Business man and top leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Chief Kingsley Iwuoha has disclosed that the forthcoming governorship election in the state would most certainly swing in favour of the incumbent governor, Governor Hope Uzodinma, going by opinions available to him from interactions with people in the state from diverse walks of life. Chief Iwuoha made this observation on Tuesday in Owerri during a chat with newsmen in his office. According to the oil and gas business guru, the nature of his business avails him…
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Inter-Community Football tournament takes stand against FGM
Orji, Owerri North, Imo State, in a pioneering effort to raise awareness and advocate for the abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), an inter-community football tournament brought together over 200 youths from Mbaitolu and Owerri North in Imo State. The event, held at Orji Primary School, was organized by the Young Men’s Network Against Sexual & Gender-Based Violence, Imo State Chapter, with support from Youth Hub Africa under the UNFPA-UNICEF joint programme on the erlimination of Female Genital Mutilation. Felxfame Enisire, the State Program Coordinator of Young Men’s Network, emphasized…
Read MoreImo D-Gov, Iwu, Others Grace Catholic Social Forum
…As Uzodinma bags Award of Excellence The Catholic Social Forum, an arm of the Laity Council of Nigeria, Owerri Province, has honoured the Imo State governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma for his developmental strides in the state. The Council conferred the honour on the governor during a Diocesan Re-orientation and Sensitization Programme with the theme: “Healing the Land.” The event aimed at encouraging the Catholic faithful to actively engage in politics and exercise their voting rights, responsibly. The program which was Coordinated by the President of the Laity Council of Nigeria, Owerri…
Read MoreNLC President- Ajaero Compromises Position To Derail November 11 Guber Poll -Group
Fresh facts have emerged on the reason why the Nigerian Labour Congress-NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero stormed Imo State with a mission to derail the November 11, governorship election scheduled for this Saturday. In a press statement issued by the South East Transparency Initiative (SETI) of which a copy was made available to Correspondents in Owerri, and signed by its National Coordinator and National Secretary, Chief Darlington Nwogu and Christian Ukachukwu, respectively, the group revealed that it uncovered some nocturnal meetings held in Abuja between Ajaero and some aggrieved politicians…
Read MoreImo NUJ Condemns Attack On NLC President-AJaero
The executive and members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists,NUJ, Imo State Council, has received with pains and grieves the unprovoked and mindless attack visited on the national President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, by thugs and police officers said to be working for Imo State Government. The Wednesday, November 1 vicious attack on the NLC president is most unfortunate, unfounded and absolutely smacks of gross insensitivity and reckless disregard for human rights as well as institutional molestation on the part of the government. We are…
Read MoreImo Govt Reserved All Hotels: We’ve Lost Our Humanity Because Of Politics, Says Akeredolu’s Wife
…As Federal Girls Owerri old students’re stopped after months of reservation. Betty Anyanwu–Akeredolu, the wife of the Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has made a grave assertion. She declared” We have lost our humanity because of politics!”. The wife of the Ondo Governor made the assertion along with a video for clarity. She posited, “Happening in my home state, Imo state. Is it fair? We have lost our humanity because of politics!” The video captures the protest by the old students of the Federal Government Girls College, Owerri who…
Read MoreUzodinma’s Many Blunders, Imo People will Never Forget
By Ikenna Onuoha When blunder appears big, it means it has gotten to its chronic stage where failure, shame and embarrassment are inevitable. Every average Imo person can certainly affirm that what is being experienced in the state today is not democratic government but despotic and tyrannical junta. Imo state is gradually going down the drain, virtually every landmark projects have been either parcilated and given out to cronies or utterly destroyed. Imo state today has become the hub of dangerous threats, intimidation, harassment, molestation and filled with cultism and…
Read MoreNovember 11 Imo Guber: Task Before INEC, Police, Other Stakeholders
The much-awaited November 11 Imo governorship election is now a matter of days from today. At the moment, political parties and their candidates are busy putting finishing touches to their campaigns. It is expected that Imo citizens who are eligible to vote should file out en masse on Saturday, November 11, to perform their civil obligation and usher in the leadership they desire. It is equally expected that critical stakeholders in the electoral system like the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, security agencies, election observers, media and political parties and…
Read MoreEmele commends Imo LG Workers, calls for support for Uzodinma’s re-election
The Commissioner, Ministry of local government and Chieftaincy Affairs Hon Rubby Emele has commended the Imo State local government workers as she lauded them for their doggedness and dedication to service. Hon Emele gave the commendation on the occasion of the local government workers summit held at the Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu Square, Owerri as she calls for support for the re- election of Governor Uzodinma come Nov 11. 2023. The Commissioner however highlighted the numerous giants of the state governor in the area of infrastructural and human capital development…
Read MoreOrlu Senate: Imo West Senatorial Appeal Court Judgement, Nov. 2023
By Batos Nwadike Yesterday, I received with utter bewilderment the so-called judgement of the Court of Appeal in the Orlu Senatorial Election Petition of Chief Charles Ahize and the Labour Party. For 8 months we traversed all nook and cranny of Orlu Senatorial Zone, sharing our vision to Recover Orlu, opposing hegemony, all of which culminated in the resounding victory given to Chief Charles Ahize by the good and productive people of Orlu on 25th February, 2023. Our opponents, having lost to us on the issues and on the ballot,…
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