Barr. Emmanuel Ifeanyi Awulonu, the Imo State AAC Governorship Candidate has assured Imolites that their votes must certainly count and that they will have the final say on who becomes the Executive Governor of Imo State at the November 11,2023 Governorship election. He also reminded those still sceptical and uncertain about the level playing ground and fairness of the fast approaching election that in the words of Prof Mahmood Yakubu, INEC has learnt it’s bitter lesson how not to toy with or experiment with the election.Speaking further,Barr Awulonu promised to…
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Emelumba’s Petition: Nonsonkwa To Be Detained Another week In Abuja, Says Lawyer
…Police: My hands are tied Popular presenter of Igbo Ekpebie and Human Rights Hour at Ozisa FM 96.1 Owerri, Theodore Chinonso Uba, aka Nonso Nkwa, will be detained for at least one more week at Force Headquarters, Abuja. National Newsblast Newspaper authoritatively gathered from Uba’s lawyer, Barr. Charles Kasarachi that after the interview yesterday with the petitioner, Imo State Commissioner, Declan Emelumba, Kasarachi requested that Uba be granted bail but was told that Uba will not be released until the police finish writing their report on the matter of alleged…
Read MoreImo ISIEC Chair Charges Staff To Brace Up For Upcoming Council Elections
The Chairman of Imo State Independent Electoral Commission, ISIEC, Chief Charles Ejiogu has charged the Management and Staff of the Commission to stand up and be counted in readiness for the next Local Government Council elections in Imo State. Chief Charles Ejiogu who stated this during his maiden interactive session with the HODs, Electoral Officers drawn from the 27 LGAs and other members of staff was accompanied by the Members/ Commissioners, solicited the understanding and cooperation of all so that the Commission will deliver on its mandate and in the…
Read MoreNwachukwu Hails NLC For Halting Strike
…Urges Imolites To Re-elect Uzodinma The All Progressive Congress, APC South/East coordinator for persons with disabilities Dr. Stanley Nwachukwu has commended the Joe Ajero led Nigeria Labour Congress,NLC for halting it’s planned nation wide strike. Dr. Nwachukwu gave this commendation in Enugu yesterday after a meeting with some leaders of the disable community. Briefing newsmen, at the end of the meeting, Nwachukwu, who is also the chairman of Joint National Associations of Persons With Disabilities, JONAPWD in Imo State and the president of Disable Destiny Track Foundation, DDTF pointed out…
Read MoreEx-Minister Arrested After Housekeepers Stole Over N800m in Ghana
A former Ghanaian Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, who resigned over the weekend after her houseworkers allegedly stole more than $1 million(N800,000,000 million in Nigeria currency) in cash from her home, has been arrested for suspected corruption, a special prosecutor said on Monday. Dapaah has denied any crimes, but the case drew criticism from Ghana’s opposition, which questioned why a minister had such large amounts of cash in her house. Special prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng said Dapaah was placed under arrest on Monday “in respect of suspected corruption and corruption-related offences…
Read MoreAvu Mechanic Village Crisis Needs Govt.’s Intervention
A former Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ Imo State Council Ben Osuagwu has called on Governor Hope Uzodinma to personally intervene on the empasse between the National Automobile Technicians Association and the Ministry of Lands at Avu Mechanic Village. The former Imo NUJ Chairman was reacting following media reports on the issue. He said that the conflicting reports from the mechanics and land owners will save many people from buying lands allocated to the mechanics or the ones belonging to the government. Ben Osuagwu observed that the…
Read MoreKilling Of Traditional Rulers, Abominable, Must Stop -Sen Achonu, LP Governorship Candidate
The Labour Party governorship candidate in Imo State, Chief Senator Athan Nneji Achonu has lamented the rising cases of insecurity and criminality ravaging Imo State, with its attendant killings and destruction of public and private properties. Reacting to the killing, last week, of the Traditional Ruler of Nguru Autonomous Community in Aboh-Mbaise local government area of the State, His Royal Majesty, Eze James Nnamdi, the former Senator representing Imo North district lamented what he described as; “the abominable disregard for the sanctity of human life and defilement of our cherished…
Read More2023 Governorship: SDP Adopts Samdaddy As Consensus Candidate In Imo
…As over 1000 party supporters, join PDP in Ohaji/Egbema Ahead of the November 11 Governorship election, the House of Assembly candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the just concluded election, Engr. Onyiriuka Stanley Chike and over 1000 of his supporters in the Liberation Mandate have dumped the party in Ohaji Egbema local government area and joined the Peoples Democratic Party. This is at the heels of various endorsement and adoptions of the PDP Governorship flag bearer, Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu as consensus candidate in the November election…
Read MoreNIPR Holds Seminar, Members Charge to uphold Profession’s Intergrity
By Williams Odunze As Nigerian Institute of Public Relations,NIPR, Imo State Chapter, observes its Week in Owerri, the capital of Imo State, Public Relations practitioners have been urged to uphold standard and ethics of the profession in order to project and protect the image of the institute. In his lecture on “Harnessing the Power of Public Relations for Sustainable Economic Development”, The guest speaker,Dr.John Nnabuihe, , explained that a public relations officer has the power to control, coordinate and build the image of his or her club, organization or…
Read MoreImo PDP Condemns APC, Uzodinma’s Plot To Abduct Spokesperson To Our Governorship Candidate, Onuoha
The lmo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party notes with apprehension the, alleged plot by a group of “unknown gunmen” in collaboration with Uzodinma’s private militia to abduct the SA to its Governorship candidate, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, Mr Ikenna Onuoha for reasons yet to be ascertained. Information has it that the Governor has detailed his Adviser on Special Duties, one Mr Chinasa Nwaneri to ensure that Ikenna Onuoha is picked up by his boys starting from today, the 12th day of July, 2023 for prosecution or possible elimination.…
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