-Says, it may give Tinubu needed Strength Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Monday described the decision by some opposition figures to insist on zoning the presidency to Southern Nigeria ahead of the 2027 elections as “self-defeating” and “intellectually dishonest,” warning that competence and national unity should take precedence over regional considerations. A statement by his spokesperson, Olusola Sanni, Atiku cautioned opposition political actors against the position that the 2027 presidential ticket must be zoned exclusively to the South. The statement from Atiku coincided with an Arise TV interview by…
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South East Councillors Applaud Otti Over Payment of Abia Ex- Councillors Entitlements
..Urge other S/E govs to emulate him South East Former Councillors Forum, has applauded Gov Alex Otti of Abia State,over what it described as his rare gesture of the payment of all unpaid statutory entitlements of all sets of former councillors in the state. The body which spoke in a statement issued by its coordinator, and secretary respectively, Hon Chinedu Opara and Hon David Uka, noted that the governor’s action has gone down in history, as the very first time in the region under the present democracy, that a governor…
Read More2027: Amako, Calls For Quality Imo Assembly Representation in Owerri west
Since the present democratic dispensation, Owerri west LGA, like other local government areas in Imo state, has always sent representatives to the state House of Assembly with the expectation of improved life for the people of the constituency. The reality on ground today is that Owerri west LGA is one of the council areas in dire need of quality representation. Quality representation is synonymous with quality leadership, hence the clamour in the constituency for a genuine leader that would surely attract democracy dividends to the people – a selfless leader…
Read MoreYFA Hails TMO Grassroots Development In Imo
An NGO, Youths For Agriculture, YFA, Imo state chapter has expressed it’s wish to congratulate and support The Mazi Amadi Organization, TMO of Dr Chima Amadi. ” We are in support his organization for his doggedness and worthy organigram towards grassroots Agricultural development based on oriented agenda. A release by YFA State scribe,Emeka Ohazuruike noted that TMO is a political machine in the state with the sole aim of reducing poverty and joblessness in the various areas of Imo state. The NGO made it clear that it is proud to…
Read MoreAppeal Court: APP Registration Is Valid, Mandates INEC To Ensure Party’s Participation In All Elections
The Court of Appeal has delivered a landmark judgment, dismissing a legal challenge aimed at the deregistration of the Action Peoples Party (APP) and solidifying the party’s legal standing in Nigeria’s political landscape. In a decisive ruling, the appellate court declared the APP as “validly registered and validly existing,” effectively putting an end to a series of legal battles that sought to strip the party of its status. The court further issued a mandatory order to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure the party’s full participation in all…
Read MorePolitics Is A Game, I’m Not Fighting Anybody
– Kwankwaso Explains Why He Left Atiku In ADC Former Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said his decision to leave the African Democratic Congress, ADC, alongside Mr Peter Obi, was not borne out of any rift with former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. Kwankwaso said they exited the party after identifying what he described as unresolved internal issues that could affect the ADC’s ability to field candidates in future elections. Speaking on Monday while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme, Kwankwaso said politics required flexibility and strategic…
Read MoreOZURUIGBO STOOL: 10 Years On: Court Adjourns Suit Challenging Owerri Nshi Ise Balkanisation, May 4,18
An Owerri High Court presided over by Justice Nosiri, has adjourned to May 4 and May 18, 2026 respectively, the suit filed by some indigenes of Owere Nshi Ise in Owerri Municipal Council of Imo State, challenging the action of former Imo governor, Chief Rochas Anayo Okorocha, in balkanising their community into five different autonomous communities which destroyed the Ozuruigbo stool. Recall that the matter said to have been instituted in 2016 has lingered in court for 10 years. At Wednesday’s sitting, one of the counsels to the defendants (5th-7th…
Read MoreGOODWILL MESSAGE ON WORKERS’ DAY 2026.
NAEC Desk, Imo State Branch GOODWILL MESSAGE ON WORKERS’ DAY 2026. On this special occasion of the 2026 Workers’ Day, I, Engr Craft Onuoha Uzoma Raphael, Chairman of the Nigerian Association of Engineering Craftsmen (NAEC), and Managing Director of Uzobest Constructions Limited, with the executive members of NAEC Imo State, under the auspices of Council for the Regulations of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Imo State Branch, suited at Plot Fv1, Phase 1, Naze Industrial Cluster, Owerri North, Owerri, Imo State, extend my warmest goodwill and heartfelt congratulations to all civil…
Read MoreOwerri Zone Will Not Be Ignored: Why APC Must Present Hon. Osita Opara As Its Senatorial Flag Bearer
By Basheer MS Uwakwe The demand by the Owerri Zone Consultative Assembly is not noise. It is not a bargaining chip. It is a clear, legitimate, and long-overdue call for justice, equity, and political survival. At the heart of that demand stands one name that refuses to be silenced, Hon. Osita Opara (Itoli of Mbaitoli). Let’s speak plainly: if the All Progressives Congress (APC) is serious about winning the Owerri Senatorial seat in 2027, then the party must stop gambling with sentiment and start acting with strategic clarity.…
Read MoreArea k-The Little History Of Umuguma!
By Stella NJemanze-Neboh My late grandfather, King NJemanze Ihenacho acquired those lands in Umuguma after his son was killed by Umuguma people like my dad (HRM,Alexius Anumaku NJemanze, Ozuruigbo IV )told us the story. In retaliation my late grandfather the warrior King Njemanze Ihenacho Njemanze took his men to war at Umuguma and promised to wipe them out of the face of the earth. The Elders from Umuguma panicked and came prostrating before my late grandfather to save their community. My dad said they came with slaves some of who…
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