The International reach out arm of the Imo Broadcasting Corporation – IBC ‘I’ has been launched by the state Government. Flagging off the international broadcast service, the state Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha who was represented by the Speaker Imo State House of assembly, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Uwajimogu expressed delight that …
According to an inside source,Nkiru Sylvanus was in the company of her personal assistant and an ex-Mr.Nigeria when their vehicle was double crossed at gun point. Contrary to reports that she was kidnapped on Sunday, our source disclosed that she was actually kidnapped on Saturday night. This is what IMO …
The Imo State Government has just confirmed the abduction of S.A to Governor Rochas Okorocha on Public Affairs, Nkiru Sylvanus. An official statement made available to IMO STATE BLOG.com from the Honourable Commissioner for Information & Strategy Chinedu Offor disclosed that her abductors had made contact with certain top officials …
On July, 5 2012, the Court of Appeal holding in Owerri finally ruled that the Governor has no constitutional authority to dissolve elected Local Government Council. A yet to be explored ramification of the ruling is the legality of the N45 billion loan obtained by the Okorocha administration using the …
The Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Allocation Commission [RMFAC] earlier this month raised alarm on the debt burden of some states in the Federation. The National Assembly has also raised the same alarm. The Imo State Government has severally said that she has no loans taken since the inception if this …
Another tragic story we heard on Saturday was about the five children, Emeka 12, Ifeanyi 10, Chinasa eight, Joy six, and Bright four of the same parents, were burnt alive at their home located at 29 Comfort Oboh Street, Kirikiri. The parents of the victims were identified as Ogbonna and …
Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, from dust we came, to dust we shall return. The nation has lost a rare gem!! Former National Security Adviser Andrew Owoye Azazi died in the helicopter that crashed today in Bayelsa State. The crash also claimed the life of Kaduna State Governor, Patrick …
Food for thought: Where are the gains of contracting individuals and companies who have not done road construction before to do such service to Imo? We do not have one completed road project in IMO since may 2011 to date.. Why did the stipend promised pupils, aimed at propelling them …
If there is anything that has generated and trailed serious controversy, it is the quote at Okigwe round-about that is credited to Governor Rochas Anayo Okorocha. Since the craft men designed and placed the quote: “Politicians think of next election while leaders think of next generation,” it has been a …
Mr. Ohakim tasking Governor Rochas Okorocha on transparency and integrity, Ohakim stated that out of the N18billion bond obtained from the capital market and tied to the construction of the Oguta Wonder lake Resort, N13.5billion was left behind by his administration for the completion of the project. I think what …
During the Mbakwe administration in Imo State, world-class printing machines and other printing equipment were procured for Imo Newspaper Limited making the newspaper one of the best in Africa. There were two rotary machines capable of printing 10,000 copies of newspapers per minute, stitching machines for binding of printed materials …
The mother of Nigeria’s Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been released five days after she was kidnapped, Delta state governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has told the BBC. He said Kamene Okonjo, a retired professor, was dropped off on a main road near her home. Kidnapping is common in southern Nigeria, where …