The ECOWAS Parliament today submitted a Draft Supplementary Act for the Enhancement of the Powers of the Community Parliament to the ECOWAS Commission. Presenting the Draft Supplementary Act at ECOWAS Secretariat in Abuja, the Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Ike Ekweremadu said the enhancement of the powers of the Community …
This is what Compass Newspaper is reporting: A meeting reconvened yesterday by Governor Rochas Okorocha with the Appeal Court-reinstated chairmen of the 27 local governments to seek means of resolving the raging political impasse ended in a stalemate. The position paper presented to the governor by the 27 council chiefs and read …
The Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties and Social Development Matters, Mrs Sarah Pane has said that the negative use of the social media by Nigerian youths is impacting negatively on the country’s image adding that denigrating Nigerian leaders through the medium has become a pastime of the …
One of the cardinal activities the Rochas Okorocha-Led Government seems to be taking seriously in Imo State is rural road construction. Since its inception, the administration has been in control of all the Federal Government Allocations meant for local governments in the state. To justify this ‘trusteeship’, the administration early this year …
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt.Hon.Emeka Ihedioha has called on Imo citizens home and abroad to show more interest in the affairs that take place in the state. In an exclusive phone conversation with IMO STATE BLOG.com , Rt.Hon Ihedioha expressed regrets over the present situation in Imo. …
Governor Rochas Okorocha has disclosed plans to appoint International Liaison Officers (ILO) in every Community of the State. The Governor disclosed this at various Town Hall meetings in the United States and recently during a sensitization tour of Nwangele Local Government Area on the proposed Community Government Council (CGC). Gov.Okorocha called …
A former Member of the Imo State House of Assembly, Hon.Alex Emeziem Jnr has weighed in on the legal battle between the Imo State Government and the sacked Local Government Council men. Speaking exclusively with IMO STATE BLOG.com, Hon.Emeziem has called on the suspension of the Imo State Attorney General, Barr.Soronnadi …
The Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Uwajumogu has condoled with the government and people of Ghana over the death of President John Atta Mills. Speaker Uwajumogu expressed sadness over the unfortunate death while describing the late President as an experienced administrator, teacher, leader, politician, …
Deputy President of the Senate and Chairman, Senate Committee on Constitution Review, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has assured of the readiness of the National Assembly to help deepen democracy in Equatorial Guinea as the sister West African country embarks on constitution reforms. Senator Ekweremadu gave the assurance when he received the …
Still on the issue. Governor Rochas Okorocha has yet again urged the National Assembly to ensure that an additional state is created in South-East on the basis of equality and fairness. According to this communique from the Government House,His Excellency stated this when a committee on State Creation paid him …
The Imo State Police Command has rescued a kidnapped victim, Mr. Patrick Ifeanyi Okoro, who was kidnapped from his private hospital at Onitsha, Anambra State. Leadership News reports that the Police Public Relation Officer in the state, Mr. Vitalis Onugu said the medical doctor was abducted from his hospital, St. Patrick Hospital …
A heavy cloak of darkness befell the Country of Ghana at the news of President John Attah Mills death this afternoon. An unnamed aide at the Ghanaian Presidency disclosed that Pres. Mills complained of pains on Monday night however, no official statement on the cause of his death has been made. …