Tag: Imo State
INEC fixes April 25 for re-run election in Imo
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has fixed April 25 for re-run of the 2015 Governorship and some constituencies in…
On The Suspended Victory Dance In Imo State
By Peter Claver Oparah Like in 2011, Imo, my dear state, is once again, thrown into a period of suspended…
PDP Big Guns Join APC In Imo
Cyriacus Izuekwe After appearing at a campaign rally in Lagos on Tuesday, Nigeria’s president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari is expected to…
IMOPOLY Students Protest N20k Acceptance Fee
Harrison Iyoha Imo State Polytechnic, Imo State is in crisis as the students and the school Rector, Rev. Fr. Wence…
Don’t Leave The North, Okorocha Tells Igbos
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has advised Igbos living in the North against leaving the places they currently reside ahead…
Okorocha promises more roads, factories
Governor Rochas Okorocha of the eastern Nigerian state of Imo has promised to construct more roads in Owerri North and…
Okorocha postpones 2015 budget presentation to honour late lawmaker
The Imo government on Monday said it postponed the presentation of 2015 budget following the death of a lawmaker, Mrs…
Okorocha urges Nigerians to pray for peaceful elections
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has urged Nigerians to use the Christmas season to pray for peaceful conduct of the…
Okorocha swears in Imo chief judge
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Monday swore in Justice Paschal Nnadi as the new Chief Judge of the state.…
I’ll defeat Okorocha in 2015, says Iheanacho
The governorship candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Imo, Emmanuel Iheanacho, said he would win the 2015 governorship…
APC is answer to Nigeria’s problem, says Okorocha
Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha believes that Nigeria’s main opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC) has answers to the…
Jonathan’s aide joins Imo guber race
Obi Adim, the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Youth Empowerment, on Monday obtained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
2015: Ihedioha joins Imo governorship race
The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Emeka Ihedioha, has said that he would ensure the enthronement of good governance…
Six killed in Imo auto crash
No fewer than six persons were killed in a ghastly motor accident involving a 14-seater bus and a Mack truck…
2015: I fixed Imo, I’ll fix Nigeria if elected president – Okorocha
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state says he is the right man to lead Nigeria in the next four years…
Entertainment, Headlines, News
Actress Nkiru Sylvanus Picks Another Juicy Job In Imo
Funsho Arogundade Nollywood actress, Nkiru Sylvanus, must possess a Midas touch which others are not taking cognizance of except Imo…
Okorocha to repair abandoned federal roads
Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha has said that the state government will re-start work on some damaged Federal Government-owned roads…
Education Ministry warns against encroachment on school lands
Imo Commissioner for Primary, Secondary and Non-formal Education, Mrs Uche Ejiogu, has warned individuals and communities against encroaching on lands…
4 Killed As MASSOB Factions Clash
Four people were feared dead and many injured following a clash between factions of the Movement for the Actualization of…
A Wake Up Call For The Igbo
By Henry C. Onyema The recent uproar generated by the purported plan of the Imo State government to register Northerners…
Insecurity: UPP exonerates Jonathan of blame
Chief Chekwas Okorie, National Chairman, United Progressive Party (UPP), on Tuesday exonerated President Goodluck Jonathan of blame in the current…
NDLEA arrests 187 suspects, impounds 868.81kg of drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Imo has said that it arrested 187 drug suspects and impounded 868.81…
Okorocha bans proliferation of political posters in Owerri
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has banned the littering of the state capital with posters during political campaigns. The ban…
Man Arrested At Mother’s Burial Over Fraud
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 38-year old suspected fraudster who sneaked into the country to bury his late mother in Imo State,…
Imo govt. to name complex after Oputa
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state said the new state judiciary complex under construction and scheduled for completion in September…
Okorocha moves against street trading
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has charged the Imo Civil Guards to evacuate street traders on Douglas and other…
Wizkid, 2Face, Others To Excite Orlu
Funsho Arogundade It promises to be another exciting weekend on The Trek as 2Face, Wizkid, MI, Dr Sid and Mr…
Between Owelle Rochas, Imo People And The Gathering Locusts
By Peter Claver Oparah And so they gathered, like supercilious vultures, gathered around a rotting corpse. They made all the…
Ezuma The Billionaire Baby Seller
James Ezuma, a medical doctor nabbed by the police in Owerri, Imo State, for operating baby factories, is the face…
PDP accuses Governor Okorocha of mortgaging state
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the eastern Nigerian state of Imo has accused Gov. Rochas Okorocha of mortgaging the…