The controversy that trails the RUGA resettlement scheme begins with the word RUGA itself. Some say it is an abbreviation of the title given to the scheme—Rural Grazing Area; others argue that there is no difference between it and Ranching. While others say it is generally regarded as Fulani settlement which in Hausa language is…

There was tension yesterday evening along Port Harcourt Road, Owerri, Imo State, when members of the Imo Recovery of Moveable Assets stormed the shopping premises of the first daughter of the immediate past governor, Mrs. Uloma Rochas-Nwosu, and allegedly took some items said to belong to the state. Clash between the team and a group…

Worried by the level of structural defects, Governor Emeka Ihedioha has directed motorists to stop plying the Orji-Flyover in Owerri metropolis completed by the immediate past administration of Owelle Rochas Okorocha and inaugurated last month by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Ihedioha, who gave the directive evening during on-the-spot visit to the facility, expressed concern that…

Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha has appointed and sworn in the chairmen and members of the interim management committees for the 27 councils of the state. The governor had on Monday suspended all the elected chairmen and councillors as well as some appointees of the outgone government of Rochas Okorocha. He also inaugurated Ernest Emeziem…

Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the outgoing governor, Rochas Okorocha, of leaving the state wretched, dry and in a very bad shape, with a liability of N300 billion. Okorocha, it explained to The Guardian in Owerri yesterday, incurred over N100 billion debt and abandoned projects worth more than N200…

One of the country’s foremost multi-faceted company, U.O.O. Nigeria Plc, said it plans to increase turnover to about N1 billion in the next two years, and has put in place every necessary measure for its realisation. In his keynote at the opening of U.O.O’s 3rd Annual Managers’ Conference and launch of a new logo and…

The Bishop of Egbu Diocese of Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Owerri North, Imo State, Geoffrey Okorafor, has condemned the N30,000 new minimum wage, describing it as "too small" and incapable of solving monthly basic needs of the workers. The cleric said this at the weekend during a special church service at the Cathedral Church…

Following his success at the just concluded Eko Challenge Cup, where he placed second behind Ghana’s Vincent Torgah, Nigeria’s Sunday Olapade has said that he is now focused on winning the South East Shoot Out billed to hold at the Arsenal Club, Owerri from June 12 to 15, 2019. The South East Shootout is part…

The Imo House of Assembly has lifted the suspension placed on five of its members, who were suspended in November 2018, for alleged unparliamentary conduct. The Speaker, Mr Iheanacho Ihim announced their recall during Tuesday’s plenary in Owerri. Ihim said the matter was resolved after an interface at an executive session, saying that the members…

In a bid to celebrate the Nigerian telecom industry and also promote Nigeria’s rich culture, DFO Media Concept in conjunction with DAK Marketing Services Limited and supported by the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has unveiled a beauty pageant to add glamour to the…

The Federal Government has acquired a state-of the-art aircraft’s firefighting simulator worth N5.4 billion (£11.5 million). The equipment was on Monday inspected and tested by Nigerian officials in London ahead of their shipment to Nigeria. Head of delegation and Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, described the safety tool as very important to airport…

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has decried the condition of most prisons in the country, including the one in his state. To this end, he has built a 3,000-capacity cell outside Owerri capital city. Okorocha stated this when the Controller-General of Prisons, Ja'afaru Ahmed, visited him with the senior personnel of the prisons, in…