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News Echo newspaper and News Insider magazine both published by Deking Holistic Communications Network Limited, will be unveiled on Friday, 11 June, 2021 at The Royals Entertainment, opposite NTA, Owerri, Imo State. According to a release by Jennifer John Executive Editor News Echo newspaper is a regional paper circulating in South East Nigeria and Delta, Rivers and Bayelsa States. The statement further added that personalities expected at the unveiling include politicians, religious leaders, traditional rulers, captains of industry and the academia amongst others. It also requested the attendance of other…

By Nkechi Ojukwu  The Imo State Auditor-General,Chief Ebenezer Osuji has debunked that he was ever trapped in the net of the Nigeria Police Force as published by one state based  tabloid on May 25. Chief Osuji described the publication captioned, “Imo Auditor-General in police net,as kinsman escape death in office”,as full of frivolities emanating from mischief makers ,urging the public to disregard the said jaundiced report. He noted   that the writer might have been paid by some “black sheep” around him to tarnish his highly  earned image. “Journalists should ask…

From Joe Ezuma, Port Harcourt The Sole Administrator, Rivers State Waste Management Agency, (RIWAMA), Bro. Felix Obuah has explained why wastes would be noticed in some areas of Port Harcourt, the State capital and its environs, from today, Saturday, May 22, 2021.  There has  been a recrudescence  of refuse heaps dotting  in some places within and around  port Harcourt in recent times, there by rubbing off the gains the state capital had gained  in coming back to garden city status  The development has given much concern to residents at the…

It was all excitment, thanksgiving and celebration as the family of ESV. Chief sir Sam Anokam a notable humanitarian and philanthropist from Ihiagwa in Owerri west LGA celebrated in grandstyle the infant baptism/christening of their beloved grand child little Miss Adaugo Anulika Naomi Nwabunike. The baptism took place at the Cathedral of Transfiguration CATOL Owerri followed by a grand reception to commemorate the ceremony. The grand parents of the child ESV. Chief Sir and lady Sam Anokam in their separate speeches expressed their delight for the gift of a grand…

The current leadership of the National Assembly, has been advised to honourably “resign and allow true patriots to lead this important arm of government, for the rejuvenation of Nigeria”. The Anglican Archbishop of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province, His Grace, Most Rev. Dr. David O. C. Onuoha, made the call Thursday, in his Presidential Address to the first session of the 10 synod, held at St. John’s Anglican Church, Umunumo, Ehime Mbano Local Government  Area of Imo State. Explaining why his advice became necessary, the Archbishop said: “It is very disturbing that…

The current leadership of the National Assembly, has been advised to honourably “resign and allow true patriots to lead this important arm of government, for the rejuvenation of Nigeria”. The Anglican Archbishop of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province, His Grace, Most Rev. Dr. David O. C. Onuoha, made the call Thursday, in his Presidential Address to the first session of the 10 synod, held at St. John’s Anglican Church, Umunumo, Ehime Mbano Local Government  Area of Imo State. Explaining why his advice became necessary, the Archbishop said: “It is very disturbing that…

The ongoing agitation for the Federal University Of Technology (FUTO) Owerri to sign the Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) for the final excise and release of about 1000 hectares of Futo land back to the land owners has taken another turn . As some land grabbers have seized the perceived Futo reluctance to sign the MOU to encroach into the Federal Government  approved excised Land.            This was made known as one of  the host Communities ,Obokwu Community  in Obinze took to the streets to protest the…

It  has been time  of sorrow for the people of Oforola Autonomous Community in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, as rain storm destroyed  about a hundred buildings and property worth millions of naira. Aside destroying numerous buildings, the rain storm which started during the midnight on  8th of April, also pulled down some fences and uprooted many trees. Some of the trees uprooted by the wind storm destroyed people’s roof  while they were sleeping and injured over 15  people who were sleeping in their houses, including a…

The prelate of Obiekpere Ndigbo and presiding Bishop, Friends of Jesus Global Mission, Owerri, His Lordship, Rt. Rev Dr. Maglorious Enyioha has called on the United States Organization (UNO) to urgently intervene in the prevailing state of insecurity manifesting in the forms of unbridled insurgence, civil disturbances, inter-tribal clashes, religious intolerance and unwarranted killings by security operatives and unknown gun men ravaging all parts of Nigeria and general frustration among the people. According to Bishop Enyioha, the highly dreaded state of insecurity which has placed the country into a hypertensive…