Category: FEATURES

 Nigerian House of Representatives yesterday, October 5,  made a strong call for the Federal Ministry of Works to commence the immediate  reconstruction of the Aba Branch -Afor Oru – Ahiara Junction -Eke Nguru – Oboama Ezinihitte – Okpala Expressway in Imo state.  Hon. Emeka Chinedu,member  representing Ahiazu Mbaise/Ezinihitte Federal Constituency, Imo State  who moved the Motion, called the attention of the honourable Members to inter alia, note that the deplorable state of the road is due to many years of neglect, and as such, deserves urgent intervention.  He also noted…

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…Says: PH Refinery won’t be ready in Dec. Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Mathew Aremo  Obasanjo has for the first time spoken on the 100 day old government of President Bola Tinubu, challenging him on one of the promises made. The issue is about the Port Harcourt Refinery, which Tinubu said will be operational in December. The refinery is at present undergoing a major overhaul with a loan of $1.5 billion from AfricaExim Bank. But Obasanjo expressed scepticism that thhe refinery will work by December 2023. In an interview with…

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The Supreme Court, on Thursday, slated December 15 to deliver its judgment on the appeal that is seeking to compel the Federal Government to release the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. A five-member panel of the apex court headed by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, okayed the matter for judgment, after counsel for both FG and the detained IPOB leader, adopted their final briefs of argument. While FG was represented by a team of lawyers that were led by an Acting Director of civil…

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…It’s reason for his re-election As the gubernatorial election comes up in November 11,2023 for Imo State and two other states, it’s predicted that Gov. Uzodinma will be re-elected. The Governor has done adequately well with development of the youths in areas of need currently especially in the information technology services. The ministry of Digital Economy and E-commerce of Imo State just graduated their second batch of participants last week Tuesday September 26,2023 with emphasis on growing the economy of the state both from within and outside. That’s a big plus…

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…Promises 10, 000 Job Imo Youths Job in First 100 Days in Office The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the off season Governorship election in Imo state, Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu has faulted the alleged  deceitful assertion credited to Hope Uzodinma that he would take 4, 000 Imo youths to Europe and Canada for jobs, describing it as a big scam. In contrast, Anyanwu promised to give 10, 000 Imo youths Jobs in his first 100 days in office, adding that instead of spending frivolous N6.5…

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The Supreme Court of Nigeria has fixed October 5, for hearing of appeals on the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s case. Recall that Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, had on April 8, 2022 struck out eight out of the 15-count treasonable felony charge levelled against Kanu, by the Federal Government. Justice Nyako’s ruling was on an application by Chief Mike Ozekhome SAN on behalf of Kanu, which had sought an order quashing the entire charge against the IPOB…

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The coming together of South East stakeholders to dialogue and build consensus on how to tackle the insecurity ravaging the region, is a necessary step that should be taken if the desire of the people to restore peace and security to the region is to be actualized. Distinguished Senator Ezenwa Onyewuchi,who represents Imo East Senatorial District, Owerri Zone,in the Senate in the National Assembly, Abuja,made the observation in Owerri, Thursday,28 September,2023, on the occasion of a two day South East Summit on Security and Economy. The lawmaker who  interacted with…

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The Labour Party in Imo State, on Thursday, demanded the resignation of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC,of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Sylvia Agu, and called on the electoral body to conduct a free, fair, and credible governorship election in the state. The Imo guber off-season election holds on November 11, 2023. Making their demands to the Commission, the State Chairman of the Labour Party, Barr Callistus Ihejiagwa, and Youth Leader, Chris Okorondu, led thousands of Labour Party members to the INEC headquarters, Owerri. Iheajigwa, appealed to the Commission…

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Over four thousand pensioners in Abia state, have been captured into governor Alex Otti‘s free Health Care Insurance Scheme. This was disclosed by the Honourable Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr. Ngozi Okoronkwo while speaking on Friday, on the achievements of governor Alex Otti within his 100 days in office. The Health Insurance Scheme For Pensioners, was conceived and approved by Gov. Alex Otti, having considered the sufferings of the pensioners and the high cost of accessing medical care, the Commissioner revealed. She noted that her team went round…

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…As Uzodinma bags Advocate of peaceeace, press freedom award As a means of appreciating her numerous readers, advertisers, God and the general public, for their immense contributions in sustaining the publications, the publisher, management and staff of the Nigeria Watchman Newsmagazine  has advanced plans to roll out the drums in celebration of  the publication’s  five years of sustainable publications and patronage. In a press statement signed by  Evangelist Samuel Ezeji and Rotarian Everest Ezihe, the publisher and the chairman of the planning committee respectively noted that, despite the excruciating socioeconomic…

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