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The Executive Chairman of Old Motor spare parts (Ngbuka Obosi), Ogbuefi, Ezeobodo, Simon Okechukwu, has once again, reiterated the fact that they don't harbour criminals in the market, which for some time now, has been the mis- conceived notion of some members of the public. He made this assertion recently in his office while interacting with newsmen on the progress made so far, in bringing back peace and calm to the market, since his election as the executive chairman of the market. He asserted that before his taking the saddle of leadership in the market, that most people for the fear of thugs and hoodlums in the market preferred not to come to the market to avoid stories that touch the heart as he stated. He said that since his emergency as the executive chairman that he has helped bring calm to the market by ensuring that pick pockets and car jacker's who constituted nuisance in the market was shown the way out, and has jailed over 27 of them, and sanctioned severa

FROM EVEREST EZIHE, Owerri Suprised by the giant strlde  achievements recorded by Imo State Government within four months of assumption of office by Senator Hope Uzodimma as an Executive Governor of the Eastern Heartland State, Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees ( NULGE), Imo state chapter says they are impressed on the transformational initiatives of the Prosperity mantra administration. The union disclosed this in a press statement they issued on Sunday shortly after their monthly Congress held at the Union's Secretariat along Port Harcourt Road, Owerri and endorsed by Comrade Richard Eze and Comrade C.C Ebem Njoku, the Union's State President and Publicity Secretary/PRO respectively and made available  to Journalists in Owerri. According to them "We the members of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Imo State Branch, wish to commend and congratulate His Excellency Senator Hope Uzodinma(Onwa Oyoko) on his kind approval and commencem

President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday at the State House, Abuja, received the Madagascan native formulation against the Covid-19 pandemic, and reiterated that he will listen to science before allowing traditional or any new medicines to be administered on Nigerians. At an audience meeting with President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea Bissau who brought along with him the samples of the traditional medicine as shared to African nations by Madagascar, President Buhari said his position on all such herbal or traditional medicinal postulates had remained the same. “We have our institutions, systems and processes in the country. Any such formulations should be sent to them for verification. I will not put it to use without the endorsement of our institutions,” said the Nigerian President. On the main reason for his visit, President Embalo said having stabilized his country after the tussles that attended the general elections won by him, he had come to seek counsel from his “father,”

Imo state government has punctured another fake news, by the opposition in the state, which has become there stock in trade in recent times. In a press release made available to Nigerian Notch, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, whose office was credited to an official release this morning, which turned out to lies said "The attention of the Office of the Chief Press Secretary/Media Adviser to Governor Hope Uzodimma has been drawn to fake news making the rounds on social media, purporting that Imo State Government paid ₦8m to Fulani herdsmen, who allegedly lost their cows at Ezinihitte Mbaise." It went further to state that," in the said fake news, the criminals also purportedly wrote that the Governor met with the leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) at the Government House, Owerri." "Those who generated the obvious fake news also criminally signed off for the Chief Press Secretary/Media Adviser, Oguwi

The police in Anambra state has intercepted suspected robber's whose stock in trade was to snatch tricycles. In a press release made available to Nigerian Notch by the PPRO of Anambra state police command, SP Haruna Mohammad, stated that, Police operatives attached to Umuchu Division in conjunction with patrol team from MOPOL 29 PMF Awka while enforcing the COVID-19 Curfew in Umuchu,Aguata LGA intercepted one Ogbonna Chigozie 'm' aged 18 years from Uturu Okigwe LGA of Abia State but resides at Nkpor in Idemili North LGA, and Chimezie Afulor 'm' aged 33years from Akirra Umunokpa Uzowani LGA of Enugu State. They were intercepted at the border post in Umuchu inside a tricycle with registration number GDD 081 VC conducting themselves in a suspicious manner. Suspects were immediately searched and the following exhibits recovered in their possessions,one locally made pistol with four rounds of life ammunition,one tricycle,house breaking implements and cash sum of

Imo State Government has expressed its intention to establish a working relationship with Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria Imo State Chapter for the discimination of right information about government activities. The Special Adviser to the Governor on New and  Electronic Media, Mrs Amaka Okafor, made this known when she hosted the leadership of the association in her office on the 13th day of may, 2020. Speaking during the meeting, the S.A. said finally she has met members of OMPAN who are the "real practitioners of the new media". According to her, too many people create platforms on the internet and claim that they are online practitioners and this has made it difficult for the members of the public to ascertain who the real practitioners are. The S.A. expressed satisfaction that this visit has made it possible for her to identify with the real online Media Practitioners in the state. Responding to questions from members of OMPAN, Mrs Okafor sa