The Imo state Commissioner for Industry,Mines and Solid Minerals ,Rt Hon Ernest Ibejiako has lost his dear mother,Ezinne Justina Esojonu Ibejiako of Umuokorie,Amawom in Owerri Municipal Council. She was aged 92 years . A release from the family states that Ezinne Ibejiako until her death was a devout Christian and woman leader who trained her biological children along side many other people’s children . She was said to be a philanthropist per excellence. The release also informed that on Wednesday April 9,there will be service of songs at #3,Njemanze street…
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MADAM MMEREBUMMA VICTORIA IBEKWE LAID TO REST.
The remains of Late Madam Mmerebumma Victoria Ibekwe was laid to rest on the 19th day of February, 2025 her husband;s family compound in Umuikereukwu, Umunwafor Okworji, Awo-Omamma Imo Sate, Nigeria. She was aged 102 years. In a funeral oration read by her son- Emeka Gerald Ibekwe (Ononenyi) he traced the early life of their late mother which he said started with humble beginnings which blossomed into a testimony of hard-working and patience as she was born and married into a family and matrimonial home of honest and sincerity. Gerald Ibekwe (his son) described Nneoma…
Read MoreTinubu, Not NASS Blocked My Ministerial Appointment – El-Rufai
Speaking on Tuesday night during an interview, El-Rufai said President Tinubu simply “changed his mind” on the ministerial nomination. Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has revealed that his ministerial nomination in 2023 was not rejected by the Senate, but by President Bola Tinubu because he did not want him in his cabinet. Speaking on Tuesday night during an interview on Arise TV, El-Rufai said President Tinubu simply “changed his mind” on the ministerial nomination. “The National Assembly had nothing to do with it, the president didn’t want me in…
Read MoreUzodinma’s Commitment To LG Workers’ Salaries Allegedly Sabotaged By Financial Experts; An Urgent Appeal for Decentralization
By Nkechi Ojukwu The Local Government is indeed considered the third tier of government in Nigeria, exercising legislative and executive powers. This distinct character was formalized in the 1979 Constitution, which recognized local governments as a separate entity from the federal and state governments . Prior to 1979, local government reforms were undertaken by the military government under the guidelines for local government reforms of 1976. These reforms aimed to strengthen local governments and grant them more autonomy. Interestingly, Nigeria’s local government system has undergone significant changes over the years.…
Read MoreTinubu Approves Relocation Of 29 Correctional Centres
This development was made known on Friday by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo during a press conference in Abuja. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the relocation of 29 Correctional Centres from urban areas to other locations. This development was made known on Friday by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo during a press conference in Abuja.
Read MoreNnamdi Kanu’s lawyers Counter Appeal Court Over IPOB Proscription, Make Demands
The Department of State Services, DSS, on Wednesday denied the legal team of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, access to the Biafra agitator. DSS also denied a former Abia State House of Assembly member, Obinna Ichita and Kanu’s family access to him. Posting on X, Kanu’s lead Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor described DSS’ action as a violation of the Nigerian Constitution and a court order. He wrote: “ALERT/UPDATE: Today, the DSS arbitrarily refused us (the Legal Team), an ex-member of Abia State House of Assembly &…
Read MorePDP Sweeps All 30 LGAs In Osun Council Poll
The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Hashim Abioye, announced this on Saturday. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the chairmanship and councillorship seats in all the 30 local government areas (LGAs) in Osun State. The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Hashim Abioye, announced this at a press conference on Saturday.
Read More‘I’m Not Afraid Of You’, Senator Natasha Says As Akpabio Orders Her Out Of Senate Chamber
There was confusion at the Nigerian Senate on Thursday, February 20, when the Senate President Godswill Akpabio ordered the lawmaker representing Kogi Central out of the Red Chamber. The commotion in the Senate started over the seating arrangement of lawmakers in the Upper Chamber. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s seat was relocated, however, the Kogi lawmaker refused to comply with the reviewed seating arrangement as approved by the Senate President. In the process, the Senate’s Chief Whip, Ali Monguno drew the attention of Akpabio to Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s “improper seating position”. Monguno had at…
Read MoreImo APGA Condemns Demolition Of Igbo Property In Lagos.
…Calls On Tinubu To Take Legal Action. It has become an annual allbeit illegal and urgly incident for the Igbo people resident in Lagos to undergo this kind of unwanted act of demolition of their properties by the western part of the Nigeria. It is obvious that Igbo people are not the only tribe in Lagos, the Igbo will be the only people suffering every year in the hands of Lagosians by way of frequent demolition of Igbo property. The All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Imo State, totally condemns the…
Read MoreOnyeikegbulem Ganners IBC Golden Voice Award
A retired renowned staff of Imo Broadcasting Corporation, IBC, Owerri Amb Onyebuchi Onyeikegbulem ( aka O.O) says the IBC for the first time ever has decided to recognize the voices that blazed the trail while others followed. Amb Onyeikegbulem stated this in an interview with newsmen shortly being conferred with IBC Golden Voice Award last Thursday at the corporation along Akanchawa Road, New Owerri. The former broadcaster who was conferred with the award in recognition of his remarkable contributions to the media sector on the occasion expressed delight that eleven…
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