A panel set up by Governor Emeka Ihedioha’s administration to look into the finances of Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ISOPADEC) between 2011 and 2019 has revealed that former Governor of the state, Senator Rochas Okorocha, could not account for over N6 billion that accured to the commission from the Federation Account. The […]
Abuja – The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lifted the suspension that it had placed on Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State. Others whose suspension were lifted were Sen. Ibikunle Amosun, Sen. Rochas Okorocha, Mr Osita Okechukwu and Mr Usani Usani. The party conveyed this in a statement signed […]
Senator the Imo West Senator Rochas Okorocha, has said that ‘Igbo alone cannot make themselves the president’ Okorocha speaking with reporters in Abuja recently said: “The Igbo alone cannot make themselves the president. The quicker they come together and start shoring up support from the North and other parts of the region the better it […]
Abuja – Sen. Rochas Okorocha, the former Governor of Imo and Chairman Senate Committee on Culture and Tourism, on Monday congratulated Muslims across the country on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Maulud celebrations. Okorocha urged Muslims to draw lessons and edifying virtues from the life of Prophet Muhammad by being ambassadors of peace and progress. […]
Owerri – Sen. Rochas Okorocha, representing Imo West Senatorial District, has offered an olive branch to his opponents in the long-drawn battle for the senatorial seat. The gesture was contained in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Mr Sam Onwuemeodo, and made available to newsmen in Owerri on Thursday. Osinbajo apologises to journalist attacked […]
Owerri – A Court of Appeal Court sitting in Owerri on Thursday upheld the election of Owelle Rochas Okorocha of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as senator representing Imo West Senatorial District. The Chairman of the panel, Justice R.A. Ada, said that the appeals by Senators Osita Izunaso of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and […]
Kano – Sen. Rochas Okorocha has commended the Federal Government on closure of land borders, saying the measure would motivate Nigerians to look inwards on better ways to feed themselves. Okorocha made the remark while answering questions from newsmen at Government House, Kano on Saturday. “I think border closure means that we should begin to […]
The former governor of Imo State and Senator representing Imo West Senator Rochas Okorocha, on Saturday warned that if his party is not careful, the All Progressives Congress, APC, might go with Buhari in 2023, and that will be a very unfortunate situation for the founding fathers of APC.’ Okorocha on Saturday in Kano: said […]
Abuja – A Public Affairs Analyst, Mr Carl Umegboro, has supported calls by Sen. Rochas Okorocha and Gov. Kayode Fayemi for the scrapping of one legislative arms of government. Umegboro gave the support in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. He said that their recommendations were one of the best statements by political leaders since […]
Social Media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie, has hailed Senator Rochas Okorocha for calling for the reduction of lawmakers in Nigeria. Okorocha, speaking during the Committee report on MTEF at the Senate Thursday’s plenary said I never thought that we would hear this on the floor of our National Assembly. In Nigeria. Wow! […]
The former governor of Imo state and Senator of the ll Progressives Congress, APC, representing Imo West Senatorial District Rochas Anayo Okorocha has said that ‘a Senator is enough to represent a State in order to cut cost. ” Okorocha speaking during Committee report on MTEF at the Senate Thursday’s plenary “Mr. President of the Senate, […]
Governor, Rochas Okorocha Thursday said that he is more favoured to become the first President of Igbo extraction. The Imo governor, who spoke during a breakfast meeting with journalists at the Government House, noted that he commands massive followership beyond the Southeast much more than any other Igbo politician. According to The report, Okorocha however […]
The governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, has said the recent disagreement between the Executive and the Legislative arms of government, happened because the All Progressives Congress (APC) was a weak party. Okorocha, who is also the Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, disclosed this to Channels Television on Sunday at Eagles’ Square, the venue […]
Following the conclusion of ward, local and state congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo, Osita Okechukwu, Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON) and a chieftain of the party has advised Gov. Rochas Okorocha to leave the party if he so desires. Okechukwu spoke on the heels of Gov. Okorocha’s disagreement with the outcome […]
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State under the aegis of the Imo APC Restoration Coalition, have called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the national leadership of the party to wade into the retrogressive, appalling and all the absurdities that have been taking place in the party particularly with a view to […]
A governorship aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Imo State, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, has said that the party in the state cannot be under the control of just one man. This is coming after the state governor, Rochas Okorocha had said that he was going to run in the Imo […]
——–insists that Zuma’s statue will not be pulled down. Governor Rochas Okorocha has denied any impeachment plot against his deputy Prince Eze Madumere even he insisted the stature of the former South Africain Président Jacob erected in Owerri,the state capital despite opposition from citizens. Saturday Daily Times reports that the first lady Mrs. Nkechi Okorocha […]
Of all the problems supposedly employing the occupants of Aso Rock, the federal government has managed to turn the cause of Nnamdi Kanu and the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra into a cause célèbre. Let us be clear about this – the government has bungled its response to the legitimate concerns of a significant swathe of […]
*Calls for its probe The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly condemned the forceful demolition of the popular Eke Ukwu Market in Owerri, the Imo state capital as well as the violent eviction of traders by the state government. The Imo state government was reported to have used the Nigerian Police and other security agencies […]
The national caretaker committee, NCC, of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, led by Senator Ahmed Makarfi has faulted the Governor of Imo State, Chief Rochas Okorocha over his recent statement that the party should respect the ruling of the Court of Appeal, which accorded recognition to Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as National Chairman. The Makarfi-led […]