As the dust raised by the protracted crisis that had raged between Mbaise Catholic Diocese and embattled Bishop Peter Okpaleke begins to calm down, the laity of the diocese have pleaded with the adninstrator Bishop LuciousUgorji to give them an indigenous bishop They are also excited that at last critical church activities such as ordination of priests and confirmation can resume in earnest after been in limbo for years now. Speaking to NigeriaNewspoint on condition of anonimity a laity from AhiazuMbaise Council said the diocese is still insisting on an…
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Police Award is my Birthday gift, says Uchemec …Dedicates it to Obodoukwu Clan
Chief Uche Umeh, CEO, Uchemec Group of Companies, says the recent award he garnered from the Imo State Command of the Nigeria Police was a birthday gift. Chief Umeh stated this when leaders of his Obodoukwu Community in Ideato North LGA called at his Owerri Mec Plaza Weekend, to felicitate with him over the award. He said that the award was special to him, as according to him, it came when he was celebrating his 50th birthday. “So many awards have come my way, both those I rejected and those…
Read MoreIsu PDP Chieftain donates 6 motorcycles, N1m to party
Less than two weeks after he donated the sum of N1million to the state executive of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) a chieftain of the party in Uburuekwe community in Isu Local Government Area of Imo State, Mr. Basil Amaefule has donated six motorcyles to the party in the area. This came just few weeks after, Mr. Amaefule donated the sum of N550,000 to the 11 wards in Isu and N100,000 to LGA to enable them open an account in any bank of their choice. Speaking while handing over the…
Read MoreTragedy 20 year-old man, 5 others die over quest to become powerful native doctor …2 others in still coma
By Chinaka Duruiheoma The quest for a 20 year-old boy, Arinze Ukole to become the most powerful native doctor in Oru has left him and four other members of his family dead. Our reporter gathered that following the boy’s action, the sleepy village of Umuejike Amaokpara Amiri Autonomous community in Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State was jolted last week following the death of five members of Ukole family who dropped dead one after the other after eating meat prepared by Arinze after sacrifice. Other members of Ukole…
Read MoreGreen party Movement launched in Owerri
A new political movement called the Green Party of Nigeria has been formed and launched in Owerri the Imo State capital. The well attended ceremony attracted people from ail works of life such as traders, businessmen and women, professionals, youths, artisans and students who graced the party launching. Addressing the crowd at the occasion, the South East coordinator of the party Hon R.C.D Nwadavid said essence of the ceremony was to ginger the members and people from the South East states to register in the party as “members and also…
Read MoreLand Grabbing Naze Community, women cry out …Accuse lands ministryof intimidation …House member wades in
Women of Umuakagu and Umulolo village of Naze .have cried out for help as fear and uncertainty grips the peace loving people of the^ village in Naze autonomous community OF Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State following the invasion and encroachment into their only remaining ancestral farm and residential land. In a passionate appeal by the women of the village, led by Mrs. Georgina Obichere and Mrs. Augustina Merenini, the president and secretary respectively, to the amiable and listening governor of the state, His Excellency Rochas Anayo Okorocha,…
Read MoreEmbrace issues based campaign, or risk exposure, journalists tell aspirants
The Owerri Zonal Media Forum (OZMF), the umbrella body of Owerri journalists in the state has called on political office seekers angling for various seats in next year’s elections to focus energy and time on issues based politics in the interest of the state and democracy. The forum which spoke at the end of its monthly meeting in Owerri the Imo State capital also vowed to use the weapon available to it, which is media to expose and shame any aspirant trying to hoodwink the electorate with deceptive schemes clothed…
Read MoreProf Obinna decries proliferation of parties in Nigeria
A lecturer in Imo State University, Owerri, Prof Valen Obinna has condemned in clear terms, the registration of more political parties describing it as uncalled for. Speaking to Journalists in his office, Prof Obinna who is also, the Director, Research and Linkages, IMSU, Owerri, stated that the Independence Electoral Commission (INEC) as the name implies should be independent and should not allow anybody to tell them what to do which in most cases, does not favour Nigerians as the number of political parties in the country is 68 in number.…
Read MoreSeminar on Marketing Nigerian goods in America holds in Owerri
A renowned Business development expert Barrister Dr. Donald Mbama has concluded arrangements to organize a-two day seminar for Imolites on marketing Igbo products in America Dr. Mbama who is in charge of the Business Development and Consultancy Unit of Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo, made this known while speaking to journalists at the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Press Centre in Owerri recently. Dr. Mbama who said he studied and worked in America for over forty (40) years pointed out that he was moved by his passion to empower Imo people…
Read MorePetroleum marketers advised to sell at approved prices
To ensure the availability of petroleum products at the government stipulated price, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has advised marketers to always insist on lifting the product from the depots and tank farms at the approved prices. The marketers should also be courageous enough to expose any cartel that inflates product prices with admissible evidence, to enable DPR take appropriate action against such nefarious group. Giving the advice during the 2018 maiden meeting of the Imo State chapter of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), the zonal…
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