By Onyinyechi Nwankwo For a successful and smooth conveying of election materials and officers to various polling units in Imo State,the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Imo State chapter, has partnered with the Federal Road Safety Corps in the state. Speaking at the first year meeting of Imo NURTW at it’s office in Owerri, yesterday, which had in attendance the FRSC and the Union’s Chairmen in the 27 LGAs of the state, the State Chairman of the Union, Hon. Samuel Udeh(Ezeumuokorobia) noted that the driver’s license…
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Oduezi Okigwe holds town hall with party candidates
A non political organisation, Oduezi Okigwe on Thursday had a town hall meeting with major political parties candidates for the Saturday general elections. The meeting availed the candidates to share their visions with the people. The youths who urged the candidates to be peaceful before, during and after the elections said that the development of the senatorial district remained paramount. Emmanuel Okewulonu ( PDP) Ifeanyi Araraume junior ( Labour Party), Princess Mirriam Onuoha (APC) Obinna Onwubuariri ( PDP), Chikwem Onuoha ( Labour Party) Lebechi ( Okorobia Okigwe, SDP), Sam Osuji…
Read MoreEzenwa, Best For Ohaji-Egbema-Oguta-Oru West Reps
As the good people of Ohaji/Egbema-Oguta-Oru West federal constituency file out on Saturday, tomorrow,February 25, to elect their next representative in the House of Representatives Abuja, one candidate that will readily come to the minds of voters, is Hon Collins Ezenwa Ilo of the Labour Party. Ezenwa has wisely keyed into the current movement for a New Nigeria being spearheaded by the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi. The Labour Party candidate for Ohaji-Egbema-Oguta-Oru West federal constituency has come up a Seven-point legislative agenda painstakingly designed and…
Read MoreOrlu Zone: Onyereri Collapses Structure To Support Ahize, LP Orlu Senatorial Candidate
It was historic, as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Candidate, Rt Hon Jones Onyereri whose candidacy for Orlu zone Senatorial seat was nullified by the Apex court in Nigeria recently, at his residential house in Owerri, the State capital, practically collapsed his campaign structure for the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Chief Charles Ugochukwu Ahize (Akpuruka N’Orlu) ahead of the tomorrow’s general elections. Speaking at the well attended event, a Chieftain of PDP in Orlu zone and a former Chairman of the Party, Chief Eze Duruiheoma (SAN), in an emotion-laden voice,…
Read MoreCourt Orders IGP. DSS, Army To Provide Ikenga With Security
Reprieve seem to have come the way of Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu as there is now a new development in the unfortunate travails of the PDP Ideato House of Representatives candidate. An Abuja Court presided over by Justice Eleojo Enenche had ordered the Nigerian Army, DSS, IGP, Air Force,Navy and other security Agencies to provide the opposition spokesman and Ideato PDP Reps candidate,Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere with adequate security over repeated failed attempts to assassinate him including planned invasion of his Akokwa country home by agents of Imo state government. The order…
Read MoreFebruary 25 Elections: PDP Has No Candidate For Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala Federal Constituency-Bede Eke
…Agulanna is deceiving Imolites …Case adjourned March 3 The member representing Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Bede Eke, has dismissed as false, media reports credited to Dr Albert Agulanna who claims to be the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the February 25 National Assembly elections. In a chat with newsmen in Owerri,Thursday, Rt Hon Eke said he dragged Agulanna and the PDP to court over the issue of primaries, adding that he and Agulanna were not candidates for the National…
Read MoreFUTO VC Approves Academic Technologists’ Elevation As Directors
…To donate land to NAAT for Secretariat The Vice Chancellor, VC of the Federal University of Technology Owerri,FUTO, Prof. Nnenna Otti has approved that henceforth, academic Technologists in the university would have opportunities of attaining the position of directors in the institution, particularly, in the equipment and maintenance units. The VC also said that the appointment of such directors would be on the recommendation of the Chief Technologist so that he or she can design a laboratory that would match the specification of the department. Prof. Otti, who disclosed this…
Read MoreNjemanze Dynasty: No one sits on Ozuruigbo Throne without DNA test -Stella
“It’ll be bumpy ride to Appeal, S/courts” …Says: We reject high court ruling Against the backdrop of the judgement of an Owerri High Court which struck out a suit filed by Prince Charles Ezemurum Anumaku Njemanze challenging the parading of Justice Fred Ezeohiri Njemanze (Retired) as crown prince of Owere Nchi Ise in Owerri Municipal Council, the sister to Charles Njemanze, Princess Stella Njemanze-Nebo has reiterated their resolve to fight the legal battle up to the Supreme Court. Princess Njemanze-Nebo who was reacting to the decision of an Owerri…
Read More2023 Polls: ORAUSA Debunks Report Of Endorsing Any Party Candidate
The Orlu Regional Assembly USA, (ORAUSA) a socio-cultural organization of sons and daughters of Orlu zone resident in the United States of America have dissociated itself from claims in some Newspaper publications that it had endorsed some political party candidates contesting for political offices in the 2023 general elections in Orlu zone. In a Public Notice signed by the organization’s President, Dr Uzo Unegbu and two other executive officers and made available to the press, ORAUSA urged the general public to disregard any such claims of endorsement by politicians as…
Read MoreOrlu Zone Senate: Ihedioha Has No Hand In Supreme Court Ruling Against Onyereri -Group
A group, Coalition of Imo Young Leaders ,CIYL has called on those blaming erstwhile governor of Imo State, Rt. Hon Emeka Nkem Ihedioha for the disqualification of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for Imo West Senatorial District, Jones Onyereri to desist forthwith. According to the CIYL, Ihedioha, a former Deputy Speaker in the House of Representatives has no hand whatsoever in Onyereri’s disqualification by the Supreme Court. Speaking with to Journalists on Thursday in Owerri, the Publicity Secretary of CIYL, Ebuka Nelto Mbamala asserted that there was…
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