It is no longer news that Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has summarily sacked all the workers in 19 parastatals, agencies and departments. It is equally a fact that Governor Okorocha also stopped the salaries of those affected by the action, with effect from Monday, January 4. South-East Voice gathered that the current action of the Governor is closely linked with the recent vexatious form which the administration forced Imo workers to sign before collecting their unpaid salaries.

ABA—THE Ngwa High School, Aba, Old Boys Association, NHSOBA, has earmarked N10 million for the rehabilitation of the institution. Speaking at the combined event of the homecoming of the old boys and the golden jubilee celebration of the 1965 class in Aba, Abia State, President of NHSOBA, Chief Mike Ahamba, lamented over the dilapidated infrastructure in the school founded in 1954 and promised that the old boys would partner with the new owners— the Anglican Church— to address the challenges and re-establish a high standard of learning which the school was known for.

NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, has set up a 6-man action committee on planned industrial action against Imo State government over the sack of 3000 workers, unpaid salaries and other benefits of the state workforce.

Chairman of Warri South Local Government Area in Delta State, Mr. Matthew Edema, yesterday, presented a budget of N3.125 billion for 2016 to Warri South Legislative Arm for consideration and approval.

MOBILE phone manufacturing company, Gionee, has said that its recently released Gionee M5 is targeted at Millennials who are keen for innovation, efficiency and stylish devices. Speaking at the product launch, Marketing Director, Gionee Nigeria, Mr. Somoye Habeeb, Gionee Nigeria, said that the company is focused on delivering high quality phones that fit the lifestyle of the Nigerian middle and upper class without hurting their pockets.

LG Electronics was crowned the ‘Brand of the year 2015’ at the prestigious Red Dot Awards held in Berlin recently. The honour was bestowed on the electronics giant following its thirteen wins in Red Dot’s communication design category over the course of last year.

Running on Android 5.0 and powered by a 2000mAh non removable battery and other innovative features that excite customers, the introduction of Alcatel OneTouch Pop Star in the smart phone ecosystem has actually raised the bar.

THE National Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecom operators in Nigeria, ALTON, Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, has insisted that the only way the federal government would maximally harness the full potentials of telecommunications, is to declare telecom facilities as national security and critical economic installation. Adebayo said that this would be geared towards protecting them against vandalisation and wilful damages that have become the order of the day in recent times..

Premier League leaders Leicester City are untiring in their bid to secure the signature of Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, despite having an initial bid rejected by CSKA Moscow.

Cross River State Government and Canada have identified health, fishery and agro-forestry as areas of collaboration for skills acquisition, trainings and micro-financing for entrepreneurship.