Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the results being circulated as the outcome of the parallel Imo governorship primaries are fake. Two factions of the APC conducted primaries in Imo. Uche Nwosu was declared winner of one primary while Hope Uzodinma emerged victorious in the other exercise. Oshiohmole spoke on […]
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In an announcement made by its spokesman on Saturday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has postponed its governorship primary election in Lagos, Imo and Kano states. Kola Ologbondiyan, said the primary will hold on Sunday, while those of Lagos, Kano and Imo have been postponed, the exercise would go on as planned in […]
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A High Court sitting in Owerri, the Imo State, on Tuesday, nullified the impeachment of the Deputy Governor of the state, Eze Madumere, by lawmakers. The court’s nullification is on the ground that Mr Madumere’s impeachment did not follow due process, therefore it is illegal. The presiding judge, Justice Benjamin Iheka, who made the announcement on […]
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, has secured a landslide victory in the Imo Local Government elections as the party won all the 27 Chairmanship seats contested for in the state on Saturday. The APC also won 640 councillors seats out of the available 645. Ethelbert Ebebuchi, Chairman of the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission, ISIEC, […]
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A Federal High Court in Owerri on Thursday nullified wards, Local Government Areas and state congresses of the Imo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress. The court also ordered the party to hold fresh congresses. The presiding judge, Justice Lewis Allagoa, in a judgment that lasted for one hour, ordered APC “to be responsible, […]
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Top Nigerian musician, Dapo Oyebanjo popularly known as D’banj, has been conferred with a chieftaincy title in Imo State. The iconic singer on Friday became the Enyi Ka Nwanne of Amuzi Obowo autonomous community in Imo State. Franklin Spice, general manager of DKM Media, shared on Instagram pictures of the ceremony where D’banj bagged the […]
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The Police in Imo State have confirmed the kidnap and subsequent murder of a catholic priest. Reverend father Cyriacus Onunkwo was allegedly snatched from his vehicle in Orlu town in Orlu Local Government Area on Friday morning by gunmen. The Commissioner of Police in Imo State, Chris Ezike, told Channels TV that following a manhunt, […]
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At a time when Nigerians keenly await the arrival of President Muhammadu Buhari who has been in London for 88 days, only his wife, Aisha, returned on Thursday. She left the country on July 2 to be with her husband who is receiving medical attention. Aisha joined her husband almost a month after he left the […]
Continue ReadingA fight broke out between policemen and some people suspected to be members of the Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) in Asaba on Monday, witnesses said. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the incident occurred along Anwai Road in the city when MASSOB members were marching to demand independence for a […]
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