Salihu Lukman,the former National Vice Chairman, North West of the All Progressives Congress,APC ,has tasked former military and civilian presidents in Nigeria to seize the initiative and make concerted efforts to rescue the country from what he tagged the present “government’s heartless and mindless policies.” In a statement titled “Nigerian Democracy in ICU,” the former APC chieftain appealed to the two-term civilian president, Chief Olusegun Aremo Matthew Obasanjo; former military president and Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida, Abdulsalami Abubakar, and former National Security Adviser, Aliyu Gusau, to take more…
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Imo LG Polls: Nworisa Promises Transparent Service To Nkwerre People.
…Says:I’m Patriotically driven to serve my people.. As the September 21, Local Government election draws to a serious close in Imo state an erudite personality and philanthropist,Engr Reginald Ikemba Nworisa has thrown his hart into the Local Government ring to contest for the Nkwerre LGA Chairmanship . Addressing a section of Media men yesterday at Owerri , capital of Imo state,Nworisa said he is driven by worthy and patriotic service to work for the people. Nworisa who is contesting the LGA Chairmanship seat on the platform of the People’s…
Read MoreImo Monarch Calls For Amaobi Uwaleke’s Arrest, Prosecution For Desecration Of Obibi Uratta Kingdom.
Tha traditional ruler of Obibi Uratta Ancient Kingdom, Owerri North LGA in Imo state,HRH Eze Boniface Ihenacho Ariri ,Eze Udo the 4th of Obibi Uratta Ancient Autonomous community has called on Imo state government and the Nigerian Police to arrest Mr Amobi Uwaleke for alleged impersonation and judicial rascality. The monarch was reacting in line with recent ruling of a High court in Owerri which resolved once and for all the issue of the Obibi Uratta Ancient Kingdom Royal Stool which has been enmeshed in years of litigation following the…
Read MoreASUU Begins Indefinite Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Gombe State University chapter, has declared a total and indefinite strike over unmet demands. The strike was announced after a congress meeting on Wednesday. This is the first internal strike since the university was founded. Key grievances include the non-implementation of a 2021 Memorandum of Action, which outlined financial improvements for the institution. Among the unresolved issues are unpaid academic allowances, the lack of a training fund for academic staff, unfulfilled minimum wage adjustments, and the non-payment of promotional arrears for the years…
Read MoreUmuagi Ihioma/ Umuegbe Amaifeke Communities Lament Over 6 Months Blackout By EEDC In Imo
The People Of Umuagi Ihioma And Umuegbe Amaifeke Communities In Orlu LGA of Imo State, are currently battling with intense and excruciating electricity or power black out for over six months now. A prominent indigene of the area, Sir Livy Unigwe lamented that the EEDC transformer servicing both communities was said to have broken down for over five months ago. He disclosed that when the EEDC Orlu business office was approached by the communities for intervention, they were requested to pay arrears of bill amounting to N4.2million as the only condition…
Read MoreImo September 21 polls: Group Decries Imposition Of Councillorship Candidate On Ohii/Amakohia-Ubi/Ndegwu Ward 9
…Alleges:Candidate,not APC member, ln-law to Imo APC State Chair. An association going under the aegis of Omenwane Group has cried out over what it described as the alleged imposition of one Mr Anumodu Bartholomew Chinemere from Ndegwu as the Councillorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Ward 9 (Ohii/Amakohia-ubi/Ndegwu) in Owerri-West LGA of Imo State. The group raised suspicion over alleged possible role of Imo APC State Chairman, Dr MacDonald Ebere in the episode. Addressing newsmen in Owerri, recently, the group maintained that the state chairman allegedly single…
Read MoreImo LGA Polls: Nkwerre Ward 7 APC Leaders Reject Imposition Of Eburuaja As Councillorship Candidate, Seeks Uzodinma’s Intervention.
“Action, disobeys Gov’s instruction” …Nzekwe: Nominee never took part in ward consensus process. Leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ward 7, Nkwerre LGA of Imo State have expressed deep concerns over what they described as deliberate attempt to cause disenchantment among party faithful in the ward through an alleged imposition of one Edward Eburuaja as the councillorship candidate of Ward 7 even when he did not participate in the process for the nomination of a consensus candidate as directed by Imo state Governor,Sen Hope Uzodinma. Led by…
Read MoreNo going back on price increase, hard decisions must be taken, says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has reacted to the recent hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. The newest hike, implemented by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company’s (NNPCL) Retail Management, range from N855 to N897 per litre, depending on the location, from the previous N568-N617. Independent marketers have adjusted their prices to between N930 and N1,200 per litre of petrol. Since the removal of subsidy by Tinubu in May 2023, prices of petrol tripled, compounding the woes of Nigerians who power their vehicles and generating sets…
Read MoreRampaging Gunmen Attack Isiala Mbano LGA Headquarters, Obowo Police Div, Kill Security Men, Burn Buildings
Some yet to be identified gunmen on Tuesday night, attacked the council headquarters of the Isiala Mbano LGA of Imo State located in the Umuelemai community. The attack left the headquarters razed and some persons dead.The attack occurred as the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state announced that its primary election for Local Government chairmanship elections were taking place across the state, same day.Though the number of causalities were yet to be ascertained as of the time of filing this report, however, pictures and video clips of the attack…
Read More2003 Imo Guber: It’s Worrisome, Courts Decide Election Winners Rather Than Voters–Achonu
…Vows to sustain Imo’s transformation struggle . The candidate of Labour Party,LP in the November 11, 2023 Imo governorship election, Senator Athan Nneji Achonu has expressed deep concerns over the way the Courts determine the outcome of electoral contests in Nigeria instead of the people. This is even as Senator Achonu insisted that he campaigned vigorously in 2023, braving insecurity and other odds, and won the support of Imolites during last year’s governorship poll, but regretted that somebody whom he alleged, was cruising in far away Abuja eventually claimed victory.…
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