…Holds maiden meeting with miners Imo state Commissioner For Industry, Mines and Solid Minerals, Rt. Hon Ernest Ibejiako (Nwandaa), has disclosed moves to restore sanity and surmount the present challenges facing the mining sector in the state. Hon Ibejiako, made the disclosure during a maiden stakeholders meeting with miners in Imo. The commissioner noted that his desire is to accomplish an enviable milestone while in office. He said that the Federal Government and the 3R government of Governor Hope Uzodinma have respective roles to play, in order to wipe out…
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Okigwe Global Elders Forum: Iwu, State Legislators, SSG, Others Boycott Meeting
The much hyped Okigwe Elders Forum meeting billed for yesterday (Sunday), June I6 and held at Eze Ohanwe’s Palace, Isiala Mbano LGA, Imo State has come and gone. The meeting which was specifically Convened for Okigwe Zone to decide on the 2027 Imo Governorship Slot Suffered a big lapse as most of the invited Big Wigs shunned the event. Among the absentees were the former Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Maurice Iwu, all members of Imo House of Assembly from Okigwe Zone, the Secretary to Imo State…
Read MoreWilliams Moves To Inspire Youths On Community Dev, Unveils IDC Competition
Driven by his prodigious passion for human capital building and creating new ideas and initiatives that drive development in communities, a former People’s Democratic Party,PDP, Presidential Aspirant, Hon. Ugochukwu Williams has unveiled a pet project, Imo Development Champion, IDC, Competition. The unveiling of the initiative which had in attendance notable stakeholders from Imo State, leaders of youth organizations and student unions, took place last week in Owerri. In his address, founder of IDC Competition, Hon. Williams, averred that gone are the days when citizens sit back with folded arms, waiting…
Read MoreOkigwe Global Elders Forum: Iwu, State Legislators, SSG, Others Boycott Meeting
The much hyped Okigwe Elders Forum meeting billed for yesterday(Sunday), June I6 and held at Eze Ohanwe’s Palace, Isiala Mbano LGA, Imo State has come and gone. The meeting which was specifically Convened for Okigwe Zone to decide on the 2027 Imo Governorship Slot Suffered a big lapse as most of the invited Big Wigs shunned the event. Among the absentees were the former Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Maurice Iwu, all members of Imo House of Assembly from Okigwe Zone, the Secretary to Imo State Government, …
Read MoreIPOB- ANDUC Intercedes: Niger Delta Group To Tinubu,Release Kanu In 14-Days Or Face Peaceful Demonstration
“Release,dialogue with him,he violated no law” The Niger Delta Group going under the aegis of Association of Niger Delta Upland Communities has given the Federal Government of Nigeria led by Bola Ahmed Tinubu to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in fourteen days or face unforeseen consequences. The group in the said letter averred that it has faith in the leadership of President Tinubu to do the needful. In a statement signed by Isa Obiri, its President and Wisdom Oteyi, the secretary, the group threatened that if the Federal Government fails to…
Read MoreWilliams Moves To Inspire Youths On Community Dev, Unveils IDC Competition
By Onyinyechi Nwankwo Driven by his prodigious passion for human capital building and creating new ideas and initiatives that drive development in communities, a former People’s Democratic Party,PDP, Presidential Aspirant, Hon. Ugochukwu Williams has unveiled a pet project, Imo Development Champion, IDC, Competition. The unveiling of the initiative which had in attendance notable stakeholders from Imo State, leaders of youth organizations and student unions, took place last week in Owerri. In his address, founder of IDC Competition, Hon. Williams, averred that gone are the days when citizens sit back with…
Read MoreHunter Biden convicted on all 3 charges at federal gun trial
A federal jury has convicted Hunter Biden on all three federal felony gun charges he faced, concluding that he violated laws meant to prevent drug addicts from owning firearms.The conviction marks the first time a president’s immediate family member has been found guilty of a crime during their father’s term in office, though his crimes predate Joe Biden’s tenure as president. The jury, which deliberated for just under three hours, returned guilty verdicts on all three charges, which stemmed from a revolver Hunter Biden bought in October 2018 at a…
Read MoreRural Roads: Imo Assembly Urges Uzodinma To Fix Emekuku-Emii- Ulakwo Road
The Imo State House Of Assembly, IMHA has drawn the attention of the State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma to the deplorable condition of the road linking Emekuku, Emii, Ulakwo communities in Owerri North LGA. The call was made, following the adoption of the motion moved by the member representing Owerri North State Constituency in Imo State House of Assembly,Hon.Kelechi Ofurum who stated that if nothing urgent is done on the said road be fore the rains fully sets in, that life will be unbearable for his Constituents living in…
Read MoreMinimum Wage: Ex Imo Commissioner, Ajumbe Blasts NLC, Governors Forum
Frontline politician in Imo State , Prof. Vitalis Orikeze Ajumbe, has criticized the Nigeria Governor’s Forum’s recommendation of a N57,000 minimum wage, calling it “grossly unrealistic” and accusing the forum of accepting it under duress. Ajumbe, a former Commissioner for Information, Tourism and Public Utilities in Imo State, and ex-Chairman, management committee of the Imo State Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), made his views known in a recent interview with newsmen at Owerri. Ajumbe questioned how states like Yobe, Kebbi, Zamfara, and even Imo would be able to pay…
Read MoreSimon Ekpa must be arrested and prosecuted, Finnish government giving him support –CDS
Christopher Musa, the chief of defence staff (CDS), says Simon Ekpa, a self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), must be arrested and prosecuted. Musa spoke on Wednesday during a Channels Television special broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 2024 Democracy Day. Ekpa is based in Finland and has continued to issue the sit-at-home order in IPOB’s and Kanu’s names. Musa accused the government of Finland of shielding Simon Ekpa, a self-proclaimed prime minister of the IPOB. In February 2023, Helsingin Sanomat (HS),…
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