Imo State
16 Nov
Special Adviser on Public Communication to Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, Onwuasoanya FCC Jones, says he is disappointed over the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States of America (USA). He expressed the fear that Trump, who reclaimed the exalted seat he lost to outgoing President Joe Biden eight years ago,…
23 Oct
Imo State Ministry of Digital Economy and e-Government has initiated a partnership with the Ministry of Local Government, Community and Chieftaincy Affairs to address the low uptake of the National Identity Number (NIN) in Imo State.
22 Oct
The judicial career of Francis Chukwuma Abosi was supposed to last only seven years. In the event, he did 12 and may well have reached 20 years if events had not intervened.
17 Oct
The tenure of Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, the federal representative for Ideato South in the National Assembly, faces uncertainty after a motion for his recall was introduced by Okechukwu Udenze, a member of the Imo State House of Assembly. This development occurred during a ceremony in Umuchima, where local stakeholders gathered to commend Governor Hope Uzodimma…
5 Oct
A delegation from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has visited the institution's Study Centre at Ezeoke Nsu community, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, which was razed earlier in the week by unknown hoodlums. A press statement issued by the Director of Media and Publicity, NOUN, Ibrahim Sheme, in Abuja, indicated…
5 Oct
Ahead of the burial of the late President-General, Ọhanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, Sen Ben Obi, head burial Planning Committee said, prominent Nigerians have indicated interest to attend the ceremony. He said that ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo, and the five south eastern governors along with foremost Yoruba leader, Ayo Adebanjo, among others, would be present during…
4 Oct
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has expressed determination to care for the large number of out-of-school children, due to lack of funds and parental care, by reviving the education sector.
3 Oct
The Imo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of eight suspects in connection with the arson attacks on the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) study centre and the home of Senator Frank Ibezim in Ezeoke Nsu, Ehime Mbano Local Council.
1 Oct
Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, has condemned the attack on the National Open University (NOUN) at Ezeoke Nsu, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State, by suspected hoodlums on Monday night. Recall that parts of the country, including the home of former senator for Imo North, Sen. Frank Ibezim, were also…
23 Sep
Declares homecoming, mission to give back to Imo An Ngor- Okpala- Imo born, Abuja based scholar of international repute, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Dr. Chima Mathew Amadi (Mazi Gburugburu), has declared that what predicated his homecoming was to give back to the society, especially his native Ngor-Okpala Council and Imo State at large, having worked the…
22 Sep
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has won the entire three hundred and thirty-two contested positions in the Saturday local council elections in Imo State. Announcing the result at the headquarters of the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission, ISEC, yesterday, the Chairman, Chief Charles Ejiogu, disclosed that out of the 19 political parties that registered for…
19 Sep
Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, have expressed confidence that the party will sweep the September 21 council elections. They said this in separate speeches at the grand finale of the APC rally held in Owerri on Thursday. Uzodimma said that although the party’s…
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