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Nigeria Labour Congress President, Joe Ajaero, asserted that he fearlessly challenges adversaries to advocate for Nigerian workers’ rights. Ajaero, who recently visited the Senior Staff Union in Colleges of Education, Nigeria (SSUCOEN) in Abuja, expressed no shame in his actions, viewing them as a measure of his effectiveness as the labor union’s leader. Since assuming…
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Organised labour has said it is embarking on a comprehensive shutdown of Imo State beginning from Wednesday the 3rd of May, 2023 over disruption of the May Day Celebration that led to serious injuries of workers in the state.
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The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Imo State chapter has taken a swipe at the administration of Governor Hope Uzodinma, regretting that within the last two months, Imo State has been shut down twice. This was contained in a release issued by the PDP State Publicity Secretary, Collins Opurozor, made available to DAILY…
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-Says choice of Onyeriri as running mate masterstroke A grassroots mobilizer and former Leader of Orlu Legislative Assembly, Rt.Hon Gozie Nwagba has commended the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Senator Samuel Anyanwu for choosing Hon Jones Onyereiri as running mate adding that the choice of Onyereiri is a masterstroke that will collapse…
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– security operatives withdrawn few minutes before attack The reprehensible details of how thugs allegedly loyal to the Imo state government on Monday, May 1, disrupted the Workers Day celebration organized at Laour House, along the Imo State University by Phindec road, in Owerri Municipal Council, have continued to emerge. The Acting Chairman of Nigeria…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Tuesday, announced the resolution of the Central Working Committee, CWC, to paralyse the aviation sector in Imo State over the alleged disruption of May Day celebrations in the State. The NLC specifically notified its Lagos State Council to begin immediate mobilization of its affiliate unions in the aviation sector in…
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To boost spirituality in Imo State, Governor Hope Uzodimma has approved the sponsorship of a record 1,000 pilgrims to Israel and Jordan this year. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, disclosed this in a statement issued, yesterday, in Owerri. Emelumba said the approval has already been given to the Imo State Pilgrims’ Board…
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has said Governor Hope Uzodinma has not done well in his first term to deserve re-election. Anyanwu stated this on Tuesday while addressing Local Government Area and Federal Constituency Coordinators and the leadership of the Divine Mandate Movement (DMM) in…
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The Human Rights Writers Association has asked the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, to step down from the state’s governorship race, over the killing of five policemen and a couple by unknown gunmen on Friday. It was reported that some unidentified gunmen had, on Friday morning, opened fire on five policemen, who were eating at…
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An Igbo socio-political group, Njiko Igbo Forum, has rejected the emergence of Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, as the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. The forum has been an affiliate of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide since 1999. Stating the Forum’s position in a press statement made available to our correspondent on Friday, Okechukwu Obioha, president of Njiko Igbo Forum, recommended…
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The University of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Umuagwo, in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State held its 2nd matriculation ceremony on Friday, April 14, 2023 in grand style. The event where a total of 462 new intakes were administered with the oath of matriculation, while reminding them of the need to focus on their…
Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma has emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for State’s governorship election. Ahead the November 11 gubernatorial election, the ruling Party conducted its primary election at the Ndubuisi Kanu Square in Owerri, the state capital, on Friday. Following the excercise, William Kayoda, the chairman of the Governorship Primary…
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Imo State has called on the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu to order the immediate declaration of the result of the Isu State Constituency election in Imo State won by PDP. The opposition party also said the total results from the eleven electoral wards in…
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The Imo State Elders’ Council has endorsed Sen Hope Uzodinma’s second term ambition for Governor of the state. The elders also adopted a Charter of Equity for the rotation of key political offices among the three senatorial zones which includes the position of the governor, deputy governor and speaker of house of assembly. In a…
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The monarch was arrested on Wednesday by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the command for allegedly sharing on a WhatsApp platform a write-up that was said to be very critical of the state governor, Hope Uzodinma. The Imo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested Eze Ekene Obinali, the traditional ruler of…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance has condemned the attack on its delegates and officials in the Imo State Governorship primary held last weekend, The attack on the party officials was said to have happened at the state party secretariat in Owerri. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Tex Okechukwu, disclosed this in a statement…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the PDP candidate for Isu State Constituency, Hon. Modestus Osakwe, winner of the election without any further delay. This was made known in a release signed by the Imo State PDP publicity secretary, Hon Collins Opurozor,…
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The Imo State Government has concluded arrangements with foreign investors from South Korea for the establishment of a smart city in the state. The Commissioner for Budget, Economic Planning and Statistics, Hon. Christopher Chukwuemeka Osuala, said this to newsmen in Owerri, Monday led by the Special Adviser to Governor Hope Uzodinma on Networking, Onwuzuruike Chantel…
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Governor of Imo State, Sen Hope Uzodinma has commended the people of the state for trooping out to vote massively for the All Progressives Congress in the House of Assembly election held on Saturday. The governor said the victory of the ruling APC at the polls was a significant attestation to the achievement of his…
Following the recent concluded general elections in Nigeria, it is obvious that both INEC and APC have no surviving souls respectively. The soul, yes, I mean the soul. No one in the world of matter, energy, space and time can plunge deeply into the realm of the soul without wise guides. Years of lone wolf…
The gift of an elder statesman is a very rare one and we are privileged to have Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu (Ahaejiagamba Ndigbo) blessed and energetic. As part of events marking his 80th Birthday Celebration, today, I kicked off the novelty football match between Ex Iwuanyanwu National Players and Imo Legend Footballers at the Dan Anyiam…
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— HE’S UZODINMA’S AGENT – ONWUASOANYA — HE’S ACTING A SCRIPT, BUT’LL FAIL – CALLERS — PUBLISH YOUR 2015, 2019 BOOTH RESULTS, UNACHUKWU DARES ANYANWU The National Secretary of the People Democratic Party, Senator Samuel Anyanwu has come under heavy criticism following his plans to institute legal action against the Imo State Chapter of the…
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Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited (SPDC) officials, on Thursday, met with the Commissioner for Homeland Security and Vigilante Affairs in Imo State, Dr. Ugorji O. Ugorji, to discuss plans for protecting company’s assets and mitigating security challenges at their operations in Imo State. Led by the GM for Security, Mr. Bob Buss, and the Project…
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The challenges facing the Imo Youths in Imo State are innumerable and pathetic, but we can stop them if the Imo State Government begins to accommodate the youths in her government. I want to re-echo the voice of Prof Eyo Ita in 1934 (as the National Leader of the Nigerian Youth Movement, NYM) who then…
Someone once told me that most of Governor Uzodimma’s aides and allies are so starved of funds and left frustrated that the only way they can get money from him is by bringing a proposal that talks about how to harass Ihedioha or any other person they consider a threat. In fact, the guy once…
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On this auspicious occasion of Iri ji Mbaise, I felicitate with the good people of Mbaise Nation (Aboh, Ahiazu and Ezinihite) at home and in diaspora as I bring goodwill message in solidarity. The development of Mbaise, as well as other component parts of our dear Imo State, is of paramount importance to our industrialization…
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Imo State government may have concluded plans to set up an Imo vigilante outfit to replace Ebubeagu which citizens have roundly condemned because of their method of operation and too many killings associated with them. Speaking with newsmen weekend, the Chief Political Adviser/Head of Political Affairs Bureau, Barr. Enyinnaya Onuegbu, said Governor Hope Uzodimma planned…
Gov Hope Uzodinma is happy over President Muhammadu Buhari’s nod to his requests during my meeting with him yesterday; vis-a-vis the conversion of Federal Medical Center (FMC) Owerri into a Teaching Hospital for the approved Medical School for Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO). Mr. President also promised to look into lifting the suspension on…
Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma has said the furore over the presidential Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) must stop. He stated this while speaking with State House correspondents on Friday after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him, Nigerians should be more preoccupied with the economy…
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Gov. Hope Uzodimma meets with Petroleum Tanker Driver’s Association members Arising from an interaction and dialogue with representatives of the Petroleum Tanker Driver’s Association and having arrived at a common ground, I am optimistic that our deliberations would yield positive outcome leading to a resolution to call off the week long siege on supply of…
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