An Owerri high court presided over by Hon. Justice Ngozi Opara has on Monday dismissed the suit filed by former council chairmen seeking for elongation of their two-year tenure which expired August 8, 2012. Justice Opara in his judgment reviewed submissions by the parties and dismissed the case on gross …
Hmmm. What are we not hearing ? According to media reports, Her Excellency has been holed up for the past four days in a cozy hospital room in Germany while undergoing treatment for food poisoning. LOL….. Here’s how our brother, Sowore of Sahara Reporters broke the story. The sources …
This saga brought to us by the Oguta Constituency is getting moreinteresting by the week. This time around, the High Court brings another twist in the unfolding episode with an order that NO ONE SHOULD BE SWORN IN ON AS MEMBER FOR OGUTA STATE CONSITUENCY by the Speaker, Rt.Hon. …
Yesterday, a Federal high court in Abuja granted the Chairmen of the 27 local government councils in Imo State sacked by the state governor, Rochas Okorocha leave to apply for a judicial review of the governor’s action. ChannelsTv reports that in giving the lawyer of the council chairmen, Cyprian …
Imo Trumpeter reports that pandemonium, tension and chaos ruled the premises of Imo House of Assembly located at new Owerri today as the inauguration of the member representing Oguta State constituency, Hon Eugene Dibiagwu could not take place again for the second time. Crowd of supporters mainly PDP supporters, friends and …
Information reaching IMO STATE BLOG confirm that Doctors at the Imo State University Teaching Hospital, Orlu have embarked on an indefinite strike. Last week, we published an anonymous readers mail from a Doctor with the Teaching hospital. The email from “Dr.Z” disclosed that staff had not been paid their allowances …
Over the past few weeks, events in the State have left citizens with lingering questions.From the rumoured impeachment of the Executive Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha to issues surrounding the delayed 2012 State Budget. In a short briefing with IMO STATE BLOG.com, Speaker of the Imo State House of …
According to information made available to IMO STATE BLOG, Imo State government through the Ministry of Lands, Survey & Urban Planning has completed payment of compensation to land owners at the Remand Home Layout. The Agam Community in Obokwu Avu Owerri West Local Government Area, one of the original owners of …
Today @ Ikemba Ojukwu Centre in Owerri, I was there when Gov. Owelle Rochas proclaimed the automatic employment for all the special citizens of Imolites and declared all of them to add Honourables Hon. (S.C) to their names as members of the state government. My question is, do Imolites think …
It was a landslide victory for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)over the weekend when they won the House of Assembly seat in Oguta Constituency. A statement signed by Mr.Chinedu Onyeji (PRO, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Owerri disclosed that 15,558 votes were cast for Prince Eugene O. Dibiagwu …
On a recent courtesy call visit at the Government House, the group under the auspices of Council Student Union government described Gov. Okorocha as a visionary leader who has shown reasonable concern for the future of the youths. According to the SUG President, of Imo State University (IMSU), Comr. …
Events in Imo State in recent times give little room for comfort. Often, the worries arise mainly because of the style of governance of Governor Rochas Okorocha. The governor has, for some time now, been galloping from one controversy to another. The way he has been running the affairs …