Governor Rochas Okorocha has regretted that those he assisted to positions of authority had betrayed him. Addressing reporters on major developments in Imo, he claimed to have thwarted attempts by the Minister of Transport, Chibuike Amaechi, and the national chairman…
INEC alone can’t conduct credible elections – Okorocha (Punch)
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission alone cannot guarantee credible elections. Okorocha who spoke in Owerri, the state capital, said that for the elections to be credible, security Agencies and religious organizations…
*No lives lost in Abule Egba pipeline explosion, says LASEMA (Guardian) * Military, police begin manhunt for Badeh’s killers (Nation)
No lives lost in Abule Egba pipeline explosion, says LASEMA (Guardian) The Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA) said no lives were lost at the fire outbreak which occurred at Abule Egba in Ojokoro Local Council Development Area of Lagos State…
Call Oshiomhole to order, Okorocha begs Buhari (Vanguard)
The Imo State Governor, Mr. Rochas Okorocha has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to call the All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole to order. Okorocha in a statement signed by Sam Onwuemeodo his Chief Press Secretary said ‘since…
Frank urges Okorocha, Yari, Abbey, Amosun, others to dump APC (Vanguard)
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has called on governors of Imo, Rochas Okorocha, Zamfara, Abdullaziz Yari, Ogun, Ibikunle Amosun and Senator Magnus Abbey to join the next batch of defectors before…
APC has lost five million members under Oshiomhole (Guardian)
The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) deepened yesterday as Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha urged the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, to stop dropping President Muhammadu Buhari’s name in perpetrating illegality in the party. Okorocha, who fielded questions from…
Aboru residents groan as flood wreaks havoc (Nation) * Again, FG, governors fail to agree on new minimum wage (Guardian)
Aboru residents groan as flood wreaks havoc (Nation) Aboru residents in Alimosho Local Government of Lagos State yesterday counted loses caused by flood. This followed a heavy rain that lasted from Sunday night till early hours of Monday. The News…
Continue to preach hope, peace, unity, Ambode urges religious leaders (Vanguard) * Atiku pays tribute to Obasanjo in acceptance speech (Guardian)
Continue to preach hope, peace, unity, Ambode urges religious leaders (Vanguard) Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday urged religious leaders to see the period as a time to continue to preach the message of hope, peace, unity, integrity…
Right must be done, Okorocha warns APC as govs protest ‘rancorous’ primaries
The chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum, Rochas Okorocha, on Thursday said the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress must do the right thing and allow everybody to participate in its ongoing nationwide primaries. Okorocha, who is the Imo…
How APC made itself a laughing stock in Imo (Guardian)
It was a catalogue of woes for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as its attempt to organise governorship primaries in some states ended up stoking fresh controversies and confusion. In Imo, the exercise, which was slated to hold yesterday,…