By Onyinyechi Nwankwo. Not less than 600 under-25 athletes drawn from the 27 Local Government Areas of Imo State will be representing the State at the Maiden Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF), billed to hold on 1st to 8th April 2025, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The festival being organized by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in partnership with Dunanis Icon Limited, as consultant, will be bringing together over 3,000 athletes, 600 coaches and 300 media practitioners from the nine NDDC mandate states, which are Imo, Abia, Rivers, Edo,…
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Alleged Herdsmen Killings: Imo Assembly To Invite Security Agencies On Protection Of Farmers.
By Williams Odunze The Imo State House of Assembly has resolved to invite various security agencies in the State, on providing adequate security to farmers and their farms from herdsmen invasion. The House made the resolution following the adoption of the motion moved by the member representing Nkwere Constituency, Hon Chisom Ojukwu on the issue of invasion of farmlands from criminal elements under the disguise of herders. Presenting the motion, the lawmaker, explained that series of reports from farmers revealed that most of the farmlands in the State are no…
Read MoreBandits Sack Ukwugba-Obiakpu Community in Imo
…Natives seek Uzodinma’s intervention. Despite heavy security personnel around the Egbema Production Center of some oil companies at Obiakpu Autonomous Community in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, bandits are said to have taken over the Ukwugba area of the community. The indigenes Ukwugba are said to be presently homeless as many have packed their belongings to neighboring communities where they are seeking refuge. The incident is said to have been taking place for about two weeks. The indigene have therefore called on Governor Hope Uzodinma to urgently intervene.…
Read MoreSubsidy Removal: I Can Beat My Chest, States Now Receive Huge Allocations,Gov’s Must Do More Effective Projects, Developments–Tinubu.
President Bola Tinubu says allocations to states have tripled since following his removal of petrol subsidy. The president also assured Nigerians that his administration remains steadfast in its commitment to national progress, despite ongoing criticism from opposition voices. Tinubu stated this while addressing members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Caucus at the State House Conference Center in Abuja on Tuesday night. The President emphasised that his government iwas focused on delivering tangible results rather than engaging in political distractions. He acknowledged that the implementation of certain economic…
Read MoreA V I D : Soldiers Of Igbo Descent In American Military To Tinubu,Release Nnamdi Kanu ,Now.
“Kanu’s case now surpasses a legal one ,but political” The American Military Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID) have renewed its appeal for the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra,IPOB. Kanu is currently held in the custody of the Department of State Service,DSS. AVID argues that Kanu’s case has evolved from a judicial matter to a political one, asserting that his release now falls within the executive powers of the President. The group conveyed this message in an open letter to President Tinubu, dated…
Read MoreOkigwe Senate: Ndubueze’s SA Media Resign , Says He Owes Me Arrears
The Senator Representing Imo North. Suite 2.24 National Assembly Complex Three Arms Zone, Abuja. LETTER OF RESIGNATION In reference to the above referenced subject matter I write to tender my resignation as your Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. It has been an immense pleasure working with you in furtherance to your mandate of providing outstanding representation to the people of Imo North. However, in view of prevailing circumstances, in addition to my personal reservations, some of which include • My outstanding salary of seven months dating from June 2023-December…
Read MoreImo Commissioner Loses Mother- Ezinne Justina Ibejiako Who Died @ 92.
The Imo state Commissioner for Industry,Mines and Solid Minerals ,Rt Hon Ernest Ibejiako has lost his dear mother,Ezinne Justina Esojonu Ibejiako of Umuokorie,Amawom in Owerri Municipal Council. She was aged 92 years . A release from the family states that Ezinne Ibejiako until her death was a devout Christian and woman leader who trained her biological children along side many other people’s children . She was said to be a philanthropist per excellence. The release also informed that on Wednesday April 9,there will be service of songs at #3,Njemanze street…
Read MoreI Executed the Soldiers Who Came to Kîll Me: How IBB Escaped Death in a Deadly Coup
According to the report from the Sun. Former military president General Ibrahim Babangida has finally opened up about the terrifying 1990 Gideon Orkar coup attempt in his newly released memoir, A Journey in Service. Launched on February 20, 2025, in Abuja, the book details the dramatic events of April 22, 1990, when a group of rebellious soldiers tried to overthrow his government and remove five northern states from Nigeria. Babangida described the attack as a “rude surprise,” revealing that his wife was the first to notice unusual military movements at…
Read MoreMADAM MMEREBUMMA VICTORIA IBEKWE LAID TO REST.
The remains of Late Madam Mmerebumma Victoria Ibekwe was laid to rest on the 19th day of February, 2025 her husband;s family compound in Umuikereukwu, Umunwafor Okworji, Awo-Omamma Imo Sate, Nigeria. She was aged 102 years. In a funeral oration read by her son- Emeka Gerald Ibekwe (Ononenyi) he traced the early life of their late mother which he said started with humble beginnings which blossomed into a testimony of hard-working and patience as she was born and married into a family and matrimonial home of honest and sincerity. Gerald Ibekwe (his son) described Nneoma…
Read MoreCoalition Of CSO’s Demand Immediate Release Of Ohaneze Youth Leader, Igboayaka
A coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Nigeria has strongly condemned arrest and of the president, Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), Comrade Igboayaka .O. Igboayaka. In a release jointly signed by Chilos Godsent of Igbo National Council (INC), Comrade Ifeanyichukwu for Ohaneze Youth Council (OYC), Chinonso Uba Nonsonkwa of Nchekwa Ndi Ogbenye Foundation and five others, the CSOs alleged that Igboayaka’s arrest may not be unconnected with “his outspokenness to condemn the brutal killing of over 15 harmless Christian worshipers by Herdsmen at Amegu Nkalagha in Ishielu Local Government Area…
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