Category: FEATURES

By Kelechi Nwaeze Prof Jude Ejike Njoku has become a prime target in the print and social media of late, since he declared his interest to run for the governorship of Imo State in 2019. Prof Njoku made his declaration in a well attended meeting with the leaders of Orlu Zone at the residence of former Governor Achike Udenww at Amaifeke in Orlu Local Government Area on Saturday, April 7, 2018, reminding them to use their numerical strength well as they have prominent roles to play in who becomes the…

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The would-be governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Imo State chapter,  Mr. Frank Nneji has advised Imolites to develop template to the Guber aspirants on the nature of socioeconomic and political sphere they would want to have come the next administration in order to know who is prepared to deliver the dividends of democracy to them. Mr. Nneji let this known during the inauguration of the 27 local government coordinators of the Rebuild Imo Campaign Organization he will be using to actualise his governorship ambition in the…

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Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu representing Imo East Senatorial District in the senate of the National Assembly has condemned in totality the use of hate speeches in democracy especially in Imo State. Senator Anyanwu during a press briefing at Owerri, stated that he is going to disown any of his supporters who engaged on the use of hate speech against any of his fellow aspirant or their supporters with effect from the day of the briefing. He said he has been moved to address the thorny issue which is slowly and…

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted its National Convention, Congress Committee, appointing the Senator representing Imo north in the National Assembly, Distinguished Senator Benjamin Uwajumogu the committee secretary. The party on Sunday, April 15, released a list of its members to serve in its committees, drawn from different hierarchy and positions in the party. The convention committee includes governors, senators, members of the House of Representatives and other caucuses in the party. The list release by the party leadership revealed that the main committee has 47 members with the…

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By Chuks Osuji Anybody who sees the Nigerian political process as it continues to unfold since the emergence of PMB would not find it difficult to conclude that all is not well in our polity. Yes, several authors and writers have conjectured why Buhari and APC won the elections of 2015. Most people believed that PMB and APC won because of the administrative failure of President Goodluck Jonathan. They may have a point. But that in fact was not the main reason. There were quite a number of reasons why…

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There are so many thing wrong with our local government area: Mbaitoli at the same time.  Unfortunately, there are very few of these problems that we can honestly and dispassionately discuss.   So even as the local government drifts on the ocean of economic rudderlessness, and infrastructural decay, everyone is watching with morose silence. Mbaitoli is heading to God knows – where but we are too scared to tell our representatives the truth. Everybody is cheering and jeering. But I know one thing for sure: the hottest place in hell will…

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It is no longer news that since the declaration of intent by the Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere to contest the Imo governorship election in 2019, his boss, Governor Rochas Okorocha has been undermining his efforts, vowing to do everything within his powers to whittle down the rising profile of his Deputy. The Governor of Imo State at various meetings, with those he described as members of his agburu (lineage), has lamented over the decision of his deputy not to key into his project of imposing his…

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Following the latest heavy down poor in Imo state, Hon Uche Onyeagucha, an APGA governorship aspirant in the state has observed with deep sense of sympathy and concern the undue sufferings the people are subjected to by the devastating flood caused by the so-called urban renewal program of the Okorocha led administration. ”Indeed, it is very shameful and worrisome that what this administration understands as urban renewal is destruction of drainage pipes and water channel ways which has been observed as the main cause of the devastating flood that recently…

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It is natural as well as cardinal principle that a successful pupil or student in school be promoted to the next level in the education system. Simply put, if you passed your examinations and satisfy every other requirements expected of someone in school classes, promotion to the next class is made perfect and justly too. This implies that one must pass class one before moving to class two. What is being insinuated here is that in all matters of effective representation, Hon. Chudi Jones Onyereri, the member representing the largest…

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As part of his efforts to alleviate poverty among the people of Nkwerre/Isu/Nwangele/Njaba federal constituency in Imo State, an American-based optometrist, Dr. Alex Nnabue on Monday commenced a three-day entrepreneurial training programme for youths and women in the federal constituency. The programme, which thoroughly examined entrepreneurship education, trained more than 500 youths and women in skills like baking technology, piggery, fish, grass-cutter, mushroom, poultry, snail and vegetable farming, to channel the focus of the youths to skill acquisition for sustainable self-employment. Speaking during the opening ceremony at the Christ the…

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