Following the reported clash between a combined team of security agencies which comprised,the Army, Department Of State Security ,(DSS), Nigerian Police and Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) at Emene area of Enugu State, South East, Nigeria on August 23, 2020, the Federal Government of Nigeria has declared the following persons: Mr Godwin Ikechukwu Beke, Simon Ejima Ibe and Chimezie Nnaji wanted due to their intense membership and activities. Security agencies informed that Godwin Ikechukwu Beke,in particular and two others who have been accused of playing the pivotal roles of…
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Fedponek to Procure Laptop for Staff Efficiency
Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, Imo State, has partnered the Zinox Computers to procure Digital Computers on subsidized rate for academic staff of the School to enhance efficiency, teaching and learning. The Rector of the School, Engr. Dr Michael Chidiebere Arimanwa, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in his Office shortly after the School had audience with Chief Executive Officer of Zinox Computers, Chief Leo Stan Ekeh, recently, at the 1000 Capacity Auditorium Building on the Campus. Arimanwa who explained that the Smart Campus Initiative is beneficial to academic staff…
Read MoreHospital workers shutdown Owerri over non-payment of 100% salary
Workers of the Imo State Specialist Hospital yesterday staged a serious protest that grounded economic activities in Owerri, the capital city of Imo State. The hospital workers, who came out in their numbers with placards, causing heavy traffic in the major roads and streets of Owerri, carried out the protest, following the inability of the Imo State government to pay them 100% salary. Addressing newsmen during the protest, the Chairman, Joint Action Committee (JAC), Imo State Specialist Hospital, Owerri, Dr. Anumudu Elias, said that it was the height of injustice,…
Read MoreMILITOCRACY: UZODINMA DEPLOYS SOLDIERS TO STREETS …Gags protests …Soldiers: We don’t know our mission
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…
Read MoreObinna Obi-Njoku Foundation sponsors sports competitions in Ebikoro Ikeduru …Set to offer free eye surgery
As part of its efforts to assist in the eradication of blindness in rural communities in Imo State of Nigeria, as well as helping the less privileged in society, a non-governmental organization, the Obinna Obi-Njoku Foundation has concluded plans to hold free cataract surgery in Ikeduru Local Government Area. A release from the Programme Co-ordinator of Obinna Obi-Njoku Foundation, Rev. Fr. Carmelius Ugochukwu Ereh, the free eye surgery initiative is part of activities packaged by the foundation, which is powered by an illustrious son of Ebikoro, Ikeduru LGA, Dr. Obinna…
Read MoreLeast corrupt state: Yet another milestone for Imo State
It is a wonderful feeling pervading the length and breadth of Imo state currently. It is as if the people of the state are getting a double treat this Christmas season. The cheery news is the announcement recently that Imo State is the least corrupt state in the country. The affirmation is coming from no less a quarter than the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) working in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UK AID. Imolites are much justified to feel a sense of…
Read MoreNBS Rating:Ihedioha, committed to stopping sharp practices in state governance-Mayor Eze …He’s made LG managers accountable
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…
Read MoreTribune Award: Ondo APC hails Mrs Akeredolu,
The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is optimistic that the award of Championing betterment of Humanity conferred on the State’s First Lady, Arabirin Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, by the African Newspapers of Nigeria Plc, Publishers of The Nigerian Tribune, will challenge her to do more for humanity. The party affirms that such recognition by a company which has flourished for 70 years is unarguably a call for more dedication to the service of mankind. Mrs. Anyanwu-Akeredolu has made appreciable personal sacrifices to promote empowerment and wellbeing of many…
Read MoreMadumere consoles IPMAN chair over mother’s death
Yesterday, the immediate past Imo Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere condoled his friend, the Chairman of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Imo State chapter and the Chief Executive of Ebere Links Petroleum Products Limited, Chief Chidiebere Okoroafor over the transition of his mother, late Lady Victoria Iheomadinihu Okoroafor, aged 89. Prince Madumere made the statement when he joined the Mr Okoroafor and other members of the family during the outing service at St. John’s Anglican Church, Umuduruokoro, Umunumo, Ehime Mbano local government of Imo State. His words: “From…
Read MoreImo Governor poised to promote Vocational, Technical education
It is no longer in dispute that the Rebuild Imo Administration of His Excellency, Rt. Hon Emeka Ihedioha inherited a badly battered Education Sector from the immediate past administration, of which Technical and Vocational education are crucial aspects. It is a general understanding that quality technical and vocational education is essential for building a self-sustainable economy. It is for this reason that the Rebuild Imo Government will prioritize vocational and technical education in order to tackle unemployment in the state. The first step His Excellency, the Governor took in this…
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