By Williams Odunze The Imo State House of Assembly has urged Governor Hope Uzodinma to direct the State Investment Promotion Agency to embark on identifying and having a database of mineral resources and raw materials available in the State. The House also emphasized on the need for the agency to create awareness on the major raw materials and mineral resources to attract investors that will harness on their economic potentials for industrial purposes. The resolution was made following the adoption of the motion moved by the member representing Ikeduru State…
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Ebonyi Gov Raises Doctors’ Salary To N500,000
Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi has increased the monthly salaries of doctors in the general hospitals from a little above N150,000 to N500,000. According to a statement issued the Special on New Media, Mr. Leo Ekene Oketa, the new increment is targeted at the newly employed medical officers in the state. “His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, Governor, Ebonyi State, has increased the monthly allowances of the newly employed Medical Doctors working at the General Hospitals in Ebonyi State, from N150,000 to a minimum of N500,000,” the statement…
Read MoreClampdown on suspected vandals of government assets begins in Imo
Following reports of criminal vandalism of government assets in different parts of Imo State, the authorities have directed the immediate clampdown of the suspected vandals. Thus, all the 27 Local Government Chairmen in Imo State, the Councillors, the Supervisory Councillors, the Town Union leadership and other critical Stakeholders, have been directed to put machinery in motion aimed at fishing out the criminal vandals of government assets in their environment. At a meeting the Local Government officials had with Governor Hope Uzodimma on Monday night, the issue of destruction/ stealing of…
Read MoreENUGU: Police Rescue 28 Kidnap Victims, Arrest 10 Suspects
… CP Giwa Reaffirms Commitment to a Safer and More Secure Enugu State As part of sustained efforts to rid Enugu State of unrepentant violent criminals, operatives of the State Police Command, under the directive of Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, psc, have successfully rescued twenty-eight kidnapped victims, arrested ten male suspects, and recovered firearms, ammunition, cash, vehicles, motorcycles, and other exhibits in multiple coordinated operations. On May 18, 2025, at about 6:30 p.m., operatives attached to Umumba Police Division, working with the Neighbourhood Watch, Forest Guards, and…
Read MorePope Leo Denies Gay Marriage, Flays abortion
Pope Leo XIV laid out his stance on gay marriage and abortion in his inaugural address to the Vatican diplomatic corps. In the Friday address, he affirmed the church’s definition of family as being founded on the “stable union between a man and a woman”. He also said both unborn children and the elderly had inherent dignity as creations of God. The pronouncements offer a clear articulation of core Catholic teachings on marriage and abortion. The new Pope also addressed the importance of international relations and hailed interfaith dialogue as…
Read MoreAhiazu LGA Inaugurates Community Development/ Mobilization Committee in Line With Uzodinma’s Directive.
The authorities of Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area, alongside community leaders, heads of security agencies, and other key stakeholders, have fully keyed into the Imo State Government’s “Community Development and Mobilization” initiative as recently unveiled by His Excellency, Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma. The initiative, which is being implemented across all 27 LGAs of the state, is aimed at enhancing grassroots security, expanding the reach of the Imo Social Health Insurance Scheme (IMSHI), accelerating community-based development, and recovering government properties currently in unauthorized possession. The committee, personally constituted by the Governor,…
Read MoreJAMB EMERGENCY EXAM INDICATIVE OF NIGERIA AS FAILED STATE – OHANAEZE YOUTHS
…ENTREAT JAMB TO DEFER EMERGENCY EXAM UNTIL WAEC IS COMPLETED …Wants Oloyede , JAMB Registrar sacked Following the technical issues reported by the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) that affected a total of 379,997 candidates across 157 centres, primarily in Lagos and the South-east. The Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), the apex socio-cultural youth organization of Igbo youth worldwide, ably led by Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, has described the Nigerian state as a failed entity. Comrade Igboayaka, speaking to the press on Friday 16th May 2025 ruled out the emergency exam…
Read MoreImo Relief Market Chairman,Chikere Lauds Uzodinma’s Leadership Style.
The Chairman of Relief Market Owerri and Co-ordinator of Camp hope Relief Market Chapter ,Engr. Kelechi Chikere has expressed satisfaction at the leadership or otherwise governance style of the Governor H.E. Dist. Sen. Hope Uzodinma Engr. Chikere made this disclosure at the meeting of the team hope held at the Owerri municipal council headquarters. Engr. Chikere said that he is proud to be an APC member and excited to be present at the meeting adding that Hope Uzodinma is a man that knows the road and is not misleading them…
Read MoreTake Advantage Of Govt’s Health Programmes, Vaccinations, Obinna Obi-Njoku tells Ikeduru People
…Hails Imo First Lady A medical practitioner and the founder of Obinna Obi-Njoku Foundation, Dr Obinna Obi-Njoku Jr, has urged the people of Ikeduru state constituency to key into state government’s health programmes for improved healthcare. Dr Obi-Njoku Jr spoke on the heels of the recent flag off of the statewide awareness campaign for the promotion of immunisation against measles, rubella, tuberculosis (TB), among other diseases, by the Imo First Lady, Barr Chioma Uzodinma. Dr Obi-Njoku Jr who commended the wife of the governor for her effort, highlighted the…
Read MoreEmergency Rule: Administrator Has Ruined Any Good Intention, Must Be Discarded Now, Nigerians Tell Tinubu
LAGOS – A civic coalition under the banner of the Citizens’ Action for Democratic Restoration (CADR) has called for the immediate end of emergency rule in Rivers State, warning that the federal government’s intervention has derailed constitutional order and deepened unrest in the oil-rich state. The group, led by its National President, Dr. Maryleen Ebere Okoro, faulted President Bola Tinubu for appointing Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) as sole administrator. They described the emergency rule as a “reckless overreach” that has compounded the Rivers crisis and stifled the will of…
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