…. Delivering quality, durable roads critical to my administration, Governor insists Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State was, Thursday, joined by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress ( APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje and other key officials of the Party to formally commission the newly rebuilt 18 kilometres Mgbidi/Oguta dualised road, as well the 3.4 kilometres DSS interchange road in Owerri. Both roads are critical to socio-economic activities in Imo State, given their direct link to the Owerri/Onitsha expressway and other towns and communities within the State. During the…
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I’ll bring back lost glory of local governments – Obinatu
The Chairman, Local Government Service Commission, LGSC, Dr Nick Obinatu has appreciated the governor, Sen Hope Uzodinma for finding him worthy to serve in such capacity. Dr Obinatu made the commendation on the occasion of his reception ceremony at Owerri Municipal Council after being sworn in last Friday at Government House, Owerri by the governor. He revealed his plans to bring back the lost glory of the local government system on the state, adding that the governor is interested in making the local governments work because of the great vision…
Read MoreIT’S 12 YEARS OF APC CURSE TODAY!
By Steve Osuji FEBRUARY 6TH, 2013: We won’t need a survey to determine that majority of Nigerians are today cursing the day the All Progressives Congress (APC) was birthed in Nigeria. Well, for your information, it happened exactly today, 12 years ago today. Power harlots, strange bedfellows and an assortment of career criminals converge for one purpose: to grab power – by hook or crook. The chief mover was Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos State and incumbent president. The arch-kleptocrat wanted presidential power by all means. He corralled a…
Read MorePDP BOT: When The Conscience Of A Party Lacks Conscience
I was shocked to hear about the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees’ (BOT) emergency meeting resolution regarding the battle for the National Secretary position. Recall that Sunday UdeyOkoye had obtained a judgment from the Enugu Court of Appeal to replace Sen. Samuel SamdaddyAnyanwu as PDP National Secretary. However, Sen. Anyanwu secured a stay of execution from the Court of Appeal in Abuja and appealed the judgement at the Supreme Court. One had expected the rule of law to prevail until the Supreme Court decides, but that’s not the…
Read MoreICPC Arrests Man For Adding Family To FG Payroll, Recovers N20bn From Ghost Pensions In 2024
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it recovered over N20 billion in pension deductions from the salaries of ghost workers in 2024. The chairman of ICPC, Musa Aliyu, said this on Wednesday in Abuja at a breakfast meeting with some members of the Nigerian Guild of Editors. Mr Aliyu said that the commission also arrested some people who specialised in inserting the names of their cronies into the federal government payroll. According to him, while deductions for workers’ pensions are remitted to Pension Fund Administrators,…
Read MoreImo Roads, Now Death Trap
By : Obiarandu Ohiri Numbers of roads in Imo are bad state especially, Owalla-Orie Uratta – Umunahu – Ihitaogada-Emekuku Road; Orji Junction – Mbieri Road; Dr Patrick Agochukwu Road by Dick Tiger Road off Methodist Bus Stop Owerri, among others. Speaking on the situation, a school owner, Dr Robinson Omoroguiwa, proprietor of Christian International Schools, who hinted that Patrick Agochukwu Road has been a horrible place that kept away vehicles, including tricycles, buses from playing on it. He also noted that even pedestrians avoid the road for fear of falling…
Read MoreNnamdi Kanu: Temper Justice With Mercy, Deputy Speaker Begs Tinubu
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has called on President Bola Tinubu to release the embattled leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. The IPOB leader has been in detention since he was repatriated to Nigeria from Kenya in June 2021 under controversial circumstances. He is being prosecuted for alleged terrorism by the Nigerian government at a Federal High Court in Abuja. Kalu made the appeal on Wednesday while briefing journalists after the inaugural meeting of the House of Representatives committee…
Read MoreOgwa Unity Forum honoursUgoezeObichukwu as Ezi Ada 1 of Ogwa
The Ogwa Unity Forum (OUF), an apex socio-cultural organization in Ogwa Clan, last month honoured one of her illustrious daughters, Ugoeze Chinyere Obichukwu, with the prestigious Ezi Ada 1 of Ogwa award. Ugoeze received the award at the occasion of Ogwa Unity Cultural Carnival which took place at the Community Primary School, EkwereazuOgwa in Mbaitoli LGA, Imo State. The event which was graced by the Imo State Deputy Governor,Lady Chinyere IhuomaEkomaru, as special guest of honour according to the organizers was designed to create unity and bond the people. The…
Read MoreInternational Day for Education: Uche Samankwe Foundation donates educational materials to Owerri schools
The efforts to promote education in the State got a boost last week when a non-governmental organization (NGO), the Uche Samankwe Foundation, made a donation of educational materials to three schools in Owerri Zone. This was part of its program to mark the annual International Day for Education. The schools which benefitted from their good heart include government and private schools. They are the Community Primary School, Uru/Umuanu, Isi OgwaMbaitoli LGA. Others are Christine Science Primary and Secondary School, World Bank, Owerri West LGA, and Semac International School, Ihiagwa, Owerri…
Read MoreAlleged Assassination Plot: Nonsonkwa Drags Uzodinma, APC, Emelumba, Shaba, Tiger Base To UN, EU, Amnesty Int’l; others.
Ace Broadcaster and Human Rights Activist, Comrade Chinonso Uba popularly known as Nonsonkwa has dragged the Governor of Imo state, Sen Hope Uzodinma to the United Nations, European Union, Amnesty International and other organisations. In a letter dated January 24, the Mbaitoli-born critic, alleged that there is a plot to assassinate him, members of his family including his lawyer by the Imo State government under Gov Uzodinma, his CSO-SP Adamu Shaba Gbovako, the Tiger Base commander, CSP Oladimeji Odeyiyiwa, his team of Inspectors. The letter also mentioned the Imo APC…
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