Category: EDITORIAL

It is trite to say that there are by far, more worship centres in society today than before. Yet it is easy to observe that the development does not appear to have brought corresponding decline in corruption, crime and immoral behaviors. Christian worship centres seem to take the lead in terms of the manner churches, synagogues and the likes are being set up everywhere. Ordinarily, there is nothing wrong with this, but the question is whether the springing up of worship centres like churches  or erection of mosques has necessitated…

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As public schools are set to resume in Imo for the 2023/2024 Academic year, one issue that will bother many parents and guardians in the state, is the reality that public primary schools are yet to conduct the Common Entrance examination for the outgone Basic Six pupils who are supposed to be admitted into Junior Secondary School One, JSS 1 this term. It will be recalled that public primary schools in Imo State ended the 2023/2024 session without sitting for the Common Entrance and the First School Leaving Certificate, FSLC,…

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The last time Imo people enjoyed a subsidised Mass transport scheme  was between 2007 and 2011, when Chief Ikedi Ohakim was the Imo State governor. The scheme which was named Imo Municipal Bus service, was the then Governor Ohakim’s response to the economic meltdown that had hit Nigeria and other parts of the world. Each of the luxury buses which had capacity to convey nearly fifty passengers at a time, had dedicated routes and charged fares that were much lesser than what commercial buses charged in the state. It was…

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Persisting rise in energy  and food prices in Nigeria remains a nightmare for every average Nigerian today. Prices of goods and services continue to rise inspite of assurances by  the Bola Ahmed Tinubu led  Federal Government that the situation was going to improve. The recent hike in petrol pump price  to  N1000 or more, tends to worsen matters for the already beleaguered masses of the country. Even the promise by the President in 2023, that some local refineries like the Port Harcourt refinery, would begin operations in 2024, appears to…

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The need for a clean environment cannot be overemphasized. Medical experts  hold that cleanliness reduces  incidents of outbreak of diseases. This fact cannot be disputed. Indeed nexus exists between a clean environment and a healthy society. Anyone who looks around Owerri, the Imo State capital with sincerity will agree that the city and its environs have profound lapses in environmental cleanliness. The reasons for Owerri ‘s apparent decline in terms of environmental sanitation range from  dumping of refuse indiscriminately especially, when some people including road sweepers make a habit of…

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Nigerians are grappling with reported unavailability of cash at the Automated Teller Machines,ATM installed in various commercial banks. The situation compels many to resort to the services of POS operators who are seen to have been making brisk business as a result. A Business Day report of July 3 this year, observed “unusual pattern of cash dispensation” in the banks.” The report further observed, “The Nigerian banking sector is facing a crisis of trust and transparency due to an unusual pattern of cash dispensation. There is a growing trend in…

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Come September this year, Imo State will hold local government elections in the 27 Local Government Areas of the state.  The election is expected to bring to end, years of non conduct of Local Government elections that culminated in  unconstitutional use of Sole Administrators,  Transition Committees, and Interim management committees in the Local Government system. Local Government elections are expected to deepen democracy at the grassroots, in line with the provisions of Section 7 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, As Amended. Section 7 of the Nigerian …

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A cloud of uncertainty seems to be hanging on the country at the moment following the reported plan by some Nigerians to stage massive protests against the present administration in the country. The looming protests have reportedly been dubbed: “#End Bad Governance in Nigeria.” As a prelude to the looming quagmire, Nigerians have had to contend with an unusual level of suffering and hardship occasioned by  ever-increasing cost of goods and services that many say, is unprecedented in country’s annals. Inflation has reportedly hit over 34 per cent. This is…

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Imo is said to be among states with reported high cost of food items. President Bola Tinubu had in June this year, reportedly gave all the state governors seven days to provide concrete feedback on their plans to rev up food production in their respective states. Tinubu who reportedly gave the directive at the 142nd National Economic Council meeting attended by state governors and some deputies at the State House, Abuja, expressed worries of the rising cost of food items in the country, and demanded immediate action from the governors…

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Imo is said to be among states with reported high cost of food items. President Bola Tinubu had in June this year, reportedly gave all the state governors seven days to provide concrete feedback on their plans to rev up food production in their respective states. Tinubu who reportedly gave the directive at the 142nd National Economic Council meeting attended by state governors and some deputies at the State House, Abuja, expressed worries of the rising cost of food items in the country, and demanded immediate action from the governors…

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