The Speaker, Imo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Paul Emeziem has condemned the ongoing social unrest in Orlu Zone of the state, saying it is unacceptable and unjustifiable. This was as he urged the entire citizens of the state to join him in prayers to seek God’s intervention over the security challenge. It could be recalled that not less than nine people both civilians and military personnel have reportedly loss their lives so far in the clash between the alleged members of Eastern Security Network and the Army. Also,…
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Army – Esn Clash: Stray Bullets Allegedly Kill 10 In Military/IPOB Gun Battle In Imo …Governor declares Curfew in 9 LGAs …Residents lament food shortages, hunger, fear
At least ten civilians were reportedly killed in the ongoing gun fight between members of the Eastern Security Network, ESN and military operatives which broke out a few days ago in Orlu and its environs. It was learnt that the civilian casualties were mainly victims of stray bullets of the military operatives who landed the town with the intention to dislodge the ESN operatives, though some accounts claim some were shot at by the military men. Reports said Nigerian soldiers had landed Orlu LGA to flush out the ESN operatives…
Read MoreBuhari, Nigeria’s Biggest Risk, Now –Ezekwesili
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, says President Muhammadu Buhari is Nigeria’s highest risk factor at the moment and that his leadership style is quite detestable. Ezekwesili who attempted to contest for the 2019 presidential election before dropping out, took to her Twitter handle on Monday to post about Buhari’s leadership style, saying the President is not only ‘chauvinistic’ but ‘clannish’ and has ‘deepened the gullies of disagreement and disaffection among people, ethnicities, regions, religions and classes.” In a series of tweets, Ezekwesili also criticized the National Assembly, describing the…
Read MoreTipper crushes motorcyclist in Anambra
An unidentified motorcyclist was on Friday crushed to death in a fatal accident that occurred at Umuazu Nteje in Anambra State. The Public Education Officer for Anambra State Sector of FRSC, Edor Florence N.(SRC) revealed this development in a press statement. She said that the multiple accident happened between Udoka Nwoya the driver of Mercedes Benz Tipper with registration number XA 156 EFR and unidentified motorcycle rider without registration number at about 11.10am. The FRSC Public Education Officer identified excessive speeding as the cause of the traffic crash that involved…
Read MoreBIAFRA: Kanu Protect Your Territory, Charges Yoruba Youths
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has urged Yoruba youths to make efforts to protect their territory and save their people from aggression. According to Kanu, they should not rely on their governors, adding that like the South East Governors, they will fail to protect them. Mazi Kanu in a statement by the groups, Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful reminded the Yoruba youths that southwest Governors did nothing when killer herdsmen kidnapped and killed a Yoruba leader, Pa Fasoranti’s daughter on Yoruba soil.…
Read MoreImo Salary Palaver: Go On Strike, Lose Your Salary, Uzodinma Tells Imo Workers … May Close Hotels, Supermarkets, Eateries …Defaulters to be jailed over COVID-19 Protocol …Labour keeps mum
The government of Imo State has threatened to stop the salary of any civil or public servant in the state who embarks on strike action. Imo state government also threatened to shut down hotels, supermarkets,eateries , stores and others which fail to adhere strictly to the COVID-19 protocol as stipulated by the state’s COVID-19 committee, the Ministry of Health and other relevant agencies. A release from Imo State Government House notes that Governor Hope Uzodinma had, via a statewide broadcast on Friday, also threatened to jail any proprietor of a…
Read MoreArmy Vs IPOB: Imolites Flay Udenwa, Okorocha, Other Leaders For Keeping Mum As Orlu Burns …FG allegedly deploys 400 soldiers …Eze Okeke: We’ve not seen them
Prominent leaders of Orlu Zone have come under barrage of attacks from indigenes of the area ein particular and Imo in general over their graveyard silence amid the killings and destruction going on in the zone. Many Orlu indigenes who spoke to Nigeria Newspoint on the issue expressed shock and disappointment that almost all prominent political leaders from the area particularly ex-Governors Achike Udenwa and Rochas Okorocha and other elected representatives of the zone are keeping mum in the face of the sudden disaster that has hit their area. According…
Read MoreOWERRI NORTH WOMEN BEG IHENACHO NOT TO QUIT POLITICS… Say: Job creators like him needed by Imo, now. … As he distributes palliative
Women of Emekuku Autonomous Community in Owerri North Local Government Area, Imo State have passionately appealed to Captain Emmanuel Ihenacho not to quit politics, saying the State needs job creators like him now. The women, who, bared their mind on Monday, December 28, during the distribution of the second tranche of palliative of over one thousand cartoons of Indomie Noodles by the 2015 Imo governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, said the call has become necessary in view of parlous state of things in Imo state, particularly…
Read MoreOru Nation Holds Grand Reception For Uzodinma Tomorrow, Dec. 26 … Hails Onyeako, As worthy Son
It was a gathering of who is who in Oru Nation, comprising Oru East and Oru West Local Government Areas, Sunday, December 20, in the palatial home of an Industrialist and a son of the soil, Chief Edozie Evans Onyeako Udenga, to fine tune strategies for grand reception for Governor Hope Uzodimma, slated for tomorrow, Saturday December 26. The people are planning a grand reception for one of their own, the Governor, to appreciate his impressive performance in office in the last one year. Declaring the meeting open the host,Chief…
Read MoreOhanaeze Election: Imo Stakeholders Endorse Osuagwu President… Call For Credible Polls
As the election of a new President for Ohanaeze Ndigbo inches closer, the Coalition of Imo Groups and Stakeholders has thrown its weight behind Prof. Chidi Osuagwu. The coalition which is made up of representatives of all the sociocultural organizations, interest groups, professional associations and youth movements gave its endorsement on Saturday after a meeting in Owerri. Recall that the election of new officers to administer the affairs of Ohanaeze is billed for early January, and the position of President-General has been zoned to Imo State in accordance with the…
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