Imo State is on the cusp of a critical juncture in its political journey. As the 2027 governorship election draws near, the need for Owerri Zone to form a strategic alliance with Okigwe Zone has become increasingly imperative. This alliance is rooted in the principles of the Charter of Equity, which seeks to promote fairness, justice, and equity among the three senatorial zones in Imo State. The Charter of Equity was established to ensure that each zone has an equal opportunity to produce the governor of the state. However, this…
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Enugu Govt Launches Free Tech Skills Training Programme for Job Seekers
The Enugu State Government, in collaboration with the Federal Government’s 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) Programme, has announced the launch of the Enugu Tech Talent (ETT) Programme, aimed at providing free training in computer and technology skills to young people across the state. Arinze Chilo-Offiah, Special Adviser on MSMEs & Digital Economy and Director-General of the Enugu SME Center stated, “This programme is a significant opportunity for our youth, aged 18 to 35, to acquire essential tech skills that can lead to better job opportunities and empower them to start…
Read MoreEdo CP, Betty Enekpen Otimenyin Sacked Over Uromi Killings
Mrs Betty Enekpen Isokpan Otimenyin has been removed as the Commissioner of Police in Edo State and Mr. Monday Agbonika has been appointed as replacement. Otimenyin was appointed as the 49th CP of the State on January 16, 2025. She took over from CP Peter Umoru Ozigi at his retirement on January 25, 2025. The new CP Agbonika was until his deployment to Edo State, the Commissioner of Police (Mounted Troop), Force Equitation Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja. He has been charged to be proactive and to settle down quickly so…
Read MoreImo APGA Hails Soludo’s Emergence As Party’s Anambra Guber Candidate For Nov 8, Polls .
Imo state chapter of All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA under the leadership of Chief John C. Iwuala has expressed their excitement and congratulated Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo for winning the primary election, and as well earning him the party ticket to contest for the second time for the continuous progress of Anambra state. Chief Iwuala said this during a Press briefing, in Owerri on behalf of the party and went on to congratulate the Anambra state governor, Prof. C. C. Soludo for his well deserved and merited winning for the…
Read MoreRanching: Solution To Herdsmen Menace.
All over the civilised world, cattle rearing as a form of agricultural practice, is carried out in ranches. Ranching provides jobs, meat, hides and skin including bones of the animals which are used in the leather and ceramic industries Meat from ranched animals are safer than those produced from open grazing because the animals are better treated when they are in a ranch. In most parts of the South-East and South-South of Nigeria, people traditionally keep or rear animals in small ranches also called ‘Ogba’ in Igbo Language. Whether one…
Read MoreTrue Federalism, Not Nigeria’s Greatest Threat, But Corruption Is , Says Shettima.
“How judicious resources are utilised should matter most “ Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, yesterday declared that corruption, not the absence of true federalism, is the country’s major problem. Shettima, gave his opinion as the Keynote speaker at the 17th Edition of the Leadership Annual Conference and Award, held at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja. The VP also listed the mismanagement of the country’s resources as another factor that has retarded the nation’s progress over the years. He faulted those who believe the nation’s federalism is not working,…
Read MoreCourt to hear suit against Rivers Administrator, Ibas, Tinubu, Others April 10
The Federal High Court in Abuja has set April 10, 2025, to hear a suit seeking the removal of Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (Rtd) as the Sole Administrator of Rivers State. The case, filed by legal practitioner Johnmary Jideobi, challenges the constitutionality of Ibas’s appointment, arguing that it undermines the constitutional framework for governance in Nigeria. The legal action, which lists President Bola Tinubu as the first defendant, calls for the court to declare Ibas’s appointment and the suspension of the Governor and Deputy Governor of Rivers State as unconstitutional,…
Read MoreLawyer Drags Governor to Court Over JSC Appointments
A high-stakes legal battle has erupted in Imo State as a legal practitioner and former Secretary of NBA Owerri, Chinedu Agu, Esq., has dragged the Governor of Imo State, the Attorney-General of Imo State, and the Imo State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to court over what he describes as unconstitutional appointments into the JSC, citing its lack of a full complement of members. In Suit No: HMI/49/2025: Chinedu Agu, Esq. Vs Governor of Imo State & 2 Others, filed at the High Court of Imo State today Tuesday 2nd…
Read MoreMGBELE COMMUNITY IS AT PEACE WITH EZE ODIKA
…As Stakeholders warn Ernest Ozor alias Jefferson Amakiri. We the stakeholders of Mgbele autonomous community in Oguta LGA are worried over series’of frivolous petitions against our Traditional Ruler by one Ernest Ozor alias Jefferson Amakiri.The petition writer uses names of some people in the community to stand as signatories without consulting them .He forges their signatures to achieve his sinister motive. Presently the community has no problem with our Traditional Ruler and we are wondering why Ernest Ozor is interested in indulging in acts that could jeopardize the peace in…
Read MoreBetty Akeredolu Supports Aisha Yesufu’s Call , Each State Must Send At Least 3 Natashas To The NASS
Betty Akeredolu, the widow of the former governor of Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu has taken to her official X account on Thursday to react to the comment that Nigerian activist, Aisha Yesufu made about the senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti. According to the post that Betty Akeredolu made on her page, Aisha Yesufu said every state must send at least three Natashas to represent them at the National assembly. She made the statement after the Kogi senator defied all odds to attend her homecoming event in Kogi state. Recall…
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