Two siblings identified as Ifezue Chiamaka and Ifezue Emeka were, today, arraigned at Enugu State Magistrate Court for the murder of Make Up artist, Ijeoma Nweke. According to the reports gathered, Chiamaka conspired with her brother to kill Ijeoma for allegedly ‘having an affair with her boyfriend’. It was revealed that Chiamaka lured Ijeoma by inviting her for a make up job. Before she was forced to drink a poisoned substance. On getting there and suspecting foul play, Ijeoma quickly sent an SOS message to a friend, before being forced…
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APC Membership Registration: Vitalis Urges Imolites To Participate Actively
A Political Chieftain Of the All Progressives Congress ,APC in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area,Imo state ,Hon Vitalis Onuoha has urged the people and the entire South-East to avail themselves the opportunity of participating actively on the ongoing APC membership registration in the country. Hon Onuoha made the call while addressing Journalists shortly after the flag off of the APC South East membership registration by the state Governor , Senator Hope Uzodinma in Owerri. The Aboh Mbaise-born Politican also called on Imo people and true lovers of democracy with particular…
Read MoreBuhari bows to pressure sacks service chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has finally sacked the country’s military Service Chiefs, and also approved their retirement from service. Those involved are the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas; and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar. President Buhari thanked the outgoing Service Chiefs for what he calls their “overwhelming achievements in our efforts at bringing enduring peace to our dear country,” and wished them well in their future endeavours. In their place…
Read MoreBuhari, Nigeria’s Biggest Risk, Now –Ezekwesili
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, says President Muhammadu Buhari is Nigeria’s highest risk factor at the moment and that his leadership style is quite detestable. Ezekwesili who attempted to contest for the 2019 presidential election before dropping out, took to her Twitter handle on Monday to post about Buhari’s leadership style, saying the President is not only ‘chauvinistic’ but ‘clannish’ and has ‘deepened the gullies of disagreement and disaffection among people, ethnicities, regions, religions and classes.” In a series of tweets, Ezekwesili also criticized the National Assembly, describing the…
Read MoreTipper crushes motorcyclist in Anambra
An unidentified motorcyclist was on Friday crushed to death in a fatal accident that occurred at Umuazu Nteje in Anambra State. The Public Education Officer for Anambra State Sector of FRSC, Edor Florence N.(SRC) revealed this development in a press statement. She said that the multiple accident happened between Udoka Nwoya the driver of Mercedes Benz Tipper with registration number XA 156 EFR and unidentified motorcycle rider without registration number at about 11.10am. The FRSC Public Education Officer identified excessive speeding as the cause of the traffic crash that involved…
Read MoreOhanaeze Election: Imo Stakeholders Endorse Osuagwu President… Call For Credible Polls
As the election of a new President for Ohanaeze Ndigbo inches closer, the Coalition of Imo Groups and Stakeholders has thrown its weight behind Prof. Chidi Osuagwu. The coalition which is made up of representatives of all the sociocultural organizations, interest groups, professional associations and youth movements gave its endorsement on Saturday after a meeting in Owerri. Recall that the election of new officers to administer the affairs of Ohanaeze is billed for early January, and the position of President-General has been zoned to Imo State in accordance with the…
Read MoreImo Public Safety Moves To Promote Welfare Of Special Citizens
Imo State government has restated its determination to accord all special citizens in the state a sense of belonging in the scheme of things. The Special Adviser (Public Safety) to governor Hope Uzodinma Prince Ugochukwu Nzekwe gave the reassurance while inaugurating a 31-member committee of the disabled individuals who would act as a taskforce for the promotion of the interest and welfare of their members as specified by the government. Nzekwe a 2-time member of the State House of Assembly said that the committee would carryout its assignment in collaboration…
Read MoreSalary Cut: Imo PDP Lawmakers Boycott Sitting: Speaker: I Won My IMHA Election Through God, Self-Help
Seven lawmakers elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday and Thursday boycotted plenaries at the Imo state House of Assembly complex in Owerri over discrepancies in payment of their salaries and allowances. Our correspondent also gathered that allowances of the minority leader, deputy minority leader, and and minority whip were not paid by the state government. The seven PDP lawmakers, Okey Onyekanma, Anyadike Nwosu, Frank Ugboma, Philip Ejiogu, Paschal Okorie, Tochi Okoro and Solomon Anukam accused the state government of playing a dangerous politics. Our correspondent…
Read MoreHospital workers shutdown Owerri over non-payment of 100% salary
Workers of the Imo State Specialist Hospital yesterday staged a serious protest that grounded economic activities in Owerri, the capital city of Imo State. The hospital workers, who came out in their numbers with placards, causing heavy traffic in the major roads and streets of Owerri, carried out the protest, following the inability of the Imo State government to pay them 100% salary. Addressing newsmen during the protest, the Chairman, Joint Action Committee (JAC), Imo State Specialist Hospital, Owerri, Dr. Anumudu Elias, said that it was the height of injustice,…
Read MoreMadumere consoles IPMAN chair over mother’s death
Yesterday, the immediate past Imo Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere condoled his friend, the Chairman of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Imo State chapter and the Chief Executive of Ebere Links Petroleum Products Limited, Chief Chidiebere Okoroafor over the transition of his mother, late Lady Victoria Iheomadinihu Okoroafor, aged 89. Prince Madumere made the statement when he joined the Mr Okoroafor and other members of the family during the outing service at St. John’s Anglican Church, Umuduruokoro, Umunumo, Ehime Mbano local government of Imo State. His words: “From…
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