Success, they say brings forth special benefits. And that is the case with Heartland Football Club of Owerri whose historic Federation Cup victory over their more prosperous neighbours, Enyimba International Football Club of Aba, Sunday in Lagos has continued to attract bounteous returns ever since. After the triumph on Sunday, the team did not return […]
Players of Heartland, who are still basking in the euphoria of their Federation Cup victory, are not happy with the state government. Governor Rochas Okorocha had on Tuesday night, announced a reward of N1million each for the players, an amount which the gallant players consider as nothing but a peanut. One of the players, who […]
Governor Rochas Okorocha is still high on the success of Heartland FC who won the FA Cup on Sunday. The club was to return to Owerri Monday morning but he has ordered them to stay back in Lagos. There are no pretences about his mood. The success, coming 23 years after they won the FA […]
By Kenneth Uwadi – Imo State, Nigeria – Sept. 25, 2011 – Dear Owelle, I remember when clad in shinning white buba with red cap to match , you approached a waiting crowd in Owerri asking for their support. It was the 2011 electioneering period in Imo state of Nigeria. With the confidence of your […]
The Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has said the solution to Boko Haram upsurge and Jos crisis lies in a better communication among the religious, political and traditional leaders. Okorocha, who spoke to some international journalists on the sideline of the just concluded economic summit on Business in Nigeria at Washington DC, USA, […]
By Kenneth Uwadi, Imo State, Nigeria – Sept 6, 2011 – Some Nigerian politicians play the ostrich game; hard to hear, hard to see and hard to smell trouble brewing in the air. Days ago, Invitation started spreading round for a 50,000 man march In Owerri in solidarity for the 10,000 disengaged Imo State graduate […]
Senator Hope Uzodinma fought a long drawn battle, stretching to the Supreme Court, before emerging as Senator representing Orlu Zone in Imo state. But he has put the political battle, which he describes as ‘survival of the fittest’, behind him to face the duty of legislation and pursuit of better things for his people. His […]
The Imo State police command, at the weekend, rescued a teenage boy of about 16 years old, who was ab ducted from Lagos by two of his brothers and sold to the wife of a pastor. The state Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO) Mr Linus Nwaiwu, who briefed newsmen, gave the names of the suspects […]
By Kenneth Uwadi, Imo State, Nigeria – August 19, 2011– It was night, 8pm to be precise, when I entered a bar in Owerri for a drink. The damned bar’s sloppy wet due to the heavy down pour earlier. The rain soaked part of my shirt; my sleeves the more. It’s an entertainment bar.Some men […]
All is now set for this year’s edition of the re-branded The Miss Heartland Beauty Pageant also known as Miss Imo pageant, billed for December 3, in Owerri, the State’s capital. As part of the several activities lined up for the main event, a high profile event launch/ unveiling of logo/brand of the pageant will […]
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