Imo is said to be among states with reported high cost of food items. President Bola Tinubu had in June this year, reportedly gave all the state governors seven days to provide concrete feedback on their plans to rev up food production in their respective states. Tinubu who reportedly gave the directive at the 142nd National Economic Council meeting attended by state governors and some deputies at the State House, Abuja, expressed worries of the rising cost of food items in the country, and demanded immediate action from the governors…
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Oru West Chairmanship: Okolieogwo Yields To Pleas , Picks APC Forms
By Onyinyechi Nwankwo For his deep love for the people of Oru West Local Government Area of Imo State and his desire to render accountable, selfless leadership to them, the humanitarian and altruist, Hon. Willie TC Okolieogwo, has accepted the entreaties of his people to lead them in the capacity of Executive Chairman, hence he purchased forms to vie for the position. Okolieogwo who was accompanied by a mammoth crowd of supporters from his LG, picked his Nomination and Expression of Interest Forms last week at the State Secretariat of…
Read MoreImo LG Polls : Jubilation In Awara, As Lemachi Picks APC Forms For Ohaji/Egbema LGA
There were shouts of joy and thunderous emotional outbursts as Prince Stephen Lemachi Nzeribe from Umutu, Umukeduru in Awara/Ikwerede Ward of Ohaji/Egbema LGA picked his nomination and expression of interest forms from the state headquarters of the Imo All Progressives Congress, APC state Secretariat in Owerri, Monday, July 15. The people whose joy knew no bounds expressed hope that Prince Lemachi is the right candidate and a round peg in a round hole who would deliver the dividends of democracy to them if given the chance. In their various speeches…
Read MoreAkpabio And The Emefiele Jazz Orchestra
By Steve Osuji He’s indeed a happy-go-lucky man. Life for him is a stream of ribald jokes. He seems to wear life like an oversized babanriga which he’s adept at wearing these days. Senator Godswill Akpabio, former state commissioner; former two-term governor of Akwa Ibom State; former senator, former Minister of the Federal Republic and currently President of the Senate and head of Nigeria’s legislature. He’s the number three man in the land today and a ranking member of the bar. From the foregoing, life has imposed gravitas upon him…
Read MoreIMHA Holds Valedictory Session To Honour Steve Orji,As burial holds July 26
Imo State House Of Assembly,IMHA has held a Valedictory session in honour of Hon. Prince Steve Orji(Okeosisi ),who passed on at the age of 68 years.He was the CEO of Our Naira Pool based in Owerri, Speaking during the Valedictory Session, the Speaker, Rt Hon. Chike Olemgbe said that late Orji was elected into the Imo Assembly in 1999 to represent the people of Orlu State Constituency. Rt. Hon Olemgbe noted that late Orji was also the Majority Chief Whip and sponsored so many bills and moved many motions. Also…
Read MoreResidents foiled Lagos bizman’s abduction in pharmacy – Manager
The Manager of Navo Pharmacy on Ogundele Street, Oko Oba, Orile Agege area of Lagos State has recounted the moment residents prevented some gunmen from abducting his boss at the store on Monday night. It was gathered that there was pandemonium in the area when four gun and cutlass-wielding men, after robbing the store, also attempted to abduct the owner, identified as Samuel Oshanugor, in his car. A resident in the area, James Alade, who witnessed the attack, told our correspondent that the culprits came on bikes, gained access to…
Read MoreNigeria not merit driven, says Uzodimma
The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has said Nigeria is not merit-driven, adding that the Nigerian system must find a way to celebrate and promote merit. “I believe there must be a way to drive and balance this. We need to create a space where everyone can thrive which promotes merit,” the governor said on Thursday while delivering a lecture on patriotism and citizenship at the Yoruba Tennis Club event in Lagos State. The governor also explained why Nigeria is battling declining patriotism among her citizens, saying the stakeholders must…
Read MoreNBA Suspends Former Abia Commissioner of Justices, Uche Ihediwa, stripped him of SAN
The immediate pasr Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Abia State , Uche Ihediwa, has been temporarily stripped of the rank of “Senior Advocate of Nigeria SAN, pending the outcome of an investigation into allegations of professional misconducts leveled against him by the Nigerian Bar Association NBA. This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, by the Secretary of the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee LPPC, Sarki Bello . The suspension order was reached at the 163rd General meeting of the Council held on July 1, 2024,…
Read MoreIn My Secondary School Days During The 50s And 60s, Christians And Muslims Prayed Together – IBB
General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), the former military president of Nigeria, has called for the full reintroduction of Religious Knowledge in public primary and secondary schools across the country, as reported by VANGUARD. He believes this measure is essential for restoring sanity to society. Babangida expressed his support during a visit from the Executive members of the Niger State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), led by its Chairman, Most Rev. Dr. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna. Babangida assured the CAN delegation that he is prepared to advocate for this…
Read MoreAbia Govt. confirms resignation of 2 Commissioners
The Abia Government has confirmed the resignation of the Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr Chima Oriaku and the Commissioner for Agriculture, Prof. Monica Ironkwe. This is contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Ukoha Ukoha, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Umuahia. The statement revealed that the commissioners tendered their resignation letters to Gov. Alex Otti of Abia. It stated that the governor thanked them for their service and sacrifice to the state and wished them well in their future…
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