Owerri – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:45:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Owerri – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Owerri Residents Lament Power Outage Weeks After Orashi Substation Commissioning https://www.theinfostride.com/owerri-residents-lament-power-outage-weeks-after-orashi-substation-commissioning/ https://www.theinfostride.com/owerri-residents-lament-power-outage-weeks-after-orashi-substation-commissioning/#respond Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:00:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=479401 Residents of Owerri in Imo State have expressed concern over persistent electricity outages weeks after the commissioning of the Orashi 15MVA, 33/11KV Injection Substation by the state government. The facility was recently inaugurated by Governor Hope Uzodinma alongside the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu. Residents say the project was expected to significantly improve electricity supply [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/owerri-residents-lament-power-outage-weeks-after-orashi-substation-commissioning/feed/ 0 Unknown Gunmen Launch Fresh Attacks in Owerri, Imo State https://www.theinfostride.com/unknown-gunmen-launch-fresh-attacks-in-owerri-imo-state/ https://www.theinfostride.com/unknown-gunmen-launch-fresh-attacks-in-owerri-imo-state/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:00:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=386075 Unknown gunmen launched fresh attacks in Owerri, the capital of Imo State, on Wednesday, causing widespread panic in and around the city. Reports indicate that the gunmen targeted multiple locations, including the popular Ikenegbu area, Wethedral Road, Okigwe Road, the Amawusa area on Douglas Road, and Toronto Street extending to MCC Road Junction. This follows [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/unknown-gunmen-launch-fresh-attacks-in-owerri-imo-state/feed/ 0 Shoprite Holdings becomes majority shareholder in Delta, Asaba, and Owerri Malls in Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/shoprite-holdings-becomes-majority-shareholder-in-delta-asaba-and-owerri-malls-in-nigeria/ https://www.theinfostride.com/shoprite-holdings-becomes-majority-shareholder-in-delta-asaba-and-owerri-malls-in-nigeria/#respond Sat, 27 Jul 2024 09:07:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=385448 In their 2023 annual financial statement, Resilient REIT disclosed the disposal of their stake in Resilient Africa, the joint venture between Resilient REIT (60.94%) and Shoprite Holdings (39.04%) that owns Delta, Asaba, and Owerri Malls. The shopping centres were completed between 2015 and 2016, and have a total gross leasable retail area of 30,015m2.   Over a decade ago, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/shoprite-holdings-becomes-majority-shareholder-in-delta-asaba-and-owerri-malls-in-nigeria/feed/ 0 Police Take Over APC Secretariat In Owerri https://www.theinfostride.com/police-take-over-apc-secretariat-in-owerri/ https://www.theinfostride.com/police-take-over-apc-secretariat-in-owerri/#respond Fri, 01 Jul 2022 19:00:19 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=327797 Armed policemen on Friday took over the entry gate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Secretariat along Okigwe road in Owerri, Imo State capital. InfoStride News gathered that the policemen, who restricted movement in and out of the secretariat, were complimented by officers of the Department of State Services, DSS, and are at the location [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/police-take-over-apc-secretariat-in-owerri/feed/ 0 PDP National Secretary, Anyanwu Backs Owerri Zone For 2023 Guber Race https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-national-secretary-anyanwu-backs-owerri-zone-for-2023-guber-race/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-national-secretary-anyanwu-backs-owerri-zone-for-2023-guber-race/#respond Sun, 14 Nov 2021 15:00:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=312713 Senator Samuel Anyanwu, National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has insisted that until Owerri zone is allowed to be at par in the governance of the state like her Orlu and Okigwe zones counterparts, the message of unity will be viewed as deceitful and meaningless. Anyanwu described the recent 4th annual Egbu declaration [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-national-secretary-anyanwu-backs-owerri-zone-for-2023-guber-race/feed/ 0 Gunmen Kidnaps Imo State Catholic Priest https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-kidnaps/ https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-kidnaps/#respond Sun, 11 Apr 2021 20:10:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=290049 Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have kidnapped a Catholic priest in Imo State, Reverend Father Marcel Izu Onyeocha of the Mother Theresa Of Golgotha Catholic Church in World Bank, Owerri. The Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, Orlando Ikeowku, confirmed the incident via a statement issued on Sunday. He said the priest was [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-kidnaps/feed/ 0 Abia Governor Declares Total Curfew Following Owerri Gunmen Attack https://www.theinfostride.com/abia-governor-declares-total-curfew-following-owerri-gunmen-attack/ https://www.theinfostride.com/abia-governor-declares-total-curfew-following-owerri-gunmen-attack/#respond Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:09:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=289483 The Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has slammed curfew on Aba and Umuahia metropolis following gunmen’s attack on Owerri Correctional Prison in the Imo State and freed over 1500 inmates. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday, April 5, by the Abia State Commissioner for Information, John Kalu, who said Governor Ikpeazu [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/abia-governor-declares-total-curfew-following-owerri-gunmen-attack/feed/ 0 Owerri Not Ideal For Ohanaeze Election — Igbo Group https://www.theinfostride.com/owerri-not-ideal-for-ohanaeze-election-igbo-group/ https://www.theinfostride.com/owerri-not-ideal-for-ohanaeze-election-igbo-group/#respond Thu, 31 Dec 2020 19:11:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=280192 After settling the rift the list of electoral committee members for the January poll, Ohanaeze Ndigbo is in fresh crisis. This time, it is about the venue of the election. A coalition of Igbo groups rose from a virtual meeting yesterday to oppose Owerri, Imo State, as venue of the election, alleging that it would [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/owerri-not-ideal-for-ohanaeze-election-igbo-group/feed/ 0 Pray For Duncan Mighty, He Was Assaulted In Owerri – Cubana Chief Priest https://www.theinfostride.com/pray-for-duncan-mighty-he-was-assaulted-in-owerri-cubana-chief-priest/ Sat, 14 Dec 2019 23:39:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=243308 Nigerian nightlife king, Cubana Chief Priest has come out to say that Duncan Mighty was recently beaten and carried away to an unknown place by gunmen. According to him, the incident took place in Owerri after various gunshots were allegedly fired. He then urged his fans to say a prayer for him. His words, “Duncan [...]

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]]> Daddy Showkey Hails Osita Iheme’s Multi-Million Naira Hotel In Owerri https://www.theinfostride.com/daddy-showkey-hails-osita-ihemes-multi-million-naira-hotel-in-owerri/ Tue, 08 Jan 2019 23:08:28 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=225046 Osita Iheme, popularly known as Paw Paw, who completed a multi-million naira hotel in Owerri, Imo state recently received praise from a legend in the entertainment industry. On Sunday, January 6, talented singer Daddy Showkey took to his Instagram handle to hail the actor on a job well done. Daddy Showkey travelled to Owerri days [...]

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]]> Flavour Set To Headline Life Lager’s “Bridge of Progress” Party In Owerri https://www.theinfostride.com/flavour-set-to-headline-life-lagers-bridge-of-progress-party-in-owerri/ Sat, 29 Dec 2018 20:01:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=224363 Life Lager is not stopping its Christmas festivities anytime soon. They are set to head to Owerri next, after successfully hosting the “Bridge of Progress” party in Anambra state. Life Beer ambassador, Phyno, headlined the Anambra edition and did well to thrill the audience with his catchy indigenous rap verses. High-life artiste, Flavour has been [...]

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]]> APC Is Desperate To Retain Power – Atiku https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-is-desperate-to-retain-power-atiku/ Mon, 24 Dec 2018 18:36:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=224003 Atiku Abubakar has said to people from the South-East and South-West zones in Nigeria not to believe what President Buhari promises. Yemi Osinbajo at a rally recently, told leaders of the South-West that voting for Buhari will ensure that their region gets the ticket 4 years later. Also, reports have it that the Secretary to [...]

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]]> INEC Lacked A Permanent Office In Owerri Municipal – Ezeonu https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-lacked-a-permanent-office-in-owerri-municipal-ezeonu/ Sat, 03 Feb 2018 11:22:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=198081 The governor urged Ezeonu not to be partisan, but play to the rules of elections and pledged government’s full support to INEC. He mandated his Chief of Staff, Mr Uche Nwosu, and the Secretary to the State Government, Sir George Eche, to ensure INEC got the Cs of O of its properties in record time. [...]

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]]> We’ve Experienced Imo State’s Saddest Days – Enyinna Onuegbu https://www.theinfostride.com/weve-experienced-imo-states-saddest-days-enyinna-onuegbu/ Sat, 02 Sep 2017 10:29:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180597 The Imo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has requested of President Buhari to declare a state of emergency in Imo state. This broke out after several people were allegedly killed by security operatives on Saturday, August 26, 2017, during a protest over the demolition of the Eke Onunwa market by the Imo [...]

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]]> We Will No Longger Disrupt Anambra Election – IPOB https://www.theinfostride.com/we-will-no-longger-disrupt-anambra-election-ipob/ Tue, 29 Aug 2017 04:35:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180109 The Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has taken back its threat to stop the conduct of the November 18 governorship election in Anambra State. Kanu agreed to make peace at a meeting organised by the Ala-Igbo International Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, held in Owerri, Imo State. With deliberations still continuing, leader of the [...]

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]]> Nigeria’s Nonchalance Has Gone On For Too Long – Alexx Ekubo https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-nonchalance-has-gone-on-for-too-long-alexx-ekubo/ Tue, 15 Aug 2017 09:46:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=178253 Nollywood actor, Alexx Ekubo has blasted Dana airline online over what he calls their ‘gross nonchalance and general misconduct’. The Nollywood starboy went to Instagram on August 13, 2017, to rant, disclosing why he’s pissed with the airline. ”I’m usually not the type to rant, but today I am beyond upset, this gross Nonchalance & [...]

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]]> No Election Will Hold In South-East In The Next 2 Years – Nnamdi Kanu https://www.theinfostride.com/no-election-will-hold-in-south-east-in-the-next-2-years-nnamdi-kanu/ Sun, 30 Jul 2017 11:09:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=175954 The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has said that there will be no election in the five South-East states in 2019. Kanu said this during a rally organised by his supporters in Imo State on Friday, July 28, 2017. The IPOB leader also told members of his group that the Governor of Imo, [...]

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]]> Nigeria Needs Repackaging Not Restructuring – Rochas Okorocha https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-needs-repackaging-not-restructuring-rochas-okorocha/ Tue, 18 Jul 2017 23:38:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=172443 Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has disagreed with the popular views of most national stakeholders that the country needs restructuring. Okorocha mainly has a problem with the word “restructuring”, which he said means different things to the various geo-political zones in the country. He instead believes that what the country needs is “repackaging.” The Governor [...]

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]]> Theodore Orji’s Former Media Aide Murdered In Owerri https://www.theinfostride.com/theodore-orjis-former-media-aide-murdered-in-owerri/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 01:45:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=155429 Unknown gunmen on Sunday night shot dead Ben Onyechere, the former Media Adviser to former Governor Theodore Orji of Abia. A source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Owerri that Onyechere was kidnapped around 8 p.m in Ikenegbu axis of Owerri where he had gone with his driver to do some [...]

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]]> I’ve Fulfilled Most Of My Campaign Promises – Rochas Okorocha https://www.theinfostride.com/ive-fulfilled-most-of-my-campaign-promises-rochas-okorocha/ Fri, 20 Jan 2017 00:25:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=154299 Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha says that he has fulfilled about 90 percent of the campaign promises he made to the people of the state. Okorocha made the comment on Tuesday, January 17, during a meeting with the management of the Sun Publishing Company in Owerri. “My administration has already fulfilled about 90 per cent [...]

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]]> Is Alex Ekubo Still Single? https://www.theinfostride.com/is-alex-ekubo-still-single/ Thu, 05 Jan 2017 14:55:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=153204 Reports have it that Alex Ekubo is dating hot model, Fancy Acholonu. The actor who has never been linked with any woman is said to be involved in a serious relationship with the top model. Apparently, they met sometime last year and talks of marriage are currently going on. But we think the actor might [...]

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]]> Olamide, M.I Abaga, Kcee Set To Light Up Owerri https://www.theinfostride.com/olamide-m-i-abaga-kcee-set-to-light-up-owerri/ Wed, 09 Nov 2016 12:05:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=147451 Music fans in Owerri, the Imo State capital are set for an exciting weekend as a number of Nigeria’s popular artistes will perform there during Star Music The Trek. Scheduled for the Dan Anyiam Stadium, the latest leg of the concert will see Flavour perform alongside other top artistes like M.I Abaga, Olamide, Kcee, Runtown, [...]

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]]> Kanu Nwankwo’s Mother Is Dead https://www.theinfostride.com/kanu-nwankwos-mother-is-dead/ Wed, 14 Sep 2016 01:44:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=143777 Football legend Kanu Nwankwo is mourning the death of his mother, Susan Kanu Iheme who died on Wednesday, September 7. The cause of the death is still unknown but Kanu has released a statement eulogising his mother. The loss of Mama is hard to bear. She is a rock that stood by me and all [...]

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]]> Governor Okorocha Hails Nigerian Soldiers For Professionalism Over Biafra Agitation https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-okorocha-hails-nigerian-soldiers-for-professionalism-over-biafra-agitation/ Mon, 21 Dec 2015 15:39:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=114378 Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has commended the officers of the Nigerian Army on how they had worked in cooperation with other security agents in Imo state to handle thousands of MASSOB members who staged a protest in Owerri recently and ensured that there was no blood shed. He made this commendation while on a visit [...]

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]]> Imo Government House Staff Competition: Policewoman Wins Brand New Car Plus N1m https://www.theinfostride.com/imo-government-house-staff-competition-policewoman-wins-brand-new-car-plus-n1m/ Mon, 21 Dec 2015 15:24:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=114374 Mrs. Blessing Ogbuefi, a Police Sergeant attached to the security department of the Imo State Government House, has won a brand new Toyota car plus a cash prize of one million naira. She won the prizes yesterday at the end of year party organized by the office of the Chief Of Staff, Government House Owerri to [...]

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]]> Osita Iheme Opens Brand New Hotel In Owerri https://www.theinfostride.com/osita-iheme-opens-brand-new-hotel-in-owerri/ Fri, 18 Dec 2015 00:10:58 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=113564 Nollywood star Osita Iheme has opened a hotel in the city of Owerri. According to Reports Afrique, the actor hosted his friends in the hotel last weekend after its completion. The hotel named ‘The Resident’ will commence full operations and open to the public before Christmas Day. In August 2015, Osita Iheme announced he was [...]

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]]> MASSOB Leader Discloses Pro-Biafra Protests Are Politically Motivated https://www.theinfostride.com/massob-leader-discloses-pro-biafra-protests-are-politically-motivated/ Tue, 15 Dec 2015 21:46:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112908 Chief Ralph Uwazuruike who is the leader and founder of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), on Tuesday, disclosed that the pro-Biafra protests threatening the peace of Nigeria’s southeast and the country in general are politically motivated. “The current pro-Biafra protests are political, if not so where do they get the [...]

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]]> Dbanj’s ‘Koko Concert’ Returns https://www.theinfostride.com/dbanjs-koko-concert-returns/ Sun, 06 Dec 2015 00:23:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110669 24 months after he last hosted his annual ‘Koko Concert’, D’banj is set to stage a come back with a massive tour of 4 cities. The DB Records lead act will be performing in 4 Nigerian cities in the repacked gig which has now been rebranded as the ‘Koko Tour’. D’banj’s Koko Tour opens in [...]

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]]> Nekede Poly Student Killed By Boy Friend For Rejecting Marriage Proposal https://www.theinfostride.com/nekede-poly-student-killed-by-boy-friend-for-rejecting-marriage-proposal/ Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:54:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=105465 A man killed his girlfriend, a final year student of Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo state, for rejecting his marriage proposal, reports have said. The deceased identified as Miss Onyinyechi Okegbulam, 22, of Egbu in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State was reportedly shot in the head at [...]

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]]> Governor Okorocha Threatens To Embark On Street Protest If Imo Workers Go On Strike Again | #News https://www.theinfostride.com/okorocha-threatens-to-embark-on-street-protest-if-imo-workers-go-on-strike-again-news/ Mon, 31 Aug 2015 17:30:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/okorocha-threatens-to-embark-on-street-protest-if-imo-workers-go-on-strike-again-news/ Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has threatened to protest on the streets of Owerri, the state capital, if workers in the state embark on another round of strike. Speaking at the weekend when he held a meeting with Permanent Secretaries, heads of parastatals and labour leaders in Owerri, Okorocha threatened to reverse the N20,000 minimum [...]

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]]> 2015 Presidency: Okorocha Perturbed By Lack Of Interest By Igbos Politicians https://www.theinfostride.com/2015-presidency-okorocha-perturbed-by-lack-of-interest-by-igbos-politicians/ Thu, 09 Oct 2014 10:15:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/10/2015-presidency-okorocha-perturbed-by-lack-of-interest-by-igbos-politicians/ Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Wednesday, expressed concern over the lack of interest among Igbo politicians in aspiring for the position of President of Nigeria come 2015. Okorocha said this when he received the Enugu Zonal Director and Management team of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Enugu zone at the Government House, [...]

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]]> Boko Haram Desperate To Bomb S’East, Warns Igbo Leaders https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-desperate-to-bomb-seast-warns-igbo-leaders/ Mon, 04 Aug 2014 19:15:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/08/boko-haram-desperate-to-bomb-seast-warns-igbo-leaders/ Igbo Leaders have urged the Federal Government to ensure ‘desperate attempts’ by Boko Haram insurgents to bomb the South-East does not materialise, warning that a successful attack in the region portended grave danger for the country. In a statement by Evang. Elliot Uko, Deputy Secretary of the Igbo Leaders of Thought (ILT), entitled ‘The calm [...]

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]]> 6 Boko Haram Members Trying To Plant Bomb At Winners’ Chapel Arrested In Imo https://www.theinfostride.com/6-boko-haram-members-trying-to-plant-bomb-at-winners-chapel-arrested-in-imo/ Sun, 15 Jun 2014 23:15:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/06/6-boko-haram-members-trying-to-plant-bomb-at-winners-chapel-arrested-in-imo/ Men of the Imo State Police Command, Sunday arrested six suspected Boko Haram members inside the Winners Chapel Owerri, along Port Harcourt road, while planting bombs in the church premises. According to an eye witness account, the security personnel attached to the church noticed strange movements within the church premises and monitored their movements. The [...]

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]]> S-East PDP Welcomes GEJ To Owerri https://www.theinfostride.com/s-east-pdp-welcomes-gej-to-owerri/ Sat, 22 Feb 2014 21:47:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=23674 The National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, South East zone, Col Austin Akobundu (rtd) has said that the rally scheduled to hold today provide an opportunity for the reclamation of Imo State which was lost to All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA in 2011. . In a statement in Enugu, yesterday, Akobundu said [...]

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]]> Librarian Job at Federal University of Technology Owerri https://www.theinfostride.com/librarian-job-at-federal-university-of-technology-owerri/ Thu, 14 Nov 2013 16:27:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/librarian-job-at-federal-university-of-technology-owerri/ Job Title: Librarian Location: Owerri, Nigeria Employer: Federal University of Technology Owerri The University Librarian is responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the day to day administration of the University Library and the coordination of the Library services in the University, He/she is also responsible for the short, medium and long term planning, administration and expansion [...]

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]]> University Librarian Job at Federal University of Technology Owerri https://www.theinfostride.com/university-librarian-job-at-federal-university-of-technology-owerri/ Sat, 09 Nov 2013 15:01:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/university-librarian-job-at-federal-university-of-technology-owerri/ Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the post of University Librarian of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State. The University The Federal University of Technology, Owerri was established in 1980 by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The University strives for excellence and is poised to becoming one of the best Universities [...]

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