An Owerri High court Presided over by Honourai Justice S.I.Opara, Monday gave a consent judgement, nullifying the Impeachment of Chief Jude Agbaso as deputy governor of Imo state. The Imo state House of Assembly had on March 28, 2013, impeached Agbaso as the Deputy governor of the state on the allegations that he collected N458m and Red label as bribes from a construction firm, J- Pros. Chief Agbaso who was as at the time the deputy to a former governor of the Imo state, Rochas Anayo Ethelbert Okorocha had contested…
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WTO: I was surprised Trump opposed my candidacy, Okonjo-Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, says she was surprised that President Donald Trump’s administration could stand in her way of leading the World Trade Organisation (WTO). At a press briefing monitored by DailyTrust, the new Director-General of WTO said she did not see it coming. She said she felt she had a good understanding with the US government, which interviewed her about the job twice. “I think I was quite surprised when that came (opposition from Trump) because there was no indication that there was any problem with the…
Read MoreOwerri West IMC Chair revalidtaes APC membership, drums support for Uzodinma
Interim Management Committee Chairman of Owerri West Local Government Area, Hon. Okechukwu Enyioha has revalidated his membership of the All Progressives Congress. Speaking to newsmen at his country home in Obinze, Owerri West LGA, shortly after the revalidation execercise, he called all indigenes of the LGA to identify with APC. Hon. Enyioha described the on going Revalidation and Registration Exercise as very crucial for both old and new members of the party. He expressed optimism that the exercise will elevate the numerical strength of the party and her support base.…
Read MoreAbussers Of Lovers’ Day will answer to God, cautions Odikanwa
An Owerri based Cleric and founder of Platform of Conform Ministries, Also Known as Comfort Assembly,Rev. Barr. Princewill Odikanwa has stated that God”s judgment will come upon those who abused the essence and sugnificance of St. Valentine Day Celebration, popularly known as Lovers Day. Rev Odikanwa spoke in Owerri, while reacting to the spate of imorality witnessed during Lovers Day Celebration. Explaining the essence of the celebration, he said is a Day mapped out to celebrate St. Valentine due to his committed, selfless and saving efforts to protect the sanctity…
Read MoreNekede/Ihiagwa Road: Contractor Lacks Capacity, May Abandone Project For Rains …Residents cry out, Doubt govt’s readiness to complete project …Road construction, not a day job –Commissioner
Weeks after the celebrated flag off of the construction of the Naze/ Nekede/ Obinze Road by Imo State Gov,Sen. Hope Uzodinma, residents of the communities have expressed doubts about the capacity of the contractor handling the road to complete the road before full blown rain falls. The worried individuals who bared their minds in exclusive chats with our correspondent explained that their worries stemmed from the unfolding poor quality of work done from Maternity Junction to Federal Polytechnic Main gate Junction and seeming stoppage of work immediately after the Poly…
Read MoreAllow peaceful protest, Shehu Sani tells Buhari
Shehu Sani, the former Senator who represented the Kaduna Central district in the 8th Assembly, has cautioned the Federal Government to allow Nigerians enjoy peaceful protests as the present administration came into power on the back of such protests, Sani was reacting to the clampdown and arrest of some #OccupyLekki protesters by the police on Saturday as they gathered at the Lekki Toll Gate to protest the reopening of the plaza while the shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers on October 20, 2020, is yet to be resolved. The Minister…
Read MoreUzodinma appoints Ochiwar SSA, Public Enlightenment
Prince Eze Ochiwar Ugochukwu, a former Director General of Jones Onyereri Campaign Organisation has been appointed Senior Special Assistant to the lmo State governor , His Excellency Sen. Hope Uzodinma, on Public Enlightenment . Prince Eze Ugochukwu, who hails from Ukwuinyi village in Nkwerre Ancient Kingdom, is of a royal blood. A London based trained prolific writer; is sound , cerebral , articulate and proactive . A political master strategist and planner whose inputs during the 2018 |2019 High powered campaign activities of TeamJones across the length and breadth of …
Read MoreSex Video: Public Complaints Commission panel vindicates Willie Amadi
Indications emerged over the weekend that the Public Complaints Commission investigative panel into the viral sex video simulation allegedly involving the Federal Commissioner in-charge of Imo State, Barr. Willie Amadi, presented its report in Abuja Tuesday and exonerated him. A release from the Federal Commissioner Public Complaints Commission, Imo State, Barr. Amadi hinted that ‘the commission’s panel set up to investigate the alleged viral sex video simulation allegedly involving him, presented its report to the 1st Plenary Session on Tuesday last week in Abuja. According to the release, Barr. Amadi…
Read MoreNDDC fraudulently duped us over –Wike
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, has reiterated that the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, did not keep to the terms of agreement as regards the construction of the mother and child hospital in the state. Wike, took to Twitter yesterday, to condemn the mode of operation of the Commission, stressing that there is no synergy between the commission and the state government due its control by the All Progressives Congress, APC. Excerpts of his tweets: NDDC is like a state on its own without working with the State government and…
Read MoreWe’ve kept our promises to Bayelsa people, Says Diri
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said his administration has done creditably well one year after assuming office regardless of the numerous challenges it faced. Senator Diri, who stated this last Wednesday evening during an interactive session with media practitioners in Yenagoa, recounted his stewardship in the period under review. The governor enumerated a number of projects being executed by his administration and lauded the media for the objective reportage of his administration. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, quoted him as having mobilised contractors to…
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