Over four thousand pensioners in Abia state, have been captured into governor Alex Otti‘s free Health Care Insurance Scheme. This was disclosed by the Honourable Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr. Ngozi Okoronkwo while speaking on Friday, on the achievements of governor Alex Otti within his 100 days in office. The Health Insurance Scheme For Pensioners, was conceived and approved by Gov. Alex Otti, having considered the sufferings of the pensioners and the high cost of accessing medical care, the Commissioner revealed. She noted that her team went round…
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Political Blackmailers And Failed Attempts To Drown Growing Calls For Uzodinma’s Re-Election
By Chike Okafor Within the past few weeks, there had been a carefully orchestrated media war unleashed against leading and prominent members of the ruling APC in Imo state, with the clear intention of inciting distrust between them and the performing Governor of Imo state, Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma. Within the period under review, the architects of this grand mischief had recruited hack writers to churn out what literally turned into a deluge of ill-motivated news articles aimed at disparaging and misrepresenting the good intents of these APC leaders. Of…
Read MoreNational Youths Game Asaba 2023: Commissioner Okoronkwo Hails Team Imo
The Imo State Honourable Commissioner for Sports, Youth and Social Development, Hon. Emeka Okoronkwo, has offered his warm commendations to the exceptional performances of Team Imo at the ongoing National Youths Sports fiesta 2023 held at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, Delta State. Hon. Emeka Okoronkwo, who is present in Asaba, Delta State, expressed his admiration for Team Imo’s achievements while addressing Sports Writers gathered inside the stadium’s Press Centre. In his statement, he said, “So far, so good. His Excellency Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodinma, Governor of Imo State,…
Read MoreNigeria Watchman Newsmagazine Celebrates 5th Anniversary
…As Uzodinma bags Advocate of peaceeace, press freedom award As a means of appreciating her numerous readers, advertisers, God and the general public, for their immense contributions in sustaining the publications, the publisher, management and staff of the Nigeria Watchman Newsmagazine has advanced plans to roll out the drums in celebration of the publication’s five years of sustainable publications and patronage. In a press statement signed by Evangelist Samuel Ezeji and Rotarian Everest Ezihe, the publisher and the chairman of the planning committee respectively noted that, despite the excruciating socioeconomic…
Read MoreImo Guber: Kemdi Gets Support Of Custodians Of Truth, Highest Socio-Spiritual Group In Igbo Land
…As Ndi Nze Na Ozo Imo Endorse Him The Gubernatorial ambition of the Young Progressives Party,YPP flagbearer,Dr. kemdi Chino Opara has received the blessing of the Igbo ancestors through the Ndi Nze na Ozo, the sacred representation of the ancestors in human form. They gave the Mbieri-born philanthropist their full backing in the governorship race thereby adopting him as their prefered candidate. This endorsement has given his support base the desired robust boost ahead of the November 11, poll in Imo state. During the adoption ceremony which took place Wednesday at the country…
Read MoreMbadinuju: Odera, Odego, The Governor Who Built Men, Understood Politics
“Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju passes on at 78” By Kenneth Anozie Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju, Odera was the first Executive Governor of Anambra state when this present democracy started. He handed over to Dr Chris Ngige. Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju has passed on recently. Odera as fondly called put up the structures of governance which is in use today by succeeding administrations. He managed the little resources accrued to the state, ₦580 million monthly, while salaries of public servants were ₦480 million monthly; perfectly thus he has the greatest infrastructural development in the state…
Read MoreImo killings: Law Should Come Hard On Soldiers In Reprisal Attack
By Afam Echi It is no longer news that Imo State since three years is reckoned as a war theatre and epicenter of violent killings in Igbo land. What may possible go down as news is that the Senator Hope Uzodimma government has found a solution to the frequent blood lettings that have characterized his government. It is on record that since he assumed office unending violent killings have trailed the administration non-stop in spite of all efforts to control the situation. The list capturing the orgy of violence continued…
Read MoreImo guber: Youths unwilling to work as our ad hoc staff-INEC cries out
…Insecurity threatens Nov 11 governorship polls, says national commissioner There is security threat to the November 11 governorship elections in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa states, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Wednesday. The commission also lamented that residents are now scared of applying as ad hoc staff for the election in Imo and the other affected states. It added that there is need for the government to bring down the level of insecurity to guarantee free and credible elections. INEC National Commissioner Mohammed Haruna stated this yesterday during…
Read MoreIkukuoma Foundation: Edith Nwosu Disburses N.8m To Nwangele Women, Free To Petty Traders
…Vows to lift Amaigbo Hospital if… …Says: “Philanthropy, Charity Run In My Family” Moved by the desire to touch lives of people in her area, the founder of a non-governmental organization, Ikukuoma Foundation, Edith Nwosu, has disclosed that the foundation disbursed the sum of N600, 000 to beneficiaries selected from all the electoral wards in Nwangele Local Government Area, with each of the 12 beneficiaries smiling home with N50,000 each. Nwosu who hails from Abba, Nwangele LGA, hinted that the free grant was to help grow petty businesses and traders…
Read MoreBuhari’s Regrets As Lessons For Tinubu
Femi Adesina, a former media aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, last week said the former president regretted some of the decisions he took while in office and felt he could have done some things better.The ex-presidential spokesman stated this while speaking at a programme tagged ‘Media Dialogue with Femi Adesina’, organised by the Association of Veteran Journalists in Osun state. Even before the ex-presidential spoke person’s outburst,i t has always been typical for Nigeria’s former leaders to regret carrying or failing to implement certain policies/actions while in office. Sometimes, even…
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