Category: FEATURES

…Ihim, Iheanetu, others laud feat After almost fifty years of of unprecedented cry of marginalization and attendant struggle restoration by the people of South East, light of reversal of this ugly fortune has appeared on the horizon in the wake of the passage of the South East Development Commission Bill by the Nigeria Senate. The SEDC bill which has been in the works for almost two year now was the brainchild of Sen Samuel Nnaemeka  Anyanwu(Samdaddy) who represents Imo East Senatorial District (Owerri Zone) in the upper legislative chamber actively…

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The great gospel crusade the theme under which Evangelist ReinhardBonnke Christ For All Nations, CfaN gospel mission has been traversing the world and winning souls for Christ will return to Owerri for the second time this December 2018, seventeen years after its maiden crusade in Owerri,capital city of Imo State. This impending crusade billed for December 6 to 9, 2018 at the River Park(old Arugo Park) would be headlined by Evangelist Daniel Kolenda, Evangelist Bonnke successor who has through the power of God deepened and sustained the work of God.This…

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The coffin carrying the ambition of Rochas Okorocha’s bid to impose his son-in-law in a succession bid through the ruling political party APC has finally been laid to rest .by the INEC guidelines on substitution. What could have informed the spirited and desperate desire to impose his son-in-law Uche Nwosu on the people of Imo particularly via the APC. It is simple ARC being the party of today’s federal govt. would have offered him all the cover and might of the federal security agencies including the various local vigilante and…

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The Imo State Police Command will be holding her security summits in the state with all the stakeholders from the three zones, that’s Orlu, Okigwe and Owerri Zones which are the political blocs of the state. According to a release from the Police Public Relations Officer, SP. Ikeokwu Orlando for the Commissioner of Police, the Okigwe Zone will hold on 23rd October 2018, at the Police’s field Okigwe by 11:am prompt, on 24th October 2018, the Orlu Zone holds at the Recreation Club in Orlu town by 11am prompt, while…

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Sequel to the recent outcry by air passengers and other stakeholders on the unsafe condition of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu  and the seeming inaction the Federal aviation authorities,the administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, in keeping with its concerted efforts to bettering the condition of social infrastructures through the state encouragement of speedy intervention on the airpo by the federal government, yesterday announced its plan to constitute a stakeholders ‘committee that would look into and resolve all issues around the expansion of the airport. The committee…

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The Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere, has called on leaders across the country to reflect on quality of service delivery to the populace, as they will be called to give account of their stewardship by the citizenry and God. The Deputy Governor made the call during a thanksgiving service marking his 54th birthday at the Chapel of Praise, Lake Malinda, Mbieri, Mbaitoli local government area of Imo State. He charged the leaders not take good governance for granted as each opportunity entails selfless service to the citizenry,…

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The Chairman of Alispac Group of Companies Nigeria Ltd ; an Industrialist and Philantropist per excellence ; International constitution lawyer and Human Rights Advocate ; a top flight Imo governorship hopeful under MAJA Party ; Chief ( Barr) Aloysius Osuji , has called on Imo State government , private individuals and corporate bodies in the state to support entreprenurial trainning for Imo youths , insisting that it was the sure way to pivot Imo greatness and that of the country given the unprecedented growing rate of youth mass unemployment occassioned…

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The All Progressive Congress, APC, is the ruling party in Imo State. From all indices, the Imo masses would wish if the party and all that has to do with it passes away after the 2019 general election. The Imo electorate cannot wait for the election year to come for their bottled up anger to be unleashed through their voting rights. And I foresee a situation where Imo State may be set on fire, should there be any underhand to manipulate the wish of the teeming masses. For those who…

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Frontline governorship aspirant in Imo State, Mr. OkeyEzeh, has said one of his top priorities is to usher in an economically resurgent state that will no longer be dependent on federal allocations. The ex-banker who is gunning for the coveted seat on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, revealed that presently, 77% of Imo resources are accruable from federal allocations, even as he regretted the vulnerability of Imo State in view of the advancements in technology which have made crude oil increasingly obsolete. Addressing his teeming supporters…

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By all known indexes available, the economy of  Imo state is presently in coma if not completely dead and the state is no longer viable.* This obvious fact is evident in three shocking and unplatable economic reports which show that the state  is deeply going insolvent on daily basis instead of getting strong economically. First, few months ago National Bureau of Statistics tagged Imo state’s internal and external debt profile at #103 billion and $60.4 million respectively. The internal debt does not include the ones inccured as results of damages…

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