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In his bid to check protest which is gradually becoming incessant in Owerri, the Imo State capital, it has been observed that the Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodinma has deployed military personnels within Owerri metropolis to clamp down on intending protesters. It could be recalled that the Governor recently, while receiving members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers NURTW, and Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONADWAP) who were on solidarity visit to Government House made it clear that he would no longer tolerate protest in order to…

Governor Emeka Ihedioha’s Special Adviser (SA) on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Chukwudi Mayor Eze, has said that the rating of Imo as less corrupt state in Nigeria, is an evidence that the Governor is committed to rid Imo State of sharp practices among actors of the state as it used to be in the past administration. The Special Adviser stated this while interacting with newsmen in Owerri, Tuesday. Mayor Eze, a former Federal lawmaker maintained that Imo State has never had it so good in the area of…

The Ahiajoku Lecture series which was neglected by the Rochas Okorocha administration in Imo State, for eight years has been revived and internationalized by the State Governor, Rt. Hon.Emeka Ihedioha. The governor explained that 40th edition of the Lecture, marks the restoration of the most cherished Igbo cultural and intellectual summit, after nearly a decade of abeyance. In his address on the 40th anniversary of Ahiajoku lecture series held at renovated Ahiajoku conference centre, New Owerri, Governor Ihedioha said ” this year’s event acquires even a broader significance especially because…

The Federal Government yesterday honoured Imo born Sen Osita Izunaso and Leo Stan Ekeh and other prominent Nigerians including Aliko Dangote, Tony Elumelu, Oba Otudeko with the prestigious National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) award. In a letter signed by the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige and communicated to all prospective recipients of the award the minister had noted that they were being recognised for their outstanding contributions to the development of the country. The letter dated November 18th 2019 further noted that President Muhammadu Buhari has…

The Special Assistant to Imo State Governor on Local Government and Chieftancy Affairs, Hon. Mayor Chukwudi Eze has explained that the only threatening opposition visible in the state presently are the litany of bad roads sprawling across the nooks and crannies of the state. In a chat with newsmen in Owerri Thursday, Hon. Eze said very soon, such opposition will be conquered as government is determined to reconstruct all failed road projects in the state within the shortest possible time. “The LGAs will soon embark on massive rural road maintenance…

Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha has blamed the member of NSE, especially those living in Imo for what he described as their lackadaisical approach in dealing with immediate past government of Rochas Okorocha as it concerns fake and substandard projects. Governor Ihedioha said as people who occupy strategic position in the country, it beholds on them to monitor all projects, be it state or Federal, to ensure that such project meets all regulatory standards adding that failure to carry out this sensitive role, NSE may be putting the lives of…

The sleeping Umuewi village in Ihebinowere, Okwudor community in Njaba LGA, Imo State was thrown into confusion and agony yesterday (Tuesday), as a result of the tragic death of three members of a family allegedly by food poison. The remains of the deceased grandfather, Moses Oguebuka and two of his grandchildren, were discovered in the family’s apartment in the morning. It was gathered from eyewitnesses that their corpses were discovered when one the man’s mistresses came to his house and met the house locked in afternoon. Reports had it that…