Category: FEATURES

The leadership of a frontline support-group for Gov.Hope Uzodinma’s re-election bid ahead of the awaited November, 11 Governorship Election in Imo state, the’Uzodinma Grassroots Women in Imo State’,has commended the wife of the State Governor,Barr. Chioma Uzodinma for a hitch-free Imo women’s August meeting in the state. In a statement made available to Newsmen in Owerri, signed by the Co-ordinator of the Support-Group in the state,Hon.Ijeoma Ndubuisi Alinna, the group expressed gratitude and solidarity for the Imo First Lady,also in view of her sterling leadership qualities in piloting the affairs…

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…Atiku,Obi,APM know fate as well over Petitions Anxiety has engulfed the supporters of the three leading Presidential candidates in the last general elections in Nigeria as the Presidential Elections Petitions Tribunal, PEPT, is set to deliver judgement in the petitions filed by the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, the Allied Peoples Movement, and others, against the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC,  as winner of the February 25 Presidential election. It was gathered that   there would be live…

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Senator Athan Nneji Achonu, the Labour Party’s Governorship candidate for Imo State, recently at his private residence, played host to a group of Lawyers from Imo who were in Abuja for the 2023 annual NBA conference. At the event, Senator Athan and the lawyers engaged in in-depth discussions on matters concerning Imo State. The primary focus was to address and find potential solutions to the challenges faced by the state. Various pressing issues, such as judicial reforms, education, healthcare, security, infrastructural development, and the overall welfare of the people, were…

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The Nigeria Labour Congress will commence a two-day warning strike on September 6, 2023, in preparation for a total shutdown which will commence in 21 days. The decision was taken at the end of its National Executive Council meeting which was held in the early hours of Friday morning. A communiqué released by the labour centre and jointly signed by its National President, Joe Ajaero, and Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, said it decided to take the decisions following the failure of the Tinubu-led Federal Government to dialogue and engage stakeholders within…

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The Orlu Regional Assembly (ORAUSA), a Diaspora organization comprising indigens of Orlu zone resident in the United States of America have concluded their 2023 annual Convention held in Baltimore, Maryland USA from June 21 to June 25, 2023. The convention which was the 23rd in their series had about 900 delegates from their 20 active affiliates within the USA and other special guests from other countries including Nigeria. Declaring the convention open, the ORAUSA national president Dr Uzo Unegbu thanked God for journey mercies as he welcomed delegates and their…

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new Board and Management team of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), inclusive of the following Board and Management team members: Mr. Chiedu Ebie – Chairman – Delta Dr. Samuel Ogbuku – Managing Director/CEO – Bayelsa Mr. Boma Iyaye – Executive Director (Finance and Admin) – Rivers Mr. Victor Antai – Executive Director (Projects) – Akwa-Ibom Ifedayo Abegunde – Executive Director (Corporate Services) – Ondo Sen. Dimaro Denyanbofa – State Representative – Bayelsa Mr. Abasi Ndikan Nkono – State Representative…

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Tragedy struck in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State on Thursday, August 24, when Eziada Patricia Okeoma lost the battle to remain alive hours after involvement in an automobile accident. Eziada Okeoma was the mother of the Imo State Correspondent of the Punch Newspaper, Comr.Chidiebube Okeoma. The journalist announced the passing of his mother on Social Media at the weekend. According to him,a reckless motorist knocked his mother down, leading to his mother being rushed to a nearby hospital. The Journalist further disclosed that his mother was put…

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…Elects new executive members  The Orlu Regional Assembly (ORAUSA), a Diaspora organization comprising indigens of Orlu zone resident in the United States of America have concluded their 2023 annual Convention held in Baltimore, Maryland USA from June 21 to June 25, 2023. The convention which was the 23rd in their series had about 900 delegates from their 20 active affiliates within the USA and other special guests from other countries including Nigeria. Declaring the convention open, the ORAUSA national president Dr Uzo Unegbu thanked God for journey mercies as he…

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In the interest of Peace and security, I Ifeanyichukwu Emmanuel  Awulonu, the Gubernatorial Candidate of the African Action  Congress (AAC) in the forth coming  Imo elections, hereby lend my voice to the call to free Nonso Uba, a  journalist and Radio presenter, popularly known as Nonso Nkwa. His continued incarceration without legal sanctions by a competent court of law is gross violation of his fundamental human rights, especially freedom of expression, liberty and movement. Acts of this nature remain inimical to security in our beloved state. injustice any where is…

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…Say: Imo needs  Labour Party to grow economy, Security “Achonu Is our Guber candidate, not pretenders”   The National Leader of the Labour Party  and presidential candidate in the  2023 general elections in Nigeria, Peter Obi has thrown his support behind Senator Athan Achonu as the governorship candidate of the party ahead of the November 11 poll in the state. Obi who spoke before a mammoth crowd at the Kanu Nwankwo Sports Complex, Owerri on Tuesday, during the flag off ceremony and unveiling of the campaign manifesto of  Senator Achonu  attended…

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