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Imo Commissioner For Education, Nwadike Condemns Cohabitation of Male, Female Students In Same Hostel

By Okey Alozie The rate at which female and male students live together inside one room has come to alarming point and has raised the concern of prominent individuals including the Honourable Commissioner for Education in Imo State, Prof Johncliff Nwadike. Prof Nwadike while making his speech during the Imo State University Global Alumni meeting held at Rockview Hotel Saturday 19th of...

Gunmen Kill Ex Police Officer, Wife In Owerri

.Family Wants Culprits Nabbed The male is said to be a retired Assistant Superintendent of Police who hails from Edo State. The sad incident occurred at about 8pm beside Chisco Transport Company, very close to the Owerri Area Police Command office along Egbu Road, Owerri. The fleeing armed robbers, according to reports, attempted to dispossess the couple of a large sum of...

Ezuruezu Mbaise Elects  New President- General

The apex socio-cultural organisation in-charge of the three local government areas in Mbaise, Imo State known as Ezuruezu Mbaise has elected a new President General Surveyor Joe Ogbonna Anosike and other members of it's EXCO, marking the end of eight years of Barr Cyril Anyanwu's administration. Other members of the new EXCO include; Chief Steve Onu - 1st Vice President,...

Incredible: Imo Speaker Operates From Home, As Predecessor Refuses To Vacate Official Quarter, Months After Leaving Office

Two months after being elected Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Hon. Chike Olemgbe has remained homeless in Owerri, the State capital, as the former Speaker, Emeka Nduka, illegally continues to occupy the Speaker's lodge. It is unclear why Nduka, who represented Ehime Mbano State Constituency but was not re-elected as a member of the house, has remained...

Prince Onuoha Felicitates With Dr Doris On Her Ministerial Appointment!

I, Prince Chidiebere Eze Onuoha, the CEO of DARKU Group of Companies/LOBOR Limited and Chairman, First Mahi FC, on behalf of my family, my entire management and staff, wish to heartily Congratulate an Amazon and Worthy Daughter of our great state, Dr Mrs Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite on her appointment as the Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade And Investment. I also...

EULOGIES AS DR SUMMERS NWOKIE BECOMES AN MBAISE CLAN CHIEF 

..FRIENDS, WELL WISHERS CELEBRATE RENOWNED PHILANTHROPIST The 15th of August 2023 was a day of worthy encomiums for High Chief Summers V.C Nwokie (Ph.D), as the entire traditional rulers (Ezes) in the Mbaise Nation collectively bestowed an illustrious title "Aka Ji Ikukuoma Mbaise" on him. The historic event took place at the palace of His Roya Highness, Eze MJD Nwaturuocha in...

2023 Imo Guber, And The Unforeseen Factors

By Henry Ekpe In the next three months, Imo State electorate will troop out to elect a new Governor, or re-elect the incumbent, Senator Hope Uzodinma. The election will precisely hold on November 11, 2023. Indications are the polls will be tough and tight, as is usual with Imo State Governorship elections. No matter how easy it looks in the beginning,...

Imo Guber 2023: 2300 Soldiers To Monitor Poll

The Imo state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Silvia Agu, has disclosed that about 2300 (two thousand, three hundred) soldiers are to be deployed for the November 11th Imo governorship election. Prof. Agu, while delivering a speech at a two-day roundtable/workshop for Imo state based journalists organized by International Press Centre (IPC), in Owerri, the Imo state capital, on Thursday, said...

Imo Broadcaster, Nonsonkwa To Remain In Detention Till November, As Courts Go On Vacation

Mr. Chinonso Uba, popularly known as Nonsokwa, a radio broadcaster in Imo State, has been arraigned by the Nigeria Police Force before a Federal High Court, Abuja on two counts bordering on insulting Governor Hope Uzodinma and ex Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo Uba was arrested in Owerri on July 27, 2023, and has been detained at the Police...

Imo Bags Top Ministerial Portfolio After 12 Years

.Known Your Ministers After 12 years, Imo State bagged a top ministerial post, when Ms Doris Anite Uzoka, a former Finance Commissioner in the State, was named as substantive Minister of Industry Trade, and Investment by President Bola Tinubu. Since 2011, the State has occupied junior Minister position or “Minister of State” in the Federal Executive Council. After Dr (Mrs) Kema Chikwe...