A lawyer has dismissed news making the rounds that Mr Frank Ibezim has been declared winner of the hotly disputed Okigwe Senate Seat. This is coming as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has reportedly refused to issue Certificate of Return, CoR, as winner of the December 5, 2020, bye election on the grounds that the Supreme Court never gave such consequential order in its judgment. Also, it was gathered that Senator Ifeanyi Araraume another claimant of the seat on the platform of APC on Monday wrote INEC insisting he…
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Eze Anozie Okereke: Okpala aut. community presents Eze-elect to LG Boss
Following the conclusion of the compulsory one year mourning period for late Eze Kele Okereke(okpu3) of Okpala autonomous community in Ngor Okpala LGA, the Eze-in-council, elders and people of the community have presented an Eze- elect, Dr Alexander Anozie Okereke to the IMC chairman of the LGA, Chief Mayor Nweke. The presentation ceremony which took place on Thursday, April 15, 2021was well attended by the people of the community. According to a paper signed by the President- General , Mr Blessing Ibekwe on behalf of the Eze-in-council, ndi Nze and…
Read MoreThere’re plans to incite war in South East, Umahi alleges
The Chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum, SEGF, and governor of Ebonyi State, Mr Dave Umahi, has raised an alarm over alleged plot by some unnamed persons to incite war in the southeast geopolitical zone. Umahi spoke in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, saying that bandits were committing crimes in the South-East of the country under the guise of the Eastern Security Network, ESN. He, however, warned that governors of the region will not allow the reign of illegality in the area. His words, “The problem of…
Read MoreAnyanwu to Imo Govt: Go Beyond Road Rehabilitation, Address Salary, Pension Matters
Sen. Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu has called on the present APC government in Imo state to look beyond road rehabilitation, and address issues of salary cuts and pension matters. The ex- Senator said that in as much as good road network was a veritable tool that can boost the economic produce in the state, there was need for government to be responsive in the payment of salary and pensions. He urged the state government to fast track the completion of ongoing road projects before the rainy season, regretting that Imo people…
Read MoreASETU chairman -Diwe buries mother, Apr. 22
The chairman of Association of South East Town Unions, Chief Emeka Diwe will on April 22, bury his mother Nneoma Georgeana Ewuzaku Diwe who died at the age of 92. A release from the ASETU boss indicates that she will be buried on April 22 after a requiem high mass that will be officiated by Most Rev. Augustine Ukwuoma, the Catholic Bishop of Orlu Diocese. According to the release, condolences continue till Saturday April 22, as outing church service will hold on Sunday April 25 at the same church. Chief…
Read MoreAbia Govt. to disburse N109.5m to 292 health centres
Abia State Government has concluded plans to disburse N109, 500,000.00 to the 292 ward health centres in the state. In a meeting with the Ward Development Committee Chairmen and Officers In charge of Health facilities in the state, the Executive Secretary, Abia State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Chinagozi Adindu said each of the 292 health centres will receive N375, 000.00 each “for them to give the health facilities a face lift and buy essential drugs and some other important things”. According to Dr. Adindu, “The essence of the meeting…
Read MoreUzodinma met looted state looted state –Batos …Revived IMSUTH Orlu
The Special Adviser to Governor Hope Uzodinma on Political Matters, Dr. Batos Nwadike says the level of looting the governor met on ground on his inauguration in January 2020, was shocking and massive. The S.A. Political who spoke during the inauguration of Prosperity Ambassadors at the Njaba Local Government headquarters Nnenasaa, hinted that about 40 beds were allegedly looted at the state-owned Imo State University Teaching Hospital, IMSUTH, Orlu before Uzodinma came on board. Dr. Batos equally disclosed that hospital equipment including oxygen were also allegedly looted, adding that the…
Read MoreN7.9 bn Misappropriation: Choice Property Choice Property All Over …To prosecute him Quickly …Gave Imo govt N2.7bn,N514m to pay Salaries …Rochas: It’s all witch- hunt
The ex-Governor of Imo State, Owelle Anayo Rochas Ethelbert Okorocha, was a guest of the EFCC, Tuesday, after being arrested in Abuja over alleged misappropriation of the funds of the state to the tune of N7.9 billion. Th ant-igraft agency is said to have been in a running battle with the former governor and in recent months following his claims and counterclaims that he did no wrong and that he was being witch-hunted by the EFCC and his successor, Sen.Hope Uzodinma. It was gathered that the commission started investigating the…
Read MoreBayelsa, safe for Investment -Commissioner
The Bayelsa State Government has said the state is open to individuals and corporate bodies who are ready to invest for the development and progress of the state. The commissioner for Trade and Investment Hon Otokito Federal Oparminola, who made the statement through the permanent secretary Mrs Patience Abah , said the ministry is responsible for implementation of policies on trade and investment issues. She decried the unhealthy culture of selling on the road side which noted some traders believe brings about selling well. The Permanent Secretary further disclosed that…
Read MoreErosion menace: Urualla people cry out …Seeks immediate govt intervention
The people of Urualla clan in Ideato North Council Area of Imo State has cried out to the state government to urgently intervene in tackling the erosion menace which according to them has for decades threatened their lives and existence. The people who visited the Speaker, Imo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Paul Emeziem in Owerri yesterday over their plight, expressed worry that if something is not done urgently to tackle the menace, their community is under serious threat of being wiped out by erosion. Speaking, Hon. Barr. Innocent…
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