Cleric warns against family inheritance, squabble …As Dorcas Mbonu is laid to rest

The Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim ESOCS, Imo State Province has warned on the inheritance people leave for the children which may be the prime factor to their problems. ESOCS Provincial Headquarters, Scribe, Senior Apostle John Afokwalam during the funeral service of late Dorcas Grace Mbonu at Obibi District in Owerri West Local Government Area, weekend, unveil that a good man liveth an good inheritance for his children, children while a bad man liveth unrighteous inheritance for his children, children. Snr. AP Afokwalam explained that the good…

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Eze Iwueke congratulates Imo new SGI

The traditional ruler of Akata autonomous community in Ihitte-Uboma local government area of Imo State, HRH Eze Christian Iwueke has congratulated the new Secretary to the Government of Imo State, Engr. Mark Uchendu. The Eze Udo 11 of Akata autonomous community described the new Secretary to the government of Imo State as a refined gentle who will bring new impetus to the discharge of his duties. The monarch said that Gov. Okorocha has shown that he believes so much in the capacity of the new SGI to effect great change…

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Osinbajo inaugurates FG’s Trader Money SchemeSays: Buhari doesn’t segregate.

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has reiterated that the Federal Government which President Muhammadu Buhari heads does not segregate in its responsibilities to states irrespective of religion or even party affiliation, adding that it was in line with the oath the President swore to on the day they were sworn-in. The VP opined, “This is the oath the President took on the day we were sworn-in. The President said the Country belongs to all of us and for that reason no State will be segregated against as being done…

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Political Bubuyaya: Imolites flay Osinbajo’s visit …Say: Its waste of fund …Commissioned fraudulent projects

Imolites have accused Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of condoning alleged corruption and fraud in the government of Gov Rochas Okorocha by visiting the state to commission fraudulent projects that have not been completed and of no value to the people in the state. According to the aggrieved citizens who spoke to Nigeria Newspoint at the weekend on the Vice president visit described it as a wasteful extravagance that has further depleted the scarce resources of the state. Making his mind known on the issue a retiree who craved anonymity flayed…

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Okorocha warns Parents against female genital mutilation

The Governor of Imo State. Owelle Rochas Okorocha has for the umpteenth time warned parents and guardians to stop carrying out Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) as it destroys the healthiness of girl children. This issue of ending FMG/C in Imo state was again re-echoed during the sensitization/training programme organized by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with Ministry of Gender and Social Development with support from UNFPA/UNICEF’s Joint programme on FGM/C Abandonment Accelerating Change, as the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Angela Uwakwem noted that the need to continue…

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2019 Guber: My mission is to revive Imo economy – Amuchie

Seasoned professional banker, financial management expert and leading governorship aspirant in Imo State under the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Sir Stanley Amuchie has vowed to extensively redeem the fast dwindling economy of Imo State by fully applying his expertise in re-engineering, restructuring and recapitalizing the state government economic machinery for positive results. Sir Stanley Amuchie, a bureaucrat and top flight banker by profession also assured that he would reposition the psyche of workers in the public sector for optimum performance by providing the necessary incentives that…

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Not allowing my supporters to suffer is secret of my formidable political structure, Ararume reveals

Senator Ifeanyi Ararume, the latest Governorship aspirant to declare his intention to contest the 2019 gubernatorial election in Imo state under the All Progressive Grand Alliance [APGA] says that noneof the staff of the National Assembly who worked with him when he represented Okigwe Zone in the red carpert Chamber had left him since 2007 when he withdrew from the nation’s upper Legislative chambers in Abuja. Giving a scintillating revelation on how he maintains the most formidable and almost infallible political structure in Imo State and even in Nigeria, while…

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Imo Amalgamation: No misfit, corrupt man ’ll govern Imo in 2019 …Gives template to parties …Ignore Imolites at your peril

In a bid to prevent the ugly experience of misgovernance in Imo, a group under the auspices of Amalgamation of Imo Professional Bodies and Associations, AIPA, has raised a template that will determine who takes over as Imo governor next year. In an address presented by the group at a press conference in Owerri signed by Chief Emeka Diwe, President General Orlu Zuruumme and 11 others, Imo Amalgamation noted that in carrying out the onerous task of scrutinizing the records and antecedents of the would-be Imo governor, it has had…

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APGA Primaries: Why I will go on exile, if Okey Ezeh is denied ticket

I mo politics is replete with stories of people who threatened to go on exile if A or Z candidate wins or loses election. The recent story that hit newspaper headlines was when Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, governorship aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, visited a ward in Owerri Municipal Council as part of his consultation exercise. After his address, journalists accosted Dr Josiah Odunna, one of the major political voices in the state to seek his views on the visit. Dr Odunna came in solidarity with…

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NUPENG Imo State chapter holds election October 6

The State Chapter of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers will hold its general election on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Benchmark Hotels Ltd, Oduobi Crescent, Ikenegbu Owerri. The notice for the election, signed by the State Chairman and PortHarcourt Zonal Chairman of NUPENG ELD. Comrade Paulinus Anumma and the Secretary, Comrade Sonny Signs Ozoh, stated that the sale of forms for all elective offices will commence on Wednesday, September 19, and close on Monday, October 1, from 9am-3.3pm, at the State Secretariat of the organization, No…

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