The Imo chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) says it has shifted Saturday’s local government congress in the state to Monday, citing advice by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) as reason. Chairman of the party in the state, Mr Hilary Eke, said in a statement on Saturday in Owerri, that the advice to […]
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Controversial Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has publicly declared his backing for Uche Nwosu, his son-in-law, if he shows interest in the 2019 governorship election. The governor who spoke on Monday when he received leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Owerri municipal council, said Nwosu, who is married to his first daughter, has all […]
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A house belonging to the deputy governor of Imo State, Eze Madumare, was reportedly razed by fire on Thursday in Owerri. It was gathered that two companies, Choco Foods in Mbaitoli, and G-Towers Hotel, Port Harcourt Road, were gutted by fire same day. The Police Public Relations Officer, Andrew Enwerem, said no life was lost […]
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Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has sworn in 28 new commissioners, including his sister and 27 Transition Committee Chairmen for the 27 local government councils in the state. One of the commissioners sworn in by the governor is his biological sister, Ogechi Ololo (nee Okorocha). She is now the state’s Commissioner for Happiness and […]
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Weeks after coming under criticism for unveiling a multi-million naira statue of President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state is set to unveil the statue of another African president. Okorocha’s latest statue, is a monument of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia and it is scheduled to be unveiled on November […]
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Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, says there is no automatic ticket for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. The governor stated this on Thursday while speaking with state house correspondents after a meeting with the president. Okorocha, who is chairman of the Progressives governors’ forum, an association of governors under the platform of the ruling All Progressives […]
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Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, has sacked the state executive council and 27 local government transition committees, with immediate effect. A statement by Pascal Obi, principal secretary to the governor, directed all former members of the executive to hand over to permanent secretaries or the most senior director in their ministries. Obi quoted the […]
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The Federal Government, through the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, has successfully completed a 100-unit housing estate in Imo State under the Ministerial Pilot Housing Project of the Ministry of Power, Works and Hosing. The Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Mustapha Shehuri, said the Federal Government through the ministry would continue to […]
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The Imo State Government is set to launch Imo Air to be operated by Dana Airline, in a partnership deal. Dana Airline Communications Manager, Mr Kingsley Ezenwa, made this known in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday. According to Ezenwa, Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo said at Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri during the launch of […]
Continue ReadingHome to top Nigerian celebrities including Charlie Boy, Dr. Alban and more, Oguta is a popular town Imo State, Nigeria. Located on the famed east bank of southeastern Nigeria, it is richly endowed with scenic and historic treasures and really does merit its status as an increasingly popular tourist destination. While it is impossible to […]
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