The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Imo State chapter has taken a swipe at the administration of Governor Hope Uzodinma over alleged “oppression, deprivation, bellicosity, cruelty, violent attacks and misery” which it accused the present government in the state of unleashing on the citizenry. Imo PDP which made the allegations at a press conference in Owerri on Friday last week, said the alleged precarious situation in Imo State at the moment ” calls for patriotism and sincere reawakening of the core values which underlie… common humanity.” A press release by Imo…
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Insecurity: Imo ‘Okada Riders’ May To Dump APC, Uzodinma Over Alleged ENTRACO Ill Treatment
“Our members no longer feel safe” There are emerging indications that commercial motorcycle operators in Imo State(Okada Riders)are upset by what they described as alleged poor treatment meted out on them by agencies like the Environmental Transformation Commission, Imo- ENTRACO. This is even as the commercial motorcyclists have have raised serious concerns over their safety in view of alleged manner they were being presently intimidated and brutalized. They were also said to be shocked by what they alleged as government’s silence over their plights including recent death of one of…
Read MorePublicity: Catholic Arch Diocese, CMO Exco Seeks Media Partnership In Imo
…Visits Nigeria Newspoint By Williams Odunze In preparation for the Father’s Day Celebration, and the need for wider publicity,the Owerri Arch Diocesan Catholic Men Organization ,CMO, has visited Nigeria Newspoint to seek media partnership with the media outfit for wider publicity of its activities. Leading the group, the Owerri Arch Diocesan President of the Organization,Bro.Kelechi Eke, said that the organization chose the media outfit because of its age long relationship with the Catholic Church and as a popular and most widely read Newspaper in Imo State and beyond. He stated…
Read MoreSupplementary Election: Fear, As Thugs Storm with Escorts, Snatch Ballot Box, Despite Security Presence
It was a bizarre moment of fear and confusion at the Umuarusi Amandugba Hall in Isu Local Government Area of Imo State on Saturday morning, as some thugs guided and protected by suspected armed security men stormed the venue of the ongoing supplementary election, snatched the ballot box, and disappeared after allegedly releasing some gunshots into the air. It was gathered that the thugs, numbering about five, invaded the polling unit, carried out their operation and fled untouched, despite the heavy presence of security men at the hall and and…
Read MoreI Was Already Dead But God Brought Me Back To Life –Ibu
John Okafor, aka Mr Ibu, a very popular legend in the Nigerian movie industry has recently recounted the situation about his illness that has kept him out of limelight for about three years. In 2019, recall that John Okafor a.k.a Mr Ibu alleged that some of his kinsmen paid some of his domestic workers to poison him because of his successful career. However in May 2022, the legendary actor again alleged that he was poisoned again. Which makes it three times in 3 years. John Okafor in a recent interview…
Read MoreDiri Lauds Sagbama indigenes Over Oge Celebration
By Elizabeth Vincent, Yenagoa The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has stressed the need for the people of the Ijaw ethnic nationality to preserve and promote the positive aspects of their culture to enable them command honour and dignity. Senator Diri stated this at the weekend while speaking as Special Guest of Honour during the public lecture of this year’s Sagbama Ebila-Oge celebration in Sagbama Town, headquarters of Sagbama Local Government Area. Governor Diri, who was represented at the occasion by his Deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, noted that…
Read MoreBayelsa Guber: Diri Emerges PDP Flag bearer
By Elizabeth Vincent The gubernatorial primary which took place at the Dr. Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre in Yenagoa, saw the governor emerge on Wednesday, April 12th with a total of 305 votes as sole aspirant of the party. The total votes cast was 313 during the primaries, with 8 voids. The chairman and Chief Returning Officer of the PDP Electoral Panel and Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, while addressing the delegates and party stakeholders, said Gov. Diri having satisfied the statutory requirements of the primaries was declared…
Read MoreOseni Rufai: Complete Adversarial Journalist
Adversarial journalism refers to a kind of journalism or a journalistic role where the journalist adopts an oppositional and combative style of reporting and interviewing. [The goal of adversarial journalism is to reveal supposed wrongdoings of actors under investigation. Instead of being completely impartial, adversarial journalists take sides in what they believe to be true. They deliberately combine information with commentary or opinion in their writing. In particular, adversarial journalists remain relentlessly hostile and highly skeptical regarding government, big business companies, and political events, questions, institutions and personalities. Adversarial journalism…
Read MoreShocker! Humphrey Anumudu Is Dead
By Austin Obinna Imo State Labour Party governorship aspirant, Barr. Chief Humphrey Anumudu is dead. National Newsblast Newspaper investigations revealed that Anumudu who donated 27 Toyota Sienna SUV vehicles to the party in January, attended the meeting of the National Working Committee, governorship aspirants and stakeholders of the party in Abuja on Thursday, 23rd March, 2023. He had to rush to Lagos the next day, Friday, to collect vital documents needed for the governorship primaries billed for April 15th, 2023. When National Newsblast contacted his aide, Mr. Godson Anumudu who…
Read MoreEzekwesili Flays Keyamo, APC Over Petition To Arrest Peter Obi, Datti
Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, a former minister of education, has criticized Festus Keyamo, a spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress, APC, campaign, over his recent request that the Department of State Services, DSS, arrest the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate and his vice, Datti Ahmed. Wednesday, Keyamo disclosed that he had petitioned the DSS to order the secret police to detain Peter Obi. Keyamo, the current Minister of State for Labor and Employment, claimed he requested DSS to detain and charge Obi and Datti Ahmed over allegations of “incitement and treasonable…
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