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The Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere says that as the number two person in the hierarchy of the Rescue mission government of Imo State, his ambition in the political dynamics of the state is to ensure that the Rescue Mission Work is consolidated and continued into the next dispensation. Prince Madumere made the clarification when a group of journalists under the aegis of Mbaitoli Association of Media practitioners paid him a courtesy visit in his office Monday. The deputy governor stressed that his duty is to defend…

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A governorship aspirant on the platform of all Progressive Grand Alliance APGA, Barr Steve Nwoga has asserted that his party is the only party in the country that governs based on manifesto. Barr Nwoga who spoke during an interaction with journalists in Owerri recently stressed that the party’s adherence to its manifesto is the reason APGA governed states are best in the country citing Anambra as example. The legal practitioner   son of renown late academics prof and prof Mrs Donatus Nwoga of Ahiazu Mbaise LGA, stated that when voted into…

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The immediate past Secretary to the Government of Imo State, Sir Jude Ejiogu, on Saturday gathered individuals from across party lines at his country home, Umuakuru Emekuku in Owerri North council area of Imo State to celebrate his only daughter’s marital bliss, Dr. Chidera Ejiogu with her Ehime Mbano born medical practitioner, Dr. Chinedu Nhekaire. The ocassion which many described as behive of organised programmes also served as platform for political fraternity and rancour settlement among individuals from various political denominations. An event earlier scheduled to roll on a low…

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The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Imo State chapter has raised an alarm over President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent approval and release of $1 billion to the Nigerian Army for the alleged purchase of arms and security equipment to fight insecurity in the country. The state publicity secretary of the party, Dr. George Nkwoji while speaking with a cross section of journalists Saturday in Owerri declared that the sudden approval and release of such huge amount of money in the name of arm purchase to fight insecurity in Nigeria was not…

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The Commissioner representing the South East in the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume weekend, paid a condolence visit to the family of late Chief Godwin Ohuabunwa (Aririerimba) of Onuimo Local Government Area. Chief Ohuabunwa, a consummate politician was a member of the Destiny Organization, a former councillor and campaign DG of Hon Chief Mathew Omegara. Senator Araraume described the late Ohuabunwa as a “steadfast, consistent and reliable politician who says what he means and means what he says” He assured the family that he will participate actively in…

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The Imo state wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers NUT, has called on the state government to declare a state of emergency on the pension and gratuity sector. The union made the call in a nine-point resolution made at the end of its 15th Quadrennial Conference of Delegates which held at the teachers described as inhuman the non-payment of pension and gratuity to retired teacher who used their youthful age to serve the state and nation and urged Governor Rochas Okorocha to have a change of heart and pay…

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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Emeka Ibeh, popularly known as Onwa Mbano has come hard on a front line governorship aspirant in Imo state ,Senator Ifeanyi Araraume by criticising him for insisting on governor of the state in 2019 from Okigwe zone. According to Ibeh, the ex-senator is the wrong person to campaign for an Okigwe zone governor in 2019 or thereafter when he was the person who played major role in Okigwe zone loosing the governorship seat of the state in 2011. Ibeh,who posited that Araraume lacked…

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A Non Partisan , Social Political Organization known as Ikukuoma leadership initiative is set to re-engineer and re -build Imo State and Nigeria at large. This information was disclosed to newsmen during a press briefing held recently in Owerri. Addressing newsmen the president of the organization, Mr. Chinedu Mbanaso disclosed that the organization is a registered Non partisan, social political organization of eminent, dynamic, intelligent, vibrant, educated,  purposeful, visionary and missionary goal getting and committed Imo sons and daughters both at home and in diaspora,  from Various professional fields of…

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All the transmission lines of the Zuma Energy Nigeria Limited intended to empower the country’s energy source with 400 mw may hit the rock as the communities wherein the transmission lines will be passing through are in serious disagreement with the company. According to the President General of Obiakpu Autonomous Community in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, Hon. Sunday Omelu while addressing mediamen recently at Owerri. Zuma Energy is trying to be tactical about their Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on not transmission lines. Hon. Omelu said Zuma Energy…

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Sequel to a meeting held recently at Umuaka in Njaba Local Government Area, the Elders Council through her chairman, Hon. Raph A.C. Nnaji, has resolve that Umuaka would produce the next Njaba State Constituency Representative in Imo Assembly in the 2019 general elections, to maintain political equity in the Area. He asserted that Elders Council of Umuaka had deeply considered the position sharing in Njaba and discovered that the House of Assembly position had been dominated by the people of Nnenasa political bloc (Njaba North), while leaving the Local Government…

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