Imo: Gains And Pains Of Free Education
Posted by chuks.oluigbo on Dec 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Gov. Okorocha
The free education policy of the Rochas Okorocha government in Imo State is no doubt a source of blessing to many in the state. Unfortunately, in Okpala, it is threatening to tear the community apart over the fate of Okpala Secondary School
By Chinedu OPARA
For many obvious reasons, the free and compulsory primary and secondary education introduced by the Gov. Rochas Okorocha administration...
Anambra: Obi’s Health Sector Moves
Posted by chuks.oluigbo on Dec 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Gov Peter Obi’s recent injection of over N1 billion to the health sector in Anambra is no doubt a giant step, but analysts say its effect may not be felt until the prolonged feud between the government and the NMA in the state is resolved
By Odinaka ANUDU
In his bid to actualize the Millennium Development Goals before 2014 when his tenure expires as governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi recently distributed...
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
Posted by chuks.oluigbo on Nov 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment
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...
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...
Charge Of Incompetence
Posted by chinedu.maduka on Oct 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Charge Of Incompetence
The recent Labour crisis in Imo State has been blamed on a lack of tact in negotiation on the part of the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Prof. Anthony Anwuka, who is said to have entered the Governor’s black book on account of this
By Chinedu OPARA
When the rumour mill came alive in Imo State recently bearing tales of a worsening...
In Anambra, Losers Still Lick Their Wounds
Posted by chinedu.maduka on Oct 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment
In Anambra, Losers Still Lick Their Wounds
Months after the April 2011 general elections in Nigeria, many candidates who lost the elections in Anambra State are still counting their losses, and this cuts across the parties
By Odinaka ANUDU
Standing for an election as a candidate for a political party is akin to staking one’s hard-earned money in a football match between two rival teams. Just like a gamble, winning...
Fallouts Of The 2011 Igbo Day Celebration
Posted by chinedu.maduka on Oct 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Fallouts Of The 2011 Igbo Day Celebration
The 2011 Igbo Day celebration may have come and gone, but the ripples it created, especially as regards the roadmap to the Igbo quest for Nigeria’s presidency in 2015, will continue to be felt for a long time to come
By Okey EGBOLUCHE
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex pan-Igbo cultural and socio-political group, recently held the Igbo Day celebrations in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi...
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