a whooping sum of N5.9bn. Nigeria Newspoint learnt that the latest figure being claimed by the government is contained in the document submitted to both the Economic and Financial Commission, EFCC and the Transition Technical Committee. According to sources close to the seat of power the governor allegedly upped the contract to evade…
Read MoreIncreasing police personnel involvement in criminality and need to sanitize the force
The increasing number of checkpoints on South East highways has become a source of concern to the people of the zone. Aside the incessant road block or checkpoints, the activities of some of the policeman at those checkpoints also leave much to be desired. A civil society organization, Inter-Society, was reported to have put the amount of money allegedly extorted from motorists on South East roads alone; in the region of N100 billion. This tends to defeat the objective for which these security agents are deployed to maintain security. In…
Read MoreGlobal Road Safety Week: FRSC commends Ugwuanyi for commitment on safety
By Cosmas Chukwu, Enugu The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has commended Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for his effort and commitment towards ensuring safety on all roads in the state. Mr Ogbonnanya Kalu, the Enugu State FRSC Sector Commander gave the commendation during the flag-off of the fifth United Nations (UN) Global Road Safety Week in Enugu on Monday. He said that Enugu State had been rated among the best in traffic management, adding that the state traffic agency under the state ministry of transport was one of…
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