Electricity supply across the South-East has dropped in recent days due to challenges on the national grid, the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EEDC) has said. In a statement on Tuesday signed by Emeka Ezeh, Head of Communications, EEDC attributed the decline in power availability to low system frequency caused by gas constraints affecting electricity generation companies nationwide. The company explained that the situation forced the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to begin load shedding of available energy to stabilise the grid. According to EEDC, the development has reduced the…
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President Tinubu Congratulates Senator Ifeanyi Ararume on His Birthday!
President Bola Tinubu felicitates Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Ararume, astute politician and accomplished businessman, on his birthday, December 16. Senator Ararume’s odyssey in politics began in the late 1980s, when he served as the State Treasurer of the Liberal Convention in old Imo State. He later joined the National Finance Committee of the defunct National Republican Convention. He represented Imo North in the 9th National Assembly. He was first elected in May 1999 and re-elected in April 2003. He also served on several committees and held other official roles. President Tinubu…
Read MorePRESIDENCY: Tinubu’ll Lose In 2027 Poll, Abaribe Asserts, Says He Never Won In 2023, Everybody Knows it
Abia South Senator, Enyinnaya Abaribe has made a forecast , opining that incumbent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will not emerge Victorious in the 2027 general elections. Abaribe argued that the power of incumbency will not rescue what he described as a fragile mandate. Speaking on Channels Television on Monday, the Abia South Lawmaker questioned the legitimacy of Tinubu’s 2023 victory, saying the opposition accepted the outcome to preserve stability but would challenge the president squarely at the polls in 2027. According to him the political machinery credited with delivering Tinubu’s…
Read More2027: Uzodinma Has Destabilized APP, Frustrating Ugochinyere, Amadi Using Ngoforo – Group Alleges
A socio-political organization, Imo Leaders of Thought (ILT), has alleged that the recent exposure of the Action Peoples Party’s, APC illegal status by the Civic Action for Democracy is part of a carefully orchestrated political strategy by Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma to frustrate the re-election bid of Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, the current federal lawmaker representing Ideato Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. In a statement released by its leader, Dr. Gerald Obiukwu in Owerri on Tuesday, the group claimed that Governor Uzodinma recruited one Mazi Franklin Ngoforo,…
Read MoreImo 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…
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