By Ben Osuagwu Recently, a Section of the media in the country carried the story that Dangote Refinery will soon start production. Prior to the exit of the immediate past administration, the head of that Government hurriedly commissioned the Refinery and Nigerians thought that with its inauguration, the price of Petroleum Products will come down,but all to no avail. Well that is a good development for an individual to build a Refinery. But Nigerians expect that the news that would have appealled to all is that the nation’s Refineries have…
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Reasons for Corruption in Nigeria {Part 3}
By Nathan Uzoma Workers Welfare Induced Corruption: For, Seymour Lipset and Salman Lenz (2000:112-117), cultures that stress economic success as an important goal but nevertheless strongly restricts access to opportunities will have higher levels of corruption. For instance, it is a common life pattern in Nigeria to see civil servants work for months without getting paid (This Day: Sunday, July 7, 2002; Daily Trust: July 9, 2002), yet, the society expects them to be honest and productive. Many of those civil servants working without pay are parents, who are expected…
Read MoreAvu Mechanic Village Crisis Needs Govt.’s Intervention
A former Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ Imo State Council Ben Osuagwu has called on Governor Hope Uzodinma to personally intervene on the empasse between the National Automobile Technicians Association and the Ministry of Lands at Avu Mechanic Village. The former Imo NUJ Chairman was reacting following media reports on the issue. He said that the conflicting reports from the mechanics and land owners will save many people from buying lands allocated to the mechanics or the ones belonging to the government. Ben Osuagwu observed that the…
Read MoreKilling Of Traditional Rulers, Abominable, Must Stop -Sen Achonu, LP Governorship Candidate
The Labour Party governorship candidate in Imo State, Chief Senator Athan Nneji Achonu has lamented the rising cases of insecurity and criminality ravaging Imo State, with its attendant killings and destruction of public and private properties. Reacting to the killing, last week, of the Traditional Ruler of Nguru Autonomous Community in Aboh-Mbaise local government area of the State, His Royal Majesty, Eze James Nnamdi, the former Senator representing Imo North district lamented what he described as; “the abominable disregard for the sanctity of human life and defilement of our cherished…
Read MoreRubby Emele Bags Most Performing Commissioner Award
Imo State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Mrs Rubby Emele has been honoured with a meritorious award as the Most Performing Commissioner in the State by Imo State Council of Autonomous Communities Youth Presidents, an umbrella body that unites all the the President Generals of the 655 Autonomous Communities in the state, Presenting the award to performing commissioner in her office, the State Coordinator, Imo State Council of Autonomous Communities Youth Presidents, Comr. John Kennedy Ezerihe, said; the award is in recognition of the Hon Commissioner’s resilience…
Read More2023 Governorship: SDP Adopts Samdaddy As Consensus Candidate In Imo
…As over 1000 party supporters, join PDP in Ohaji/Egbema Ahead of the November 11 Governorship election, the House of Assembly candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the just concluded election, Engr. Onyiriuka Stanley Chike and over 1000 of his supporters in the Liberation Mandate have dumped the party in Ohaji Egbema local government area and joined the Peoples Democratic Party. This is at the heels of various endorsement and adoptions of the PDP Governorship flag bearer, Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu as consensus candidate in the November election…
Read MoreI’ll industrialize imo, enhance ease of doing business, revive sam Mbakwe Cargo Airport –Achonu
Senator Athan Achonu, the Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party in the November 11 gubernatorial elections in Imo State, has pledged to develop the state by enhancing ease of doing business and establishing industrial layouts in Imo State. He spoke at the Imo State Congress of America (ISCA Convention), Houston, Texas, on Saturday, 22nd July, where he was invited to speak on his plans to govern Imo State. Speaking about his determination to take back Imo State from its current state to a leading sub-national government, he said his administration,…
Read MoreBIAFRA: Nigeria Joint Task Force Storms Mbaise, Arrests IPOB Members, Burn Down Houses In Ogbe Ahiara, Akpodim Communities
…As group key members are on the run Scores of members of the outlawed Indigenous Peoples Of Biafra,IPOB have been reported arrested in Ogbe Ahiara and Akpodim Communities, while its key leaders who escaped have been declared wanted by the Nigerian security operatives made up of the Police,DSS and Army , generally known as Joint Task Force,JTF. Our correspondent reported that following the lingering security challenges being experienced in the Mbaise communities of Imo state, the JTF had to mount surveillance in the areas aimed at frustrating and neutralizing…
Read MoreNIPR Holds Seminar, Members Charge to uphold Profession’s Intergrity
By Williams Odunze As Nigerian Institute of Public Relations,NIPR, Imo State Chapter, observes its Week in Owerri, the capital of Imo State, Public Relations practitioners have been urged to uphold standard and ethics of the profession in order to project and protect the image of the institute. In his lecture on “Harnessing the Power of Public Relations for Sustainable Economic Development”, The guest speaker,Dr.John Nnabuihe, , explained that a public relations officer has the power to control, coordinate and build the image of his or her club, organization or…
Read MoreBirthday Bash: Anyanwu Congratulates Running Mate-Onyereri at 56
The Peoples Democratic Party,PDP gubernatorial candidate in Imo State, Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu(Samdaddy) has congratulated his Deputy Governorship standard bearer, Rt Hon Jones Onyereri, on the celebration of his 56th birthday anniversary. “Dr Onyereri is forthright, focused, dedicated, unassuming and energetic in life. He is a young man with capacity to change his world from bad to good. It is not in doubt that Onyereri is a great asset not only to Nkwerre LGA, Orlu zone and Imo state in particular, but Nigeria at large. “At 56, Dr Onyereri has…
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