The chairman of Imo state Independent Electoral Commission, Mrs. Pauline Onyeka has reassured the people of the state that there is no going back on the March 8, 2022, Imo Local Government elections. She spoke to newsmen in her office in Owerri, the Imo state capital, where she maintained her earlier stand that the forthcoming Imo Local Government Elections must hold on the stipulated date. The chairman told Imolites to be rest assured of the March 8, 2022 Imo LG Elections, saying that the commission is ready and fully prepared…
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Ex-Enugu governor, Sullivan buries wife December 17
The burial rites of Mrs Ifeyinwa Chime, the late wife of former Governor of Enugu State, Chief Sullivan Chime has been slated to hold on December 17 2021. A burial programme announced by the family indicated that the burial will be preceded by a service of songs on December 16. On December 17, her body will leaves Eastern Nigeria Medical Centre Mortuary, Uwani Enugu for a brief stopover at G.M Ochu family compound in Udi. Other burial rites follow at Sullivan Chime’s compound in Udi. Mrs Ifeyinwa Chime passed on…
Read MorePolice Brutality: ACTIVIST FLAYS UZODINMA, SAYS HE HAS FAILED IMO ….“Governor may as well resign”
An Imo-born Human Rights activist and author, Comrade Ikechukwu Njoku, has blasted Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State over widely reported police brutality and extortion in the State. Activist Njoku threatened the governor with another #EndSARS mass protest in Owerri, the Imo State capital, over what he described as “resurgence of police ruthless brutality and reckless extortions in Imo State”. According to him,Imo under Governor Uzodinma is abysmally a failed state. In a statement forwarded to newsmen yesterday, activist Paul, stated that security of lives and property is the primary…
Read MoreHunters vow to combat insecurity in Imo
Nigeria Hunters Council ,which bill was recently passed by the National Assembly to tackle insecurity especially in the forest has disclosed readiness to fight crimes and insecurity in Imo and South East, Nigeria. The South East Commandant of NHC , ACG Ihenwoso made this known in Owerri during a courtesy call on the Association of Local Government Of Nigeria ( ALGON ) , Imo State chapter, ACG Ihenwoso requested the council bosses to give them the enabling environment to function effectively in all the 27 LGAs , by providing offices…
Read MoreAlive Theological Seminary Rector marks birthday
The students and staff of Alive Theological Seminary of Nigeria, Owerri has felicitated with their Rector, Prof Uzoma Emmanuel Afamefuna on his birthday celebration. According to the chairman of the Governing council, Dr. Anthony Ajero, the Rector has impacted positively on many lives over the years in the area training and building of human capacity for the past 26 years. He poured encomiums on him as he wished him more years to accomplish his destiny on earth. Reacting also some students expressed satisfaction on the Rector’s doggedness and leadership qualities…
Read MoreOguta Youths Extol Uzodinma
Youths of all the autonomous communities in Oguta local government area has pledged their preparedness to support and work with the present administration ably led by His Excellency, Sen. Hope Odidika Uzodinma whom they say has demonstrated full capacity to lead the State to an enviable height among comity of States in the country. Speaking to journalist shortly after the youths meeting in Oguta Local Government Area, the leader of all the youths Presidents in the area and frontline youths activist, Hon. Ejike Ezinne said that it is the tradition…
Read MoreIhedioha’s aide commends Uzodinma on recovery of stolen property
The National Coordinator of Ihedioha Solidarity Group, Prince Mike Akubueze has commended Governor Hope Uzodinma for his efforts in ensuring that property belonging to Imo people which were forcefully taken from them by a former Imo State government were restored to the original owners. Last week, the Chairman of the Imo State Government White Paper Implementation Committee on Lands and Related Matters, Prof. Ukachukwu Awuzie, made public the property, names of individuals and organizations whose property were forcefully taken by the Government of Rochas Okorocha, indicating that such property had…
Read MoreImo NUJ to hold Press Week, raises alarm over impostors activities
The Imo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists which has for sometime been engulfed in leadership crises arising from the imposition of a retired photographer and staff of the Ministry of Information on the union with tacit support of Mr Chris Isiguzo whom we gathered was part of plot to sell the Union’s secretariat is set for Press week. The union’s caretaker committee led by Comrade precious Nwadike, will commence it’s Press week on December 12, 2023 at the NUJ Press Centre, along Port Harcourt Road, Owerri. The…
Read MoreSTILL ON IMO CHARTER OF EQUITY: WHERE FACELESS GROUPS GOT IT WRONG
Penultimate week, an episode of market place dance by some groups of faceless and amorphous organizations paraded themselves in Owerri, the Imo state capital and claimed to be talking as leaders and political stakeholders for the three senatorial zones of the state, and majority of Imolites discarded them by laughing off their anxiety occasioned by the clueless and junketing administration currently overseeing the state. The people’s major reason for making a mockery and caricature of these groups and stakeholders was instead of their paymasters to think deeply of how to…
Read MoreNew social club inaugurated in Imo
Umunne Di Na Mba social club of Nigeria, a human development organization, consisting of responsible men was officially inaugurated last Saturday at Owerri. In his speech , the president of the club Hon Christopher Chukwuemeka affirmed that the club was founded for charitable services and human development . He added that it is of made up of responsible people who want to share individual knowledge, as well as find ways to make society better. He noted some of the contributions of the club within one year of existence included visiting…
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