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Imo state government has recovered properties of Imo broadcasting corporation (IBC) covering over 48 Hectares of land which was forceful taken over by the Rochas Okorocha administration during his tenure in office as the executive govenor of Imo state.  The properties recovered, which situate at Orji in Owerri North North Local Goverment area covering a total of 48 hectare of land, is currently being developed by aides of the former Governor Rochas Okorocha, which he gifted to his son in-law, Uche Nwosu and other aides. The recovery is in line with the white paper recommendations of the Committee set up to look in allegations of mismanagement in the  Goverment of the former governor. This is in keeping with the promise of Governor Hope Uzodimma to recover the commonwealth of Ndi Imo, and as well share prosperity to Ndị Imo, which is the essence of good governance, his goverment is anchored on.

Several indications so far has shown that any moment from now, the Senator representing Imo West and the former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha will be pitching his tent with the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. This is coming after so many attempts by Okorocha to disintegrate the APC over his selfish and inordinate quest for more power. Okorocha since his failed attempt to foist his son in-law on the party and Imolites in the last general election resulted to activities that can be likened to anti-party which is punishable within the purview of the APC rules and regulations. Back to his state, Imo State, Okorocha was hell bent on hijacking the party structure of which he claims to be the party leader as against the incumbent Governor who has on several occasions extended the olive branch to him. It is now obvious that the banana peels which Okorocha littered in the APC is beginning to drag his legs to the mud as every attempt by him to dislodge the state Governor, Se

.......SAYS VALENTINE OZIGBO REMAINS RECOGNISED PDP CANDIDATE BY LAW A High Court sitting in Awka has declined to renew an order it granted embattled litigant Senator Ugochukwu Uba on the 5th of July, 2021 seeking the non-recognition of Mr Valentine Ozigbo as the authentic candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State. The said order, initially granted by Justice Obiora A. Nwabunike, going by Order 40, Rule 3(3) of the High Court Civil Procedure Rules could only subsist for 7 days after which the Court may choose to renew it or it stands abated as a result. Going by the proceedings of today, Monday, July 12, 2021 and the Court's refusal to renew the said order, it stands abated and vacated. Thus, the order which restrained “the Peoples Democratic Party from presenting, receiving, parading or accepting Valentine Ozigbo as the authentic Governorship Candidate for Anambra State” stands vacated. The significance of the Court’s refusal to grant a renewal of the said o

While His Excellency Senator Hope Uzodinma, the Governor of Imo State has continued to bring good governance and upgrade of Imo state to an enviable height amongst the states in the South-East zone, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and their All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) and Action Alliance (AA) party counterparts have concluded serious plans to decamp fully in their numbers to APC to give support to the sincerity, simplicity and solidity in the administration of GOVERNOR Uzodinma. This came as a wake-up call while briefing Newsmen on Sunday afternoon in an undisclosed hotel in Owerri, the capital city of Imo state Nigeria. Recall that groups of Politicians and people of different political linings across the three zones of Imo state have continued to identify with GOVERNOR Hope Uzodinma while stating that his all-inclusive leadership pattern will surpass the previous administrations of both former Governors Rochas Okorocha and that of the few months leadership of

Ahead of the Anambra State governorship election coming up November 6, 2021, former Minister for Women Affairs, Mrs Josephine Anenih, has called on the party to sanction characters parading parallel candidate for the governorship election. Describing them as sworn enemies of the party, Anenih insisted that these characters, whose stock in trade is to merchandize the party in every election season, were paid by desperate politicians to carry court orders in their pockets wherever they go, in order to ensure that the party do not go into elections as a united family. In a chat with newsmen at the weekend in Awka, Anenih, who is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said, “For the past 16 years, PDP has been out of power in Anambra State. At every election circle, this same character will have parallel congress. That is their stock in trade. As we’re talking about reconciling with people who are not happy in the party, there is no way the

The Spiritual Director of the Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry, Uke, Anambra State, Rev. Fr. Obimma Emmanuel, aka Ebube Muonso, has said that Nnamdi Kanu is not the problem of Nigeria. He said the arrest and repatriation of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, is a big distraction and deviation from the major issues facing the country and its people. Speaking at his adoration arena over the weekend, Ebube Muonso, who is also the Rector, Blessed Iwene Tansi Pilgrimage Center, and Parish Priest of the Blessed Iwene Tansi Parish, Umudioka, all in Anambra State, insisted that Nigeria’s problems is hydra-headed, and therefore, must be tackled the way they are.  “The arrest and repatriation of the IPOB leader is a kind of leaving the substance and pursuing the shadow. Instead of exerting energy in pursuing IPOB members, who are merely seeking self-determination, the federal government could have employed experts that would tackle insecurity. They should also engage e

His Royal Majesty-Igwe Dr Robert C. Eze has bid farewell to the outgoing AIG of Zone 13, in Ukpo Dunukofia LGA of Anambra state. The brief Farewell ceremony was held at Dunukofia Palace on the 10th of July, 2021, in the company of Ichie Emma Ogbuka ( Deputy leader of Cabinet Business , Ichie Chinyelugo ) , Ichie Sir Izuchukwu Nwabueze ( Principal Secretary to the Igwe & Chairman Ukpo Ceremonies Committee, Ichie Chinemeze ) and Ichie Nduka Oguno ( Ichie Nkeonyenwesiya ) for AIG Muhammad Garba Mukkasdass, who is on record to have served as the third Assistant Inspector General of police in charge of Zone 13 Zonal Command Ukpo. The AIG, officially retired from the Nigeria Police Force on the 9th day of July, 2021. His Majesty- Igwe Dr Robert C Eze in an address read by his Principal Secretary - Ichie Sir Izuchukwu Nwabueze and presented to AIG Garba by Ichie Emma Ogbuka, thanked the AIG for the mutual relationship he had with the Ukpo Community and for bringing his rich ex

Wildfires are raging in the west of the United States as the region is hit by a heatwave that has brought record temperatures to several areas. Communities have been told to evacuate as firefighters struggle to battle the blazes in the extreme conditions. Two firefighters in Arizona died when their aircraft crashed while responding to a wildfire. Meanwhile, Las Vegas matched its all-time temperature high of 47.2C (117F) on Saturday. It comes just weeks after another dangerous heatwave hit North America, in which hundreds of sudden deaths were recorded, many of them suspected of being heat-related. The region experienced its hottest June on record, according to the EU's Earth observation programme. Experts say that climate change is expected to increase the frequency of extreme weather events, such as heatwaves. But linking any single event to global warming is complicated. However, a study by climate researchers said the heat that scorched western Canada and the US at the end of Ju

  The wife of assassinated Haitian President   Jovenel Moise   has spoken for the first time since gunmen stormed the couple’s home in Port-au-Prince, saying the attack that killed her husband happened “in the blink of an eye”. In an audio message posted on her official Twitter account on Saturday, Martine Moise called on Haiti not to “lose its way” after the attack that left her critically injured. “I am alive, thanks to God,” Martine Moise said in Creole in the audio message, which Haiti’s minister of culture and communications, Pradel Henriquez, confirmed to the AFP news agency as being authentic. “I am alive but I have lost my husband Jovenel,” she added. Jovenel Moise, 53, was  killed by armed gunmen  in the early hours of Wednesday in what Haitian authorities said was “a highly coordinated attack by a highly trained and heavily armed group”. Haiti declared a 15-day “state of siege” in the immediate aftermath of his killing, pledging to bring the perpetrators to justice. Haitian a

The Young Progressives Party (YPP) on Friday, asked a Federal High Court in Awka to interpret Section 285 (14)(c) of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), Section 87(1) of the Electoral Act (2010) as amended, and the Regulations and Guidelines for the conduct of party primaries as provided by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of the 2021 Anambra State Gubernatorial Election in view of the Primary Elections that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) claimed to have conducted in the state.   In suit No. FHC/AWK/C5/53/21 filed at the Federal High Court Awka on its behalf by  D.C DeNwigwe, SAN, the party asked the Court to determine the validity or otherwise of the purported Primary which the PDP conducted on 26th June, 2021. According to the party, in view of Rule 4.5.1 and 4.5.2 of the guidelines for the Conduct of Political Parties Primaries 2018, the court should determine i

The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Ayodele has prophesied that Ifeanyi Ubah may emerge victorious in the coming Anambra gubernatorial election slated for the 6th of November 2021 as he stands a better chance than other candidates. The cleric said, Ubah, candidate of Young Progressive Party, YPP should pray that confusion rocks the boat of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA. Primate Ayodele said with that, Ubah would emerge the next governor of Anambra State. He made the revelation at the launch of his annual book of Prophecy titled, ‘Warnings to the Nations’, on Saturday. However, In statement by his Media Office, Ayodele stated that if APGA continued to have crisis, it would be victory for Ubah. “For the Anambra election, the only way Ifeanyi Ubah can win is if APGA has crisis till election day. “If he wants to win, let him pray for confusion to continue rocking the boat of APGA or else, APGA will retain the seat of the governor in Anambra.”