The Chairman, Senate Committee on Education, Senator Uche Chukwumerije is dead. Aged 75, Sen.Chukwumerije gave up the ghost today at the Turkish hospital in Abuja after battling an undisclosed illness. He was elected Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in April 2003, representing Abia North Senatorial District. In December …
This is to inform Nigerians that the Resident Electoral Commissioner for the State (Imo), Dr. Gabriel Adah was never qualified for the position he is now occupying because he is a Card-carrying member of the PDP, and was brought in for the job by the PDP Candidate in the State, …
Former Imo state Commissioner for Information, Hon. Chinedu Offor has been declared winner of the Onuimo state constituency elections. Offor who contested on the platform of the All Progressive Congress polled in 6,345 votes to defeat the incumbent, Robertson Ekwebelem who scored 3,000 votes. Speaking exclusively with IMO STATE BLOG, Hon.Offor …
According to a report from Vanguard news: Imo State lawmakers rose from a plenary on wednesday and marched straight to the Office of the Accountant-General, AG, to protest the non-payment of their two months salaries and allowances. The legislators were also irked that workers in some ministries and parastatals had reportedly not …
There was renewed call Thursday for the immediate redeployment of the Imo State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Dr. Gabriel Ada by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other stakeholders in the state before the governorship rerun election scheduled for April 25. The REC has also come under fire for insisting …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has fixed April 25 for re-run of the 2015 Governorship and some constituencies in the state House of Assembly elections in Imo. Dr Gabriel Ada, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Imo State, announced this at a news conference in Owerri on Wednesday. INEC had declared …
Almost everyone is talking about the tragic death of Ugonna Omeronye. An indigene of Akatta in Oru East local government, Omeronye was the frontline person for the sacked 10,000 job scheme. Word on the street is that Ugonna was sent to his early grave on the eve of the Governorship and State house of …
In a statewide address this morning, Governor Rochas Okorocha appealed to Imo citizens to stay calm while a new date for the re-run elections is announced by INEC. Details to follow.
Still on the Imo state governorship elections, How did Capt. Emmanuel Iheanacho of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) end up with only 28,238 votes? What went wrong?
EYE CANDY: This picture was taken on Sunday night shortly after INEC declared the governorship elections inconclusive. We can see Senator Ngige, Sen.Araraume, Sen. Izunaso, Prof.Obiaraeri among others. Who can help us guess what these political heavy-weights were discussing here? 😀
Governor Rochas Okorocha has faulted the independent Electoral Commission for declaring the Imo state gubernatorial election inconclusive and announcing supplementary elections in some wards across the state. Here’s what he had to say while speaking to the press this morning in Owerri: “The electoral act has talked about registered voters …
Deputy Speaker, Rt.Hon Emeka Ihedioha has broken his silence on the decision of INEC to declare the Imo governorship elections inconclusive. In a message to his supporters, he thanked them for being steadfast and assured that any attempt to steal their mandate would be resisted. “Beautiful Monday morning to …