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…
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NBS 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…
Read MoreImo D-Gov never attacked Ogbuagu.
The attention of the member representing Ikeduru State Constituency in the Imo State House of Assembly, Amb. Uche Ogbuagu has been drawn to an inciting publication in various online platforms insinuating that the Imo State Deputy Governor, Hon Gerald Irona slapped him. We could have chosen to ignore the obvious display of bad blood and speculation exhibited by the faceless purveyors of the publication but for the teeming supporters of both Amb. Uche Ogbuagu and Hon. Gerald Irona, the good people of Imo State and indeed the reading online public…
Read MoreSocial Media Bill: Short walk to totalitarianism?
I have consistently tried to create levels of differentiation between democracy and dictatorship, especially dictatorships of the military variant as we have had in Nigeria. I have argued that Nigeria is still very far away from the goal posts of what could be called a democratic society. In my view, the environment does not as yet look anything democratic because the actors are largely strangers to the ethos of and what is more, too many of them are tied to the old order, not to talk of the fact that…
Read MoreIrona didn’t threaten Anene, does not know her
Our attention has been drawn to a sponsored, but false report on page 8 of the weekend Edition of the National Newsbreak Newspaper captioned “Princess Anene cries out over threat to her life.” The report is also promoted on the front page of the same edition. The report, which does not have a Bye-line, quoted one Calista Anene as alleging that the Deputy Governor of Imo State, Engr. Gerald Irona, through one Buchi Adigwe threatened her on telephone. She further accused the Deputy Governor and his wife of “presiding over…
Read MoreCultural Limbo: Ihedioha brings back Ahiajoku Lecture, 8years after …Harps on sustenance of cultural heritage …Sues for synergy amongst old Eastern region
The Ahiajoku Lecture series which was neglected by the Rochas Okorocha administration in Imo State, for eight years has been revived and internationalized by the State Governor, Rt. Hon.Emeka Ihedioha. The governor explained that 40th edition of the Lecture, marks the restoration of the most cherished Igbo cultural and intellectual summit, after nearly a decade of abeyance. In his address on the 40th anniversary of Ahiajoku lecture series held at renovated Ahiajoku conference centre, New Owerri, Governor Ihedioha said ” this year’s event acquires even a broader significance especially because…
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