Imo School Children To Wear Free Uniforms January 2012
Posted by chuks.oluigbo on Nov 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Imo State government has concluded arrangements to procure 500,000 uniforms, including sandals, to be distributed free to all pupils and students in the state public primary and secondary schools. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Dr Obinna Duruji, while disclosing this to newsmen after the State Executive Council meeting at the Government House, Owerri, added that the use of these free uniforms would be effective...
Imo To Unveil Gas Master Plan Phase 1
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Okorocha: Imo State governor
Imo State government will soon unveil its Gas Masterplan, Phase 1, estimated to cost about $2billion covering 8 years investment span. The state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, stated this in an address on the occasion of the Imo International Gas Roundtable with the theme, ‘Gas to Wealth’, held at the Imo Concorde Hotel, Owerri.
The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Sir Jude...
Are Nigerians Mad?
Posted by chuks.oluigbo on Nov 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment
By Stanley AZUAKOLA
What would you call a people who had an argument in the 1980s, agreed on solutions and conditions, didn’t implement them, had the same argument again in the 1990s, agreed again on solutions and conditions, failed once again to implement, had the same argument in the new millennium, went through same cycle, and now in 2011 are again having the same argument? Seriously, what would you call them?...
South-East Roads: Journey Through Hell
Posted by chuks.oluigbo on Nov 30, 2011 | 1 Comment
By Odinaka ANUDU
One of the greatest problems plaguing the South-Eastern part of Nigeria is the pitiable state of roads in the region. From Anambra to Enugu, down to Ebonyi, Abia and Imo, many state and federal government roads are either in a state of abandonment or total disrepair. At the moment, residents of the region prefer to describe their roads as death warrants since they now consider the expression ‘death...
Fresh Hopes For South-East Roads, Second Niger Bridge
Posted by chinedu.maduka on Nov 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Senator Chris Ngige, Former Governor of Anambra State
If the South-East caucus of the National Assembly lives up to its promises, as enunciated by Senator Chris Ngige, then the zone’s wish for better federal roads and a second Niger Bridge will soon come to fruition
By Modestus OKAFOR
The abandonment of projects in the South-East region of Nigeria, especially federal roads, is due largely to the failure of the Federal...
Imo PDP: A Walk In The Dark
Posted by chinedu.maduka on Nov 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Dr. Rochas Okorocha, Imo State Governor
The recent ruling by the elections petitions tribunal sitting in Imo on the petition filed by the Imo PDP against the election of Gov Rochas Okorocha may have driven the final nail into the coffin of the PDP in the state
By Chinedu OPARA
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Imo State, is now a shadow of its former self in the aftermath of the ruling of the petition it filed against...
Anambra: Towards A Crime-Free Christmas
Posted by chinedu.maduka on Nov 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State, Nigeria
As the Christmas season approaches, residents of Anambra State and visitors to the state are called to be vigilant and security conscious to avert possible crimes that usually accompany the season
By Odinaka ANUDU
That Christmas is the commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world in the Christian parlance, is no more news. What is perhaps news is the...
An Airline’s Many Foibles
Posted by chinedu.maduka on Nov 29, 2011 | 1 Comment
When salt loses its taste, it becomes worthless. What then happens when an airline fails its passengers and almost makes caricature of them?
By Ngozi OBIOGBOLU
Additional reports by Chuks OLUIGBO
Air Nigeria, an indigenous airline owned by Nigerian-born business mogul, Jimoh Ibrahim, has recently been encountering series of operational problems, which have also affected the quality of its service delivery to its numerous...
ANA Releases 2011 Literary Prizes Shortlist
Posted by chinedu.maduka on Nov 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, has released its final shortlist for the 2011 literary awards ahead of its 30th international convention holding in Abuja
By Okey EGBOLUCHE
The jury of the Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, annual literary prizes recently released its final shortlist for the 2011 ANA literary prizes. A release signed by Hyacinth Obunseh, ANA General-Secretary, indicates that for the adult...
Sokka International Holds 2011 Customers’ Forum
Posted by chinedu.maduka on Nov 28, 2011 | 1 Comment
By Chuks OLUIGBO and Odinaka ANUDU
Sokka International is an exclusive distributor of Carlton chain saws and accessories (plugs, sprocket bearing, starter rope, guide bar, chain breaker, chain joiner, Carlton files, etc), AET ignition components, garden equipment, TILLOTSON, ODII products, TIGER and all types of forestry equipment. Every year, the company, reputed to be the biggest distributor of Carlton products and...
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