Category: FEATURES

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that he is neither deterred nor worried by Thursday’s Appeal Court judgment which returned Martin Amaewhule and 24 other lawmakers to the state House of Assembly. The Appeal Court had nullified the order of a Rivers State High Court which restrained Amaewhule and the other lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, from parading themselves as lawmakers. The court also said only the Federal High Court has the jurisdiction to entertain the matter of the lawmakers. Meanwhile, Fubara…

Governor Hope Uzodimma Of Imo State has officially handed over a state-of-the-art, electronic tollgate at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport to The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). The tollgate, located at the airport’s entrance, was donated by the Imo State Government to enhance the airport’s beauty and functionality. According to Governor Uzodimma, the facility aims to improve traffic management and provide quality service to airport users. He acknowledged that President Ahmed Bola Tinubu had earlier commissioned the airport’s road, and now, the tollgate is ready for use. The…

Members of the Ibeku Youth Association have made a strong case for the unconditional release of their kinsman and detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu from the DSS custody. In a communique signed by the National President, Ibeku Youth Association, Mr Martins Chiedozie Nwosu and the National Secretary, Mr Chibuzor Onwukamuche and read to the press at Isieke, Ibeku ancestral home in Umuahia, the group expressed sadness that one of her own has long been detained in the DSS custody. The Ibeku youths, who used the communique to warn social media…

By Williams Odunze The Imo state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Lady Nkechinyere  Ugwu has intervened to save a widow who was being maltreated by one Chinagorom Ukaegbu via  a video that has gone viral on Social Media. The  commissioner insisted that the state government  is determined to prosecute the suspect to ensure  justice for the widow . She made the statement while addressing Journalists in her office at State Secretariat in Owerri, Imo state capital, yesterday . The Commissioner said that the Ministry was moved by the…

A former speaker of the Imo House of Assembly, Rt Hon Kelechi Kennedy Nwagwu, says it is still quite  early for politicians to start overheating the polity with talks about which zone of the state takes over from the incumbent Governor, Hope Uzodinma in 2027. In a chat with Nigeria Newspoint ,recently, the outspoken former IMHA speaker said what the governor, Senator Uzodinma needs at the moment is the support of all well meaning  Imolites to continue to deliver dividends of democracy to the people, instead of the on-going distraction…

By Williams Odunze In order to have adequate security in the State, the Imo Assembly has urged the Governor,  Sen.Hope Uzodinma to mandate all the Traditional Rulers to cooperate with the  Local Vigilante in their respective domains to foster peace and adequate security in the rural areas. The move followed the adoption of the motion moved by Hon. Ozioma Worship Benneth Ebonine,  representing Njaba Constituency. Presenting the motion on the floor of Assembly, the Lawmaker said that the Vigilante is made up  majorly of the Youths who know the nooks…

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has signed four bills into law, saying they were part of his administration’s effort to make the state the number one in Ease of Doing Business and preferred destination for investment, business, tourism, and living. “The Enugu State Properties Protection Law is in line with our promise to enhance the ease of doing business in Enugu State. People, who come to Enugu State to invest in property, must do so in sure knowledge that the title document that is issued to them is…