Category: FEATURED

Christmas is still some weeks away, but the Nkwa Chi Kwere Community Development Foundation, has already started putting people of Obiangwu/Ezemba Ward 10 Ngor Okpala LGA, Imo state in the mood for the celebration, courtesy of the empowerment program it just carried out in the ward. The exercise, geared towards helping the benefiting members of the ward expand their businesses, and start new ones, was the latest in the foundation’s ambitious continous empowerment initiative, meant for all the communities and wards in the nine Local Government Areas in Owerri Zone.…

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Former Federal Commissioner/Ombudsman in the Public Complaints Commission Nigeria and immediate past Chief Technical Adviser to the Government of Imo State on Environment, Barr. Chief Willie Amadi, says there is a hopless and total loss of confidence by the common man in the Nigerian Judicial system. This is even as Barr Amadi opined that the situation could also be blamed on the the prevailing and increasing daily hardship in the country due to unabated bad governance by both the political class, civil servants and business men doing business with the…

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A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a summons for the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to appear before it on November 28. Confirming the development, Kanu’s brother, Prince Kanu, said the court appearance is for thesettlement of recordsrelating to an appeal Kanu filed ahead of the November 20 judgment. According to him, aproduction warrantis required to facilitate Kanu’s transfer from the Sokoto Prison where he is currently being held to the court in Abuja. However, the court reportedly declined to issue…

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…To be placed under protective Custody  The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment after finding him guilty on multiple counts bordering on terrorism, membership of an unlawful organisation, and incitement. Justice James Omotosho delivered the judgment on Wednesday in a tense courtroom packed with security operatives, lawyers and observers. The sentencing brings to a close the most closely watched trial in recent years. In his ruling, Justice Omotosho held that the prosecution successfully established…

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“Our innovations, repositioning company” The Managing Director,MD of Imo Transport Company,ITC, Uche Obiozor has disclosed that the revenue of the company is being digitalized with brand new vehicles brought in to reposition the outfit for effective service delivery. Obiozor hinted, weekend in Owerri, that the company has opened new units such as the Orji Flyover unit, in order to further expand its operations. The ITC boss also disclosed that the digitalization of the revenue of the company and the injection of new and sound vehicles as well as opening up…

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…As national leader lays mother to rest The Nkwa Chi Kwere Family led by Dr Chijioke Kaduru has  extended  their deepest condolences to Chief Chijioke Uzomba and his family on the passing of their beloved mother. Members of the Nkwa Chi Kwere movement from across the nine Local Government Areas of Owerri zone joined their dear friend and brother in mourning the loss of his mother ,Mrs Veronica Uzomba, paying their last respect at the burial ceremony held in Umuobom in Ideato-South in Imo State on  October 31 . The…

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The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a suspect linked to the 2021 murder of Dr Chike Akunyili, husband of the late former NAFDAC Director-General, Prof Dora Akunyili. In a video interview conducted in Igbo, the suspect confessed to taking part in the deadly attack at Afor Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area, where Dr Akunyili was ambushed and killed while returning from a memorial event in Onitsha. The suspect’s confession has reignited public interest in the case and raised questions about the motive for the attack, which has remained…

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By Williams Odunze In a frantic bid to get fair share in distribution of political positions in Imo State, a group , Isu Nation Convention has in serious terms, demanded that the Isu clan should be given fair treatment in the present distribution of political positions in Imo State, come 2027. The group made the demand following what it described as long years of neglect in power sharing among the major blocks in the State. In a communique made available to Journalists after its executive meeting in Owerri,at the weekend…

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Renowned Nigerian-born televangelist, Rev. Uma Ukpai, president of Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Ministries, passed away on October 6, 2025, the family confirmed in a statement released today, October 13. His death marks the end of a life defined by faith, resilience, and extraordinary service to humanity.   Ukpai, who dedicated decades to evangelism across continents, once recounted one of the most harrowing experiences of his life: the tragic loss of two of his children and several church members in a single day.   In a past interview, Rev. Uma Ukpai recounted…

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…Burial at Imerienwe, Jan 3,2026 Lolo Beatrice Nwaogbo Ekechi (Nee Onuoha of Umuowa). She was aged 95. The late Beatrice Ekechi was the mother of the business guru and visionary politician, High Chief (Dr) T. O. E. Ekechi, Ugo Eji Ejemba Ngor Okpala, and who also doubles as the Araba of Temidire, Ekiti. A woman of honour and integrity, the late matriarch of the Ekechi Dynasty of Imerienwe , Ngor Okpala contributed immensely to the training and education of not just her children but the wards of her immediate community.…

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