Jenifer walked into my room drunk. She sat down. ‘I’ve come to tell you the latest news about Rochas Okorocha ,your Governor in Douglas House,Owerri…. Have you heard that he has embarked on another mass sack of Imo State Civil Servants, claiming that he is redeploying them to their LGA’s? …
According to this report by Val Okpara , the organized labour in Imo State has threatened to declare a trade dispute with the state government should it carry out its commercialization policy, and mass transfer of civil servants to various communities. SCENE 1: How it all began Addressing the civil …
It is pertinent to advise political leaders to cultivate the habit of generating raw data for analysis with respect to planning and setting up of priority since governance is a very serious business. Governance cannot be divorced from statistics, planning and priority setting so as to address the basic needs, …
In one of my write-ups late last year, among other things, I congratulated my brother and friend who was then newly promoted to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police. As I said in that outing, the officer was assigned to be the Divisional Police Officer (D.P.O) in charge of …
One month after NOPRIN wrote this letter to Governor Okorocha- the second letter we are writing to him since he assumed office in May 2011, we are still waiting to justice done in this case of subversion of justice in the case of murder by a former member of Imo …
The management of Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo, has warned that it will not hesitate to administer appropriate and commensurate punishment on any lecturer found to be extorting money from students. The institution’s Rector, Rev. Fr. Dr. Wence Madu, who read the riot act while interacting with students, also warned that …
The Inspector General of Police The Nigeria Police Force Headquarters Louis Edet House Abuja. Dear Sir, AN URGENT APPEAL TO INVESTIGATE AB– — USE OF OFFICE AND CORRUPTION BY MR. STEVE NNIGA (AKA ANIGA), THE DPO, EZINIHITTE POLICE DIVISION, EZINIHITTE-MBAISE, IMO STATE WITH A VIEW TO DETERMINING WHETHER HE …
In the realm of politics, the Owere man or woman is known for his or her steadfastness, resilience, reliability, incorruptibility, firm, patriotic etc. Perhaps nothing presented a better opportunity to test the alienation of the Owere fellow with these hitherto cherished values than the last general election. Nearly one year after …
Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Imo State chapter, has urged an Owerri High Court to declare that the State House of Assembly had no powers to amend the 1999 constitution or any part thereof, with a view to creating a fourth tier of government in the state. …
Nigerians are show lovers and will do anything to indulge themselves notwithstanding the present economic difficulties. The booming comedy market could arguably be attributed to this positive social orientation inherent in our people. AS an Aba boy, I enjoyed street shows that manifested in different forms that included street fights, …
On the 25th of February, there was a re-run election for who would represent Ahiazu/Ezinihitte Federal Constituency in the nation’s House of Representative. This was as a result of court’s nullification of last year’s election of Hon. Raphael Nnanna Igbokwe to represent the federal constituency. According to the Appeal Tribunal, the nullification …
The Imo State Police Command is stinking of fraud! The scam is being perpetrated by some police officers attached to the department, responsible for the payment of police salaries, known as the Mechanized Salary Section(MSS), some civilians attached to the audit department, in collaboration with some corrupt bank officials. Investigation by Crimewatch …