Comrade Samuel Numonengi, Chairman Nigeria Union of Journalists, Bayelsa state Council, has inaugurated seven working committees with a charge to deliver on their mandate. Comrade Numonengi while inaugurating them in his office at NUJ Press Centre, said setting of the various committee’s became necessary in order to collectively achieve the aims and objectives of the present administration. Terms and refrence for the various committee’s according to the chairman include, reconciling of aggrieved members, training of journalists ahead of the 2019 general election as well as to ensure the training and…
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Orlu Youths rally support for Nwadike, berate detractors
Orluzurumee Youth Assembly, OYA, in Owerri, yesterday November 26, debunked allegations making rounds that the former National President of the organization, Comrade Precious Nwadike who is the rallying point of Orlu youths is fueling crisis in the organization. In a release issued in Owerri and signed by the National Secretary, Comrade EbereOkeke, the Union said, “that her attention has been drawn to a baseless and embarrassing publication” on the social media accusing their former National President who is currently a UPP Senate candidate for Orlu Zone, of collecting the sum…
Read MoreImolites flay Rochas over N1000 cash gift to 3yr-old
Imolites have criticised Gov Rochas Okorocha for giving one thousand naira(N1000) cash gift to a three year old boy in Owerri, weekend. According to an eyewitness the governor was in Douglas last Saturday ostensibly on inspection of his urban renewal projects when incident took place. It was learnt that in the process of the inspection the governor had come across the child and the mother and in display of his fabled love for the poor stretched his hands and carried the child. However, countenances of onlookers who were watching the…
Read MoreDisregard election debate fraud of expired Cttee, Imo journalists warn politicians.
Members of the Nigeria Union Journalists, NUJ Imo Council have warned political parties candidates and other individuals who may want to be part of a fraud being packaged in the name of election debate by an illegitimate group masquerading as NUJ executive to desist from doing so. The council members who strongly faulted and condemned the election debate fraud being championed by some elements under the guise of Imo NUJ caretaker committee made it abundantly clear that the body is unconstitutional, illegal and therefore is indulging in illegality to dupe…
Read MoreDon charges veteran broadcasters to give back to society
Prof. Emma-Owuams Owuamalam has challenged veteran broadcasters not to live in the memories of yesterday, but come out of their shelves and give back to the society. Prof. Owuamalam, who is a Mass Communication professor at Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Campus, made the call as a guest lecturer, at the Veteran Broadcasters’ Day, on last Friday in Umuahia. The Nigerian Newspoint correspondant in reports that the event was organised by the Veteran Broadcasters Forum(VBF) with the theme “Sustaining distinction in broadcasting.” In his lecture entitled’Broadcasting yesterday, today and tomorrow’, Onwuamalam…
Read MoreFJP Assembly: I’ll represent Owerri West better – Asagwara
The House of Assembly candidate of Freedom and Justice Party FJP for Owerri West State constituency, Imo State, Comrade Asagwara Caleb has vowed to return effective representation to the people of Owerri West if elected into the state Assembly by 2019. Speaking exclusively to our correspondent in Owerri weekend, Comrade Asagwara said in line with the “not too young to run” bill which has became accepted in Nigeria, his vision will be easily accepted by his people since according to him, his constituency is yearning for a younger blood to…
Read MoreImo monarch turns terror, machetes 2subjects
Recently, the good people of Eziorsu Autonomous Community in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State went had gone to the street crying to the Rescue Mission government led by Gov. Rochas Okorocha on the alleged ill-treatment they get from their traditional ruler, His Royal Highness, Igwe Victor Ijeoma whom they described as the Nebuchadnezzar of this era. According to an indigene, who did not want his name on print, Igwe Ijeoma ordered his body guards to cut Mr. Chigaezu Igeru, Mazuwa Igeru, Amobi Ukado, Okechukwu Ukado and others who…
Read MoreWhy I want to represent Ohaji/ Egbema -Lemachi
Prince Stephen Lemachi Nzeribe has said his intension to represent the people of Ohaji/Egbema state constituency is nothing but to rewrite the bad hand writing on the wall that always speak bad against them in the Area. He said it is also to redirect the vision of growth and development at the same time, correct some impressions people outside have about them in the state and world at large. Prince Lemachi maintained that bad representations and leadership in the past by some unscrupulous politicians few yrs ago led to unjust…
Read MoreImo IPAC to hold summit, unfolds agenda
Determined to strengthen the inter-party Advisory Council (1PAC) Imo State Chapter the new executive of 1PAC led by its Chairman Hon. Duru Benneth Onyekachi has unfold plans that will move the association to the next level The IPAC Chairman while addressing the executives during their inaugural meeting at Concord Hotel Owerri said that IPAC will soon organize a political summit for all the political parties in the state which he said that will offer an opportunity for party candidates in all the elective positions to showcase their plans, programmes for…
Read MoreObi’s choice as Atiku’s VP will not benefit Igbo -Chekwas
The pioneer chairman of All Progressives Ground Alliance, APGA, and presently national chairman of United Progressives Party UPP, Chief Chekwas Okorie has reacted to the nomination of Peter Obi by Atiku Abubakar as his running mate for the 2019 presidential election saying his nomination would only bring tremendous value to that ticket, but noted such value would not make any impact on the Igbo political fate because he is a second follower, and also his principal is saddled with much baggage and explanation to make about his political past. The…
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