What may have started as a little misunderstanding over who gets what in the sharing of their late father’s bequests has turned into a bloody fracas. The hitherto calm, peaceful town of Amannachi in Orsu local government area of Imo state, was thrown into confusion recently following devastating fracas among the children of Late Chief Cyprian Anamegokwu Orjiukwu. The people of Amannachi are yet to come to terms what befell the community in which family house of Late Chief Orjiukwu was destroyed. The actions of his children would certainly make…
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Cleric warns against family inheritance, squabble …As Dorcas Mbonu is laid to rest
The Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim ESOCS, Imo State Province has warned on the inheritance people leave for the children which may be the prime factor to their problems. ESOCS Provincial Headquarters, Scribe, Senior Apostle John Afokwalam during the funeral service of late Dorcas Grace Mbonu at Obibi District in Owerri West Local Government Area, weekend, unveil that a good man liveth an good inheritance for his children, children while a bad man liveth unrighteous inheritance for his children, children. Snr. AP Afokwalam explained that the good…
Read MoreEze Iwueke congratulates Imo new SGI
The traditional ruler of Akata autonomous community in Ihitte-Uboma local government area of Imo State, HRH Eze Christian Iwueke has congratulated the new Secretary to the Government of Imo State, Engr. Mark Uchendu. The Eze Udo 11 of Akata autonomous community described the new Secretary to the government of Imo State as a refined gentle who will bring new impetus to the discharge of his duties. The monarch said that Gov. Okorocha has shown that he believes so much in the capacity of the new SGI to effect great change…
Read MoreOsinbajo inaugurates FG’s Trader Money SchemeSays: Buhari doesn’t segregate.
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has reiterated that the Federal Government which President Muhammadu Buhari heads does not segregate in its responsibilities to states irrespective of religion or even party affiliation, adding that it was in line with the oath the President swore to on the day they were sworn-in. The VP opined, “This is the oath the President took on the day we were sworn-in. The President said the Country belongs to all of us and for that reason no State will be segregated against as being done…
Read MoreOkorocha warns Parents against female genital mutilation
The Governor of Imo State. Owelle Rochas Okorocha has for the umpteenth time warned parents and guardians to stop carrying out Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) as it destroys the healthiness of girl children. This issue of ending FMG/C in Imo state was again re-echoed during the sensitization/training programme organized by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with Ministry of Gender and Social Development with support from UNFPA/UNICEF’s Joint programme on FGM/C Abandonment Accelerating Change, as the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Angela Uwakwem noted that the need to continue…
Read MoreNUPENG Imo State chapter holds election October 6
The State Chapter of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers will hold its general election on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Benchmark Hotels Ltd, Oduobi Crescent, Ikenegbu Owerri. The notice for the election, signed by the State Chairman and PortHarcourt Zonal Chairman of NUPENG ELD. Comrade Paulinus Anumma and the Secretary, Comrade Sonny Signs Ozoh, stated that the sale of forms for all elective offices will commence on Wednesday, September 19, and close on Monday, October 1, from 9am-3.3pm, at the State Secretariat of the organization, No…
Read MoreNANS honours Amuchie as Grand Patron
Governorship aspirant of the- All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), in the forthcoming 2019 general election, Mr Stanley Amuchie, was on Saturday 15th September, 2018, honoured with the prestigious Grand Patron award by “Zone B” of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), the apex umbrella body of Nigerian students at home and in the disapora. The event which held at Bohncynthia Luxuria, behind Concorde hotel, Owerri, was attended by student leaders and youths from various parts of the country. In his speech, before formally presenting the award, the Coordinator of…
Read MoreProphet Mongo heals Japanese woman of cancer, HIV, Kidney disease
Sometime ago, the story of a woman with Manikamawuleke Kiobohte Mawu, meaning let all her body including her private part swell was healed by the Prophet of God, Scarry Mongo, which has led to Miss Ronke Omolola the victim to bring her friend, Miss Marie Padovah a Japanese to the Prophet for healing. According to Miss Padovah, she had earlier been proved to be having some complicated illnesses which were Cancer, Kidney and HIV issues in her body system by a renowned hospital in her country which made her to…
Read MorePOLYNEK honours out-going Rector
The Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri has hold Rector, Dr. (Mrs) Celestina Njoku, described as the first of its kind in the history of the great citadel of learning in Imo State. Speaking at the occasion, the chairman of the institutions Governing Council, Chief Edwin Ogunbor, commended Dr. Njoku for being humble, development-orientated, hard-working, and peace-loving, adding that she has left a very big space to be filled. He advised that the incoming Rector should continue from where she stopped, by studying the institution very well before embarking on things he…
Read MoreAPC crisis: Imo Coalition to ambush Okorocha…Uwajumogu, Uzodinma: We’ll fight him anywhere
The Senator representing Imo North Senatorial zone ,Benjamin Uwajumogu has threatened that members of the Coalition Group, a pressure group within the Imo All Progressives Congress, APC will physically challenge the state Governor, Rochas Okorocha anywhere they meet him in the state. Sen. Uwajumogu said that members of the group, also known as the Imo Allied Forces which has been locked in a battle for the soul of the APC with Okorocha and are prepared to fight dirty with the Governor, whenever their part crosses. According to him, “I know…
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