According to the rules governing public service, employees of government and public companies are paid some amount of money at the end of services to these organizations. These payments are in form of gratuity and pensions. While gratuity is money given to an employee when he is retiring, pensions is an amount of money paid regularly to a person who had worked for a government when he retires. The obligation of payment of pensions and gratuity to retired public servants by government has been a long accepted practice. It…
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Police nabs kidnapper of Imo entertainers
Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Imo State have arrested one of the kidnappers that abducted two entertainers, Ugo Stevenson and Izunna Obiakor in Owerri . Stevenson, a 2008 winner of Nigeria Music Awards, is a popular high life musician, writer and public commentator, while Izunna Obiakor is the chief executive officer of Twinstar Lightening and Stage House in Owerri. It was learnt that N1m was paid as ransom for their release after spending five nights in the kidnapper’s den. A 2007 Toyota Highlander Sports Utility Vehicle belonging…
Read MoreOhaji/Egbema agog as Odinake declares for state Assembly
The good people of Obiakpu Autonomous Community in Ohaji/Egbema State Constituency of Imo State had their day when one of their illustrious son, Hon. Odinaka Chinenye Sixtus declared for the State House of Assembly under the All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing newsmen at Obiakpu, where the event took place during the week, Hon. Odinaka said that he has decided to join the assembly race for the interest of the oil region. He stated that he is going to the State Assembly for the overall interest of the good people which…
Read MoreJoin politics, Okey Ezeh urges Christians
Okey Ezeh The people of God have been urged to take active part in politics in order to bring the moral standards of God into the civic realm and to become agents for the fulfilment of God’s will on earth. The call was made by the National President of the Purgatorian Society of Nigeria, Mr. Okey Ezeh, during a chat with newsmen in Owerri shortly after a program of the Society, recently. Ezeh, who also is the leading governorship aspirant in Imo State under the banner of the All Progressives…
Read MoreInsult on Nigeria youths: Prepare for surprises ADC tells Buhari
Diopka The South East zonal Chairman of the African Democratic congress ADC, Chief Umensofor P.C. has warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to dare Nigerian youths, through making derogatory statements against them like his viral statement that they are lazy saying Nigerian youths will surprise him during the 2019 polls. Chief Umensofor made this known during the reception ceremony of new members into the party held at the party Headquarters, Osina, Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State. Chief Umensofor stated that until one is angry over a bad situation,…
Read MoreEzinihitte Mbaise APC drums support for Ekeh
Nwoke Thousands of members of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State trooped out en-mass on Monday to witness the inauguration Ceremony of the LGA executive ward chairmen and ward executive of the party. The ceremony which took place at the premises of the LGA chairman of the party in Ezinihitte Mbaise Chief David Eze Nwoke in Owutu autonomous community was the mother of all inauguration so far in Imo State because it offered an opportunity for prominent persons in the area to join…
Read MoreChild Abuse: Women lawyers drag IGP to court over 9yr- old boy’s detention …Police: No juvenile remand home in Imo …Court ordered his detention
IGP The International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA has dragged the Inspector General of Police, Idris Abubakar to court over alleged abuse of the fundamental Human Rights of an 9year- old, Master Chinecherem Owuamalam He was detained at the Imo state command for over two years without trial, he is now 11years. Human Rights Activist and lawyer representing FIDA in the matter, Barr Euphemia Eleonu who disclosed the filing of the suit to journalists in Owerri on Monday said the police abused the rights of the minor by clamping him…
Read MoreImo Guber: Njoku’s billboards destroyed out of fear, says Chilaka
The Spokes person of Dr. Iroegbu Njoku (Omenuko) the All Grand Alliance Party (AGAP) Governorship Aspirant in Imo State, Hon Chilaka has alleged that Imo State government destroyed Dr. Njoku’s billboards all over the state because of his rising profile and out of fear. He went further to posit that modern democracy allows aspirants to mount billboards, but in Imo state 80% of bill boards mounted are that of the Governor and his son-law, Hon Uche Nwosu. Chilaka went further to reveal that this situation portends danger to our nascent…
Read MoreAPGA Primary threatened, as sacked exco drags party to court
The primary election of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, in the Imo State is hanging in the balance at the moment as sacked executives of party in Ngor Okpala have dragged the party to an Owerri High Court to seek redress. Those sacked which includes the Local Government Executive Officers and the entire ward executives in the eleven wards of the council are praying the court to declare their sacking unconstitutional, illegal, null and void and order a return to status quo as established by the party congress of…
Read MoreAt Last: Coalition drowns Okorocha’s 2019 guber hope …Oshimhole to communicate Imo stakeholders, Thursday
The lingering controversy surrounding the last congresses of the All Progressives Congress APC in Imo State has again grabbed the headlines following reports that the new national leadership of the party led by Comrade Adams Oshimhole has finally, accorded recognition to the Chief Hillary Eke State Working Committee, SWC. The Eke led executive and the LGA and Ward executives of the party were elected during the recent state congresses but their emergence has been dogged by controversy as Gov Rochas Okorocha and his Agburu Camp have insisted that congresses did…
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