One begins to wonder why a governor will be attending a burial service with not less than 30 peasant women, more than 50 students under the APC students group called NUISS, and when his name is called, even inside the church, all you will hear is “Owelleeee”. This is just …
The Imo State Government has acknowledged the unguarded repeated threats and claims by the chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state following the defeat of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in the Ekiti state governorship election held last weekend, Mr. Kayode Fayemi by the candidate …
Governor Rochas Okorocha occupies a significant place in Imo State political history. He is the first governor in the state and among the rare few in Nigeria to defeat an incumbent in our democratic dispensation through the ballot box. In Nigeria, that is no easy feat. I will not rehearse …
The Imo State government wishes to take exception to the ugly scenario that played out at the funeral church service for the late Justice Chikwudifu Oputa, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Oguta. It is highly regrettable that the son of the late Justice, Mr Charles Emeka Oputa, aka, Charly …
Socialite and son of late jurist, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa, Charles (Charly Boy) Oputa has explained his reason for storming out of a colloquium organized in honour of his late father by the Imo State government on Wednesday. At the event, Charley Boy suddenly stormed out of the tributes event held …
HRH Eze Samuel Ohiri is a product of Emmanuel College, Owerri. Upon completing his secondary education, he proceeded to the Texas Southern University where he obtained a degree in Medical Technology . Following his certification by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, he worked for a period of time …
An Owerri High Court presided over by Hon. Justice N. Ukoha has ordered that all court processes in Suit No. HOW/402/2014 between Capt. Emmanuel Ihenacho and Chief Martin Agbaso should be pasted on the entrance gate of Chief Agbaso’s house at Ezedibia Emekuku Owerri Imo State. This was sequel to …
On Monday, a Federal High Court in Abuja, summoned Governor Rochas Okorocha and the Attorney-General of the state, Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume, to appear before it to clear the air over who was representing the governor in a suit seeking the governor’s removal from office over his defection to the All Progressives …
As the world celebrated the 2014 Olympic day recently, Imo state was not left out. The celebration which was held at the Dan Anyiam Stadium was flagged off by the Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere. Speaking at the event, Prince Madumere identified sports as the uniting force which has sustained …
The world is an irony. While good men plan and think how the society will get better and more pleasurable to live in, bad men also plan evil on the same equal measure. When we were growing up in Owerri in the seventies, we heard then with shock and …
Less than four months after the multi-million naira Princess Hotel, Okigwe, being constructed by the State Government, collapsed, Dozens of students of the Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri escaped death by whiskers when a storey building lecture hall and office complex being constructed in the university campus collapsed. According …
Imo state was created in 1976 after the civil war. At present, there are 27 local government areas that make up the present Imo state. The 27 local government areas are unevenly distributed among the three senatorial Zones in the state which are Okigwe Zone with 6 local governments, Owerri …