Category: FEATURES

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has approved the suspension of the Managing Director of Imo State Housing Corporation (IMSHC), Barr. Raymond Ucheoma, barely one year the latter was appointed into the office. Ucheoma’s suspension, effective June 2, 2026 was communicated to him through a letter from the Office of the Secretary to the State Government which said the suspension was immediate. Ucheoma, the letter indicated, was directed to hand over all government property in his custody to the Secretary of the Corporation or the most senior officer in the…

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…Says: Service to the people, major drive The aspirant for the Imo   State House of  Assembly seat for the Ezinihitte Mbaise State Constituency under the umbrella of the National  Democratic Congress,NDC , Hon Bekee Chinenyeze Emmanuel has revealed the reason behind his present political ambition. Speaking to journalists in Owerri after being screened by his party officials, Hon Bekee noted that his intention to run  for the state legislative seat was borne out of  his zeal to continue in the service to God and humanity which he had been involved …

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The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria ,PFN, last Sunday ended its nationwide 3-day fasting and prayer sessions during which it sought God’s intervention over the problems challenging the nation. The Imo State chapter of the group rounded off their own program at the Faithworld Cathedral, Egbu, Owerri with its state chairman, Bishop C.D. Jacobs presiding. The highlight of the event was the reading of the presidential speech made by her national leader, Bishop Francis Wale Oke, by the state chairman. During the address, the state officials in protest had carried placards…

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The Imo State Correspondent of the Blueprint Newspapera and Founder of Eleazar Iwuoha Foundation, Comrade Chidiebere Iwuoha at the weekend,  bagged the Holy Ghost College Owerri Merit Award fir his humanitarian services to the less privileged. His foundation, since inception about a year ago, has been engaged in activities aimed at bringing siccour to the less privileged by providong edibles, clothing, and giving them money to buy littlle things. Just recently, Comrade Iwuoha took the exervise to another dimension by printing and distributing exercise books and pens to secondary school…

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By Nkechi Ojukwu The National Democratic Congress ,NDC, Nopolitical party has officially concluded the screening process for its House of Assembly aspirants, as Mr. Godson Nwachukwu, widely known as “Bunyanga,”  was cleared as the party’s aspirant for the upcoming 2027 general elections in the Aboh Mbaise State Constituency. Speaking with journalists in Owerri on Saturday, May 23rd, 2026, shortly after his successful screening by national and state officers of the NDC, Bunyanga, a prominent youth activist and ardent advocate for good governance in Nigeria, revealed that his decision to contest…

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Renowned legal scholar and elder statesman, has been honoured with the prestigious Lifetime Grand Award by in recognition of his role in restoring peace, reconciliation and unity within Orlu Zone. The award, formally conferred on Prof. Dike as the Grand Patron of Peace and Reconciliation of Orluzurumee, was presented at his residence in Owerri on Tuesday during a gathering marked by tributes, applause and strong declarations of renewed unity within the apex socio-cultural body. Leading the delegation, the President-General of Orluzurumee Worldwide, , described the honour as a collective acknowledgement…

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United States President Donald Trump has ordered Nigerians and other nationals applying for green cards to return to their home countries and apply for the process except in extraordinary circumstances. The president disclosed this new immigration directives on Friday. A statement by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, said the policy was aimed at restoring what it described as the original intent of US immigration law. According to the statement, foreigners aliens seeking adjustment of status would now be required to process their residency applications through US consular offices abroad…

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Fresh details have continued to emerge over the killing of a female nursing student whose decapitated body was discovered inside her hostel room in Umulogho community, Obowo Local Government Area, in a case that has triggered fear and outrage among residents. The victim, identified as Wendy Achumba, was a student of the College of Nursing Umulogho and was said to be undergoing post-basic training after completing her midwifery programme. Sources familiar with the incident said the student, who hailed from Abia State, was found dead inside her off-campus apartment in…

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  The Special Adviser to the Governor on Urban Development, CDB Williams, has saluted the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma and other contestants over their emergence as candidates of the APC in the 2027 general elections. CDB Williams, who was the candidate of APC for Owerri Federal Constituency Seat in the 2023 polls, gave the salute in a message he sent to the media in Owerri on Friday. CDB Williams, a visionary leader, who has been actively complementing the effort of the 3R administration in consolidating good governance, stated that…

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