Ex- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof Viola Onwuliri has commended the nomination of the National Deputy Financial Secretary of PDP, Hon. Gerald Irona as the Imo State PDP Deputy Governorship Candidate. The governorship flagbearer of the PDP, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha on Monday, through a astatement, signed by Dr. Vin Udokwu, Director General, Ihedioha Campaign Organization, announced his choice of running mate. Prof. Onwuliri exclaimed with joy, “Wow! This is great. Congratulations Your Excellency. Hon . Irona is a very good choice”, adding that, “together we will definitely rebuild Imo,…
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2019: Vote for Buhari to return power to South-West In 2023 – Fashola
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday, urged the people of South West to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 elections to guarantee a return of power to the region in 2023. The minister stated this at a special Town Hall Meeting on infrastructure organised by the Ministry of Information and Culture and the National Orientation Agency. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed led three other ministers including Fashola, Ministers of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi…
Read MoreSamdaddy can never leave PDP for any There is no evidence of defection
The attention of the office of Sen. Samdaddy Anyanwu and his Campaign Organization have been drawn to a fallacious and unethical publication on the Cover page of Trumpeta Newspaper of Tuesday 22nd October, 2018 with the caption, “Samdaddy, OkeyEze Drag SDP Guber Ticket”. We could have chosen to ignore the obvious display of rascality and gross unprofessionalism exhibited by the publication but for the teeming supporters of Sen. SamdaddyAnyanwu, the reading public and indeed the generality of Imolites who the publication was no doubt targeted to misinform. We view the…
Read MoreSDP LG chairmen pass confidence vote on Anyanwu,Achigbu
The twenty seven LGA Chairmen of the Social Democratic Party,SDP in Imo State have passed a vote of implicit confidence on the party’s governorship candidate, Dr Casmir Anyanwu. The chairmen who made their feelings known in a communique issued in Owerri pointed out that they are standing solidly behind him and his deputy,Mr Hogan Achigbu because of the duo’s outstanding track record public service and faithfulness to the party structure in the state. Noting that the party’s guber candidate has electoral value and can deliver as attested to by his…
Read MoreHigherlife Church marks 5 years Anniversary
The Higherlife Generation Church International holds a 3 days Conference tagged “God Kind of Life” with the Theme “Total Anger of God”. According to a statement from the Church, the life changing programme will mark her 5 years anniversary, which is scheduled for Friday 2 and Saturday 3 November 2018. Time is 5pm daily while the Anniversary celebration and power service starts by 8am on Sunday November 4, 2018. The event will hold at the Higherlife Generation Church, 8 Bishop Court, behind IMSU (Church Auditorium), and it will feature music…
Read More2019 Presidency: Atiku parleys with IPOB leader –Kanu “I’m interested in Ndigbo come 2019”
The intrigues emanating from the preparation to the 2019 presidential elections appear unending. According to correspondent report the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential flag bearer, AlhajiAtikuAbubakar has opened communication channels with the leader of the proscribed group, the Indigenous People of Biafra,IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In the highly secretive arrangement, the two involved talks on issues of possible mutual benefit. According to a source Alhaji Atiku has expressed interest in having talks with the leader of the IPOB group. The PDP flag bearer intends to understand in real terms the…
Read MoreWeep not for Fayose, weep for Nigeria
When Fayose won in 2014, the whole of Ekiti erupted with joy. In 2018 the APC “won” and all the streets of Ekiti are looking so gloomy. The people are sad because their will has been truncated”- Adeolu Daramola. My friend and brother, Governor Peter Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, is not infallible. He is not an angel and like every other mortal, he has his own fair share of faults, excesses and shortcomings. We do not agree on everything and neither do we always share the same opinion on…
Read MoreImo Governorship: AGAP party to spring surprises …As many politicians jostle for D-Gov position …Party office now Mecca of sort
As a result of the emergence of Hon. Chuks Edward Okonya as the governorship candidate of the All Grand Alliance Party, AGAP, many politicians in Imo State have besieged the party secretariat to struggle to be nominated as his running mate. Nigeria Newspoint gathered that given the pedigree of honesty and transparent leadership qualities of Hon. Okonya very many interested politicians have been knocking at the door of the party secretariat with the aim to be the Deputy Governor of the candidate. Speaking to our reporter under the condition of…
Read MoreNnamdi Kanu is alive, in Israel , IPOB jubilates
Members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have been celebrating the reported sighting of leader of the group in Jerusalem, Israel, recently. A video showing the IPOB leader at a worship place in the city of Isreal has been trending on social media and traditional media in the country suggesting that he is alive after months of speculation of his whereabouts after military invasion of his home last year at Abia State. His lawyer it was also learnt has further given credence to the authenticity of the video with…
Read MoreA Post Mortem of recent Party Primaries
The much anticipated political parties primaries have come and gone but certainly not the dusts raised. Generally, these primaries never met the expectations and aspirations of Nigerians and indeed, the democratic world owing to many unsavoury fallouts from the exercise. The most disturbing of these ills no doubt was the monetization of the exercise. Contrary to expectations most of the political parties sold their nomination forms at highly exorbitant costs. This worrisome development no doubt quenched the fire of enthusiasm kindled in many Nigerians especially the youth most of whom…
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