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The people of Umuokwu Dindi Ihiagwa Autonomous community in Owerri West Local Government Area Imo State have written a strongly worded petition to the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Chris Ezike over alleged incessant harassment by policemen in his command. In the petition, dated March 15, 2018, addressed to the Imo State Commissioner of Police, signed by Chief Nze Vincent Oparaugo, Mr. Chukwuemeka Agoziem and Ezinna Sir Sam Ajoku, which copies were made available to news men, pleaded with him to investigate the matter so that he will call his…

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The APC Ward executives in 11 wards of Oguta L.G.A have paid a solidarity visit to Prince Eze Madumere, the Deputy Governor Imo State, at Malinda Achi-Ezi Mbieri, his country home recently. The leader of the group Hon. Timothy Onyeoma, told the Deputy Governor that they came to identify with him, as it is clear that he is the most qualified candidate that can succeed Governor Okorocha come 2019. Hon. Onyeoma further stated that the group, rained other well-meaning Imolites to ask Madumere to consider and decide to heed to…

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Moved by the purposeful representation of the people of Mbaitoli state-constituency in the Imo House of Assembly by Hon.Ifeanyi Nnataraonye(Olugbu),the Diaspora-Ogwa Youth Association, a consortium of Ogwa youths living abroad has approved the re-election bid of the state lawmaker and indigene of Ogwa clan ahead of the awaited 2019 state House of Assembly election. A communiqué issued to newsmen, last week in Owerri, signed by the state coordinator of the youth organisation, Comr. Earnest Nnanna and secretary, Mr. Celestine Ejiofor, noted that, the youth group deemed it most-necessary to assist…

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The member representing Orlu state constituency at the Imo state House of Assembly, Hon. Marcel Odunze has urged the people of the area to come out in their numbers to register in the on-going Continuous Voters Registration exercise and to collect their PVCs. He stated this during the INEC local government level town hall stakeholders meeting held at the Council Headquarters last week.  Odunze noted that the only way the people can vote in the 2019 general election was to register in the on-going CVR exercise and to collect their…

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The Mass Action Joint Alliance (MAJA party) Imo State chapter has successfully concluded her ward, local government and state congresses. Speaking at the party secretariat shortly after his emergence Tuesday, the chairman of MAJA Party, Imo State, Hon. Reuben Obijiaku thanked party faithful for conducting themselves orderly all through the exercise. He also thanked the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, for their patience and understanding during the exercise. Hon. Obijiaku assured that with the successful conclusion of the congresses, MAJA party in Imo was now poised to taking over Douglas House…

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Following the recent flag-off of measies disease vaccination campaign by the wife of Imo State governor, Nneoma Nkechi Okorocha  at the state level, Ihitaoha Ancient kingdom, one of the’ most thickly populated   autonomous   communities   in Owerri North local government   area of the state has launched massive and community-wife campaign  against the  globally acclaimed child killer disease. Speaking at the Owaelu Primary School playground venue of the flag off campaign yesterday, the wife of the traditional ruler of Ihitaoha, Ugoeze Comfort Okoro charged all women, particularly, mothers whose children are between…

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Attempts by former transition committee chairman of Ahiazu Mbaise LGA to snuggle himself back to the seat of APC chairman in the Council has crashed following the disgraceful treatment meted to him by Gov Rochas Okorocha on Wednesday at government house. Mr Onwuegbule sources at the meeting where Ahiazu Mbaise APC endorsed Okorocha’s in laws guber ambition had attempted to speak as the chairman of the party in the Council but was stopped by the governor who reportedly told him point blank that he is not the chairman. Okorocha our…

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As 2019 general elections in Nigeria is fast-approaching a political structure operating under the auspice of Agenda 2019 Ezinihitte Mbaise chapter in Imo State, has expressed their readiness to ensure that All Progressive Congress (APC) win all the elective positions. The co-coordinator of Agenda 2019 in Ezinihitte Mbaise Chief David Eze Nwoke who disclosed this during the inaugural meeting of the Local Government Executive and ward co-coordinators’ of the structure at the council headquarter Itu, said that the structure is mainly for APC and to ensure that ARC win election…

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The highly disputed election of the Imo State Chapter of National Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJI, held on November 16, 2017 has finally been nullified by the national executive of the association. In a press release signed by the vice president South East of NAWOJ, Lion Chibota Edozie a copy of which was made available to Nigeria Newspoint, the national executive cited undue interferences from unauthorized persons which precipated crisis during the November 16, 2017 ‘stalemated’ election of the Imo State chapter of NAWOJ, as reason for the annulment of…

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Chief Charles Chukwudi Uba has been inaugurated as the chairman of the Board of the National Root Crop Research Institute, NRCRI, Umudike Abia State, Nigeria, inspite of alleged opposition from Governor Rochas Okorocha against the appointment. Sources hinted Nigeria Newspoint that the governor allegedly preferred his in-law, Chief Chuks Ololo for the federal appointment but was said to have lost out as Uba was inaugurated Friday last week in Abuja. Uba who holds the title of Akusinachi was a former member of the Imo House of Assembly where he chaired…

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