Following the prompt and decisive action of Imo State Gov Hope Uzodinma, in stopping the grabbing of legitimately acquired landed property of the National Examinations Council,NECO, in Owerri, and returning same to the body, stakeholders of NECO, in the state,have lauded the governor for demonstrating pragmatic and responsive leadership. Speaking on the governor’s directive to all government agencies with the responsibility to ensure that NECO promptly takes possession of the said property, to make sure the council does that with immediate effect,Mrs Emilia Njoku, Anambra State Coordinator NECO, who spoke…
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Imo NAEC Chairman Onuoha, salutes Uzodinma on Renewed Hope Ambassador appointment, awards
By Ebenezer Ojor The chairman, Imo State chapter of Nigerian Association of Engineering Craftsmen, NAEC, Engr Craft Raphael Uzoma Onuoha has congratulated Governor Hope Uzodinma over his recent appointment as Renewed Hope Ambassador by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Engr Craft Onuoha who is also the acting secretary of NAEC, Southeast, equally felicitated with Governor Uzodinma on his recent awards and recognition by some national and international newspapers, describing it as a rare feat. The Imo State chapter of NAEC chairman, said he and members of the association were deeply…
Read MoreAs Christmas Looms, Security Agencies Should Up The Ante
The yearly Christmas celebration is almost around the corner. The celebration coincides with events marking the end of every year as well as New Year celebrations In the eastern part of Nigeria, this period is associated with increase in activities including the return of people from all over the world. There is also the concomitant increase in crime wave during the Yuletide. Increase in vehicular traffic also precipitates a corresponding increase in road accidents. These factors underscore the imperative that security agencies must be on alert and work round-the-clock to…
Read MoreContempt: Imo NUJ Drags Nwanguma, Adiku, Akaraonye, National President To Court Over Disobedience To Court Order
Contempt: Imo NUJ Drags Nwanguma, Adiku, Akaraonye, National President To Court Over Disobedience To Court Order
Read MoreWhy reading is a must in your life (2)
Many of us are desirous of knowledge and usually demonstrate great admiration and acclaim for those who may have distinguished themselves in academic excellence. Sadly, most of us are too too lazy to read. Many are so much in a hurry and avoid reading what they would call a long piece because according to them they have no time. What is lost on them is that some of the solutions they may be looking for may be buried in the material they have considered too long to peruse. Low quest…
Read MoreAbia, Imo Deploy Joint Military-Police Taskforce On Aba–Owerri Road After Fresh Attacks
The governments of Abia and Imo states have launched a joint security taskforce and surveillance operation along the Aba–Owerri expressway following a spike in criminal attacks on the busy corridor. The operation covers the entire stretch from Owerrinta in Abia state through to Owerri, Imo state, and is aimed at neutralizing criminal elements exploiting heavy human and vehicular movement on the route, particularly ahead of the Christmas travel rush. In a statement signed by Ferdinand Ekeoma, Special Adviser to the Abia governor on Media and Publicity, the decision was taken…
Read MoreTHE APC CURSE IN IMO: Only Hope Enjoying The Largesse
By Steve OsuJi Imo And The Paradox Of Federal Mighty: If your governor is among the decampees to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ostensibly to plug into the benefits that accrues from the centre, show him the zero benefits Imo state is getting from APC. Imo seems to represent both the metaphor for and paradox of a state being a part of the ruling government and getting no dividends whosoever. We thought the era of former Governor Rochas Anayo Okorocha was arid, but from hindsight, those were jolly good…
Read MoreDr Odeghe Commends Uzodinma For Hosting World-Class Economic Summit
Regional Manager of Prohealth HMO, South East Zone, Dr. Moses Odeghe, has commended Governor Hope Uzodinma for successfully hosting Imo Economic Summit, which he described as a world class. Speaking during the grand finale of the event, Odeghe said the summit was not only well organized, but strategically positioned to transform the socio-economic landscape of Imo State. He praised the Governor for attracting high-profile participants, investors, development partners and stakeholders from across the country and beyond, adding that the summit has set a bold agenda for economic revitalisation, investment attraction,…
Read MoreNkwa Chi Kwere Foundation Puts Ward 10 Ngor Okpala in Xmas Mood, Empowers Indigenes
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.…
Read MoreWillie Amadi: Nigerians, Loosing Hope On Judiciary, Harps On His Retirement From Active Partisan Politics
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…
Read MoreOKEY ONYEKANMA FOUNDATION FELICITATES FOUNDER AT 50
A Non Governmental Organization, Okey Onyekanma Foundation has felicitated its founder and former deputy speaker of Imo state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Okey Onyekanma, on his 50th birthday anniversary, describing him as a humanitarian philanthropist who has given good account of his 50 years on earth. This was contained in a statement signed by Justice Chukwunatu Nwafor, the director of Media and Public Affairs and made available to journalists in Owerri, to mark the 50th birthday anniversary of the former deputy speaker of Imo state House of Assembly. The…
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