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Imo Equity: Chief Ekeh Backs Owerri For Next Governor

Imo Equity: Chief Ekeh Backs Owerri For Next Governor

January 29, 2024 5:45 am

In a compelling call for adherence to the emerging Imo Charter of Equity, Chief Better Joseph Ekeh, a prominent figure in international business and politics, has emphatically stated the case for an Owerri native to assume the governorship of Imo State. This assertion comes as the state’s three geopolitical zones – Owerri, Okigwe, and Orlu – are on the brink of legally documenting the Charter, a pivotal agreement set to ensure rotational governance starting from Orlu to Owerri.

Chief Ekeh, renowned for his extensive business acumen as the Chairman of Adavinn Inn and CEO of Alaowerri Restaurant in London, …

2023 Imo Guber: Uzodinma's Dubious Charter Pursuit

2023 Imo Guber: Uzodinma’s Dubious Charter Pursuit

October 9, 2023 3:14 am

The Charter of Equity, for the uninitiated, is not a mere political document. It’s a testament to the collective aspiration of Imo’s citizenry for balanced representation in governance. With the Orlu zone’s leadership extending over two decades, the charter’s spirit appears to be at risk. The Owerri zone’s fleeting leadership moments, captured during the tenures of Senator Evans Enwerem and Hon Emeka Ihedioha, only punctuate this imbalance further.

Governor Uzodinma’s reign, apparently, is another chapter in a long-standing narrative of Orlu dominance, casting a shadow over the aspirations and hopes of the Owerri Zone populace. While leadership styles and strategies …

Nigerians Must Embrace Unity To Grow - Osinbajo

Nigerians Must Embrace Unity To Grow – Osinbajo

May 2, 2022 2:38 am

The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has identified the lack of unity and love as the key problems affecting the growth of the country, insisting that Nigerians must embrace unity for the country to move forward. 

The vice president made this assertion in Owerri, the Imo State capital, during the wedding of the daughter of Governor Hope Uzodinma.

He called on the newlywed to love themselves as Christ loved the church.

He said, ‘In marriage, two different people from different backgrounds, are brought together and they become one. This should be a lesson for Nigerians.’

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Ihedioha Renames Zuma Road Owerri After Mbazuluike Amaechi

December 31, 2019 5:21 am

Gov. Emeka Ihedioha of Imo on Monday renamed Jacob Zuma Road in Owerri after First Republic parliamentarian and minister, Chief Mbazuluike Amaechi.

A statement issued in Owerri by Mr Chibuike Onyeukwu, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, stated that Ihedioha announced the re-christening at an occasion to mark Amaechi’s 90th birthday in Owerri.

You would recall that the naming of the dual carriage way after the former South African president by former Gov. Rochas Okorocha attracted public opprobrium against the administration.

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In a speech, Ihedioha described Amaechi as …

Police Arrests Duncan Mighty In Owerri

December 14, 2019 8:36 am

The Nigeria Police on Saturday announced the arrested of popular music artiste, Duncan Mighty.

This was contained in a statement by SP Ikeokwi Godson Orlando, spokesman of the Imo State Police Command.

It said the arrest followed a petition written by an up and coming rap artist M2, who claimed that the Imo state government under former governor, Rochas Okorocha, through the office of the SA on Entertainment, entered into a deal with Duncan Mighty.

The deal was to manage, promote, arrange collaboration with other top artistes and sign M2 under YOUNG WEALTH record label owned by Duncan Mighty.…

Air Peace To Begin Kano-Owerri Direct Flight November 26

November 21, 2019 11:57 am
Air Peace Airlines said it will commence Kano-Owerri-Kano direct flight from November 26, 2019. The airline’s Corporate Communications Executive, Stanley Olisa, who disclosed this in a statement said the flight days would be Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

He said the airline has provided  direct connectivity between the two destinations and passengers won’t have to travel from Kano to Lagos or Abuja to connect a flight to Owerri.

Read Also: Air Peace Signs Order For 3 E195-E2 Jets, Worth $212.6m

“It is our promise to connect every part of this country. This is our gift to the unity of our nation.

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Imo: Ihedioha Approves Rehabilitation Of 5 Roads

Owerri: Ihedioha Approves Rehabilitation Of 5 Roads

October 31, 2019 3:43 pm

Imo Governor, Chief Emeka Ihedioha has approved the rehabilitation of five major roads in the state, with failed sections totaling over 155km.

The approval was contained in a release signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Chibuike Onyeukwu and made available to newsmen in Owerri on Wednesday.

Onyeukwu listed the affected roads to include the failed section of the 52 km Owerri-Egbu-Mbaise-Obowo road, the failed section of Owerri-Njaba-Orlu 32km road and the Aboh-Itu Ezinihitte Mbaise 7.1km road.

Others are the failed section of Owerri-Amaraku-Anara–Onuimo-Umunna-Okigwe 51 km road and the Achingali-Onicha-Udo na Obizi 14 km road.

He added that the approval …

Onitsha-Owerri Road Now Death Trap – HURIDE Rights Group

Onitsha-Owerri Road Now Death Trap – HURIDE Rights Group

October 23, 2019 4:56 pm

The Human Rights, Liberty Access, and Defenders, Peace Foundation (HURIDE) has decried the deplorable state of the Anambra State end of the Onitsha-Owerri road, describing it as a death trap where a lot of vehicles had fallen and many lives lost.

The group appealed to the Federal Government and Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State as a matter of urgency to repair the Upper Iweka section of Onitsha-Owerri Road which has become a death trap where articulated vehicles fall on a regular basis, injuring and killing innocent souls.

In a statement signed by the Chairman of HURIDE, and Secretary, Mr. …

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