Tag: Imo State
Sacked Imo Council Chairmen Get Court’s Nod
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Embattled chairmen of 27 local government councils in Imo state, South Eastern Nigeria, who were recently…
Imo’s local parliament moves to fix bride price
The Traditional Parliament in Nigeria’s eastern state of Imo, on Thursday in Owerri passed its first resolution on the harmonisation…
Nigerian Governor Blames Leaders For Insecurity
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Imo state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, on Thursday in Abuja came down hard on Nigerian leaders…
Court stops Governor Okorocha again
An Owerri High Court on Tuesday restrained Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state from dissolving the 27 local government councils…
Speaker’s Aide Murdered
Security operatives have an uphill task unravelling killers of one of the aides to the Speaker, Imo State House of…
Sacked elected council officials resume in Imo
With policemen providing security, the sacked local council chairmen in Imo resumed duty on Wednesday as directed by the Court…
Nigerian governor urged to obey the court
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, on Tuesday in Abuja called on…
Imo state workers suspend strike
Workers in the Nigerian eastern state of Imo have suspended the strike they commenced on Wednesday following the agreement reached…
Imo State Agog For Ihuoma Cup As Gov Okorocha Declares Tourney Open
This year’s edition of the Annual Imo State Majority Leader’s Football Championship, tagged ‘Ihuoma Unity Cup 2012’ will kick off…
Rochas Does Not Need This Needless Distraction —Peter Claver Oparah
Since he came to power as Imo State governor through a widely acclaimed popular mandate, I have written just two…
Nigeria’s Maya Crowned
Twenty three-year old Miss Maya Nwokeji from Imo State, Nigeria, has won the coveted crown as Miss Integration Africa 2011,…
3 Fraudsters Arrested
Police detectives attached to Ajah Divisional Headquarters have arrested three men who always trick housegirls in Ajah, Lagos, southwest Nigeria…
Elections 2011, Headlines, News, Politics
Security Beefed Up As Imo Elects Governor
Polling has started amid tight security in some parts of Imo state, to elect the governor after irregularities marred a…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
No Stopping Imo Governorship Election
The absence of Justice Bilikisu Aliyu from her duty post at the Federal High Court, Abuja Division on Thursday stalled…
INEC Slates Imo Polls for 6 May to Resolve Impasse
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has fixed 6 May to hold what it calls supplementary election to resolve the…