Expectations were high in Imo State as Nigerians thought they were going to elect a new president today. To Imo indigenes, the election on Saturday was meant to determine the future of the country, which meant everybody had to contribute to ensure that things go according to plan. However, the Independent National Electoral Commission in…

Governor Rochas Okorocha has regretted that those he assisted to positions of authority had betrayed him. Addressing reporters on major developments in Imo, he claimed to have thwarted attempts by the Minister of Transport, Chibuike Amaechi, and the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, to hijack the party in the state.…

Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC), a member of Coca-Cola Hellenic Group, has transformed its Enugu Plant into a hub for material handling and logistics for the region.  The decision, according to the company, was informed by the desire to deliver better value to its esteemed consumers and trade partners in the entire South-East region.   Acting Director, Public Affairs and Communications, Mr. Ekuma Eze, stated that the…

One of the biggest entertainment hangout centers in the Southeast, Ibari Ogwa Village, located along Port Harcourt road, Owerri, Imo State, was gutted by fire.   The fire incident, which was traced from a nearby bush that some smokers allegedly set ablaze with cigarette, escalated through wind that carried particles of the burnt weed to…

The small-scale farmers have been advised not to give in to politicians’ empty promises, but to cast their votes based on issues in the forthcoming elections. Teaching some members of farmers’ cooperatives at the weekend in Owerri and Asaba, the Executive Director of CARA Development Foundation, Mrs Nnennaya Emeremadu, admonished the farmers to “do issue-based…

The Police Command in Anambra has arrested 34 suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra ( IPOB) in connection with the killing of a police Inspector in Nnewi. SP Haruna Mohammed , spokesman of the command made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday. Haruna said that some personnel and a Divisional Police…

Palpable tension is brewing in Owerri, capital city of Imo State, over reports of the drowning to death on Wednesday of a final year student of Metallurgical Engineering at Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) at Otammiri River.. The student’s name was given as Ukachukwu Igboabusi. According to the report, the deceased had gone to…

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has cautioned against the belief by some people, including commuters, of the existence of blood-sucking demons that kill travellers on the road during the yuletide. Mr Samuel Obayemi, FRSC Zonal Commanding Officer, Zone RF9 Enugu, gave the caution in Owerri on Thursday, during the flag-off of this year’s “ember…

Officials of Delta Sports Commission may be having a sleepless night ahead of today’s international friendly match between the Super Eagles and Crane of Uganda, following the large turn out of fans recorded on daily basis at the team’s training ground.

My dear compatriots, let me start by saying that contesting in the primaries for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) was an experience of a lifetime for me and I must add this: I am grateful to Almighty God for making me a Nigerian! Nigeria is real, Nigeria is one and Nigeria…

Two police officers’ wives and six others have been rescued from kidnappers’ den by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Monitoring Unit in Rivers State. The rescued victims were passengers of a commercial bus, which was ambushed by hoodlums and diverted into a nearby forest around Ubima-Owerri Road while returning from Onitsha to Port…

Imo State Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Peter Ezeobi, at the weekend, said that the party’s choice of Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Ararume as the governorship standard bearer of the party in the state was a landmark decision collectively taken to ensure the party emerges victorious in next year’s poll. Also, elders of Imo…