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Host Communities to  the  Federal University of Technology ,FUTO, Owerri ,Tuesday May 18,sent a warning to the institution to steer clear of their Federal Government excised land  or face the wrath of the communities. They issued this order during their massive peaceful  protest against FUTO on the excised expanse of land which the University had before now laid  claim to, though there was no  compensation  on the land by the institution. Speaking to newsmen during the protest at the excised  Land which has been mapped out for a well built…

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 A former  First Lady, Prof (Dame) Theresa Agbonma Udenwa, has commended the Ladies of St. Mulumba Nigeria, Owerri Metropolitan Council, on their Think Thank Project  Speaking last Sunday at the St. Theresa’s Catholic Church Parish Mbato,Isu LGA Imo State, on the Conferment of the “Charity Partners(Ome  Ogo Award on her by the Ladies of St. Mulumba Nigeria Owerri Metropolitan Council. The event coincided with the Official handover of the Key Ceremony to their third house,  built  and donated to  Mrs Maria Ajoko of Umuezeofor Umudibi Ekwe, Isu LGA, Orlu Diocese.…

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…Uchehara: It’s joy fulfilled It was all  jubilation in the sleeping  Umuezeala village in Eziobodo in  Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo state, as   the Anglican Church commissioned a six bedroom bungalow for an indigent widow, Mrs Patience Eke. The house was built by an Anglican priest, Rev  Uchenna Uchehara. Rev,Uchehara, an indigene of Eziobodo autonomous Community, Owerri West LGA, is serving as the Assistant Chaplain to His Grace, Most Rev Isaac Chijioke Nwaobia,the  Archbishop of Aba Province and Bishop of Isiala Ngwa South Diocese in Abia state. The…

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Imo state police command, weekend, disclosed  that it had arrested four suspects in connection with the razing of Okigwe south area police command headquarters. It will be recalled that some armed hoodlums,on April 26,invaded and attacked Okigwe South Police Area Command headquarters where Five  Policemen were gruesomely killed while others sustained injuries. Imo state new  Commissioner of Police,Mr. Abutu Yaro said  last  Friday that  when the armed hoodlums left the station, some “unscrupulous youths of the community stormed the Area command building and looted the station  arms and ammunition and…

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The last may not have been heard of the recent arrest and brutalization of Imo Vendors and Newspaper Distributors as authoritative sources within their circle have revealed ongoing plan to drag Imo State Government and the acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba to court. Nigeria Newspoint gathered that the aggrieved  vendors and distributors  are planning to press fundamental rights abuse charges against the parties over what they described as illegal and unconstitutional arrest and beating of their members while carrying out  their legitimate business. Recall that operatives of…

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The Igbo Social-Cultural Organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Wednesday, backed the Southern Nigeria Governors’ Forum in their recommendations towards ending the high level of insecurity across the country, especially on the ban on open grazing.  Tribune Online had earlier reported that the governors had after their meeting in Delta State, on Tuesday, 11th May 2021 recommended among other things, the convocation of a national dialogue, ban on open grazing and state police.  Speaking to Tribune Online in Awka, on the development, the Vice President of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Demian Ogene-Okeke, called…

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The army arrested 48-year-old Awurum Eze, a native of Umoneke Nta in the Isiala-Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. The Nigerian Army has said it has arrested the Second-in-Command to the neutralised commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Aba town in Abia State during the raid. The army arrested 48-year-old Awurum Eze, a native of Umoneke Nta in the Isiala-Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. The Director, Army Public Relations, in a release said, Eze had escaped from his…

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In view of the spate of killings and incessant insecurity and kidnapping in Nigeria, Bishop Uzoma Emmanuel,the prelate of Christ victorious Alive Revival mission owerri was worried on the way Christians and many people were being slaughtered like animals , it was based on this premise that constrained him to state categorically that time has come when Christians in Nigeria should take guns and defend themselves.The Bishop expressed the view shortly after the monthly meeting of the Association of Christia Theological Professors,ACTP in owerri recently.The prelate said that Bible never…

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The wife of a renowned educationist and philanthropist in Imo state, Dr. Rolland Iheanacho, Mrs Anthonia Iheanacho, was on Sunday, May, 8, conferred with the prestigious award of ‘ Distinguished Mother Of The Catholic Men’s Organisation ‘ by the Saint Joseph’s parish, Ifakala in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo state.  In a release  signed  by Dr. Iheanacho, noted that, Mrs.Anthonia Iheanacho (Decency), was found worthy of the honour done to her by the Catholic Men’s Organisation, CMO, at the St.Joseph’s parish, Ifakala. The award it was gathered is in…

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From Joe Ezuma, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Neighborhood Watch Safety Corps Agency, has solicited for the support of journalists practicing in the state in it’s bid to tackle crime and insecurity through intelligence-gathering.  To this end, the management of the agency yesterday paid a visited to the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) as well as the  Correspondents’ Chapel of the NUJ in Port Harcourt.  Speaking during the visit to the  Correspondents’ Chapel, director-general of the agency, Dr. Uche Mike Chukwuma, urged journalists to  key  into any security programme or project aimed…

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