The scramble for who would sit on Owerri Zone Senate Seat in 2019 has taken another dimension as an acclaimed international lawyer; Barr Pascal Ihebuzor has listed areas that would form his agenda and focus if elected into the senate in 2019. Barr Ihebuzor who is a barrister, solicitor and Notary public of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and also Solicitor and Commissioner For Oaths, Supreme Court of England and Wales who has made his intention known to his party members across board, while speaking with journalists recently at the…
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Imo PDP exco storms Ngor Okpala …As Ezekwem preaches level- playing ground
The Imo State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bar Charles Ezekwem has promised all Aspirants for the various elective positions under the party come 2019 election, of an opportunity that would allow delegates cast their votes without bias and intimidation. He made this assurance in Umuneke Old County Council Headquarter, Ngor Okpala LGA when he led the entire Imo PDP State Working Committee (SWC) on a sensitization tour to the Local Government Area. The visit commenced with a boundary reception between Ngor Okpala LGA and Owerri North LGA…
Read MoreBe faithful, Baba Aladura admonishes Christians
The spiritual head of the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim, His Eminence, the Baba Aladura, Dr. David D.L Bob-Manuel, had advised Christians to keep good records while they live on earth in order to ensure proper representation of the teachings of Jesus Christ. He stated this at the training/workshop for the provincial chairmen, secretaries and provincial finance committee chairmen of the church, held recently in Lagos State. He frowned at the manner Christians, especially members of the church handle issues of record keeping, adding that such could…
Read MoreExpelled FUTO students recalled
There was jubilation at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri , Imo statetate on Monday as the management recalled nine final -year students of the institution who were expelled for leading a protest on the main campus . It would be recalled that the matter had led to a case between the expelled students and the university authorities at the Federal High Court in Owerri . FUTO, our correspondent gathered , decided to recall the students after the management reached an agreement with counsel to the students to settle the…
Read MoreDiocese on the lake crisis: Board passes vote of confidence on Bishop
An emergency Diocesan Board meeting of the Anglican Diocese on The Lake has ended at the St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Kalabari Beach, Oguta L.G.A with a mandate on the Bishop. The RT. Rev. Chijioke BN Oti (Phd) to immediately set up a board of enquiry to investigate the remote and immediate causes of a protest by the Oguta parishioners at the Cathedral Church of St Mary Magdalene, Oguta, on the 14th of July, 2018. The special Diocesan Board meeting which was attended by over fifty delegates who equally endorsed the…
Read MoreLight House Gospel Center holds Glory Convention
A three-day Glory to Glory convention of David Eze World Evangelism has ended with a thanksgiving and miracle service held on Sunday. The event which started last Friday had the theme: “Not By Might nor by Power” and was also used to mark the 1st year anniversary of the outreach. The programme featured prayers, praises, worship healing and miracles with Apostle Paul Abanigbo ministering while Pastor David Eze was the host.
Read MoreRotary Club, Owerri Central holds installation ceremony
It was jubilation galore as the Rotary Club of Owerri Central installs Rtn Modestus Okeke as the 18th President of the club. The 2018/2019 installation ceremony, which took place at the Roselife Hotel, opposite Villa Garden Hotel, New Owerri, last weekend, was attended by people from all walks of life, including the government officials, technocrats and captains of industries. In his opening remarks, the Chairman of the occasion, Prince Chinedum Jovita Okeahialam, the Regional Manager, Local Corporate South-South and South-East, Eco Bank Nigeria Plc, commended the Rotary Club for being…
Read MoreWe shall revamp Imo ailing healthcare –Ezeh
Governorship of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, in Imo State, Mr. Okey Ezeh, has assured Imo people that the comprehensive health policy which his blueprint for the rebirth of the state named the Imo Marshal Plan has articulated will promote wellness, stop disease and restore the collapsed health care system in the state. Speaking on Sunday in Owerri as Special Guest of Honour at the 2018 Family Day Celebration of the Nigerian Medical Association, Owerri Zone, Ezeh who was represented by the Director of Media and Publicity in his…
Read MoreImo police nab three robbery suspects, recover arms
The Imo State Police Command has arrested three armed robbery suspects and also recovered two pistols, an axe and three live cartridges from them. Mr Dasuki Galandanchi, the State Commissioner of Police, told newsmen in Owerri that the suspects were arrested following diligent investigation. According to him, the names of the suspects include, Victor Igboanusi ( 20 ), Agina Kelechi ( 24 ) and Ugochukwu Nze (30 ), adding that the suspects had confessed to the crime and would be charged to the court, soon. The Commissioner also said, “the…
Read MoreImo LGA election to hold, Aug. 25 …ISIEC Fully Prepared …No Legal Impediments Whatsoever
The long expected Imo state chairmanship and councillorship elections which have been deferred a couple of times have finally been scheduled to hold on August 25, 2018. The decision to this effect was taken last Wednesday, July 25, 2018 during a stake holders meeting between the leadership of the Imo state Independent Electoral Commission (ISTEC) led by Hon. Ethelbert Ibebuchi and chairmen of over 40 registered political parties at the premises of ISIEC in Owerri. During the interactive meeting, the ISIEC chairman. Hon. Ethelbert Ibebuchi informed that the state electoral…
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