Women of Emekuku Autonomous Community in Owerri North Local Government Area, Imo State have passionately appealed to Captain Emmanuel Ihenacho not to quit politics, saying the State needs job creators like him now. The women, who, bared their mind on Monday, December 28, during the distribution of the second tranche of palliative of over one thousand cartoons of Indomie Noodles by the 2015 Imo governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, said the call has become necessary in view of parlous state of things in Imo state, particularly…
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Oru Nation Holds Grand Reception For Uzodinma Tomorrow, Dec. 26 … Hails Onyeako, As worthy Son
It was a gathering of who is who in Oru Nation, comprising Oru East and Oru West Local Government Areas, Sunday, December 20, in the palatial home of an Industrialist and a son of the soil, Chief Edozie Evans Onyeako Udenga, to fine tune strategies for grand reception for Governor Hope Uzodimma, slated for tomorrow, Saturday December 26. The people are planning a grand reception for one of their own, the Governor, to appreciate his impressive performance in office in the last one year. Declaring the meeting open the host,Chief…
Read MoreOhanaeze Election: Imo Stakeholders Endorse Osuagwu President… Call For Credible Polls
As the election of a new President for Ohanaeze Ndigbo inches closer, the Coalition of Imo Groups and Stakeholders has thrown its weight behind Prof. Chidi Osuagwu. The coalition which is made up of representatives of all the sociocultural organizations, interest groups, professional associations and youth movements gave its endorsement on Saturday after a meeting in Owerri. Recall that the election of new officers to administer the affairs of Ohanaeze is billed for early January, and the position of President-General has been zoned to Imo State in accordance with the…
Read MoreImo Public Safety Moves To Promote Welfare Of Special Citizens
Imo State government has restated its determination to accord all special citizens in the state a sense of belonging in the scheme of things. The Special Adviser (Public Safety) to governor Hope Uzodinma Prince Ugochukwu Nzekwe gave the reassurance while inaugurating a 31-member committee of the disabled individuals who would act as a taskforce for the promotion of the interest and welfare of their members as specified by the government. Nzekwe a 2-time member of the State House of Assembly said that the committee would carryout its assignment in collaboration…
Read MoreReturn To PDP, Samdaddy Begs Defected Members, Urges Imolites To Join Party
Former Owerri Zone Senator,Sen. Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu (SamDaddy) has described the People’s Democratic Party ,PDP as a big family that can accommodate everyone irrespective of their clime. He also pleaded with aggrieved members of the party, wrongly pushed aside for alleged selfish reasons and Imo people desirous of good governance to rejoin the party. In his words;”plans are on top gear to proffer solution geared towards protecting everyone’s interest. Senator Anyanwu further reminded Imo people of the major role PDP played while in power, maintaining that job opportunities, formidable local…
Read MoreSalary Cut: Imo PDP Lawmakers Boycott Sitting: Speaker: I Won My IMHA Election Through God, Self-Help
Seven lawmakers elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday and Thursday boycotted plenaries at the Imo state House of Assembly complex in Owerri over discrepancies in payment of their salaries and allowances. Our correspondent also gathered that allowances of the minority leader, deputy minority leader, and and minority whip were not paid by the state government. The seven PDP lawmakers, Okey Onyekanma, Anyadike Nwosu, Frank Ugboma, Philip Ejiogu, Paschal Okorie, Tochi Okoro and Solomon Anukam accused the state government of playing a dangerous politics. Our correspondent…
Read MoreALGON 2018: Okorocha’s Men Shift Takeover of 27 LG Headquarters In Imo … Declare support for Araraume … Say: Struggle Resumes After Okigwe Senate Poll
The November 30 planned resumption date of office by the Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON, Imo State chapter elected under ex- Gov . Rochas Anayo Ethelbert Okorocha administration has been postponed due to the Okigwe North senatorial bye-election. Making this public in a Press release in Owerri yesterday, signed by the Acting Chairman of 2018 ALGON,Hon. Chinwendu Obinna maintained that the postponement of the planned resumption which was scheduled for November 30 was to pave way for all APC members in the state to fully participate in delivering…
Read More2021 Budget: Diri presents N290.2bn to Bayelsa Assembly: … Infrastructure Gets N34bn, Education N24.9bn
The Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has presented an estimated sum of N290.2bn 2021 budget to the House of Assembly which is christened the “Budget of Growth.” Governor Diri, while presenting the N290,295,465,423 Appropriation Bill on the floor of the Assembly, noted that the outgoing year 2020 has been challenging due to the impact of COVID-19 and the ravages of flooding but expressed optimism that 2021 would be one of progress and prosperity for the state. In the budget breakdown, the sectoral allocations showed that N34billion was earmarked for…
Read MoreOkigwe Senate Election: Imo, South East will Benefit From My Emergence –Araraume: We Can’t Be Testing The Microphone With Our Place In Senate
Sen Godwin Ifeanyi Araraume has declared that Okigwe zone cannot be used for ‘testing the microphone ‘ since the zone has eminently qualified son that will shore up the integrity of the state and zone. He re-emphasised his desire to work with Imo State Governor,Sen Hope Uzodinma to reposition the All Progressives Congress in the State and the South East. In his words,I am working to see that Amaraku-Obolo road was re-ashaphalted ,adding that majority of the roads in the zone require urgent attention. “There’s no way Okigwe will be…
Read MoreGas flaring: Host communities suffering -Bayelsa D-Gov
The ministry of petroleum resources was created with a mandate to formulate policies , supervison through implementation and regulate the Nigeria oil and gas. Operators and stake holders to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulation in the oil sector. The Bayelsa state Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, stated this on Tuesday while declaring open the technical session of the 5th National Council on Hydrocarbons at the Dappa Biriye Conference Centre in Yenagoa. Making reference to Oloibiri, which he described as the cradle of oil wealth in Nigeria, the…
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