The Performing Musician Association of Nigeria PMAN Imo State, has outlined mouth watering activities to celebrate the 76 birthday of business mogul and elder statesman, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. This was made known to journalists by the Governor of PMAN, Amb. Emma Maduike (Onwa Ideato), during an interview with press men. The Umuakam, Ideato South, born governor of PMAN who equally is the PRO of Oha-na- Eze Ndi Igbo, spoke extensively on Engr. Iwuanyanwu as a man of foresight, an apex leader of Ndi Igbo as against the impression that Igbos…
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Pitiable plight of pensioners in Imo State
Imo pensioners recently took to various media platforms including radio, Owerri and national newspapers to lament what they described as non-payment of their pensions including years of arrears under the present APC administration of Governor Rochas Okorocha in Imo State. The pensioners mostly retired permanent secretaries according to media reports, even went to the extent of penning an open letter to the President Mohammadu Buhari to notify him of their plight. The pensioners equally featured in a radio phone-in programme where they told Imolites and indeed Nigerians what they have…
Read MoreAPC crisis; Imo State case
Barely one hundred and eighty days (180 days) to the 2019 general election, the ruling All Progressive Congress Party (APC) is almost scattered as mere shreds of paper. At the National level, a schism has resulted into two major faction of the party. Hence, we now have the New Reformed APC. It will be recalled that the major opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) suffered the same fate a couple of months after its humiliation out of the corridors of power at the Federal Government Level. The aftermath of the conspiracy…
Read MoreI’ll increase pensioners’ salaries by 20 percent- Ohajianya
The top contender for Imo governorship race in 2019, Engr. Patrick Ohajianya has said that he will increase pensioners salaries by 20 percent as well as ensure that their salaries are paid as at when due if elected as governor of the State. Ohajianya who disclosed this to newsmen on Monday, 21th of August, 2018, at Mavin Suit hotel, works layout, Owerri, the Imo State capital where he made his intention known to Imolites and supporters who trooped out en masse to listen to his listen to his manifestoes. The…
Read MoreCanzona: Catholic Youths honour ADC guber aspirant- Chukwu
The Nigerian Federation of Catholic Students, NFCS.Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO, last Saturday, August,18, gave an award of excellence to Mr. Ejike Chukwu,an Industrialist and a frontline gubernatorial aspirant under the platform of the African Democratic Congress,ADC. Canzona is a yearly Catholic Musical Concert which began in 1998. According to the NFCS President, Ajah Ejike, previous award recipients are men of high integrity and who have impacted the society positively. The Chaplain, Rev. Fr. Jude Ike while speaking said Mr. Ejike Chukwu has always shown support to the Catholic…
Read MoreBiafra:Court imprisons112 IPOB Women in Imo …They Called for Refrendum …Demand Kanu’s where about
A Magistrate Court presided over by S K Durumba,on Monday remanded about One hundred and twelve women who the Police say are members of the proscribed Independent People of Biafra,IPOB in the Prison custody in Owerri , the Imo State capital. Reports say two of the women, including one who pregnant reportedly slumped and were rushed to an undisclosed hospital before the commencement of the court sitting. All the women, who were arraigned on eight count charges, were arrested in Owerri by the operatives of the Imo State police command…
Read MoreThat DSS invasion of National Assembly
Last Tuesday, August 7 2018, Nigerians and the international community woke up to behold a strange sight at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja. Masked security operatives from the Department of State Security DSS, had invaded and blockaded the complex, preventing lawmakers, journalists, workers and Nigerian who had one business or another in the complex from gaining access into it. The siege lasted for some hours before various reactions and interventions brought it to an abrupt end. To say the least, that invasion apart from stalling legislative business especially the planned…
Read MorePolice Harassment: Who is afraid of Comrade Nwadike?
The die is cast. As the 2019 general elections draw nearer, those that believe that power belongs to them rather than the people are baring their fangs fully, doing all in their power to stifle the opposition as well as those that are not on the side of the establishment. In their warped minds, they erroneously believe that only those in their good books are fit for public offices while those they believe are their enemies should remain mere spectators in the political terrain. The reign of impunity in Imo…
Read MoreOkigwe Senate: Leaders endorse Okewulonu’s aspiration
After months of intense pressure and wide consultations with Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, leaders, chieftains and stakeholders in Okigwe senatorial Zone of Imo State, the former secretary to the Imo State Government and a Chieftain of the PDP, Chief (Barr) Chris Okewulonu (Ebekuodike), has officially declared his interest to represent the zone in the senate come 2019. Making his intention known to the Okigwe Zonal Executives of the PDP and other stakeholders amidst fanfare and effusion of excitement by the people, Okewulonu stated that he is contesting as a mark…
Read More2019 Guber: Owerri Zone may lose out with over 50 aspirants
Concerned Imolites have expressed fears that the multitude of governorship hopefuls from Owerri Zone conservatively put at fifty may cost it that coveted seat,come 2019. Those who aired their opinion on the issue in separate chats with Nigeria Newspoint at the weekend warned that unless the zone urgently puts its house in order the seat may elude it again. Speaking on the issue under condition of strict anonymity a high ranking member of the ruling APC who is also a strong advocate for Owerri Zone governorship aspiration expressed reservations at…
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