Some yet-to-be identified hoodlums early on Saturday morning invaded the residence of the immediate past governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha. One of our correspondents gathered that the armed hoodlums invaded the residence, located at his country home in Ogboko,…
Controversy surrounds attempted demolition of Okorocha’s monument (Punch)
Twenty-four hours after the swearing-in of Governor Emeka Ihedioha, there was an attempt on Thursday to demolish the Akachi monument built by the immediate past governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha. The monument is located off the Owerri-Aba Road in…
Ihedioha begins demolition of monuments built by Okorocha (Nation)
Barely 24 hours after assumption of office, Imo State governor, Emeka Ihedioha has commenced the demolition of monuments built by the immediate past governor, Rochas Okorocha as his first action as governor. Ihedioha was sworn-in as the sixth Executive governor…
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…
Flight operations resume at Imo Airport after fire outbreak (Nation)
Flight operations have fully resumed at the Sam Mbakwe Cargo Airport Owerri, Imo state after a fire outbreak that razed part of the arrival terminal of the Airport. When The Nation visited the Airport on Tuesday, passengers were seen queuing…
Obi calls for probe of Imo Airport fire incident
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has lamented Monday’s fire incident at the Arrival Section of the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport Owerri, Imo State, calling on the Federal Government…
Okorocha hails corps members in Imo on patriotism, promises to reward them (Independent)
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has commended corps members in the state who participated in the just concluded 2019 general election for their outstanding performance, saying that history would not forget them for their patriotism, while assuring them that…
Imo workers reject Okorocha’s electronic payment (Guardian)
Trouble seems to be looming between Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha and the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over move by the state government to conduct a biometric verification of workers in the state. The state government…
Imo State isn’t rich enough to have N17bn, Okorocha tells Gov-elect Ihedioha (Punch)
Governor Rochas Okorocha has said that, with its meagre federal allocation and a paltry Internally Generated Revenue, Imo State did not have the N17bn said to have been illegally withdrawn by him. He also challenged the governor-elect of the state,…
Nwosu heads to court, wants ‘stolen mandate’ recovered (Guardian)
Gubernatorial candidate of Action Alliance (AA) in Imo State, Uche Nwosu, has said he will challenge the emergence of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s counterpart, Emeka Ihedioha as winner of Saturday’s polls in court. He made this known at a media…
