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Heartland Rehearses with Gombe, ahead of Federation Cup Semi

Heartland football club of Owerri on Wednesday set aside their protest over their upaid entitlements to pick full points against Gombe United in match day 37 of theNigeriaPremier League game. Coach Nduka Ndubuisi told reporters after the game that his side will be satisfied with fifth position at the end of the 2011/12 NPL Season. With that result, the Naze –...

Lobi, Pillars set to deny Rangers NPL Crown

    The title quest in this seasonsNigeriapremier league (NPL) will be determined on the final day after contenders, Lobi stars andkanopillars won their games on Wednesday. In Katisna –Ala, Lobi starts started off well with the impressive Tony Okpotu scoring seven minutes against fellow title contenders, Enugu Rangers. John Abutu made it two from the spot on 19 minutes after Okpotu was...

Congo Morocco impressive in qualifiers of Owelle – mock Nation’s Cup

  As the countdown to the commencement of the 7th Owelle mock – nations Cup draws near, the qualifying games to the main event kick started on Wednesday at theOrjiPrimary School. Moroccoplayed out a goalless draw with their fellow 2011 debutantsCongoin a qualifying game to determine which teams that will be joining the rest of the 16 teams in the group...

Imo poly exam time table is out

    Some hard working students of Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo are putting in everything to pass their papers as the timetable for the examinations has been published.  These students bleed their mental resources day and night for good grades.  Others not so brilliant who rely on being assisted to scale through are busy perfecting their plans.  It is either “expo”...

The Oguta Assembly mother of all elections

Keen political watchers are still pondering what type of election took place last weekend at the four wards of Oguta Local Government for the State Assembly seat.  Just for a bye – election holding in only four of the 12 wards that make up the ward, a reasonable number of security operatives took over Agwa, Izombe and adjourning towns. ...

What is Hon Enwerelem doing at Dickson

He may not be a key player in the present administration but the history of the Imo State House of Assembly cannot be written without him.  If not for nothing at least for being a successful two – timer and emerging as one of the brightest, articulate and respected lawmakers that have emerged from the hallowed chamber of the...

Akintola worrisome conduct

The conduct of seasoned lawyer Chief Niyi Akintola SAN at Justice Ngozi Opara’s court during the legal battle between the 27 LGA embattled chairmen and the Rochas Okorocha led government of Imo state has reached a worrisome crescendo. POPULAR SIDE notices that the presiding judge has expressed disappointment over the approach of the Senior Advocates during court proceedings, as he...

NNPC Mega station and No Kerosene Mentality

The Federal Government took a wise decision to locate NNPC mega stations across major state capitals and cities in the country some years back.  The establishment of these fuel mega stations became a big boost to fuel and kerosene users who thronged the mega station to buy the essential products at moderate rates. But in Owerri, the Imo state...

Rochas Splits Owere Nchi Ise …Each Village to have CGC

The five villages that constitute Owerri Nchi ise, Owerri Municipal is on the verge of enjoying much desired autonomous status as the Rochas Okorocha Administration gears up to “award” a Community Government Council (CGC) to each of the five villages. The state government’s position was revealed by the Commissioner for Economic Planning, Nick Oparandundu, who told a large turn crowd...

TRAILER FAILS BREAK – CRUSHES SIX KEKE NAPEPS.

BY ORJI SAMPSON, LEMOHA EMMANUEL.   What would have been a massacre of lives on Wednesday yesterday morning was miraculously averted by divine intervention, as occupants of six Keke cabs,  smashed escaped death by whiskers beyond repair without any loss of life. The accident which occurred right in front of the state Water Board office alongOkigwe Roadis reported to have taken place...