By Williams Odunze The Imo State House of Assembly has urged Governor Hope Uzodinma to fix the road connecting Atta, Inyishi Amaimo Ugirike bridge to ease the sufferings of the rural dwellers making use of the road for farming and commercial purposes. The House made the resolution following the adoption of the motion moved by the member representing Ikeduru State Constituency, Hon.Jonhleoba Iheoha who narrated that the condition of the road is posing great danger to his Constituents who apply it on daily basis. He informed that the road also…
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Mbaike 2027: A CALL TO ACTION FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE..
BY MASA CICO As we approach the year 2027, the people of Mbalke are at a crossroads. The constituency is filled with talented and dedicated individuals who are eager to contribute to its growth and development. However, it’s time to acknowledge that the old ways may not be enough to propel Mbalke into a prosperous future. It’s time to think differently, to innovate, and to bring about change. The phrase “new set” refers to a fresh approach, a new perspective, and a willingness to change the status quo. In the…
Read MoreTinubu arrives Abia May 23 to commission Otti’s road project, others – Umahi
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will visit Abia State on May 23, to among other things, commission the 6.5 kilometre Port Harcourt Road in Aba, which was rebuilt by the administration of Governor Alex Otti administration after more than 15 years in dilapidation. The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi disclosed this to journalists while inspecting the damage done at the Osisioma axis of the 56 kilometre Abia Tower of Peace, Umuahia to Rail Flyover, Aba section of the Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway, a different Federal government project. Umahi expressed joy that work…
Read MoreBiafra Day: MASSOB to Shut Down Schools, Markets, Banks, Others With ‘Special’ Sit-at-Home
The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB has announced the shutting down of all markets, schools, public and private motor parks in the Southeast. The group led by Comrade Uchenna Madu says the southeast will be shut down on May 30, 2025. The move, according to a statement issued on Monday by its National Director of Information, Edeson Samuel, is to mark the 2025 Biafra Anniversary celebration. The statement added that the celebration will come with a “sit-at-home exercise in Biafra land”. ”MASSOB declares that…
Read MoreIkenga Stamps Authority As Imo PDP State Leader, Nominates BoT Member, South-East Zonal Woman Leader
…Moves to ratify Odoemena as state chairman. The supremacy battle within the Imo State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party ,PDP has taken a decisive turn as Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, the party’s state leader and its only surviving elected public office holder from Imo and member of the National Assembly, successfully thwarted the plots by sacked former National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu to sneak in another pro- Wike stooge as member of the Board of Trustees of the party. The BOT at its Monday’s decisive meeting ratified and…
Read MoreOZB will rise again
By Chidiebube Okeoma One of the biggest set backs of Nigeria’s democratic rule was the December 2023 Appeal court judgment which sacked one of Nigeria’s most honest, compassionate, dedicated and resulted oriented parliamentarians, Ugonna Ozurigbo popularly known as OZB of Nwangele/ Nkwerre/ Isu/ Njaba federal constituency of Imo state. The parliamentarian had won the election clean- clear having exceptionally done well during his first stint in the country’s lower law making body between 2019 and 2023. OZB was the darling of his people and lived up to the expectation…
Read MoreFG Denies Commencing Extradition Of Simon Ekpa, Says It’s Awaiting Finnish Govt’s Trial Outcome
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has debunked reports suggesting that the federal government has begun extradition proceedings against Simon Ekpa, a controversial separatist leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). In a statement issued by Kamarudeen Ogundele, media aide to the AGF, Fagbemi clarified that the federal government is yet to initiate any formal extradition process. Instead, he stated that Nigeria is closely monitoring developments in Finland, where Ekpa is currently standing trial for allegedly spreading terrorist propaganda on social…
Read MoreNigerian Youths Are Complacent, All They Do Is Grumble, Complain And Insult – Ireti Kingibe
Kingibe who represents the FCT in the Senate, made her thoughts known while speaking to journalists Senator Ireti Kingibe has criticized Nigerians, stating that many are only good at being “complacent, complaining, and insulting their leaders.” While speaking to journalists, Kingibe who represents the FCT in the Senate, said:‘’I have said it, Nigerian youths are cpmplacent. They are quiet, all they do is grumble. We need to have constructive interactions. All I hear is grumbling and insults. That is not helpful. “The country belongs to the youths, they should own…
Read MoreRuga Resonates: Umuapu Women Say, Set To Fight Land Grabbers In Their Community
By Nwokoma Ndubueze The Association of Umuapu Women, Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, says it has resolved to battle it out with land grabbers in their native farmlands in the community. Umuapu women led by their vice president, Mrs Mary Ajoku, during a press conference at Umuapu on Monday, stated that they would no longer allow anyone to grab their farmlands including government officials. Mrs Ajoku hinted that the community has experienced under-development following alleged encroachment in their community farmlands, wondering whether according to her, government could…
Read MoreShocker: Gunmen Set Trucks Ablaze In Imo,As Herdsmen, Kidnappers Run Riot
Palpable tension has enveloped Imo residents after reports of gunmen setting many vehicles ablaze in Okigwe and Onuimo Local Government Areas of Imo State, on Thursday. The latest incident came on the heels of reported attack and killing of the driver of a Hilux car including the abduction of passengers of an 18-seater commuter bus at Ngor Okpala area of Imo State, along the Owerri- Aba express road the same last week by suspected herdsmen. The development has triggered fear as residents of the affected area in Okigwe fled for…
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