According to the report from the Cable, the Convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, Edwin Clark has lamented the lost opportunity for the Igbos, a major ethnic group in Nigeria, to assert themselves politically and promote their interests due to their disunity and self-interest during the last election. He noted that the Igbos could have used their resources and voting power to support a popular Igbo candidate, Peter Obi, but their inability to unite behind him led to his loss in the election. He said, “The most recent opportunity…
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Charly Mazi Goes Home To Oguta Ameshi, Jul 5
…Football match, Dan Anyiam Stadium, Jul. 4 The entire Mazi family in Oguta Ameshi ,Oguta LGA,Imo state regret to announce the demise of their father,grand father, brother and friend, Charles.O.Mazi,(Charly Mazi) who slept in the Lord on April 8,2024. Charly Mazi was a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party in Imo state. The Party grew stronger with his efforts in concert with then state chairman, Chief RBK Okafor(Eze Nwamadu),Chief ID Nwaoga and other prominent PDP eggheads in the state. A release from the Mazi family informed that there will…
Read MoreNon Integration Of Igbos After Civil War Into Nigeria, Successive Govts’ Discriminatory Policies Will Break Nigeria
By Vitalis Unachukwu It’s sheer political ignorance borne out of ethnic wickedness that, successive governments since the end of the civil war, thought that they would succeed in shutting the Igbos out of Nigeria, when the people of the South East, constituted one of the 3 major aborigines of Nigeria from inception, and more so , stands as the oldest democracy in the world, even Europe was in the dark ages. Those with keen sense of history knew that the Igbos did not trigger the Biafra-Nigeria Civil War , which…
Read MoreImo Govt Officials Storm Oru West, As Johnfrank Ugaliegbulem Goes Home
…Okolieogwo hails Uzodinma’s support Recently,as a prove that Late Hon. JOhnFrank Ugaliegbulem (Okosisi Akunne) left an indelible imprint in the golden sands of time, the creme de la creme of Imo politics and economy, had on June 8 , honoured his burial ceremony at Ugbelle Community of Oru West LGA. The immediate past Imo ALGON Chairman and TC Chairman of the area, Hon. Willie Okolieogwo equally expressed satisfaction with Governor Hope Uzodinma’s generosity in making sure that the burial ceremony wemt well. Biographically, the diseased, Late Johnfrank Ugaliegbulem was born…
Read MoreJubilation: Ugochinyere Marks One Year Of Impactful Representation With Major Infrastructural Uplift
…Sponsors 18 bills, 7 motions, presents 6 petitions As Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, member representing Ideato Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives clocks one year in office, there is jubilation in Ideato as new infrastructural projects begin to emerge and dot the landscape of the Ideato nation. This is the developmental imprint of Hon. Ugochinyere just after 365 days in office With the terror attacks inflicted on his family and the protracted post-election litigations that trailed his landslide victory at the polls, it cannot exactly be said that Hon. …
Read MoreImo Commissioner-Ibejiako, Set To Restore Sanity To Mining Sector
…Holds maiden meeting with miners Imo state Commissioner For Industry, Mines and Solid Minerals, Rt. Hon Ernest Ibejiako (Nwandaa), has disclosed moves to restore sanity and surmount the present challenges facing the mining sector in the state. Hon Ibejiako, made the disclosure during a maiden stakeholders meeting with miners in Imo. The commissioner noted that his desire is to accomplish an enviable milestone while in office. He said that the Federal Government and the 3R government of Governor Hope Uzodinma have respective roles to play, in order to wipe out…
Read MoreOkigwe Global Elders Forum: Iwu, State Legislators, SSG, Others Boycott Meeting
The much hyped Okigwe Elders Forum meeting billed for yesterday (Sunday), June I6 and held at Eze Ohanwe’s Palace, Isiala Mbano LGA, Imo State has come and gone. The meeting which was specifically Convened for Okigwe Zone to decide on the 2027 Imo Governorship Slot Suffered a big lapse as most of the invited Big Wigs shunned the event. Among the absentees were the former Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Maurice Iwu, all members of Imo House of Assembly from Okigwe Zone, the Secretary to Imo State…
Read MoreWilliams Moves To Inspire Youths On Community Dev, Unveils IDC Competition
Driven by his prodigious passion for human capital building and creating new ideas and initiatives that drive development in communities, a former People’s Democratic Party,PDP, Presidential Aspirant, Hon. Ugochukwu Williams has unveiled a pet project, Imo Development Champion, IDC, Competition. The unveiling of the initiative which had in attendance notable stakeholders from Imo State, leaders of youth organizations and student unions, took place last week in Owerri. In his address, founder of IDC Competition, Hon. Williams, averred that gone are the days when citizens sit back with folded arms, waiting…
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