The news of the take over and composition of a Caretaker Committee for the Federated Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists, Ogun State Council by a small fraction of its membership is laughable and barbaric with a resemblance of a soap opera by the dramatists or comedians. This was contained in a statement released today in Abeokuta, Ogun state by the Comrade Adeniyi Adeloye led Executive of the Federated Chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Ogun State Council. The release described the purported take over as fallacious on the grounds that…
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Yuletide: Ihedioha seeks more FRSC assistance …Approves More Licensing Centers
Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha CON, has advocated for more presence of men of the Federal Road Safety Corps in the state, especially at strategic locations, in this yuletide. The governor also assured that his administration would continue to support the activities of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state. He stated this while receiving the Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi and his team, who paid him a courtesy visit in his Office at the Government House in Owerri on Thursday. Governor Ihedioha noted that Imo…
Read MoreImo NURTW crisis: Group wants Ihedioha to continue with appointments
A group drawn mainly from the Control Post unit of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Imo State, has urged Governor Emeka Ihedioha to allow the Mbakwem-led state executives of the union to continue in office. The group which made the call Monday at the end of a meeting in Owerri, flayed those insisting on elections saying that the same people calling for elections became officers of the union in the past without going through any electoral process. Speaking on why Mbakwem popularly known as Bus-stop should continue…
Read MoreImo Guber: Appeal Court may refer to election petition tribunal’s verdict
The Imo state election petition tribunal panel that superintended over the governorship suit of the state critically dealt with evidences and petitions raised by the trio of Ararume, Hope Uzodinma and Uche Nwosu respectively as regards the declaration of Hon Emeka Ihedioha ( CON) as the winner of the Imo governorship election held in the state early this year. In the separate ruling of the judges which lasted for hours, the judges of the EPT extensively without bias carefully examined the petitions / evidence (s) before them and struck out…
Read MoreSowore: SERAP begs Archbishop of Canterbury, tell Buhari to obey court orders,
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has written an open letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Revd Justin Welby, urging him to use his good office and relationship with President Muhammadu Buhari to convince him to obey court orders and respect the rule of law. Buhari, who has visited London many times in the last four years, has been known to always visit the archbishop anytime he visits the United Kingdom. On Sunday, the President also paid a visit to the cleric. In light of the visits, SERAP asked…
Read MoreUgwuanyi grants free medical charges to HIV patients
In his characteristic all -inclusive style of governance,Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State Wednesday said his administration has removed all financial barriers hindering people living with HIV in the state from accessing medical treatment. Consequently, the governor declared that “henceforth, all card fees, consultation fees and charges for basic laboratory investigations stand removed for people living with HIV to guarantee them financial access to HIV prevention and treatment services in Enugu State”. Speaking during the launch of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Surge Response in the state, Gov. Ugwuanyi disclosed that his…
Read MoreKidnapped Imo Judge: Monarchs appeal to FG for help …Demand release of Nwosu -Iheme
The continuous detention of Hon. Justice Chioma Nwosu Iheme at the kidnappers den 7 days after she was whisked away along Agbo road in Benin City by some yet to be identified kidnappers has attracted the attention of Traditional Rulers from Imo state, where the embattled Appeal Court Judge hails from. Addressing journalists in Owerri on the issue, the chairman Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers, HRM Eze Sam Agunwa Ohiri, accompanied by the “Eshi of Nkwerre” HRH Eze Chijioke J. Okwara, said it’s disheartening that 7 days after a…
Read MoreNwosu-Iheme’s kidnap: Imo lawyers boycott courts
The kidnapping of Hon. Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme has taken another dimension as lawyers in Imo State have decided to boycott the courts for three days. The boycott started Monday to last till tomorrow, Thursday, November 7. Nigeria Newspoint gathered that the subtle strike is a warning to the security agencies in the state that the kidnapped judge should regain her freedom in a short while. It will be recalled that Justice Nwosu-Iheme was abducted on her way to Benin, Edo State on an official assignment. The police attached to her…
Read More8 Suspended FUTO students graduate 2yrs after
Jubilations are ongoing by both staff and students of the prestigious Federal University of Technology, Owerri as nine activists involved in the February 17,2017 student protest finally graduated , recently.Recall that after the peaceful protest, the Senate of Futo on March 30,2017 handed Expulsion Letters to the student leaders involved who were SUG Executives. The affected students are OGBONNA COLLINS ROCHAS,MMEGWA KENNETH,NAOMI CHIZOBA EKEGBU,UGWU OKEY,ONUOHA ELVIS, MMADU NNAMDI,ODUNZE EBUKA INNOCENT,IHUKA VICTOR,CHIKE FRED .The causes of the demonstration ranged from hike in fees,Insecurity, Introduction of Registration of Courses etc.The Student leaders…
Read MoreMeasles: Immunization ‘ll reduce infant mortality -Njoku
The Executive Secretary of Imo State Primary Health Development Agency, Dr. Perry Njoku, has said that the second dose of measles immunization exercise which will commense in the 27 local government of the state, will help in reducing infant mortality rate in the state. The Executive Secretary made the revelation in Owerri, on Wednesday, while meeting with development partners such as WHO, UNICEF and National Primary Health. Dr. Perry who iterated the governor’s commitment towards improving the primary health care services in the state, made it clear that the 2nd…
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