By Ho.MASA CICO(08139408008)* The debate about power rotation and zoning in Imo State has taken center stage as the state hurtles towards a new political dispensation in 2027. Owerri Zone is increasingly making a strong case for why it deserves the next turn to produce the governor of Imo State. With a rich cultural heritage, significant demographic importance, and pressing developmental needs, Owerri Zone leadership aspirations are not just about politics, but about development, progress, and the welfare of the people. The power rotation arrangement in Imo State dates back to…
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Umuekwe Mgbidi Celebrates Owu Festival In Grand Style
… Obidiaso: It’s Moment Of Peace, Love, By Williams Odunze In keeping with the tradition of their forefathers, the people of Umuekwe Mgbidi, Oru West LGA of Imo State, came out in their numbers to observe Owu Festival, an ancient annual ritual in reverence of their ancestors. Giving historical background of the festival, Chief celebrant, Nze Osuji Akurueulo Obidiaso Ugochukwu who holds the title Agunaegbueghu 1 of Umuekwe Mgbidi ancient kingdom said that Owu Festival is an annual ritual that signifies peace, love and togetherness as well as a moment…
Read MoreOwerri North Lawmaker, Offurum Empowers Constituents With PoS Machines ,Financial Backup
By Williams Odunze Inorder to lessen financial burden and create self reliance opportunities for his Constituents, the Lawmaker representing Owerri North in the Imo State House of Assembly, Hon.Kelechi Offurum has embarked on empowerment programme across the 12 wards of his Constituency. As he empowered 64 of his constituents with PoS Machines, backing it up with financial assistance. According to the Lawmaker, the gesture is to empower his people in the little way he can by assisting them to have something doing in order to cope with the present economic…
Read MoreEmele Lauds Uzodinma on Imo Health Insurance Scheme.
…Charge LG Chairmen on quality service delivery By Onyinyechi Nwankwo Pleased with the humane-approach of governance of Governor Hope Uzodinma, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Rubby Emele, has immensely appreciated the Governor for smoothing the ground that will enable citizens to easily access Health Insurance Scheme. The Commissioner, during a media chat in Owerri on Tuesday, thanked God Almighty for blessing Imo State with a good Governor who she said has been showing commitment in the welfare of the people especially in this period of global…
Read MoreImo NUJ Set To Launch Workstation
– Calls For Support, Partnership The Nigeria Union of Journalists Imo State Council will soon set up a work station for the use of registered journalists in the state. The Chairman Comrade Precious Nwadike, stated this during an interview with newsmen in Abuja,recently. He said the workstation has become very important because the union’s secretariat located along Port Harcourt Road, Owerri, is currently under utilized as members hardly come there to file their stories because of the unavailability of necessary facilities. Hence, the union has decided to equip the place with…
Read MoreImo Commissioner Warns Detractors Over Land Acquisition, Allocation To Zion Ministry .
By Onyinyechi Nwankwo Imo State Government has taken a position over the acquisition and allocation of lands to Zion Ministry in Mbaisii communities in Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of the State. The Commissioner for Lands, Survey and Physical Planning, Barr. Enyinna Onuegbu, who addressed journalists in his office, Tuesday, in Owerri, explained that the said land was duly allocated to Zion Ministry by the Imo State Government in 2018, informing that the land belonged to the government prior to the allocation, having been legally acquired. Onuegbu who strongly condemned the…
Read MoreNkwa Chikwere Foundation Inaugurates LGA Women,Youth Coordinators.
The Founder Nkwa Chikwere Foundation, Dr Chijioke Kaduru, has formally inaugurated the women and youth coordinators of the humanitarian Foundation in the nine LGAs of Owerri Zone. Performing the inauguration of women coordinators in Owerri, Dr Kaduru said the Foundation knows that women would play important role towards the attainment of its goals, hence their inclusion in its decision making structure. He disclosed that the Foundation was founded with the objective of fighting poverty, and transforming lives and communities, through empowering people with capital and tools, to grow their…
Read MoreCaptured Terrorist Leader Begs, “Before You K^ll Me, Please Let Me Call My Mother and Beg Her To Forgive Me
A Fu’lani bandit terr’orist leader, Begs for His Mother’s Forgi’veness After Years of Terr’or. Ka ji shege “Before you ki’ll me, please let me call my mother and beg her to forgive me…” Those were the last shameful words of a Fu’lani bandit terrorist kingpin—known in the underworld as “Kachalla Sarkin Baka”—after he was captured by brave vigilante fighters in collaboration with the Nigerian Army. This same man had spent years slaughtering innocent villagers, extorting money, and spreading fear across Northern Nigeria. This monster led a gang of over 30…
Read More“Worst Insult To Poor And Suffering Masses” – Okutepa SAN Slams Akpabio’s “Things Are Getting Better” Song
…Challenges Him to Travel from Abuja to Lagos by Road Without Escorts Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Jibrin Samuel Okutepa, has expressed outrage over recent comments by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, describing them as a gross misrepresentation of the suffering endured by ordinary Nigerians under the current administration. In a strongly worded statement on Tuesday, Okutepa reacted to a video showing Senator Akpabio singing praises of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at a public event. In the clip, Akpabio is seen leading a song claiming that “things are getting better” under President…
Read MoreIPOB Accuses UK Government Of Hypocrisy, Bias For Backing Morocco But Ignoring Biafra Agitation
IPOB said the British government’s decision to back Morocco’s 2007 proposal as the “most credible, viable and pragmatic” solution exposes its “brazen hypocrisy, selective morality, and enduring colonial double standards.” The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a pro-Biafra secessionist group, has accused the United Kingdom of hypocrisy, colonial bias, and deliberately stifling the self-determination efforts of the proposed breakaway state, following Britain’s endorsement of Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara.
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