Uche Igwe Let me assist the author by clarifying that I am an indigene of Imo State and grew up in Owerri. I do not need help to move around. I have already gathered comprehensive information about the scandalous reign of Okorocha and only decided to share enough to
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Rochas Okorocha and the anatomy of ‘lootocrazy’ in Imo State
Uche Igwe I must confess that from the revelations, it is now clear that the former governor cleverly crafted a self-serving strategy for his looting by masking it in false eloquence, misguided populism, deceptive sloganeering and disingenuous comedy. The graphic exposition of the extent of looting which he masterminded
Ihedioha has the capacity to rescue imo from its decadence — Secondus
Nosa Enobhayisobo The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Uche Secondus has assured the people of Imo State that their in coming Governor Emeka Ihedioha has the capacity to rescue the state from its decadence. Secondus said that the people of Îmo state made a good choice in Ihedioha who
Seplat eyes N252bn Imo gas fields development
•As Kachikwu, Saudi Aramco discuss investment options Jude Johson and Libby George Nigerian oil company Seplat said on Wednesday it had taken a final investment decision to develop gas fields in the country’s Imo state and would raise $700 million (N252 billion) for the venture in partnership with state-owned NNPC. This is coming
Imo has become a crime paradise under Rochas – HURIWA
A pro-democracy and Non-governmental body Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned the "systematic and systemic deterioration" of security in Imo state, describing the state under Governor Rochas Okorocha as a paradise for criminals from all over the country. The Rights group National Cordinator Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko in a
Nwodo to FG: You cant placate deadly Boko Haram, herdsmen and proscribe peaceful IPOB
•Salutes judiciary for freeing jailed 112 Igbo women •Warns against stretching the people's anger beyond limit •Expresses dismay over silence on threats by Fulani herdsmen Godsgift Onyedinefu The President General of the umbrella body of Ndigbo Worldwide, the Ohanaeze, Chief John Nnia Nwodo has reacted to the release of over 100 pro-Biafran women by
Imo INEC uncovers 28,242 uncollected PVCs in Orsu
Stanley Uzoaru,Owerri The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Imo State, Prof. Francis Ezeonu, has revealed that 28,242 registered voters from Orsu Local Government Area of the state have abandoned their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Ezeonu made the revelation, on Tuesday, during a town hall meeting
Soldiers, teacher beats students to death in Imo, Zamfara
The family of Queendaline Ekezie, a 15-year-old student of Army Day Secondary School, Obinze, Owerri, Imo State, are inconsolable after two soldiers in the school allegedly snuffed life out of her during a rigorous punishment. The soldiers were reported to have asked her to frogmarch after she arrived at school late
HURIWA warns Okorocha on transportation misery, security in Imo Airport
Babatunde Opalana The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has sounded a note of warning to the executive governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha to find a lasting solution to the agonies that people of the state are experiencing by his administration’s phasing out of tricycle (Keke) operators from
Imo leaders call for Okorocha’s resignation
By Babatunde Opalana A group under the umbrella of Concerned Imo Leaders, has called for resignation of Imo state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha. At a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja, the cross section of political, social and cultural leaders, urged the governor to as a matter of urgency, resign from office