Category: FEATURED

Indications are rife that a plot by lawmakers to impeach the Speaker of the Imo House of Assembly, Hon Chike Olemgbe for alleged incompetence and reducing the Assembly to the status of mere ‘chorus singers’, may be thickening. A source hinted Nigeria Newspoint that the impeachment may not be unconnected to what seems to be a feeling on the part of most of  the lawmakers that they may have been reduced to the level where they are now seen as ‘Rubber Stamp’ for the Executive which they are constitutionally supposed…

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Ohaji/Egbema born ace writer and politician Comrade Kenneth Uwadi has advised the Member representing Ohaji-Egbema-Oguta-Oru West Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Engr. Eugene Dibiagwu to stop the blame game and face his responsibilities as a representative of his people, adding that his blame game has become worrisome. Uwadi wrote in his piece, titled, “Eugene Dibiagwu And His  Blame  Game”,   “There is no doubt that the member representing Ohaji/Egbema/Oguta/Oru West Federal constituency at the National Assembly, Hon Eugene Dibiagwu performed poorly in his one year in office. His performance…

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  …Says: Tenure extention, illegal, undemocratic, unconditional   Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu, the House of Repres   entatives member from Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State, has claimed that the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike dissolved the tenures of Local Government chairmen elected under Rotimi Amaechi immediately he took over as Governor. Ugochinyere said this was in contrast to what Siminalayi Fubara did as Governor of Rivers State. The lawmaker said despite the insults Fubara received from some of the Local Government chairmen, he still allowed them…

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By Williams Odunze Following the devastating effects of the outbreak of cholera disease spreading across the Nigeria, the Imo State House of Assembly,IMHA  has called on the Ministry of Health to embark on serious sensitization programme through the media to caution the spread of the disease. The resolution was reached on the floor of the house following the adoption of the motion moved by the  Deputy Speaker of the House and  member representing Nwangele State Constituency, Rt.Hon.Amara Chyna Iwuanyanwu. Presenting the motion, the Deputy Speaker, informed that the spread of…

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…Say: Uzodinma should be encourged  to deliver  campaign promises to Ndi Imo The Orluzurumee Youth Assembly,OYA, the apex socio-cultural umbrella organization of youths in Orlu zone,Imo state  has taken a swipe at the different groups clandestinely   campaigning for some Orlu leaders who have secretly declared for the 2027 Imo State governorship election to stop heating up the polity. Among the group mentioned in the release is Orlu Political Consultative Assembly,OPOCA led by Rex Anunobi and Isu Nation Convention led by Dr Batos Nwadike OYA, in a release signed by the…

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…’It’s paramount to  hold them accountable” South-east governors, Igbo leaders, and members of the National Assembly have been accused by Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, of plotting to extend the detention of the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra,IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu until 2027. In a statement issued by the factional Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the organization blamed the South-east governors for the deteriorating security situation in the zone. The organization stated that the Southeast governors and certain Igbo leaders had not…

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…Sponsors 18 bills, 7 motions, presents 6 petitions As Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, member representing Ideato Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives clocks one year in office, there is jubilation in Ideato as new infrastructural projects begin to emerge and dot the landscape of the  Ideato nation. This is the developmental imprint of Hon. Ugochinyere just after 365 days in office With the terror attacks inflicted on his family and the protracted post-election litigations that trailed his landslide victory at the polls, it cannot exactly be said that Hon. …

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…Sponsors 18 bills, 7 motions, presents 6 petitions As Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, member representing Ideato Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives clocks one year in office, there is jubilation in Ideato as new infrastructural projects begin to emerge and dot the landscape of the  Ideato nation. This is the developmental imprint of Hon. Ugochinyere just after 365 days in office With the terror attacks inflicted on his family and the protracted post-election litigations that trailed his landslide victory at the polls, it cannot exactly be said that Hon. …

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, said ex-Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, who is accused of N80.2bn fraud, had ridiculed the Nigerian justice system by failing to present himself for trial in court. The EFCC acting Zonal Director, Benin Zonal Command, Mr Effa Okim, stated this during a familiarisation visit to the Delta State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Asaba, Delta State capital. The EFCC is having a running legal battle with Bello over alleged N80.2bn fraud. Following a failed attempt to arrest him and…

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