Elder statesman and chairman, Council of Elders of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has strongly condemned the recent terrorist attacks launched against some communities in Ebonyi State by people suspected to be herdsmen, calling on the federal government to take urgent steps “to stop there terrorists from attacking Igboland, otherwise Igbos would have no option but to devise means of self defence”. In a release signed by Chief Iwuanyanwu referring to the Monday March 29, 2021 attacks on Ebonyi communities, he warned that Igbos would no longer accept a situation…
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NUJ Crisis: Ex-National President, Odusile Floors Isiguzo As Court Quashes Illegal Suspension …S/East VP-Petrus, others win also
The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has nullified the purported suspension of president of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Alhaji Waheed Odusile and the Vice President, South East, Prince Petrus Obi. The court also quashed the purported suspension of the South East Vice President of the National Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, Chibota Edozie and Ngozi Agbo from NUJ Enugu State Council. Delivering the judgment in suit No. NICN/ABJ/51/2020, Justice O.O. Onyewumi held that the action of NUJ National Executive Council, NEC, in suspending the above named persons…
Read MoreGrassroots Tour: Uzodinma Not Interested In Property Acquisition, Means Well For Imo, Says Batos
…As Mbonu hails Gov’s projects Impressed by Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State administration’s commitment towards good, visionary and purposeful governance, High Chief Batos Nwadike has added his voice among some eminent Nigerians that are re-assuring the populace that the Shared Prosperity and 3 R mantra government means well to them. Chief Nwadike who is Special Adviser(SA) to the Governor on Political Matters disclosed this last Tuesday at the newly renovated Okigwe Local Government Secretariat Multi- Purpose Hall during his well attended maiden official visit christened Grassroots sensitization and Prosperity…
Read MoreBad Governance: Samdaddy Decries State Of Bad Roads In South East …Calls For Urgent Intervention
The ex-Senator for Owerri Zone, Imo State, Sen. Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu (Samdady) has lamented over the deplorable condition of roads in the South East geo-political zone, calling on the Federal Government to expedite action towards rescuing the situation before the rainy season. Sen. Anyanwu, a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in the state expressed annoyance how the President Muhammadu Buhari’s led government deliberately abandoned the zone in all its programmes, and appealed to relevant stakeholders to intervene. According to him, contractors handling the only awarded roads, Enugu-Awka-Onitsha and Enugu-Okigwe-Umuahia-Aba axis…
Read MoreOkigwe Senate: Ibezim Loses Bid For CoR, As Abuja High Court Throws Case Out …Ruled: It’s Abuse of Court Process …Awards N.2m cost against him
An Abuja High Court presided over by Justice Senchi has struck out the case brought before it by Mr. Frank Ibezim Mr.Ibezim has approached the Court in Abuja,Nigeria’s Capital territory for an order to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission ,INEC to issue him the Certificate of Return as the authentic candidate of the All Progressives Congress,APC. Delivering the Judgment Monday, March 15,2021, the presiding Judge struck out the case for lack of merit. It will be recalled that Mr.Ibezim was disqualified by a Federal High court sitting in Abuja…
Read MoreReprisal Attack: Vandals Butcher 2 Police Men, Raze Court, LGA Hqtrs In Imo
Fear enveloped the people of Ihitte-Uboma,Tuesday(yesterday) as fleeing hoodlums set fire on the Ihitte/Uboma Local Government Area headquarters in Ishinweke ,razing it to near rubbles. The hoodlums also set ablaze a court inside the council headquarters. The incident occurred ,one hour after protesting youths razed the Ihitte/ Uboma Divisional Police Headquarters at Ishinweke over the alleged killing of an Indigene of the area by some policemen who were on arrest. It was gathered from eye witnesses that the attackers operated in multiple vehicles. It was equally gathered that the vehicle…
Read MoreUzodinma Takes 3R Agenda To Grassroots …All 27 LGAs, starts in Okigwe …Prosperity ambassadors to be appointed
As part of concerted efforts to take the 3R Agenda of his administration to the grassroots, Imo State Government has concluded plans to embark on sensitization exercise in the 27 local government areas of the state. The Special Adviser to Governor Hope Uzodinma, S.A, Political, Chief Bathos Nwadike disclosed this Thursday, while briefing newsmen in his office Chief Bathos said the COVID-19 pandemic was responsible for stalling the governor’s plan to reach the people at the grassroots. The special adviser revealed that Governor Uzodinma has given approval for the commencement…
Read MoreMilitary VS ESN: OAIC Flay Arrest, Detention Of Imo Can Vice Chair, Pro, Others In Orlu …Denies any support to IPOB …Says: Urges Imo State, FG to investigate
The Organization of African Instituted churches, OAIC, with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, has raised alarm over what it described as the arrest of its members in Orlu, Imo State following reported clashes between the Nigeria military and militants said to be members of the Eastern Security Network, ESN, set up by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. South leaders and executive members of OAIC from the South East while briefing newsmen in Owerri Wednesday, hinted that some of its leaders like the vice chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria,…
Read MoreMbata Revalidates APC Membership …Assures Support For Uzodimma
The All Progressive Congress, APC in Imo State has made a big catch, as a frontline businessman and philanthropist from Prince Alex Mbata Ngwoma, Obube in owerri North L.G.A, on Wednesday, formally registered as a member of the party. Prince Mbata an accomplished administrator, who used the opportunity of the ongoing APC membership registration and revalidation exercise to register in his Obube, Agbala, Ulakwo (O.A.U) Ward, hinted that it was the first time he would be publicly declaring support for any political party. Prince Mbata said: “today marks the beginning…
Read MoreNekede/Ihiagwa Road: Contractor Lacks Capacity, May Abandone Project For Rains …Residents cry out, Doubt govt’s readiness to complete project …Road construction, not a day job –Commissioner
Weeks after the celebrated flag off of the construction of the Naze/ Nekede/ Obinze Road by Imo State Gov,Sen. Hope Uzodinma, residents of the communities have expressed doubts about the capacity of the contractor handling the road to complete the road before full blown rain falls. The worried individuals who bared their minds in exclusive chats with our correspondent explained that their worries stemmed from the unfolding poor quality of work done from Maternity Junction to Federal Polytechnic Main gate Junction and seeming stoppage of work immediately after the Poly…
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