The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Imo State Council, after an emergency meeting presided over by Comrade Ori Martins on Wednesday, appointed an End of year party Organizing Committee with Bar Vivian Otti as Chairman, while Lady Wins and Austin Agwulonu are members. According to Ori Martins, who also doubles as Secretary of the NUJ in Imo State, the union will use the opportunity to fraternize with and celebrate the veterans who contributed immensely to the growth of the Journalism profession in the state. He also stated that the union…
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Journalist attacked over alleged same-sex relationship
A Lagos-based freelance journalist has escaped death by the whiskers following a mob attack by an irate mob in the Isheri-Oshun area of Lagos State, over alleged indulgence in homosexual activities. Narrating his ordeal from a private hospital where he was receiving treatment, the victim, who wished to be identified as Chris for safety reasons, said his attackers accused him of being in a gay. He explained that the latest attack on him was not the first as he was also attacked sometime in 2018 in Imo, his home…
Read MoreImo Journalist’s Son Escapes By Whiskers From Kidnappers’ Clutches
A Journalist and Senior staff of Imo state owned Radio station,IBC,Mr Reginald Mbajunwa has thanked God for the miraculous escape of his son,Nzubechi from Herdsmen Kidnappers,few days ago. In his words,”My son was going for Crossover night service,between Avu and Obinze communities ,he climbed an Okada of a Hausa boy. Along the way the Okada boy fell down and his cohorts came out from the bush and fired gun sporadically and took hold of my son”,stated . “When they called me and demanded for N5 million naira.I asked them not…
Read MoreOBMTA: Owerri Timber Traders Inaugurate Newly Elected Exco In Owerri.
It was a celebration galore at the Timber Market Naze, Owerri North LGA,Imo state as Newly elected executives of Owerri Building Materials and Traders Association,OBMTA were inaugurated to run the Association’s affairs for the next three years. Addressing the members after its inauguration, the new President,Okonkwo Anthony said that he is going to run an inclusive government where everybody will be carried along irrespective of the camp he belonged. He emphasised that the unity and progress of the association is paramount before any other interest. Okonkwo reaffirmed his…
Read MoreGaza Tunnel System 80 Percent Intact
Israel has failed to destroy Hama’s tunnel system with 80 percent of the tunnel system intact, officials from Israel, and the United States confirm. Israel main objective in invading Gaza was to destroy the tunnel network estimated to be around 300 miles long. Officials from the US and Israel confirmed to the Wall Street Journal in an interview that only about 20 to 40 percent of the tunnel system have been damaged or rendered inoperable. Most of these are in the northern part of Gaza. Since the war began, Israeli…
Read MoreOtti Pledges Support For Investors As Nostrocom Makes Entry Into Abia
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to support investors and businesses in the state, as they are critical stakeholders to job creation and human capacity development. Governor Otti stated this Sunday, at the Official Commissioning of Nostro Communication Limited, (Nostrocom House), a state-of-the-art broadcast facility which houses Spin 95.3 FM, Alpha Spin TV as well as a Musical, Photography Studio and Digital Entrepreneurship Center which would provide digital opportunities for the youths. The Governor, who spoke through the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Prince Okey…
Read MoreImo Residents Lament EEDC Prolonged Power Outages
Enraged Imo residents are expressing their frustration with the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) over inconsistent power supply since the beginning of 2024. Numerous individuals, sharing their grievances with our correspondent, have voiced their dissatisfaction with the subpar electricity services provided by EEDC in the state. Chuka Igwe, a resident in Egbu, Owerri North Local Government, expressed his dismay, stating, “EEDC has been very unfair to us. Since January this year, power supply to the area has not been good. “We barely have light for two hours a day. And…
Read MoreNAWOJ Partners SMEDAN To Explore Technical Support For Women Journalists
By Vivian Ottih The need for women to venture into the dynamics world of commerce and industry to support their career has formed crux of discourse in recent times. Recently in a boardroom meeting between the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Association of Nigeria(SMEDAN) held in Abuja, the National Chairperson of NAWOJ, Aisha Ibrahim Bura stated that capacity building of members of the Nigeria Associationq of Women Journalists is one of the cardinal points that drives her administration’s resolve. In her words,…
Read MoreParliamentary Workers Get New Exco in Bayelsa
The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) Bayelsa State chapter has inaugurated a new executive to pilot its affairs for a period of four years. The inauguration which preceded the election held at the Assembly complex in Yenagoa was monitored by the national leadership of PASAN represented by the National Legal Adviser, Comrade Lawrence Achuta, the Bayelsa State Chairman of the NLC, Comrade Simon Barnabas and the NLC state Secretary, Comrade John Angesse, the Police and the Department of State Security. In a keenly contested election, Comrade Ekakara Ebiotu Peres…
Read MoreIPOB : We Are Not Averse To Genuine Restructuring Of Nigeria–Kanu …We can’t grow in unworking unitary structure
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has declared his support for genuine restructuring in Nigeria along the lines of the 1963 Constitution. Speaking through his younger brother, Prince Emmanuel, after a meeting at the Abuja headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS), Kanu said that a holistic restructuring is essential for the country’s progress. Kanu stated, “We are not averse to the genuine restructuring of the country. We know that the country cannot grow or make progress under the current unworking unitary structure.” He…
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