By Afam Echi It is no longer news that Imo State since three years is reckoned as a war theatre and epicenter of violent killings in Igbo land. What may possible go down as news is that the Senator Hope Uzodimma government has found a solution to the frequent blood lettings that have characterized his government. It is on record that since he assumed office unending violent killings have trailed the administration non-stop in spite of all efforts to control the situation. The list capturing the orgy of violence continued…
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Imo guber: Youths unwilling to work as our ad hoc staff-INEC cries out
…Insecurity threatens Nov 11 governorship polls, says national commissioner There is security threat to the November 11 governorship elections in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa states, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Wednesday. The commission also lamented that residents are now scared of applying as ad hoc staff for the election in Imo and the other affected states. It added that there is need for the government to bring down the level of insecurity to guarantee free and credible elections. INEC National Commissioner Mohammed Haruna stated this yesterday during…
Read MoreIkukuoma Foundation: Edith Nwosu Disburses N.8m To Nwangele Women, Free To Petty Traders
…Vows to lift Amaigbo Hospital if… …Says: “Philanthropy, Charity Run In My Family” Moved by the desire to touch lives of people in her area, the founder of a non-governmental organization, Ikukuoma Foundation, Edith Nwosu, has disclosed that the foundation disbursed the sum of N600, 000 to beneficiaries selected from all the electoral wards in Nwangele Local Government Area, with each of the 12 beneficiaries smiling home with N50,000 each. Nwosu who hails from Abba, Nwangele LGA, hinted that the free grant was to help grow petty businesses and traders…
Read MoreBuhari’s Regrets As Lessons For Tinubu
Femi Adesina, a former media aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, last week said the former president regretted some of the decisions he took while in office and felt he could have done some things better.The ex-presidential spokesman stated this while speaking at a programme tagged ‘Media Dialogue with Femi Adesina’, organised by the Association of Veteran Journalists in Osun state. Even before the ex-presidential spoke person’s outburst,i t has always been typical for Nigeria’s former leaders to regret carrying or failing to implement certain policies/actions while in office. Sometimes, even…
Read MoreSay No To Crime Commanders: Security Group Allegedly Sacks ESN In Ohaji/Egbema/Oguta
…Warns youths against crime, violence Commanders of the Community Security Outfit, ‘Say No To Crime’: Okoro Bosa and Orisa Anthony, have revealed that the militia arm of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Eastern Security Network (ESN), has been dislodged in Ohaji/Egbema and Oguta Local Government Areas of Imo State. They said ‘Say No To Crime’ Security Outfit had chased ESN out of these areas with collective efforts which has returned peace, calmness and tranquillity to the oil producing communities. The Commanders stated this when they spoke with journalists in Owerri…
Read MoreIriji Eze Imo: Eze Udenkwo commends Eze Okeke
The traditional ruler of Ishiala-Umudi Autonomous community in Nkwerre Local Government Area, HRH, Eze Joel Udenkwo has commended Eze Imo, HRM, Eze Emmanuel Okeke on his 2023 Irji ceremony held recently in Owerri. Eze Udenkwo gave the commendation on the maiden Iriji Eze Imo festival held at Eze Imo palace which attracted traditional rulers in the state, friends and well wishers, dignitaries from far and near among others who came en mass to grace the occasion which was a huge success. The Ishiala-Umudi monarch who is also, the Chairman…
Read MoreOKIPOCA Endorses Uzodinma For 2nd Term
…Lauds him on infrastructure By Nkechi Ojukwu Ahead of the governorship election coming up on November 11, the Okigwe Political Consultative Assembly (OKIPOCA), which comprises of six Local Governments, has called on all voters in the zone to elect Governor Hope Uzodinma for second term on November 11, governorship election for continuity of the good infrastructural development by the Shared Prosperity administration. The group made the call during the strategic town hall meeting of Okigwe political Consultative Assembly, OKIPOCA last Sunday at Obowo LGA, headquarters. The meeting which was exclusively…
Read MoreTumbling Economy: FG Must Return Fuel Subsidy
Energy remains a serious issue in many parts of the world. In the United States for instance, energy is one issue that can make or mar a political party during elections. This was the case during the November 2022 in Nigeria’s midterm elections that saw the Republicans snatch majority in the House of Representatives. To say that the Nigerian economy has been on the road to Golgotha since the announcement of the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023, is simply stating the obvious. Tinubu’s…
Read MoreImo Guber: Owerri Zone Marginalisation Must Stop, I’ll Return Peace, Security -Opara
…Says: YPP’ll win, seeks debate …Insists: Diala remains suspended as state chairman By Ebenezer Ojor Ahead the November 11 governorship election in Imo State, the candidate of the Young Progressive Party, YPP, Chief Kemdi Opara says with 20 years of Orlu Zone’s grip on governorship, it is only fair that Owerri Zone with less than three years should produce the next governor of the state. Healso assured of his resolve to tackle the nagging issue of insecurity headlong if given the mandate to preside over the affairs of Imo as…
Read MoreImo APGA Guber Candidate-Ejiogu Flats Attack On 8 Security Operatives.
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance,APGA in Imo state, Sir Tony Ejiogu has condemned the recent killing of eight security personnel at Oriagu, Ehime-Mbano LGA of the state. In a statement on Thursday, September 21,Ejiogu expressed sadness over the unfortunate incident Security operatives of the Joint Task Force were said to have been on patrol along Aba-branch Oriagu in Ehime-Mbano road last Tuesday, when some unknown gunmen ambushed them and killed eight security agents. Part of the statement read “It breaks my heart to know that eight…
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