Local News

Traders in the popular Ekeonuwa market in Owerri, Imo State, have continued to groan over the naira crunch plaguing the country. Speaking with Boss Radio Rural Assessment Team, a trader Bright Chiemela, says patronage has reduced since the scarcity. For Theophilus Njoku, a thrift seller, the glitches with electronic banking is aggravating the crunch. A shop attendant, Clara Ike, appeals to authorities to make the notes available to citizens.

Reports say security operatives apprehended a vehicle allegedly in possession of illegal crude oil. Some of the residents of the area who witnessed the incident share their side of the story. According to other residents who spoke off record, said the operatives who were in chase with Hilux vehicles after waiting for one hour set fire to the sienna and left after it burnt beyond repair.

Despite Federal Government’ warning against Open Defecation in the country, the menace seems to be on the increase especially in Imo state. Reacting to this, a resident of the second Inland road, Rosemary Obi, decries the environmental and health hazard that comes with open defecation. Francis Ugoeze, urges the state government to set up a task force that will bring an end to the menace. A business owner in the […]

Motorists and Commuters of the third inland road in Owerri, Imo state capital, have appealed to state government to urgently look into the dilapidated state of the road. In an interview with Boss Radio Rural Assessment Team, a resident of the area, Steven Lambert, speaks on the state of the road. Also speaking, a commuter, Santos Best, harps on the need for the government to intervene urgently. The state of […]

Ebonyi State government has promised to take actions against any financial institution, transporters and business owners refusing to accept the old naira notes. The State Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, Orlando Nweze, stated that anyone refusing to transact with the old notes is violating the law. Nweze noted that the State Government will use all available legal means to take decisive action against such. The Commissioner encouraged residents to […]

A former Commissioner for Transport in Imo State, Laz Anyanwu, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment. Delivering judgement, the presiding judge, K. Lewanya, said Anyanwu was found guilty of fraud, stealing and looting of public funds. Justice Lewanya held that the convict, by that action, had violated the Public Procurement Act, abused his office and used his office to gain an unwarranted advantage in his dealings. The former Commissioner, […]

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, has cleared the air over the ongoing strike action in Imo State. Ajaero made the clarification in a phone interview with Boss Radio News. He berated the state government for ill treatment of workers and pensioners. The President urged the state government not to interfere in the union’s affair.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that supplementary elections will be fixed after the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, made this known in a statement. The statement noted that the Commission is compiling the list of the affected constituencies. It assured that the governorship and state Assembly elections will hold on March 11, alongside […]

The Federal Government has commended international observer missions that monitored the presidential and National Assembly elections. This was contained in a statement signed by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Francisca Omayuli. The statement noted that the support from observers contributed immensely to the promotion of democratic processes in Nigeria.