Category: FEATURES

The Speaker Imo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Paul Emeziem has described the state Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Barr. Marcellus Nlemigbo as an exceptional leader with excellent dexterity and in-depth experience in political party management.  The Speaker stated this while speaking on the activities of Imo State APC Technical Committee on membership drive led by him.  According to him, his role in the committee which was commissioned by Governor Hope Uzodinma was to contribute to the growth and success of the party in the state.  He…

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Sen. Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu, Samdady has called on the people of the South East geopolitical zone to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to fast-track restructuring. Sen.Anyanwu, the Chief Sponsor of the South East Development Commission’s ,SEDC Bill in the 8th Senate maintained that the clamour for restructuring was part of the programmes of the PDP aimed at entrenching development. According to him, “what the South East zone is passing through in Nigeria is not healthy and encouraging, hence the need to join the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP to change the…

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The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Imo State Council, Comrade Precious Nwadike has raised the alarm over alleged plot by Imo State Commissioner for Information, Hon Declean Emelumba to frame him up and arrest him. According to Comrade Nwadike unimpeachable sources revealed the plot to him even as he said Hon Emelumba is working with his agents from the other faction of Imo NUJ. He disclosed that the plan is to frame him up and arrest him for rejecting Emelumba’s moves to pocket Imo NUJ. While expressing…

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From Joe Ezuma, Port Harcourt Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has urged the leadership of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)  to return its Cabotage Services  Department back to Port Harcourt.The governor gave the charge when he hosted the Director General of the agency, Dr Bashir Yusuf Jamoh , on courtesy visit at Government House, Port Harcourt on Tuesday.Governor Wike said the operations of the Cabotage Services Department  of NIMASA used to be in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, but was taken to Lagos without…

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From Joe Ezuma, Port Harcourt The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has handed over 33 utility vehicles to the Security Committee working with the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, field forensic auditors. This is even as a section of Ijaw yourths a kicking for the reconstitution of permanent  NDDC Board. Last week the Ijaw National Congress urged the commission to put in place a new and permanent board for the commission. Senator Akpabio, who inaugurated the vehicles at the new NDDC headquarters in Marine Base, Port Harcourt, said…

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The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff Ibrahim Attahiru has been killed in a plane crash in Kaduna, Peoples Gazette has learnt from military sources. The incident occurred on Friday in Kaduna, The Gazette learnt. Mr Attahiru was appointed chief of army staff on January 26, succeeding Tukur Buratai. He was 54. Mr Attahiru was killed alongside other military chiefs who were on the same flight, sources said. The presidency has already been briefed about the development. The Nigerian Air Force has now issued a statement confirming that there was a…

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From Joe Ezuma, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Government says it would continue to support the Nigeria Police Force to enable the Police achieve all set goals and mission for the protection of people leaving and doing business in Rivers State legitimately.  Governor Wike stated this during the Flag Off, of Operation Restore Peace in the South- South Zone, by the Acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, at the Sharks Sports Stadium on Wednesday, 19th May, 2021.  Represented by his Deputy, Dr. Mrs. Ipalibo Harry Banigo, Governor Wike said Rivers State…

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Former National President General of Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC), Engr. Bede Opara has commended Governor Hope Uzodinma on what he described as ” ongoing roads revolution’ in the state with many roads having high multiplier effects on the state’s economic wellbeing and in other areas of life of the people. Speaking to our reporter on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 in Owerri, Engr Opara who is the immediate past Chairman of APC in Ahiazu LGA, observed that Governor Uzodinma had touched the lives of Imolites by…

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The Senator representing Imo East Senatorial district, Senator Ezenwa Onyewuchi has expressed dismay at the spate of violence in Owerri amid recent reports of harassment, extortion and maltreatment of the civilian populace by Security Agents. He has also noted with deep concern the  sporadic shootings in some parts of Owerri. He observed that this has   further exacerbated the tension, fear and apprehension among residents.  He therefore urged Security agencies who are duty bound to maintain peace and order to adhere strictly to the rules of engagement and show due regard…

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Special Adviser to Governor Hope Uzodimma on Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon Mrs Ruby Emele has commended the governor for capturing more civil servants in the recent payment of workers’ salaries. According to her, this gesture by the governor means that he has a listening ear and is committed to the welfare of not only civil servants,  but Imo people in general. She said  with the development, a few people are yet to be captured, which is why the noise of non-payment has since died down and…

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