Author: FAMOUS REPORTERS

(L): Mr. Modestus, Regional Manager, Zenith Bank; Hon. Mrs. Doris Nkiruka Nduka Anita (M) The new Imo State Commissioner for Finance, , Mrs. Doris Nkiruka Nduka Anita is a woman endowed with innumerable striking qualities. Recall that Imo State Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodinma has on Wednesday, March 24 appointed new Executives into his cabinet. The newly sworn in Commissioner for Finance and Coordinator for the State’s Economy Hon. (Mrs.) Doris Nkiruka Nduka Anita is a proud daughter of Ugwuta LGA of Imo state. Speaking with Newsmen shortly after the swearing in exercise of the new Commissioners, at Rockview Hotel, Owerri,…

Comr. Prince Ifechi Davison Okorie Famous Reporters, Owerri The Chairman, of National Union of Road Transport Workers, Comr. Prince Ifechi Davison Okorie has reiterated his relentless commitment towards driving the union in the state toenviable heights, through laid down strategies. The chairman spoke in an exclusive interview with Famous Reporters, today, at his office, in Owerri, the state’s capital, noting that one of his visions for the union us to expedite actions towards acquiring a building before his departure from the office. Comr. Davison who appealed to the government of kindly Imo state led by Governor Hope Uzodinma, explained that…

The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) Imo Council has urged the Imo government to pay salaries of workers under the union without discrimination. The State Chairman of the association, Mr George Offoregbu made the appeal at a protest held by members of the association at the Imo State Universal Basic Education Board (IMSUBEB) on Wednesday in Owerri. He expressed the association’s displeasure at the staggered payment of salaries of the non-academic staff in the state and called for a change. “We say no to the staggered payment of salaries of our members. Government of Imo state…

The modern look of Community Primary School, umuajata, olokoro Famous Reporters, Umuahia It was a meritorious moment at Community Primary School, Umuajata, Olokoro, in Umuahia South LGA of Abia State, as the staff and pupils of the school, as well as some members of the community sang and danced in jubilation around the premises over the just completed one Block of 3-Classrooms. The gigantic project which was attracted by the Member representing Ikwuano-Umuahia Federal Constituency, Rep. Sam Ifeanyichukwu Onuigbo, aka. Odozi-Obodo, was embarked upon in the month of February, 2021 and completed within a fraction of five weeks by the…

Barr. Monday Ubani Esq A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has yesterday March, 23 2021, ordered the extension of deadline of linking mobile lines to the National Identification Number, (NIN) by two months. Justice M.A. Onyetenu granted the extension while delivering a ruling in a suit filed by human rights lawyer, Monday Ubani against the federal government, Attorney General of the Federation, Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC and the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy. He therefore prayed the court for an order halting the said ultimatum and extending the deadline. Other prayers made by Ubani includes; a declaration that…

The Nigerian Army Maj.- Gen. Abiodun Lagbaja, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, has assured officers and men of President Muhammadu Buhari’s desire to improve their welfare. Lagbaja gave the assurance at his maiden familiarisation and operational visit to Army headquarters in Owerri on Tuesday. The GOC said he had been briefed of the challenges facing the brigade by the Brigade Commander, 34 Artillery Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Ibrahim Tukura, and the Garrison Commander and promised to tackle them. “It is necessary for me to come and visit you on my familiarisation tour of the formation under 82…

The management of Abia state University, ABSU has accused the government of Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu of Abia State of being responsible for the disheartening hike in school fees and other levies. A close source who spoke in anonymity to Hon. Maduka Okoro, the Media Aide to former Governor, Sen. (Dr.) Orji Uzor Kalu, Sen. representing Abia North Federal Constituency, explained amidst bitterness that the state institution had over the years been under self-management, hence the hike in fees and other levies. Hear him: “We receive several messages and calls from Abia State University students and their lecturers.Some of the…

deplorable state of Ariam-Usaka road Famous Reporters, Abia Following the subsistent Nkari-Ariam inter- communal war and other protracted abnormalities suffered by the people of Ariam-Usaka, in Ikwuano LGA of Abia state, the Ariam Usaka Professionals, (AUP) has unanimously condemned in totality what it described as “the criminal neglect of the people of Ariam-Usaka, in Ikwuano LGA of Abia state by the government of the day. The Association, in a press statement signed by her National President, Prince Innocent Iroabuchi Eleogu and made available to Famous Reporters, weekend, bemoaned the downright neglect by Abia state government towards the yearnings of the…

National Association of Nigerian students Famous Reporters, Abakalik The National Association of Nigerian Students, has called on the Federal Government, to declare and treat bandits and kidnappers as terrorists, saying their activities had assumed a disturbing dimension in the country. This is as the students body raised the alarm over possible extinction of education in the Northeast, adding banditry and kidnappings posed a serious danger to the sector, in the region. NANS President, Comrade Sunday Asefon, stated this during its 65th Emergency Meeting, at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo Annex, Abakaliki, on Sunday. According to the Asefon, it…

Amotekun security Not fewer than 100 cows belonging to the Fulani herdsmen have been impounded by the men of the Ondo State Security Agency otherwise known as Operation Amotekun. Reportedly, the action was in strict adherence to the directives of Ondo State government which restricts movements of unregistered herdsmen on streets and forests of the state. The men of the Security outfit who impounded the cows along Ilesa-Akure express road,we’re said to have apprehended the cows alongside nine herders who were accused of operating contrarily to the grazing rules on the highway. Confirming the incident, the state Commander of Amotekun,…