Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu(aka Samdaddy) has enjoined all Mbaise Daughters to join hands with him to liberate Imo State from the shackles of economic backwardness, advising everyone to be involved in the project of divine mandate. Sen.Anyanwu made this call weekend while addressing daughters of Mbaise nation during a programme they organized aimed at bringing development to the society. He told them to be good ambassadors of the state by working towards instilling peace and unity, adding that what is happening in Imo state currently requires collective efforts of everyone…
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New Year: TPN Charges Nigerians On Good Governance, Inclusiveness In 2023 Elections
A Non-Governmental Organization,NGO for promoting good governance and true democratic system, Turning Point Nigeria,TPN in the country has tasked Nigerians on good governance and inclusiveness by the next President of Nigeria in the coming general elections on February 25. As we enter this year 2023, let it be a year of ‘Turning Nigeria’ around for the better. We can do that by understanding what Nigeria means to us as its citizen. What is your concept of this country? “Turning Point Nigeria”s concept of this country is where good governance and…
Read MoreIkeduru Assembly: Obi-Njoku Lauds Uzodinma To Extend MCC/Uratta Road Across Okatankwo River
…Grades Ekemmegbu-Oha-Uzoagba road Consistent with his commitment to community development and selfless service to the people, the APGA candidate for Ikeduru House of Assembly seat in upcoming 2023 polls, Dr Obinna Obi-Njoku has embarked on the grading of Ekemmegbu-Oha-Uzoagba road in Ikeduru LGA,Imo State. This is even as Dr Obi-Njoku lauded the Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma for the construction of MCC/Uratta Road in Owerri,the state capital. The APGA House of Assembly candidate for Ikeduru state constituency made a passionate appeal to Governor Uzodinma to extend the the construction…
Read MoreImo: Insecurity And Imperative For Job Creation, Youth Empowerment
Imo State indeed Nigeria, have been battling escalating insecurity in recent times. This sad development is in no way funny as it has negatively robbed off on the socio-economic progress of the country. The situation apparently compels residents, businessmen even visitors, to move with caution in other to avoid being victims. One would say that the Imo is not the only state bedeviled by rising insecurity, however, the current situation remains a sad chapter in the history of the state and country Few days ago, the convoy of an governor…
Read MoreASITU Mourns George Obiozor
The Association of Igbo Town Unions, ASITU led by Chief Emeka Diwe, has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Ohaneze Ndigbo President General, Professor George Obiozor. Speaking to newsmen recently, Chief Diwe described Professor Obiozor as an accomplished statesman and diplomat who spent his life time serving Nigeria. He noted that the death of the Ohaneze helmsman has left a vacuum in Igbo leadership. He therefore prayed God to give the Obiozor family the fortitude to bear the huge loss as well as grant the soul of the former …
Read MoreI’m Still Relevant in Imo Politics -Akeredolu
…Says: I contested to improve my people’s quality of life The Wife of the Governor of Ondo State and ex-APC Senatorial aspirant for Imo East(Owerri Zone), Mrs.Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has said that she is still very much relevant in the political affairs of Imo State. The Ondo First Lady said this last Thursday during a chat with journalists at her Ogbakoro Ada Owere residence, New Site, Umuikea, Emeabiam, Owerri WestLGA, Imo State. “I am still very much relevant in Imo State politics and of course, in Owerri politics. I am fully…
Read MorePeter Obi: Time To Destroy This Temple
By Lasisi Olagunju There is a trending video of a senile Paul Biya, President of Cameroon, at the just concluded US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC. He is called to deliver his speech after President Paul Kagame of Rwanda. He comes out, sits down and starts browsing aimlessly through a pamphlet he is holding. He mutters some words to no one in particular. Then he gets up….People who understand the French spoken in the video say the man acted and said things which showed that he was not aware of…
Read MoreZOO, ADC Land: Umuejechi Community Accuses Imo Govt Of Forceful Take Over Of Their Land
The people of Umuejechi Community,Nekede Owerri West Local Government Area, Imo State have lamented that the State government is trying to forcefully take away their ancestral land from them despite two Court judgements in their favour. They vowed to resist any move by Government to forcefully occupy their ancestral land. Speaking with Journalists, the spokesman who doublei as the Secretary of the Community, Comrade Donatus Nzuruike informed that the agreement reached with their fathers by the then Colonial government in 1959 was a “DEED OF GRANT” which was later quashed…
Read MoreImo NUJ chairman, Precious Nwadike…
By Ori Martins The multiple award winning author, poet, playwright, humanist, human rights activist and humanities’ crusader, Prof Woke Soyinka, once canvassed that “two factors define a man: your patience/ comportment when you have nothing and attitude when you have everything”. One man who has pragmatically proved he could handle both lines of fortune and misfortunes excellently is the chairman, Imo NUJ, Comrade Precious Nwadike. The ebony looking Nwadike who doubles as the publisher of the ever high flying informative and investigative Owerri based tabloid, The Nigerian Watchdog, is a…
Read MoreTowards Peaceful, Credible Elections This 2023
The much talked about 2023 general elections are weeks away. Campaigns are already in top gear as candidates of political parties step up efforts to sway support of the electorate to their advantage. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has equally expressed its readiness to deliver free, fair and credible polls in 2023. The commission’s introduction of the novel Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, is widely seen as a beacon of hope for a dawn in the country’s electoral system. Keen watchers of political events in the Nigeria are agreed…
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