By Peter Okolie The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Idi Abbas, on Thursday, inaugurated a town hall and 500KVA transformer in Ihitte-Uboma, Imo, to strengthen civil-military cooperation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Director of Weapon Electrical Engineering, Naval Headquarters, Rear Adm. Michael Igwe, an illustriousContinue Reading
By Peter Okolie The Police Command in Imo says it has dislodged a notorious kidnapping syndicate operating within the Egbema River creek, successfully rescuing three abducted victims unharmed. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Audu Bosso, made the disclosure on Wednesday in Owerri while addressing newsmen on the command’sContinue Reading
Eziachi Secondary School, Orlu, has emerged Imo champions in the maiden First Bank/Samuel Okwaraji Nigeria U-16 Secondary Schools Football Championship.Continue Reading
By Peter Okolie The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Imo State Office, on Wednesday, presented the Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) and Product Identification Scheme (PIS) certificates to 14 manufacturing companies in the state. The beneficiaries of the MANCAP Certification include Paulbert Crown Oil ltd., Kingdom Pride Investment Ltd.,Continue Reading
By Peter Okolie A U.S.-based venture studio, Calpe Labs, has unveiled a N600 billion enterprise development scheme aimed at enhancing entrepreneurship and access to capital for 50 grassroots micro-businesses in Imo. The Managing Director of Calpe Labs, Mr Mambu Sherman, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Peter Okolie Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo, on Thursday, urged APC stakeholders and aspirants in the state to prioritise unity, sacrifice, loyalty, and fairness as the party heads for its primaries. Uzodimma spoke at a meeting with party leaders as well as state and National Assembly aspirantsContinue Reading
By Peter Okolie The Action Peoples Party (APP), on Saturday, inaugurated its executive committees (EXCOs) for Ideato North and Ideato South Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Imo. The party also inaugurated its EXCOs in the 27 Wards of the two LGAs, consisting of 14 wards in Ideato North andContinue Reading
By Peter Okolie The Federal Government has approved a nationwide scale-up of the ‘One Kindred, One Business Initiative’ (OKOBI) of Imo Government as a strategy to tackle unemployment and boost the country’s economy. Vice President Kashim Shettima announced this during Tuesday’s launch of OKOBI Students’ Club at Claretian University ofContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The City Boy Movement (CBM) has described the brief disruption that occurred during its mega empowerment rally in Owerri, Imo, as an attempt to undermine youth empowerment efforts in the South-East. Director-General of the movement, Francis Shoga, made this known in a statement issuedContinue Reading
By Peter Okolie The University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (UAES), Umuagwo in Imo, has unveiled EU-funded climate-smart tools, worth millions of Naira, aimed at revolutionising the country’s food security and agricultural research. The Vice-Chancellor of UAES, Prof. Christopher Eze, unveiled the tools at a one-day “Agro-ecology Info Day”Continue Reading
