Tag: Imo State
Governor Uzodinma makes nine major appointments
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma has announced a slew of appointments into positions of Special Advisers and Chief Technical Adviser.
Police ban protests in Imo
The police have imposed a ban on further protests and rallies in Imo state. According to the Imo State Police…
Imo Verdict: PDP petitions US, UK, EU
Following a protest led by its chairman, Uche Secondus to the US embassy and the UK high commission in Abuja,…
Uzodinma outlines prosperity vision for Imo in first broadcast
Imo State governor Hope Uzodinma has promised to navigate the State into prosperity under his watch, in his maiden broadcast…
Imo APC supporters counter PDP rally, monarchs, others visit Uzodinma
Imo Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, has decried the nationwide protest organised by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), rejecting the Supreme…
Massive protest rocks Owerri over Ihedioha’s removal
While the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) threatened to carry out a protest in Abuja on Monday, protesters have trooped to…
Uzodinma makes important appointments
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo has made several key appointments as his new administration settles down to work, naming the…
Hope Uzodinma: My electoral victory rare
Senator Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who was sworn into office on Wednesday night as Governor of…
Ihedioha’s parting shot: Supreme Court judgment rude shock
Ousted governor of Imo, Emeka Ihedioha has expressed rude shock following the Supreme Court judgement on Tuesday that nullified his…
Uzodinma lands in Imo tomorrow
Supreme Court declared governor-elect of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, will make a triumphant return to Owerri, Imo state to…
Imo state hits N1billion IGR under Ihedioha
Imo state has recorded an exponential jump in its internally generated revenue, moving from N250 million monthly as at May…
Gov. Ihedioha makes 11 important appointments
Governor Emeka Ihedioha has approved the appointment of Commander Ohiri Ikechukwu Chris as Chief Executive Officer of Imo State Traffic…
NDLEA arrests Agbakwuru Owerri’s notorious drug dealer
The Imo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the arrest of one Mr Uzochi Agbakwuru,…
Ihedioha attracts $50m Afreximbank investment to Imo
Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo state has attracted a $50m investment into the state as the Africa Export Import Bank…
Ihedioha seeks UNDP assistance for Imo
Governor Emeka Ihedioha has held a strategic business meeting with officials of the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP in New…
Gov. Ihedioha promises to pay pension
The Imo Governor, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, has restated his administration’s commitment to the implementation of a veritable pension administration in…
Ihedioha confused, I left N48.5b for him: Okorocha
Senator Rochas Okorocha who governed Imo for eight years has advised his successor Emeka Ihedioha to try to surpass his…
Busted: 33 suspected internet fraudsters arrested in Imo hideout
In continuation of its war against Yahoo Yahoo Boys and internet scams, the Economic and Financial Crimes arrested 33 suspected…
Mr. Governor 27 stadiums wasteful, misplaced priority: Lawyer
An Owerri-based lawyer, Mr Emperor Iwuala, has faulted plans by Gov. Emeka Ihedioha of Imo to build 27 stadiums across…
Please help my displaced people, Imo lawmaker begs govt
The lawmaker representing Oguta State Constituency in the Imo State House of Assembly, Mr Frank Ugboma, has pleaded for urgent…
Imo’s property worth N50bn allegedly missing under Okorocha – committee
The Committee on the Recovery of Imo Government Property has alleged that about N50 billion worth of property belonging to…
MTN ASAP: Rivers, Imo join in fight against substance abuse
The MTN-led Anti Substance Abuse Programme (ASAP) has berthed the campaign against drug abuse in Rivers and Imo, an official…
Unknown gunmen raid Okorocha’s home
The country home of the immediate past Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha in Ogboko, Ideato South Council Area of Imo…
Okorocha’s Certificate of return: Court ignores Izunaso’s petition, proceeds with hearing
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday, proceeded with the certificate of return case filed by Gov. Rochas Okorocha of…
How Okorocha, Oshiomhole ruined APC in South-East – Okechukwu, DG,VON
Director General, Voice of Nigeria, Mr Osita Okechukwu has alleged that the Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha and the national…
INEC challenges jurisdiction of court on Okorocha’s suit
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday urged the Federal High Court, Abuja to dismiss the suit filed by…
Imo: Plot to derail Ihedioha’s inauguration an insult – PDP chieftain
Mr Kingsley Onwubiko, Secretary, Committee on Volunteer Support Group (VSG) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says plot to derail…
INEC has no power to withhold my Certificate of Return – Okorocha
The Imo state Governor Rochas Okorocha has declared that the Independent National electoral commission (INEC) has no power to withhold…
Post-election summit: Okorocha calls for national unity, hosts Ooni, Sultan of Sokoto, others
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo has appealed to Nigerians to imbibe a nationalistic spirit and work for the oneness and…
Imo State Accountant General Suspended Over LG Workers Pay
The Accountant-General of Imo State, Mrs. Stella Udogwu has been suspended by the State Governor, Rochas Okorocha over non-payment…