Category: EDITORIAL

The rainy season has finally come. It is a season that comes with challenges including a severe impact on road infrastructure. The Hope Uzodinma administration in Imo State embarked on a number of road projects especially, federal roads, and has received commendations for what  it has been able to do in that respect. However, the return of the rains in the last two months tend to underscore the necessity for urgentt action to fix the internal roads in Owerri. Such areas in the capital city such as Federal Housing, Ikenegbu…

Reports emanated recently to the effect that ahead of the anticipated inauguration of Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on May 29,  renovation work by the outgoing administration of President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa Abuja, was on-going. It has been reported that ahead of the swearing-in of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu on May 29, the State House Management has begun renovating and refurbishing sections of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Media reports which emanated weekend,  observed on Friday, that the concrete perimeter fence encompassing the president’s office, official residence,…

The 2023 rainy season   has already begun. So far, the signs are there that this year’s rains will be heavy. Last year, Nigeria witnessed some of the most devastating flooding in her annals. Media reports last week indicated that this year’s rainy season and other weather conditions are likely to cause major disruptions in the country which will in affect citizens’ health and infrastructure in key sectors. A technical committee of experts reportedly set up by the Federal Government, has pointed that this is due to the severity of the weather and…

The conduct of the recently concluded 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria, has continued to generate angry reactions among many Nigerians. The declaration of results of the Presidential poll in favour of Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, after the independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, reportedly failed to upload the results from the various polling units on the commission’s IRev portal  in line with the INEC Guidelines for the 2023 general elections, precipitated tension, criticisms and discontent among millions of Nigerians who had hitherto put…

Imo State indeed Nigeria, have been battling escalating  insecurity in recent times. This sad development is in no way funny as it has negatively robbed off on the socio-economic progress of the country. The situation apparently compels residents, businessmen even visitors, to move with caution in other to avoid being victims. One would say that the Imo is not the only state bedeviled by rising insecurity, however, the current situation remains a sad chapter in the history of the state and country Few days ago, the convoy of an governor…

The much talked about 2023 general elections are weeks away. Campaigns are already in top gear as candidates of  political parties step up efforts to sway support of the electorate to their advantage. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has equally expressed its readiness to deliver free, fair and credible polls in 2023. The commission’s introduction of the novel Bimodal Voter Accreditation  System,  BVAS, is widely seen as a beacon of hope for a dawn in the country’s electoral system. Keen watchers of political events  in the Nigeria are agreed…