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Over the years, the people of Ohaji/Egbema, Oguta and Oru East LGAs that make up the Imo State Oil Producing Communities, have been subjected to what they never bargained for in exchange for their God-given natural resources, mined from their soil. In a recent development on the activities of the Imo State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (ISOPADEC) towards the development of the oil-rich communities, N41m electricity bill backlog accumulated since 2011 for the three Local Government Areas of Ohaji/Egbema, Oguta and Oru East. This is a follow up to the electricity rehabilitation project of the ISOPADEC across the oil producing communities, having purchased and delivered all the needed electricity equipment to reactivate the electricity network in these Local Government Areas. Receiving the bank draft on behalf of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), Mr. Ezeoha Nnamani, the Operations Manager, commended the Shared Prosperity administration of His Excellency the Di...

...Arrest Victor Oye within 48-hours... Inspector General of Police told Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC has urged President Mohammadu Buhari to relief Prof. Yakubu Mahmood of his position as the Chairman of INEC, in order to avert looming damages that could strike the country in the forthcoming 2023 general election. Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, the apex Socio-cultural outh organization of Ndigbo has expressed acrimony over it termed a deliberate delay in according the due recognition to Chief Edozie Njoku, as the authentic National chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Speaking amidst bitterness, on behalf of the Council, the National President, Comrd. Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, who spoke to newsmen on Friday July 22nd, 2022, at Abuja, expressed utter disappointment and dissatisfaction over the blunt refusal of INEC to issue Chief Njoku a certificate as the party's chairman. Igboayaka accused INEC and Chief Victor Oye ...

Barring any last meeting change, all is set for His Excellency Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma to flag off the construction of Owerri,-Mbaise-Umuahia road and the Orlu-Mgbe-Akokwa roads. These roads are another set in a series of Federal Roads constructed by the Imo State Government under the Shared Prosperity Administration, with the approval and support of the Federal Government. Over the years, negligence of these roads by previous administration had left them to ruins. The deplorable state. these economic roads had taken a toll on the motorists, residents and business outlets along the routs.  These important road projects would be handled by Craneburg Construction Company and it's expensive that within record time, the project will be delivered. #HopeNewAndElectronicMediaCenter

His Excellency, Governor Hope Uzodimma has dissolved the 27-man Interim Management Committee Chairmen of Imo State.  The Governor disclosed this after a closed door meeting with them at the Sam Mbakwe Executive Chambers, Government House, Owerri. At the meeting, Governor Uzodimma thanked them for the services they rendered in their different Local Government Areas since their appointment about two and half years ago and for their loyalty. The Governor also reiterated  his promise to hold the Local Government Area election in Imo State any moment from now. Governor Uzodimma also told the dissolved IMC Chairmen that his Government will not hesitate to engage their services in other areas they are found capable as APC members. In their response by the Chairman of ALGON in Imo State, Mr. Willie Okolieogwo, who is also the Chairman of Oru West LGA, the IMC Chairmen promised to remain loyal to the Governor and the APC. #HopeNewAndElectronicMediaCenter

By Declan Emelumba  We all know that security agents do not just descend on innocent people and murder them in cold blood. Being mindful of the fact that their primary responsibility is to protect the citizens, they only use force or deploy their weapons in extreme cases, especially when they are threatened or their lives are in danger. Exceptions can be made for isolated incidents of accidental discharge, or when a drunk officer or one with mental health problems goes beserk. Even in these circumstances, “14 innocent people” cannot just be slaughtered as if they were goats. It would even take a certain degree of callousness to shoot and kill 14 goats. Yet, that is the narrative that detractors and political opponents of the government of Imo state have been feeding the public since the unfortunate events of Sunday, July 17th, 2022 when the Department of State Services (DSS) stormed the camp of members of Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Awo Omama resulting in the exchange of gunf...

A group known as Indigenous advocacy forum has called on security agencies in the south east to intensify their efforts in flushing out bandits from the region. Speaking at a public function held recently in Owerri the Imo State Capital, the Chairman of the Forum, Mr. Ezekiel Nwobia appealed to security agencies to swiftly bring the activities of bandits in the South east to an end in order to avert further lose of lives and properties. He recalled the situation in Orlu as a win over insecurity and enthronement of peace and normalcy while calling on all concerned to rally round the security agencies in the state in their concerted efforts to triumph over bandits. Mr. Nwobia agonized over the series of attacks carried out by these bandits in the South East which has left both civilians and Security men dead and recounted the recent scenario between the boundary of Imo and Anambra where these enemies of the state have succeeded in cutting off these two state by digging a big gully at one...

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State, and the candidate of the party for Anambra Central Senatorial District, Mr Kodilichukwu Okelekwe has identified poverty and ignorance as some of the reasons, why vote-buying during election is thrives in Nigeria. Okelekwe, who spoke during a stakeholders meeting of members of APC in the state said poverty is real the reason people do not consider the loss of four years, instead will prefer paltry sums to cast their votes. “Vote buying is now an issue in election process, but we know that it is a passing phase. Before now, it used to be ballot box snatching, but innovation in election process has phased that out. “Today, it is vote buying, and we know that too will pass some day. Vote buying is made worse by poverty and ignorance. Someone will not consider the good education, good healthcare and many other dividends that come from good governance, but will rather insist on collecting money to vote.” He lamented that vo...

   The Department of State Services (DSS) has debunked media reports alleging that the Imo State Vigilante - Ebube Agu - killed innocent civilians in Awo-Omamma community of Imo State on Sunday the 17th of July 2022. The DSS statement rather confirmed that its own men *in joint security operations* with other security agents embarked on an operation on the same day at the Awo Camp of the outlawed Eastern Security Network (ESN). An apprehended member of the outlawed security unit, Mmerem Chinonso who is in the custody of the DSS also confirmed the said operation to newsmen. Mmerem, according to the DSS has been aiding security agents in the series of coordinated operations against insecurity in the State. In his confessional statement during a press briefing in Owerri, Chinonso Mmerem confirmed to newsmen that the Awo-Omamma incident was a joint operation on the Awo camp of the ESN. He also said that those killed during the exchange of gunfire between the bandits and security a...

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) wishes to inform her esteemed customers that the loss of supply currently being experienced is as a result of a general system collapse which occurred at 11:27am today, Wednesday, 20th July 2022. This was restored, but at 2:52pm another partial collapse occurred. As a result, we are currently at zero allocation and our  customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States are out of  supply.  We are standing by, awaiting signal from the National Control Centre (NCC) for restoration of supply.

  When Incidents Like This Happen, People Tend To Give Versions Of Stories In Their Bid To Vent Their Opinion Which They Are Entitled To.  Like Every Individual Is Entitled To His Or Her Own Opinion So Also Am Entitled To My Own Opinion. You Can't Vent Your Opinion Freely, And Won't Allow Or Prevent From Me From Ventilating My Own Opinion On Issues. I Can't Shutdown My Facebook Account Because Of Anybody Neither Will I Relent From Ventilating My Reservations, Opinions Etc On Issues Because Of Attack, BackLash, Name Calling. Never. If I Do, Then I Have Allowed Myself To Be Intimidated I Have Allowed Time In My Usual Approach To Issues Here To React On This Incident. Now This Issue We Hastily Rushed Into Drawing Conclusion Here And There, Have We Asked Thought Provoking Questions Which Could Help To Understand The Situation Very Well And Adequately? Are The Ebubeagu Vigilante Really Responsible For This? Ebubeagu Vigilante Outfit We Have Rashly Accused Over The Incident, As F...

— DESCRIBES HIS ENTRY INTO YPP AS A WELCOME AND FORMIDABLE DEVELOPMENT.  Senator Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, the Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District and also the Leader of YPP has welcomed the Senator representing Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District; Sen. Bassey Albert Akpan into the fold of the Young Progressives Party (YPP). In a release he made on his official Facebook handle, Senator Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah says that given their formidable antecedents as a party with an unblemished record and principle of participatory democracy, social justice and equal opportunities for all citizens, his entry into YPP, is a significant milestone in the party’s quest to rebuild and strengthen YPP ahead of the 2023 General Elections and beyond. Furthermore, Senator Ubah stressed that "Having worked closely and seamlessly with you as your Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources(Upstream), I have an unflinching conviction that your joining the party will yiel...