The court of appeal in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed several appeals challenging the victory of Emeka Ihedioha, governor of Imo state, in the March 9 election. The first appeal was filed by Uche Nwosu, governorship candidate of Action Alliance (AA); Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Ifeanyi Ararume of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA). They asked the appellate court [...]
The Imo state government has made the Igbo language a compulsory subject across schools in the state. Viola Onwuliri, the state commissioner for education, announced this during the matriculation ceremony of the state's College of Nursing and Midwifery, Orlu. Onwuliri, who was represented by Basil Iwu, director of tertiary education, said the learning and teaching of the Igbo language would be compulsory [...]
The national assembly election petition tribunal in Owerri, on Wednesday, sacked Obinna Onwubuariri, a member of the house of representatives. Onwubuariri, who contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had been declared the winner of the Isiala Mbano/Onuimo/Okigwe federal constituency election that held in February. Delivering judgement, R Harriman, chairman of the tribunal, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to [...]
The Imo state government has ordered its citizens to arrest of Rochas Okorocha, former governor of the state, over alleged assault on Jasper Ndubuaku, a government official. Uche Onyeaguocha, secretary to the state government (SSG), made the demand after Ndubuaku, chairman of the Recovery of Government Properties, was allegedly assaulted at Okorocha’s residence. Onyeaguocha said the state had also placed Okorocha on [...]
Chika Odionyenma, one of the persons on FBI's 77-man list of suspected Nigerian fraudsters, was appointed into the inauguration committee of Emeka Ihedioha, governor of Imo state. There have been reactions since Thursday when the agency disclosed that many Nigerians were under investigation in connection with one of the largest scams in US history. Videos of some of the suspects spraying dollars [...]
Rochas Okorocha, former governor of Imo state, says Emeka Ihedioha, his successor, wants to destroy the legacies of the All Progressives Congress in the state so as to remain in power. In a statement issued by Sam Onwuemeodo, his media aide, Okorocha said he left N42.5billion in the coffers of the state, but that his successor had not undertaken any road [...]
Jasper Ndubuaku, chairman of the committee on the recovery of stolen movable assets belonging to the Imo state government, says the committee has recovered 70 vehicles and properties worth N1 billion. After his inauguration, Emeka Ihedioha, governor of the state, had set up the committee to recover government assets. Ndubuaku told PUNCH that the committee also recovered two asphalt plants. He said some [...]
Rochas Okorocha, former governor of Imo state, says that Emeka Ihedioha, his successor, was not declared governor by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the purpose of destroying his legacies. He made this known in a statement by Sam Onwuemeodo, his media aide, in Owerri, the state capital, on Thursday. The governor was reacting to the scrapping of one of [...]
Emeka Ihedioha, governor of Imo state, has appointed 17 commissioner nominees for his cabinet. The governor forwarded the nominees’ list to the state house of assembly for confirmation on Tuesday. Among the nominees is Ekezie Okeahialam, a 36-year-old graduate of Babcock University. Okeahialam who holds a first class in economics from the university also finished from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom, where [...]
Emeka Ihedioha, governor of Imo state, says treasury single account (TSA) will sanitise the financial system of the state. Speaking when he hosted traditional rulers in the state, the governor said he had discovered avenues through which resources of the state were looted. “I discovered there were leakages in the revenue accruing to the state government. This was largely due to numerous [...]
Some members of the Imo committee on recovery of government property reportedly stormed a shopping mall owned by Uloma Rochas-Nwosu, daughter of Rochas Okorocha, former governor of the state, on Thursday night. The mall, House of Freeda, is located in Owerri, the state capital. They reportedly carted away merchandise believed to be owned by the state government. The operation was said to have [...]
Emeka Ihedioha, governor of Imo state, has appointed Akwarandu Izuchukwu as his senior special assistant on new media. Akwarandu, 29, was the pioneer director-general of Imo Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) new media directorate. He graduated from Imo State University, Owerri (IMSU) in 2013, with bachelor of arts in english and literary studies. Akwarandu served as president, National Association of English and Literary Studies [...]
Movement 1960, a civil rights group in Nigeria, has called for the immediate resignation of Udom Emmanuel, governor of Akwa Ibom state. This is even as a political pressure group in the state, Akwa Ibom State Leadership Vanguard, has labelled the governor "a devious exploiter". The groups were reacting to a suit filed by the state government in collaboration with the 31 local [...]
Emeka Ihedioha, governor of Imo state, has denied destroying a tower built by Rochas Okorocha, his predecessor. In a statement on Thursday, Steve Osuji, special adviser to the governor on media, said angry residents of the state, who saw no significance in the monument, attempted to pull it down. There were reports that the governor had ordered the destruction of the Akachi [...]
Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo state, has urged the National Judicial Council (NJC) to discountenance the petition the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed against against Taiwo Taiwo, a judge. In the petition, EFCC had alleged professional misconduct and abuse of judicial powers against the judge. But in the letter to the NJC, Okorocha said: “Contrary to the impression being created by [...]
Airtel Nigeria has modernised its network infrastructure in Owerri, the Imo state capital, launching its 4G services in the state. In a statement on Wednesday, Segun Ogunsanya, chief executive officer, Airtel Nigeria, said the company is “committed to empowering individuals, businesses, corporate organizations and governmental agencies through a reliable and modernised mobile Internet network”. Ogunsanya, who was represented by Emeka Oparah, Airtel’s [...]
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