As the 2019 general elections draw near, a female aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC for the Okigwe North federal constituency seat at the National Assembly, Princess Miriam Onuoha has bluntly, declared that her aspiration was borne out of genuine desire to effect positive change in the lives of people of Okigwe North. According to Princess Onuoha, the entire Okigwe North federal constituency had for long, been bedeviled by socio-economic backwardness and bereft of meaningful infrastructural development as a result of poor representation at the federal…
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Enugu Airport Safety: Gov. Ugwuanyi orders relocation of TV mast …Fixes Wednesday for inauguration of stakeholders’ committee
In keeping with its determination to ensure speedy intervention on the safety of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, by the federal government, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration, yesterday approved the immediate relocation of the transmission mast of the Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS) located at Ngwo, Enugu North Local Government Area. The state government also announced Wednesday, September 26, as the date for the inauguration of the recently constituted stakeholders’ committee saddled with the responsibility of resolving all issues around the expansion and upgrade of the airport facilities. Briefing newsmen…
Read More…A Landmark judgment- Njemanze…It’s victory for democracy-Olu Owerri
For the third time, embattled Imo deputy governor, Prince Eze Madumere has again trounced the Governor,Owelle Anayo Rochas Okorocha in the temple of justice. The deputy had before yesterday’s judicial victory stopped the planned inauguration of Mr Calistus Ekenzethe serving Head of Service, who was nominated as his successor via an order granted by the same Justice Benjamin Iheka who had ordered that status quo remains until the determination of the suit brought by Prince Madumere. Prior to that an Abuja Federal High Court had ordered the State House of…
Read MoreWoman, two kids missing as family fights dirty over property in Imo
What may have started as a little misunderstanding over who gets what in the sharing of their late father’s bequests has turned into a bloody fracas. The hitherto calm, peaceful town of Amannachi in Orsu local government area of Imo state, was thrown into confusion recently following devastating fracas among the children of Late Chief Cyprian Anamegokwu Orjiukwu. The people of Amannachi are yet to come to terms what befell the community in which family house of Late Chief Orjiukwu was destroyed. The actions of his children would certainly make…
Read MoreSen. Samuel Anyanwu: The preferred choice of Imo PDP delegates
The relationship between God and man has always presented some intriguing and almost inexplicable dimensions beyond human understanding. Everyday, God uses some clear and demonstrable signs and events to teach humanity of His supremacy above all things, and directs even the movement of the cosmos the way He pleases. The wonders of creation alone, underscores the awesomeness of God. Certain stories of some individuals epitomize same in the most unique and profound manner. The life of Distinguished Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu (Sam Daddy), the leading PDP governorship aspirant in Imo…
Read MoreCleric warns against family inheritance, squabble …As Dorcas Mbonu is laid to rest
The Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim ESOCS, Imo State Province has warned on the inheritance people leave for the children which may be the prime factor to their problems. ESOCS Provincial Headquarters, Scribe, Senior Apostle John Afokwalam during the funeral service of late Dorcas Grace Mbonu at Obibi District in Owerri West Local Government Area, weekend, unveil that a good man liveth an good inheritance for his children, children while a bad man liveth unrighteous inheritance for his children, children. Snr. AP Afokwalam explained that the good…
Read MoreEze Iwueke congratulates Imo new SGI
The traditional ruler of Akata autonomous community in Ihitte-Uboma local government area of Imo State, HRH Eze Christian Iwueke has congratulated the new Secretary to the Government of Imo State, Engr. Mark Uchendu. The Eze Udo 11 of Akata autonomous community described the new Secretary to the government of Imo State as a refined gentle who will bring new impetus to the discharge of his duties. The monarch said that Gov. Okorocha has shown that he believes so much in the capacity of the new SGI to effect great change…
Read MoreOsinbajo inaugurates FG’s Trader Money SchemeSays: Buhari doesn’t segregate.
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has reiterated that the Federal Government which President Muhammadu Buhari heads does not segregate in its responsibilities to states irrespective of religion or even party affiliation, adding that it was in line with the oath the President swore to on the day they were sworn-in. The VP opined, “This is the oath the President took on the day we were sworn-in. The President said the Country belongs to all of us and for that reason no State will be segregated against as being done…
Read MorePolitical Bubuyaya: Imolites flay Osinbajo’s visit …Say: Its waste of fund …Commissioned fraudulent projects
Imolites have accused Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of condoning alleged corruption and fraud in the government of Gov Rochas Okorocha by visiting the state to commission fraudulent projects that have not been completed and of no value to the people in the state. According to the aggrieved citizens who spoke to Nigeria Newspoint at the weekend on the Vice president visit described it as a wasteful extravagance that has further depleted the scarce resources of the state. Making his mind known on the issue a retiree who craved anonymity flayed…
Read MoreOkorocha warns Parents against female genital mutilation
The Governor of Imo State. Owelle Rochas Okorocha has for the umpteenth time warned parents and guardians to stop carrying out Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) as it destroys the healthiness of girl children. This issue of ending FMG/C in Imo state was again re-echoed during the sensitization/training programme organized by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with Ministry of Gender and Social Development with support from UNFPA/UNICEF’s Joint programme on FGM/C Abandonment Accelerating Change, as the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Angela Uwakwem noted that the need to continue…
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