By Williams Odunze The saying that health is wealth manifested in real terms as more than one hundred and eighty people from Egwedu Community in Njaba LGA,Imo State benefited from free eye medical services embarked upon by a Non-profit organization known as Lion Heart Group, recently. Speaking with Nigeria Newspoint, the Founder of the group, Wisdom Ezeji said that the group was motivated to embark on such activity purely on humanitarian ground. He pointed out that health is crucial, hence the need to address some health challenges in his community…
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Iwuanyanwu sues for peace In Igboland
…Calls on Imo people to ignore sit-at-home order By Nkechi Ojukwu The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo of Igbo race , Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has described Igbo race as a peaceful and law abiding people who believe so much in hardwork in order to make a living. Chief Iwuanyawu, while speaking to the journalist in his office in Owerri, decried the level of insecurity in Igboland, saying that killing and destruction of property are alien to Igbo culture. According to him, whatever reasons that push the young people to engaged themselves in…
Read MoreTaboo: Men Caught In Homosexual Act Escape Being Lynched By Angry Mob In Rivers
…As community, police lay manhunt for fleeing suspect If not for the timely intervention of the men of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, two men allegedly caught in an act of sodomy recently would have become ordinary dust as an angry mob almost roasted them like bush meat in the Ogbunabali community of Rivers state. The said act of taboo happened, Thursday, November 2, 2023 in the sleeping Ogbunabali community of Rivers state and it would have been the sad end of the two young men on earth ; Ogah…
Read MoreImo Guber: Yiaga Africa deploys 328 Observers, calls for credible election
Ahead of the Saturday Governorship election, a non governmental organization, Yiaga Africa has disclosed that it is mobilizing 328 local observers for the election to ensure that it’s free, fair and credible This was made known during Media and Civil society Organisation round table discussion held in Owerri. Speaking through its Director of programmes Cynthia Mbamalu, the Organization emphasized on the need for citizens participation in the elections to foster democracy and social inclusion. She stated that the media and the CSOs should collaborate with Yiaga to sensitive the citizens…
Read MoreNOV 11: Imo INEC fully prepared to conduct credible Guber elections -Agu
By Onyinyechi Nwankwo The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC. Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Imo State, Prof. Mrs Sylvia Agu has announced the preparedness of the commission to conduct a free, fair and credible governorship election come Saturday Nov. 11, 2023. Prof. Agu stated this while addressing Journalists in a press briefing at the State Office, Owerri, recently. She noted that the Commission has conducted all the pre-electoral activities prior to the Saturday elections within the timeline stipulated by the Electoral Act and election guidelines in a professional, credible and transparent…
Read MoreInter-Community Football tournament takes stand against FGM
Orji, Owerri North, Imo State, in a pioneering effort to raise awareness and advocate for the abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), an inter-community football tournament brought together over 200 youths from Mbaitolu and Owerri North in Imo State. The event, held at Orji Primary School, was organized by the Young Men’s Network Against Sexual & Gender-Based Violence, Imo State Chapter, with support from Youth Hub Africa under the UNFPA-UNICEF joint programme on the erlimination of Female Genital Mutilation. Felxfame Enisire, the State Program Coordinator of Young Men’s Network, emphasized…
Read MoreImo NUJ Condemns Attack On NLC President-AJaero
The executive and members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists,NUJ, Imo State Council, has received with pains and grieves the unprovoked and mindless attack visited on the national President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, by thugs and police officers said to be working for Imo State Government. The Wednesday, November 1 vicious attack on the NLC president is most unfortunate, unfounded and absolutely smacks of gross insensitivity and reckless disregard for human rights as well as institutional molestation on the part of the government. We are…
Read MoreEmele commends Imo LG Workers, calls for support for Uzodinma’s re-election
The Commissioner, Ministry of local government and Chieftaincy Affairs Hon Rubby Emele has commended the Imo State local government workers as she lauded them for their doggedness and dedication to service. Hon Emele gave the commendation on the occasion of the local government workers summit held at the Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu Square, Owerri as she calls for support for the re- election of Governor Uzodinma come Nov 11. 2023. The Commissioner however highlighted the numerous giants of the state governor in the area of infrastructural and human capital development…
Read MoreAttack on NLC President, Comrade Jeo Ajaero, Act of Barbarism, Exhibition of Gangsterism in Imo by Imo Government
Owerri Peoples Front, OPF, has taken note of the attack and assault on one of the illustrious sons of Owerri Zone and President, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Jeo Ajaero. Ajaero was in the state to lead workers on a peaceful protest over the Imo State government’s non-payment of workers salaries and pensions of some pensioners, before he was brutally attacked by hoodlums working for the Imo State government of Senator Hope Uzodimma. OPF condemns the attack on the labor leader, which is an act of irresponsibility and an exhibition…
Read MoreIkeduru Diocesan Mothers Conference: Geo Cassidy Lauds Women Of Ikembara Over Emulative Virtues For Girl Child
By Chigozie Uzosike As women of St. Philip’s Anglican Church of Ikembara Inyishi Archdeaconry in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, celebrate their 2023 7th Diocesan Mothers Union conference, the Chairman of Geo Cassidy Fashions, Owerri, Deacon Geo Cassidy has congratulated them. Geo Cassidy noted that the women conference which has the theme ‘Anger:A Self Imposed Exile’ has proven that the Women have capacity to change the narrative around community development, especially on those values that keep the home front intact He lauded the Bishop of Diocese of Ikeduru,…
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