IMSU Emerges Winner of ImechE London Contest (See official photos)

DURU VICTOR

Imo State University Owerri (IMSU) has emerged winners of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers London (IMechE) contest held in Nigeria.

The international engineering contest tagged Speak Out For Engineering 2018 had its national level stage at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) on the 30th of November.

Eight Nigeria institutions were drawn for the national level stage namely Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK),University of Lagos Akoka (UNILAG), Anambra State University (ANSU), Enugu State University of Technology (ESUT), Madonna University Okija campus, University Kano, Federal University of Agriculture and Imo State University Owerri.

The keen contest saw representatives of Imo State University in Chukwudi Christian Chigozie and Chukwuemeka Emmanuel of 400 level emerging winners in Nigeria and will go on to the regionals of the contest along with University of UAE and University of Mauritius.

IMSU reps designed an indigenous water purification and treatment system in line with this year's theme which is concerned with ingenuity towards the future drinkable water crisis. The winners, IMSU reps, were awarded 300 pounds and a trip to Mauritius to represent Nigeria at the regionals.

With over 120,000 members in 140 countries, ImechE has been at the heart of mechanical engineering profession since 1847. The winners will represent Africa in London in April next year.

See official photos below...

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ASUU Nationwide Strike To Continue As Meeting With FG Ends In Deadlock

There appears to be no end in sight as regards the ongoing strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as the ASUU-FG meeting held today failed to produce any resolution.

The over three hours meeting which was held in Abuja began by 5:30pm and failed to achieve the needed result as the negotiating teams for both sides resolved to reconvene the meeting at a latter date.

The ASUU team led by its president Prof. Biodun Ogunbiyi and the FG team led by the honourable minister of education, Mallam Adamu Adamu sought to re-open negotiations over demands for improved university funding.

All efforts made by correspondents to talk to the Minister of Education proved abortive while the ASUU president avoided newsmen his reaction however left much to be told. He said: "The meeting will continue at a latter date. We will continue from where we stopped.
We have started the discussion, we are continuing and the discussion will continue at a latter date. You'll get to know about it".

Meanwhile House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education led by Hon. Aminu Suleiman has urged the ASUU and FG to find lasting solution to the ongoing strike and resolve their differences.

The ASUU-FG meeting today ended by 8pm.

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Most Beautiful Igbo Girl Nigeria Pageant Grand Finale Date Revealed! (See details)

Catch Founder Exhela Initiative NewYork Onyegwara Prisca, Darling FM Cranberry and other celebs and artistes @ the grand finale of the Most Beautiful Igbo Girl In Nigeria Beauty Pageant 2018...

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JCCF IMSU PRESIDENT REACTS: What I Said Was Clear And That's What I Still Stand On - Freshers' Night Party Should Be Made Optional - Pst. Ernest

Duru Victor

The social media space as well as offline of IMSU and environs was agog with a statement credited to the Joint Christian Campus Fellowship (JCCF) President IMSU Chapter, Pastor Ernest Ugonna Ezekwere at the just concluded Inaugural Students Assembly in IMSU in which it was alleged that he demanded that the Freshers' Night Party be outrightly banned.

The President has maintained his stance as well as defended his statement. In a chat he granted to our correspondent on Sunday, being the 11th of November, 2018, Pst. Ernest is quoted as saying: "What i said was clear and that's what i still stand on. Freshers' night party should be made optional. Reason being that christians do not believe in what happens there. Alcoholism, fine if you want to do it, but we don't believe in it.

Secular music and a lot of other things and we are saying that it remains optional. If anybody wants to go ahead with it, fine. But nobody should be mandated in any department, in any faculty, in any hostel else JCCF won't take it lightly because christians are being maltreated seriously. You walk into people's hostel, you seize their stuffs because they refused to comply.

You won't do that to the cultist, you won't do that to the native doctor. You walk into a pastor's room, you lock the gate and you tell him he that he will not leave. I mean, that's practically an insult on the body of Christ.

What we are saying is, if you want to party, fine, if you don't want to, fine. But nobody should be forced for any such thing. That's the appeal we sounded and we stand by it".

What do you think?

Somewhere in IMSU...

Pst. Ernest Ugonna Ezekwere

Pst. Ernest at the Inaugural Students Assembly

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CONFIRMED: ASUU Resumes Indefinite Nationwide Industrial Action (See details)

Duru Victor

It has now been confirmed that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has resumed the industrial action it suspended a month ago and this time indefinitely.

The resumed strike which was agreed upon at a meeting of union leaders yesterday in Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State was as a result of poor funding of universities in the country.

Speaking in reaction to the indefinite nationwide strike, the national ASUU President, Professor Abiodun Ogunyemi declared that the strike will be full blown and indefinite.

It remains to be seen if the proposed NLC strike action will commence tomorrow despite the existing court injunction.

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OFFICIAL: IMSU Star Newspaper Resumes Full Operation Again, Inaugurates Appointed Members

Imo State University, Owerri (IMSU) Star Newspaper resumed full operation today being Saturday 13th of October, 2018.

The media arm of the school founded in 2004 reared to life again - after being downed temporarily - with the inauguration of its appointed press team at her office situated in CD Block, room 2.

The inaugurated appointed student team members are as follows:

• EDITOR -- Peter Dibia [08137847696]
• CHIEF CORRESPONDENT -- Duru Victor (pka Prof) [07013866535]
• ADVERTISING & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR -- Umunna Uchenna (pka Mr. Wright) [07037191638]
• PRODUCTION & CIRCULATION MANAGER -- Nwahiri Chris (pka IMSU Hot Fm) [08036140748]
• NEWS CORRESPONDENT -- Madubuihe Elijah (pka Imsu Elijah) [08102097616]

 In the same regard, the school press team is also to maintain an online presence with the creation of Facebook and WhatsApp groups for Imo Stars.

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IMSU Student, Oluwatobi Edoziem Crowned Face of Spicesy Nigeria 2018 (PHOTOS)

Reporter: Duru Victor

And an Imo Star carries the day again at the Face of Spicesy Nigeria 2018.

Queen Oluwatobi Edoziem has emerged the winner of the 2018 edition of the Face of Spicesy Nigeria pageantry. The beauty and brains slug it out with over 20 contestants at the grand finale held at Rockview Hotel, Owerri on the 5th of October, 2018. Other winners are Queen Tochukwu Thelma and Queen Uzo Precious taking the 1st and 2nd runners up spots respectively.

However, this is not the first success the beauty queen, Miss Oluwatobi Edoziem has had. The student, in 400 level, of the department of History and International Studies under the Faculty of Humanities won the National Association of History and International Studies (NAHIS) 2016 (IMSU Chapter) pageantry, Miss Tourism IMSU 2017 and Miss Unique Nigeria 2017.

As the grand winner of Face of Spicesy Nigeria 2018, she was awarded a cheque of a hundred thousand naira (#100,000.00) and an all expense paid trip to Ethiopia and Dubai - along with the 1st and 2nd runners up.

The Faculty of Education, IMSU is - noteworthy - a home of great models as well as pageantry winners and champions as the 2nd runners up, Face of Spicey Nigeria 2018 is a 300 level student of the department of Education English and was the Exquisite Queen Nigeria Top Model 2017. Also, the winner of the 2017 edition of Face of Spicesy Nigeria, Queen Hope was reportedly from Education Faculty, IMSU amongst others.

The Face of Spicesy pageantry is a contest put together by Spicesy, located close to Kilimanjaro at Ikenegbu, Owerri.

See photos below..

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Breaking: Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) suspends strike (UPDATED)

Reporter: Duru Victor

The organised labour (ASUU included) has suspended the ongoing strike with effect from today, Sunday.

National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Ayuba Wabba announced this while briefing journalists at the Labour House Abuja. Wabba said that the organised labour has gotten firm commitment from the government and  that  October the 4th and 5th has been fixed for the Tripartite committee on minimum wage.

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ASUU STRIKE UPDATE: ASUU rejects proposed hiking of university students fees to 350k and 500k respectively

 According to a reliable source, it has been revealed that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the hiking of school fees of university students as proposed by Dr Wale Babalakin, the chief government negotiator in the ASUU/Federal Government renegotiation exercise.

Prof. Lawan Abubakar, the Bauchi Zonal Coordinator of the Union made the disclosure at a press conference in Jos, the Plateau State capital.

Abubakar said, “One of the major issues our union wishes to bring to public domain is the wild idea of sharing the cost of education between the government and parents proposed by Dr. Wale Babalakin. This idea of sharing the cost of education since government alone cannot fund education, and that parents need to pay for it too.

“He proposed a minimum of N350, 000 as tuition fee for undergraduate students of Arts and Humanities, and N500, 000, for those in Sciences.

“Our union rejected the proposal based on the fact that the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria clearly states that funding education is the sole responsibility of Governments at various levels and not parents,” he maintained.

He added, “In his response, he proposed the idea of an Education Bank, where students will obtain a loan of N1 million each, every session to pay the tuition fee and sustain themselves.

“However, our union also rejected the idea of Education Bank, because for one, not all the students will have access to loan, and for those who will access the loan, it is the same parents who served as sureties, and subsequently pay back the loan, considering the very high rate of unemployment in the country.

Recall that the ASUU joined the NLC in an organized union warning strike to press home their demands. The warning strike will elapse on the 4th of October while negotiations are still ongoing between the FG and organised labour.

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Imo Travels and Tours International Services (IT & T) Limited offers convenient transportation services at subsidized rates

Are you still in Owerri?

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The terrible state of Nekede-Ihiagwa road, Owerri: A Perceived Threat to the Country

It is quite disheartening & sacrilegious seeing the road that leads through two great Federal Government Institutions in Imo State, Nigeria, in such a terrible condition.

This is the Nekede-Ihiagwa road. The road that leads through Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri & Federal University of Technology, Owerri.

Trying to analyze the fatal issue on ground, it came to our notice that this Nekede-Ihiagwa road was supposedly worked on some time in 2015/2016 due to the pressure applied by both school's Students' Union Government Executives.
They student leaders at that time had to go on a protest to attract the attention of the IMO State Government to do something to the Nekede-Ihiagwa road.

The State Government heard the cries of the students and gave a certain Road Constructing company the contract.

This is 2018, that is 2years after construction and can you see the present state of the supposed graded & constructed Nekede-Ihiagwa road...?
It is in a worst state when compared to the previous one.

We actually observed that the engineers who worked on that road as at that time, didn't construct drainage system for effective & smooth flow of rainwater on that road or was it later filled with sand by the occupants of that (is this even possible..?)

Now, the conflicting question is who is to be blamed for the continuous terrible state of the Nekede-Ihiagwa road...?
The Construction Engineers or the inhabitants of Nekede & Ihiagwa Community or the State Government...?

Kindly drop your comments /siggft4on the comment box below...

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Kanu Nwankwo 2018 5 A-side Super Cup 6 (with FUTO as defending Champion)

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Just In: ​​​the Federal Polytechnic Nekede Management Board Frowns At Students Who Reports Student Issues To External Bodies

​FEDPOLYNEK INFOSC🔍PE MEDIA​

​​Reporting...​​
​Comr. Theophilus...​

About three Students almost lost their Admission as a result of reporting Student matters to external bodies instead of the School Management.

On this note the School Management warns strictly that no Student of Federal Polytechnic Nekede should report any form of disagreement or issues to external bodies, but rather direct all their issues to the Division of Students Affair and Students' Union Government Officials to handle the matter amicably.

More also, do not involve the Police, the Army or any other external Force outside the School Management in matters that concerns the Nigerian Students.

For Complains call;
08033388394
08037106535
08035267907
08131214149

Please note that, unity is progress, peace is happiness and togetherness is strength.

​​Announcer...​​
​Comr. Theophilus Kingsley C.​
​SUG Dir. Of Publicity​
​(08131214149)​

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