Umuebie Isiala -Mbano  2024 Unity Cup Kicks Off In Style

…As  leaders eulogize  Osuagwu as pillar of unity.  Football matches in the 2024 Umuebie unity cup for Communities in  Ugiri Mbano has  Commenced with  Duruaro and Dimemeka locking horns last Sunday , December 15,. The central school Umuebie  Ugiri Mbano was the match venue where lots of Youths , community leaders and football enthusiasts gathered in solidarity for their quests to entrench culture and social get-together as weapons of unity and advancement of their communities. The gathering which surprised visitors and passers- by   proved a veritable tool that fits our…

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Treason: Plot To Frame Ugochinyere, Nnadi Revealed

ABUJA: There are indications of a plot to frame the Spokesperson of Opposition Lawmakers, Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere, and the National Chairman of Action Peoples Party (APP), Ochiagha Nnadi, over allegations of Judicial corruption, treason, bribery of judicial officers and forgery. The National Working Committee of APP disclosed this Wednesday to the media. APP National Publicity Secretary, Ugo Apu, in a statement alleged that the plot was orchestrated by security agents in collusion with persons linked to the federal capital territory administration. In a statement issued in Abuja, the NWC claimed…

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Obinna Obi-Njoku Foundation Empowers 15 Ikeduru Youths With N.5m Each

…Says: “I’ll continue to encourage productivity, reduce crime’ …As Leaders hail . In continuation of his empowerment drive across all the communities in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, the founder of Obinna Obi-Njoku Foundation, Dr Obinna Obi-Njoku Jnr., has doled out N500,000 each to 15 youths from the various communities of the LGA. Dr Obi-Njoku jnr urged the beneficiaries of the empowerment scheme to avail themselves of the opportunity given to them to become productive, adding that there is a need to reduce crime among youths by empowering…

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Gov Adeleke Reacts After Court Sentenced Man To Death For Stealing Fowl

The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has intervened and ordered action for prerogative mercy on the case of an indigene, Segun Olowookere, who was convicted and sentenced to death for stealing fowl. Naijaonpoint reports that the Segun’s mother, Folashade Olowookere, tearfully narrated the ordeal of her only son, currently in prison, in an interview on the YouTube podcast of Nollywood actress, Biola Adebayo. The video attracted the attention of many Nigerians, including Governor Adeleke. In a statement by the spokesperson to the State Governor, Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke directed the immediate…

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Goddy Esom Obodo’s Mother Goes Home Dec. 20

The former House of Assembly Member for  Ohaji/ Egbema in the Imo State and  l one time Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Hon. Goddy Esom Obodo , regrets to announce the death of his mother,Mrs Nwanyiego Loveth Chukwuma Obodo,  (Omenanwayo). The ex-Imo lawmaker noted in a release  that his mother’s body will be committed to mother earth on Friday, December 20 , at her husband’s compound in Obogwu  Amafor ,Ohaji/ Egbema LGA in Imo State. The release also notes that here will be an interdenominational burial service at her Family…

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Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Offer Visa-Free Travel to ECOWAS Citizens

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have made a surprise move by announcing visa-free travel and residency rights for citizens of the 15-member ECOWAS bloc, despite their impending withdrawal from the regional organization. This decision is seen as a gesture of “friendship” and an effort to “strengthen centuries-old ties between the people of Africa”. The three countries had announced their withdrawal from ECOWAS in January, citing the bloc’s “inhumane and irresponsible” coup sanctions and its failure to address their internal security challenges. ECOWAS has been pushing for a return to democratic…

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PSC approves promotion of 11 AIGs, 16 commissioners of police

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 27 senior police officers, including 11 Commissioners of Police elevated to Assistant Inspectors General (AIGs) and 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police promoted to substantive Commissioners of Police. The 11 Commissioners of Police promoted to the rank of AIGs are: Umar Shehu Nadada – Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Mustapha Mohammed Bala – Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Abayomi Peter Oladipo – Commissioner of Police, Ondo State Taiwo Olatunde Adeleke – Commissioner of Police, SWAT, FCID, Abuja Ibrahim Abdullahi – Commissioner…

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Abia State’s 2025 Budget: Sustaining Momentum, Driving Progress

Ebere Uzoukwa. Governor Alex Chioma Otti, OFR has once again demonstrated his commitment to advancing Abia’s development with the presentation of the 2025 Budget to the Abia State House of Assembly. The proposed budget, titled “Budget of Sustained Momentum,” amounts to ₦750,282,200,000, representing a 30% increase from the 2024 budget. This significant increase reflects the administration’s ambitious goals, despite the economic challenges posed by inflation and exchange rate volatility. The budget allocates ₦611.7 billion (82% of the total budget) to capital projects, aiming to drive long-term socioeconomic transformation in the…

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Imo Tipper Drivers Welfare Association Hold  End of Year Party .

By Williams Odunze    The Imo State Tipper Drivers Welfare Association, has held its end of the year get together in grand style as friends, associates, other organizations  and well wishers converged to celebrate with them. Speaking during the ceremony, the Chairman Board of trustees, Imo Tipper Drivers Welfare Association, Engr. Anthony Frank Obineme ,(aka, Obu Agudindu) informed that the event is the first of its kind, saying that the organization was just registered two weeks ago with the  Corporate Affairs Commission,CAC, inorder to get the required  relevance. The Chairman,…

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