“Work ongoing on Owerri-Umuahia, Ihiagwa-Obinze roads.” ..Says: Imo govt to do 5km roads in 27 LGAs By Ebenezer Ojor The Commissioner for Works, Imo State, Chief Ralph Nwosu has revealed that the state government would not rest on its oars in ensuring that the all road projects being executed currently were completed. This is even as the commissioner disclosed that the administration of Governor Hope Uzodinma made several representations to the federal government to assist in the on-going remedial work on the Umuchima ecological disaster along the Orlu-Akokwa road. The…
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Ex-lawmaker, Ugboma’s bill re-echoes as Justice Ministry insists,no more unlawful detention of suspects in Imo
By Nkechi Ojukwu The usual saying, “good name is better than gold” is currently playing in Imo State as Federal Ministry of Justice in collaboration with Imo State Ministry of Justice have moved to implement some sections of Imo State Administration of Criminal Justice Law 2020,a proposed law sponsored by the former member for Oguta State Constituency in Imo State House of Assembly, Hon. Barr. Frank Ugboma. Recall that Hon. Ugboma, a legal luminary with veritable Chambers in Lagos was a strong voice even as the Minority Leader(PDP) of Imo…
Read MoreObinwanne Umuaka Kingdom Monarch, Town Union Saluate Etiokwe, Royda Over Njaba LGA Polls Victory
The Traditional Ruler of Obinwanne Umuaka Kingdom, HRM Eze Barr Justin Uzoma Ezeala (Ezenwanne), Ezenwanne in Council, Obinwanne Umuaka Town Development Union and entire Obinwanne Umuaka Kingdom heartily Felicitate with Chief Hon Vitalis Ugochukwu Obi (Etiokwe Njaba, Oputaobie Njaba), Hon Mrs Royda Ukam on your landslide victory at the just concluded Local Government Election, your successful innaugration and assuming of office as Executive Chairman and Vice Chairman Njaba LGA. Your victory at just concluded Local Government Election is well deserved. We Felicitate with you because Njaba people made the…
Read MoreIMHA Urges Uzodinma To Task LG Chairmen,Agric Ministry On Farming
By Williams Odunze The Imo State House of Assembly has urged the governor of the State ,Hope Uzodinma to embark on agricultural revolution through involving the 27 Local Government Chairmen and Ministry of Agriculture on compulsory farming to curb hunger in the land. The resolution was reached following the motion moved by Hon. Kennedy Ibeh the member representing Obowo State Constituency in the Imo Assembly. Presenting the motion,Hon.Ibeh posited that the collaborative effort of the 27 LGAs and the Ministry of Agriculture, embarking on different types of farming will stimulate…
Read MoreImo NUJ Holds Press Week, Madumere Heads Committee.
…Marshalls out plans By Williams Odunze Nigeria Union of Journalists,NUJ,Imo State Council has during their October monthly Congress appointed Comrade Victor Madumere as Committee Chairman of this year’ Press Week, an annual ritual of the Union. The Press Week committee was inaugurated after the October monthly Congress presided over by the Care taker Committee chairman,Comr.Precious Nwadike who encouraged them to be proactive and committed to the event. He assured the Committee of the full support of the Union. In his acceptance speech, Madumere on behalf of the members of…
Read MoreImo Advocacy For Good Governance: IDP Camp, Alleged Agenda To Islamize Igbo Land,Says, Rights Group.
A Rights Group;Imo Advocacy For Good Governance,IAGG has condemned in strong terms the alleged Imo state government effort to host Internally Displaced Camps, IDP, in Nsu, Mbano LGA. The Group accused the government of a clandestine move to reportedly Islamize Igbo land. In a Press statement signed by its National Convener/Chairman, Board of Trustees, Apostle Ken Nwanguma and the chief scribe, Engr Ifeanyi Opara and was issued to media organizations, it claimed that it is committed to enthroning good governance in the state. It further described as wicked, insensitive and…
Read MoreNANS Zonal Elections: Alfred Jacinta Chinedu, Emerges, Secretary General ,Zone F.
By Nkechi Ojukwu In order to bring students together under one umbrella and spear head their affairs on how to achieve common goals whereby future leaders would at different levels in Nigeria be groomed, Comrade Alfred Jacinta Chinedu has been elected Zonal F,Secretary General of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS in their just concluded elections. In her thank you remarks, to all Nigerian Students immediately after the elections,she said, ” on behalf of my campaign organization, I sincerely appreciate the doggedness, patience and spirit of comradeship demonstrated before…
Read MoreLeadership: Imo LP Chieftain Aneme Cautions Against Factionalisation.
Chieftain of Labour Party, LP, in Imo State,Hon. Stephen Aneme the has called on the party members who are yet to embrace the new national leadership of the party led by Senator Esther Nenadi Usman to do so for peace and progress of the party. He made the call while talking about what he described as unbecoming attitude of the immediate past national chairman of the party Julius Abure and his Imo State counterpart Callistus Ihejiagwa who are yet to recognize the national caretaker committee to do so for the…
Read MoreRivers LG Polls: Political Thugs Kill Fubara’s Chief Of Staff’s Brother
The younger brother to the Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Government – Edison Ehie was Monday, shot dead during the attack on the Ahoada East council Secretariat on Monday. A member of the Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC made this known in a statement on Monday. He said the deceased was shot dead when the gunmen attacked the area, leaving behind a wife and a new born baby. GistReel reports that the crisis in Rivers State snowballed into violence on Monday leading to the killing of a brother…
Read MoreImo APP Guber Candidate, Achilike Hails Newly Elected Council Chairmen In Rivers.
…Says: Rivers will not succumb to intimidation from bad losers” The governorship candidate of the Action Peoples Party,APP in the last Imo State governorship election in 2024, Barr. Anderson Achilike, has congratulated all the newly elected Local Government Chairmen in last Saturday’s LG Poll in Rivers state. Achilike also sent words of felicitation to the National Chairman of the APP, Barr Kingsley Nnadi, for posting such a resounding victory, in spite of the highwire conspiracies by some desperate power-mongers to undermine the party and the process. He calls on loyal…
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