OIL COMPANY SMASHED OHAJI EGBEMA CONSTITUENT

    A coaster bus conveying workers of SHELL Oil company has involved in accident with Ohaji-Egbema constituent, Mr Izendu Onorah from Obeakpu.It took the timely intervention of Hon
 CYRIACUS OKORO HECLUS, IMHA Member Representing Ohaji-Egbema State Constituency, to avert the reactions of aggrieved communal.
    HON.CYRIACUS OKORO HECLUS sue for peace and orderliness in the area, charging his constituents to avoid taking laws into their hands and promised government at all levels intervention to end recklessness of Oil companies against his Constituency and constituents.Mr.Izendu Onorah has been rushed to hospital and we pray for his survival.

  Below are some pictures of the incidence;
 

         

NIGERIANS TO FACE BLACKOUT FOR 10 DAYS AS SHORTAGE OF GAS HITS 16 POWER PLANTS.

       Sixteen power plants has been hit with a shortage of gas causing power generation to drop.As a result of this incident, Nigerians will face blackout for 10 days till the maintenance is been completed.
        The transformation company of Nigeria (TCN) confirmed the development in a speech on March 7,2020.

HOPE UZODIMMA ESCAPES LYNCHING BY THE WHISKERS

          The Governor Of Imo State escaped death moments ago at Ohaji Egbema.
         The youths of Mmahu community who upon sighting the Governor’s convoy started shouting “Onye Oshi Vote, Onye Oshi Vote” (Vote thief! Vote thief!) started throwing bottles and weapons on the Bullet proof SUV of the Governor.Uzodinma was however not allowed to come down from the car as security operatives whisked him away immediately.

CHINA CORONAVIRUS QUARANTINE HOTEL COLLAPSES.

    Six people are dead and 28 remain missing after a hotel being used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in Quanzhou, China collapsed.

NED NWOKO APPOINTS REGINA DANIELS AS THE MD IN HIS OFFICE IN LONDON

     Regina Daniels have been assigned by her billionaire husband Ned Nwoko to oversee the operations of one of his businesses in London.

     The 5-months- pregnant Nollywood star will take over Ned Nwoko’s office in UK as the Managing Director, CEO.In a post she made on her Instagram, Regina did not give much details about her new appointment but captioned a photo which reads; “Young Boss”.

BOBRISKY AFTER HIS RELEASE SAID*HE IS NOW A CHANGED PERSON"

     It looks like spending just a night in cells has taught the controversial transgender a really good lesson hence announcing that he has changed from his old ways.Popular Nigerian transgender, Bobrisky was arrested yesterday by men of the Nigeria Police over a failed business transaction. He was said to have been arrested on the night of Friday, March 6.
   Bobrisky was arrested by the Lagos police division over his business transaction with Mrs Rosemary who is said to be the original owner of Bob Wing eyelashes which he claimed to be his own when it was launced.After his release, the male barbie has announced that he is a changed person now and that he won’t respond to any fake gists again.
     

AN INJURED PLAYER FROM CHELSEA WILL BE FIT TO PLAY AGAINST EVERTON

     Andreas Christensen will be fit to face Everton after recovering fully from the broken nose suffered in the game against Manchester United.

Anthony Martial threw an elbow apparently accidentally –in that game which forced Denmark international to come off injured. He has since played plenty of games with a facial mask.

       He was rested against Liverpool in the FA Cup on Tuesday night, and there were concerns he might have picked up a separate knock, but according to Nizaar Kinsella,the defender will be fit today 08/03/2020. 

KANO STATE GOVERNMENT SETS UP 14 MAN C'TTE TO SANITISE BROADCASTMEDIA

     Kano State Government has set up a 14-man technical committee to sanitise operations of broadcast media in the state with Muhammad Garba, Commissioner for information, as Chairman.Garba made the disclosure on Friday, March 6th 2020 while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the State Executive Council, SEC,He said the technical committee would, among other things, look into ‎the issue of professional misconduct and abuse of privilege by some media organisations in the state.‎

    Garba said: “Kano State has 13 broadcast stations, which is the highest in northern Nigeria, mainly owned by individuals."that is why we set up a committee of professionals to monitor radio stations in the state in order to ensure that they adhere to broadcast code and also to sensitise ‎them.Garba disclosed that Professor Umar Pate was appointed as co-chairman, while Commissioners for Justice and Religious Affairs, Ibrahim Mukhtar, and Dr. Muhammad Adam would serve as members, respectively.

     Others are Isma’il Na’abba, Director-General, Kano State Censorship Board; representatives of the police; National Broadcasting Corporation, NBC; Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ; Radio, Television and Theatre Arts Workers Union, RATTAWU; civil society organisations, CSOs, and office of the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, among others.‎The commissioner disclosed that the council approved N245 million for the settlement of excess workload for three academic sessions for members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities, NASU, Kano University of Science and Technology, KUST, Wudi.Garba revealed further that the council also approved N552 ‎million for the rehabilitation of Phase I Kafin-Ciri Dam in Garko Local Government Area of the state.The council also approved N122 million for erosion and washout control in Garko, while N38 million was approved for replacement of batteries in  50 enrollment centres of National Identity Management Commission, NIMC,” he said.

    He added that the council equally approved N16 million for upgrade of vocational skill acquisition ‎centres in the state.

CHINESE SUPERVISORS LEAVE PROJECT SITES IN IMO STATE

     Chinese nationals working for an engineering firm(name withheld) for past three weeks left the site and have not been seen anywhere in the state.

It gathered that they left the state when the news broke out that some workers were being quarantined in Ogun State.

Some of the workers interviewed said that they have not seen the Chinese who were supervising the project at the sites.

     A Nigerian worker, who pleaded not be mentioned, said that the Chinese were no longer coming to site until before before we’re always around to supervise the road construction work.Some of the road contract awarded to Chinese firms to execute include the Ihiagwa- Nekede Polytechnic Road, Owerri-Aba and Akachi roads, among others. But the nationals deserted the sites when the news of the coronavirus went viral.Meanwhile, some Imo indigenes have expressed worries about the presence of the Chinese workers in the state.

   They demanded the state government should quarantine the workers to safeguard the citizens from the deadly virus.

    Nze Paul Osuji appealed to the State Government to do something about the presence of the Chinese company in the state to ensure that the Chinese nationals and the Nigerian workers are free from the disease.However, the State Government has assured it was monitoring the situation closely.

   The Director of Imo State Public Health, Ministry of Health, Dr. Austin Okeji, said that the duty of the government was to monitor the point of entry of other nationals into the state.He said that surveillance has been put in place to ensure that contacts were monitored using the thermometer to test those coming into the state at designated entry points.However, he advised citizens to adopt good hygiene practices especially hand washing using alcohol-based sanitizers to disinfect themselves.He said that people should be calm and go about their business without been afraid.

   

   

NIGERIA PASTOR JAILED FOR 34 YEARS IN UK

    An Evangelical pastor was jailed in Britain on Friday 6th 2020 after he was convicted of a catalogue of rape and sexual abuse against children and adults.
    Oluronbi who is 60 originally from Nigeria was convicted of 15 counts of rape,seven counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault at a trial.

THREE KILLED,FIVE INJURED IN IMO CULT WAR.

   Three unidentified persons were killed while five others were wounded when two fraternal cult groups engaged each other in shooting at Elezuo,Umuchima street in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo state,Nigeria.
     The incident took place on the 4th of March 2020 at about 11:30pm, it was learnt.The Commander at the Divisional police office led a team from division,Area command and SARS annex in okigwe to the scene where they met two corpses and five others with various gunshot injuries. He said that one of the injured later gave up the ghost,he also said that the corpses has been deposited in a morgue while the injured persons are receiving treatment.The command has made arrests and still following up other leads while investigation is still in progress.

NIGERIA EMERGING TOURISM IN HUB IN AFRICA.

   Nigeria is gradually emerging as a tourism hub in Africa.This is made possible by the potential that abounds in the country which has been recognized by international and indigenous hospitality brands that are increasing registering their presence in the country.Their stay in the country and the success they have recorded attest to the investment opportunities in the hospitality sub sectors of the nations tourism industry.
    In  2017,Pricewaterhousecorpers(PWC) named Nigeria among five African countries where the hospitality sub sectors will experience growth with significant increase in room revenue.Other  countries like south Africa, Tanzania,Kenya, and Mauritius, the company said that Nigeria would become the fastest growing hotel market in Africa over a five year period ending 2022.

NBC HAS COMMENCED BROADCAST INDUSTRY REFORM IMPLEMENTATION.

  The National Broadcast Commission(NBC )has commenced the implementation of the broadcast industry reforms today March 7th 2020,the minister of information and culture, Alhaji lai Mohammed has said,The implementation of the reforms which is aimed at strengthening the NBC regulatory role and making it more effective has the approval of president Muhammadu Buhari.
   The minister disclosed this in Lagos yesterday March,6th 2020 at a meeting with the filmic group,a platform for creative industry practitioners, comprising movie producers,theatre directors and content producers among others.

TODAY IN HISTORY(07/03/2020)

   March7th:Aristotle,the Greek philosopher died.His writings was on logic,ethics,metaphysics,politics and natural sciences.
   March 7 1933:The film King Kong premises in new York city and the board game Monopoly is invented.
   March 7,1968:the BBC broadcasts the news for the first time in colour on television.
   March 7,1876:Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for an invention he call's "telephone".
   March 7,1900:The German liner SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grossed becomes the first ship to send wireless signals to shore.
    March 7,1926:The first successful trans-Atlantic radio telephone conversation took place between New York and London.
   
   

FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC NEKEDE 42nd MATRICULATION CEREMONY WAS A SUCCESSFUL ONE

  With the profound gratitude in my heart,I want to congratulate all the matriculants of FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC NEKEDE,OWERRI IMO STATE for a successful ceremony and also  My advice to you all is that,you have to be prayerful for you to achieve your main objective in the institution,say NO to cultism, mind the kind of friends you keep,take your education as your priority,if you adhere to this, believe me victory will be yours.
YOU ARE WELCOME ONCE AGAIN.

SUPREME COURT UPTURNED THE ELECTION OF EMEKA IHEDIOHA AS THE GOVERNOR OF IMO STATE.

•    Senator Hope uzordinma has being declared the governor of IMO state today 03/03/2020 by the supreme court of Nigeria.

HON UJU KINGSLEY ANGER TOWARDS OIL COMPANIES

•    Hon uju kingsley Chima's Rugged approach to this issue on the floor of the House made it possible for such public hearing to take place and for sure he showed his anger towards the oil companies abandonment of the host communities in his constituency by scolding shell and NPDC on the issue of not meeting up with their promises of;

- Electricity in Awara
-  the Roads in his constituency.

He also talked about the careless abandonment and their  mean attitude towards the victims of the fire incident in etekwuru and the oil spilage in egbema west destroying farm lands and homes.He charged them on their coperate responsibility to the people of his constituency and reminded them that they owe the people of constituency effective and sustainable human and infastructural development.He further charged the rest of the oil companies to keep to all their promises and responsibilities to the people of his constituency,he made them to understand that improving the lives of his constituency will inturn improve the relationship between the oil companies and the host communities in his constituency which will bring lasting peace.and where there is peace there is surely progress.  With this Public hearing fueled by the efforts of Hon Uju Kingsley Chima there is surly a bright light at the end of the dark tunnel and peace restored between the communities and the oil companies.

      FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC NEKEDE 42nd MATRICULATION CEREMONY.

  The Federal Polytechnic Nekede matriculation ceremony has been rescheduled to take place as follows:

Date: Wednesday, 4th MArch, 2020.
Venue: Ceremonial Ground (old PV).
Time: 10:00 am.

All matriculants and guests are expected to be seated before the ceremony commences.

 

CORONAVIRUS

             WHAT IS CORONAVIRUS?

 Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS).

These viruses were originally transmitted between animals and people. SARS, for instance, was transmitted from civet cats to humans while MERS moved to humans from a type of camel.

Several known coronaviruses are circulating in animals that have not yet infected humans.

The name coronavirus comes from the Latin word corona, meaning crown or halo. Under an electron microscope, the image of the virus looks like a solar corona.

                   
         WHY MANY WOMEN ARE UNMARRIED
  Many women are unmarried not because they can't find the right man but because they can't find a man that is rich enough to pay the wedding rite they wanted.

DANGERS OF SMOKING.

It is likely you know that smokers are liable to die young so take caution.