Governor Rochas Okorocha has reconciled the two factional leaders of Ohaneze Ndi-Igbo, Chief Gray Enwo-Igariwey and Dr. Ralph Obioha with Dr. Obioha dropping his claim to the President-General of Ohaneze and accepting Chief Enwo Igariwey as the only President-General of the Organization. Dr. Obioha also pledged to give Chief Igariwey …
Mark 10:46-52 in the Bible tells of a blind man named Bartimaeus (literally “Son of Timaeus”) being present as Jesus left Jericho. Matthew 20:29-34 is a similar account of two blind men being healed outside of Jericho, but gives no names. Imagine when a nation is led by a Bartimaeus, …
On Tuesday, Lady Blessing Ifeyinwa Nwaoba the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Ehime Mbano/ Ihitte Uboma/ Obowo Federal constituency elections publicly dumped her umbrella and moved over to the All Progressive Congress party.
The state government has advised the people of Oguta Amaeshi and Ossemoto autonomous communities to live in peace and shun any act capable of breaching the peaceful coexistence of the society, warning them to stop any ongoing action in areas on dispute until unanimous decisions are taken by parties geared …
The people of Okigwe Senatorial zone head back to the polls on saturday, February 20th for the re-run elections. Not a word has been heard from the Accord candidate whose matter presented to the Court led to the nullification. Anyway, with Mazi Clem Owunna (APGA) declining to participate, the two heavy …
On Saturday February 13th, all roads led to Umuduruori Umuarusilam Umuagwuru , Mbieri, in Mbaitoli Local government area for the burial of popular Nollywood actor, Peter Onwuzurike Onyehidelam. Widely know by his stage name, ‘Dede-one-day’ reportedly slumped in December last year at an event he was paid to compere. A top …
Over the weekend, Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha hosted Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai in Owerri. Gov.El-Rufai who flew in on Friday was in town to attend the burial of late elder statesman, Nze Udueze Chinaka whose family he had a personal relationship with. Coincidentally, Late Nze Chinaka was married to the …
I am writing this letter with a heavy heart full of grief and pains. Why have you all decided to retain your temporary Political positions, by Killing innocent Biafran protesters from the Old South-Eastern region. What crime have those innocent vibrant souls committed against you that you have vowed to …
The Speaker Imo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Acho Ihim at plenary today commended the Nigerian Labour Congress and state government for the peaceful resolution of the labour dispute. The House also ruled that banks would have to refund all excess and hiding charges on Imo state owned account. Based …
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Governor Rochas Okorocha Wednesday night received a copy of the agreement reached by Labour and the Imo state government to end the disagreement which arose between the two groups following the suspension of workers of selected Parastatals and Agencies, and the agreement was a product of the Joint Committee made …
A passenger who happened to be on the same flight with the Imo Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere reached out to IMO STATE BLOG to share what they witnessed upon arrival in Abuja today. As the story goes, the Deputy Governor was respectfully allowed to alight first. When he got …