It may seem early in the day but the signs are good; very good indeed. It is such an exhilarating feeling to observe all the good behaviour and best practices one had written about and wished for in the last…
More varsities as Okorocha’s parting gift to Imo (Leadership)
An Egyptian author, Ahmed Zewail once said that higher education should be based on quality and not quantity, funded adequately and free from unnecessary bureaucracy. This clearly brings to mind the issue of numerous tertiary institutions in Nigeria and the…
Oshiomhole, APC instigating EFCC to arrest me – Okorocha (Punch)
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has accused the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, and other leaders of the party of instigating the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and other law enforcement agencies to arrest and…
Second judge withdraws from Okorocha’s certificate of return suit (Punch)
The second judge has withdrawn from a suit filed by the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, seeking an order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission to issue him a certificate of return as the senator-elect for Imo West. The development…
Party founded by Okorocha adopts Atiku as presidential candidate (Guardian)
A political party formed by Imo State governor Rochas Okorocha, Action Alliance (AA), has withdrawn its support for Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari and adopted presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party Atiku Abubakar for the February 16 election. “We are…
APC understands Nigeria’s challenges and is addressing them, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Daura said the combined efforts of defectors and their backers in the opposition will not distract his administration from the good work it is doing for the benefit and development of Nigeria. President Buhari stressed…
Okorocha greets new Imo APC chair (SUN)
Governor Rochas Okorocha has congratulated Mr. Daniel Nwafor after he was sworn-in as the state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by the National Chairman of the party. Nwafor was sworn-in on Tuesday, by national chairman of the APC,…
Imo High Court stops swearing in of Dep. Gov. Designate (ThisDay)
An Imo State High Court 8 sitting in Owerri the state capital Tuesday stopped all parties, including the Chief Judge of the state, State House of Assembly, and the 7-man panel set up by the CJ from taking any action…
Udenwa, a broke attention seeker –Okorocha (SUN)
Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha has said that former governor of the state, Chief Achike Udenwa and other political elite in the state will never distract him from delivering democracy dividends to his people. He described Udenwa as a failure…
APC Convention: Izunaso, Muoghalu, Eneukwu, others appear before Okorocha Panel (ThisDay)
As the process leading to the national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) reaches advanced stage, some key members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) yesterday appeared before the Screening Appeal committee headed by the Imo State Governor,…