By Nnamdi Okwaraojiego The Catholic Church and Pope Francis in particular, have come under attack over the Pope’s statement on the blessing for same-sex couples. The Vatican on Monday approved a landmark ruling to allow Roman Catholic priests to administer blessings to same-sex couples as long as such blessings were not part of regular Church rituals or liturgies, nor given in contexts related to civil unions or weddings. Mixed reactions trailed the Pope’s statement. However, amid the controversy, the Vatican subsequently issued a declaration and clarified that “such blessings should…
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Osuoha Hails Uzodinma For Presenting Budget With Human Face
By Williams Odunze As the Imo State Governor Sen.Hope Uzodinma Presented the 2024 budget before the Imo State House of Assembly, the Member representing Ohaji/Egbema State Constituency in the Imo State House of Assembly,Hon.Uzoma Francis Osuoha has hailed the governor for timely presentation of the budget and described it as a Solid Economic Foundation for the Speedy growth of the State Economy. He made the observation while reacting on the budget. Hon.Osuoha said that the governor was able to capture all the sector of the economy in the budget and…
Read MoreImo CP: Exhibiting excellent, purposeful driven ideas to achieve desired result
By Collins Osuji In the last couple of years, Imo State has been bedeviled by spate of insecurity. On record, over 200 lives have been lost and properties running into billions of naria destroyed during this period. The ugly situation lingered to a point where it seems as if it has overwhelmed both the government and the security agencies in the state. Hence, the capacity of the state actors, particularly the police to tame the activities of the notorious non-state actors, otherwise christened, “unknown gunmen”, was brought to…
Read MoreImo NULGE Election: How Okere Knocked Down Eze, Igwebuike
By Nkechi Ojukwu The emergence of Rotarian Okechukwu Charles Okere as the Imo State President of Nigeria Union of Local Governments Employees,NULGE has left a moral lesson to the present leaders in every cadre. Reason was that Rotrn. Okere defeated the incumbent State President of NULGE,Dr. Richard Eze who was seeking for re-election and Comrade Kyrian Igwebuike (Abubaeke) who also served as his Vice President and was once a former Acting State President of NULGE. It would be recalled that the trio were allegedly invited by the Executive Governor of…
Read MoreESOCS: Afokwalam Holds Annual Special Thanksgiving, Dec. 17
All roads will lead to the Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim Church, ESOCS, Mount of Grace, Emeabiam, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, on Sunday, December 17, as Senior Mother Alice Afokwalam celebrates her Annual Special Thanksgiving and 4th Anniversary of ESOCS Radio Evangelical Programme (Echoes of Salvation). A release from the Afokwalam family indicates that Senior Apostle Sam Udeh who is also the state chairman, National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, will deliver the sermon. Elder G.O Fafowora, (CMC and chairman), Senior Apostle G.…
Read MoreIPOB-Ahead of S/Court Ruling: US Reps Member-Johnson Calls For Nnamdi Kanu’s Release
…Cites Court Orders, UN Human Rights Council Ahead of the anticipated ruling of today by the Supreme Court on the continued detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, a member of the United States House of Representatives, Jarvis Johnson is said to have made a passionate appeal to the Supreme Court of Nigeria to consider an immediate and unconditional release of the detained IPOB leader. Kanu has been held in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, following his arrest in Kenya…
Read MorePeter Obi, Tony Chukwu, Others, Storm Mgbidi For Church Dedication built by ILo
By Onyinyechi Nwankwo It was with utmost gladness and fulfilment of dream and desire to build a sanctuary for the Most High God that a young spirited man from Mgbidi in Oru West Local Government of Imo State,Sir Ezenwa Collins ILo in company of the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, a Chieftain of the rulling party, APC, Chief Tony Chukwu, amongst other dignitaries dedicated a gigantic Church he built for Mgbidi people. Ilo, the Labour Party Federal House of Representatives Candidate for Oguta/Ohaji Egbema and Oru West…
Read MoreImo Assembly Passes 2024 Appropriation Bill Into Law
…As Gov presents over N592 Budget to Lawmakers …Assembly adjourned to Jan11, 2024 The 2024 Appropriation Bill of #592,324,594,176 which was presented to the Imo State House of Assembly by the State Governor, Sen.Hope Uzodinma for approval has been passed into law. The bill was presented by the Majority leader of the House who also represents Owerri West State Constituency,Hon.Kanayo Onyemaechi for immediate deliberation and consideration by the House. He urged the House to give the bill speedy passage to allow the governor the opportunity to start earlier in implementation…
Read MoreISCA Congratulates Uzodinma
The Imo State Congress of America, a socio cultural organization of indigens of Imo State resident in the United States of America have congratulated the governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Odidika Uzodinma on his victory at the November 11, Imo governorship election. In their congratulatory message signed on behalf of the diaspora group by their president, Chief Frank Ekeigwe and other six executive officers, they commended Gov Uzodinma for his laudable achievements in infrastructural development especially in the areas of solid road construction which they said had tremendously eased…
Read More2027 Imo Guber: Uzodinma And Owerri Zone Conundrum
By Henry Ekpe The incumbent Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma has stirred the hornet nest. Uzodinma has emphatically declared that he will hand over power to an Owerri man while vacating Douglas House,Owerri in 2027. That is after second term and Eight years in office. In his declaration, Uzodinma did not say if his successor will be a male or female. He did not say what political party the fellow will emerge from or what part of Owerri. He did not give any condition like his brother, Owelle…
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