The Association of Okada riders in Owerri Zone have pledged their unalloyed support for the Wife Of Ondo State Governor, Chief Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu in her quest for the Imo East Senatorial District Seat. The group made this known during a town hall meeting held on Sunday with Chief Mrs Anyanwu-Akeredolu at her hometown of Emeabiam in Imo State. Assuring them of positive change if elected, Chief Mrs Anyanwu-Akeredolu, Ada Owere described the okada riders (commercial motorcyclists) as moving mobile boards. She said: “I realize the importance of Okada operators…
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Orlu State Assembly: Pascal Okolie Snubs Isu Leaders on zoning arrangement
…Boasts: No One Can Stop Me The Isu clan leaders have insisted that the zoning arrangement in which the clans in Orlu Local Government area of Imo State agreed upon should be respected. Some of the leaders who spoke with rage on condition of anonymity berated the Orlu Lawmaker, Pascal Okolie who they said has remained adamant over a consensus agreement of PDP leaders which is presently causing bad blood among party leaders. Despite representations and dialogues between the Orsu and Isu clans leaders of People Democratic party in Orlu…
Read MoreAmaka Nzeribe To Critics: Respect My Privacy, Keep Me Out Of Your Politics
… Pleads, People Should Respect Arthur Nzeribe, Allow Him Age Gracefully A lady Amaka Nzeribe from Oguta Community has warned those dropping her name and writing all manner of things against and for her to please stop catching cruise or playing politics with her name adding that she loves to live a quiet life stating that people should respect her privacy and desist from bringing her name to public space. Amaka Nzeribe who resides in Canada and Nigeria stated this yesterday in a chat with the Big Truth. She said…
Read MoreHouse of Assembly Seat: female aspirant bemoans underdevelopment in Ihitte-Uboma
By Onyinyechi Nwankwo. Displeased with the level of infrastructural deterioration in Ihitte-Uboma Local Government Area of Imo State, a vibrant female aspirant for Ihitte-Uboma State Constituency, Comrade Blessing Ngozi Onwumere, has promised to bring development and prosperity down to her people if elected as their representative at the State House of Assembly come 2023. Speaking to journalists on Thursday at the PDP Secretariat, Owerri, Onwumere decried the underdevelopment of Ihitte-Uboma owing to bad roads, electricity blackout, among other unpleasant conditions experienced by the people of the constituency, saying her people…
Read More2023 Presidency: Peter Obi Consults Imo PDP, Says Nigeria must end Grab, Grab Mentality To Progress. “We should produce more than we consume”.
By Ebenezer Ojor Quintessential two-time governor of Anambra State, Chief Peter Obi has said that unless Nigerians and the leadership move away from what he described as “consumption and sharing mentality” prevalent among Nigerians and the political leadership in the country, the future could remain bleak for all. Speaking yesterday when he met with leaders and executive of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Owerri, said as Anambra State governor, he undoubtedly demonstrated how fiscal discipline and cuts in the cost of governance can reposition the socio-economic fabrics of a…
Read MoreOil Embargo on Russia blocked by Saudi Arabia Alex Nwahiri
The recent decision by the European Union to ban the import of Russian oil and natural gas has suffered a major set back following the refusal of Saudi Arabia, the largest OPEC producer to increase its oil output to make up for the gap to be created by the embargo on Russian oil. A statement from the Crown Prince of the kingdom Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) said that Saudi Arabia would continue to abide by its OPEC quota. Europe depends on Forty percentage of its natural gas on Russia as…
Read More2023 Guber: Owerri Zone Should Support Uzodinma – Glamour
One of the leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Owerri West Local Government Area, of Imo State, Comrade Bright Agu, has urged the people of Owerri Zone to support Gov Hope Uzodinma’s reelection bid, next year. Comrade Agu who made the call in Owerri yesterday in a chat with our correspondent, said the governor remains the best choice for the zone, and state because of his outstanding achievements in office. He pointed out that not only has the governor delivered good governance and quality projects, but also…
Read MoreTraditional Medicine needs government support to function effectively – Ekechukwu
A traditional Medicine Practitioner CDr Nathaniel Ekechukwu has maintained that government should finance traditional Medicine as that will value to it and make it function effectively. Dr Ekechukwu said this in Owerri during the innuguration of Owerri North executive of National Association of Nigeria Traditional medicine Practitioners ( NANTMP). Dr Ekechukwu said, “Traditional medicine is important and needed government support where roots and leaves can be analysed for human consumption. Because of the level of literacy there is need for government to build laboratories for exploits. He further said that…
Read MoreNWORIE PARK PROJECT: Trespassers to be Arrested, Prosecuted
Government has warned all mechanics, artisans and traders trying to resume illegal operations along the banks of Nworie River, from Umezurike Hospital to 4th Inland Road to quit immediately or face dire consequences. Imo State Commissioner for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Mazi Uche Ohia, PhD, handed down the warning in the morning of Tuesday April 19, 2022, while addressing the illegal operators including motor mechanics and those roasting cow skin (kanda). He ordered them to vacate the area immediately in their own interest or face arrest and prosecution. Mazi…
Read MoreParty Congress: SDP Chieftains fight dirty, as Party suspends Congress in Imo.
It was a- free- all in Owerri, the Imo state capital, on Tuesday, as chieftains of the Social Democratic Party, in the state exchanged punches. The crisis led to the suspension of the state Congress which was billed to take place at the party’s secretariat situated on Wetheral Road in Owerri. Our correspondent who was invited to witness the botched Congress observed that trouble started after some Local Government Area chairmen insisted that the Congress was not going to go on. They insisted that staff members of the Independent National…
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