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Imo State: Okorocha laughs best, APC conducts fresh congresses

Ihesiulo Grace 19 July 2018 0

Governor Rochas Okorocha has regained control of the All Progressives Congress (APC), structures in the State laughing best as his party, the APC conducts fresh congresses in the State. The fresh congresses are as a result of a court order which quashed the initial contentious congresses

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Medical doctor joins IMO guber race

Ihesiulo Grace 10 July 2018 0

A professor of medicine, Philip Njemanze, has joined the league of those who want to take over from Governor Rocha’s Okorocha of Imo state in 2019. Njemanze, while declaring his intension at Concorde Hotel, Owerri, also identified three types of governors in Nigeria. They are those who rely on allocation from the federation account, tax […]

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APC convention: Committee screens out 19 aspirants

Ihesiulo Grace 17 June 2018 0

…Appeal panel receives petitions against Izunazo, others The All Progressives Congress (APC) appeal committee headed by the Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has said that about 19 aspirants seeking various positions have been disqualified by the Screening panel. Okorocha added that 18 persons have also petitioned the committee against the NWC members re-contesting

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Group raises alarm over Okorocha’s plan to force civil servant demonstrate

Ihesiulo Grace 14 June 2018 0

A pressure group, The Good Governance Initiative (TGGI), Imo State chapter has raised an alarm over alleged plan by the state government to force civil servants to stage two-day demonstration in support of Governor Rochas Okorocha’s administration and condemned the stakeholders of All Progressives Congress (APC) who were resisting governor’s attempt to impose his son […]

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APC Crisis: Party accuses Okorocha of libel against leaders

Ihesiulo Grace 14 June 2018 0

Following internal crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC), the party has accused Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha of libel against the leadership of the party, saying that the governor has, in recent times, made libellous attacks on the political institution. The party in a statement signed on Wednesday in Abuja by the National Publicity […]

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“Be Sensible” – APC Issues Stern Warning To Governor Okorocha

Ihesiulo Grace 14 June 2018 0

The National leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC has warned Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha against constant attack on the party. According to him, one needs to stop digging when in a ditch. In a strongly worded statement Wednesday, the party through its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi said it was reacting […]

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2019: Okorocha, stakeholders battle for soul of Imo and APC

Ihesiulo Grace 5 June 2018 0

The supremacy battle in the Imo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is at its peak now that the wards, Local Government Areas’ and state congresses are being held to determine the party’s Executives preparatory to the 2019 general elections. With less than one year to 2019, from all indications, it seems Governor […]

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Imo APC demands Okorocha suspension over anti-party activities

Ihesiulo Grace 31 May 2018 0

The Imo State Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has written a petition to the Chief John Odigie-Oyegun-led National Working Committee of the party, demanding that appropriate disciplinary measures be taken against Governor Rochas Okorocha. The state working committee led by Dr. Hilary Eke alleged that the governor established a parallel party by […]

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Imo 2019: I will not allow opposition within APC to provoke me –Okorocha

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2018 0

Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha has said that he would not allow himself to be provoked by the disturbing and insulting activities of some politicians in the state who, according him, think that the best way to go this time is to make too much noise and insult him. The governor said he would continue […]

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APC congresses: Lawyer slams APC spokesman over attack on Okorocha

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2018 0

A legal practitioner and activist, Anthony Chyma, has tackled the National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, for describing Imo State governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, as “being malicious and unfair to the NWC”. The APC National Working Committee (NWC) warned the governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha,

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Why I want to be a Captain-Billionaire-Miracle, BBN 2018 winner

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2018 0

With the passion to set standard for himself and further empower others via his planned Agricultural Business, Miracle Ikechukwu Igbokwe winner of the 2018 edition of the Big Brother Naija ‘ Double Wahala’ season is sure smiling to the bank now having won the converted N25M cash and other exciting prizes . The Imo state […]

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2019: Okorocha disown Senator Uzodinma as member of APC

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2018 0

The Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha has said that members and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the state do not know that Senator Hope Uzodinma has joined the ruling party. The governor said it was insulting to the party in the state for someone to be talking about joining the party from […]

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Supreme Court order to stop Imo council polls false – Okorocha

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2018 0

Governor Rochas Okorocha Imo state has dismissed rumours making rounds that the Supreme Court has given an order against the State Government stopping the local government elections scheduled by ISIEC. Okorocha who described the claim as false, also said that there is no such order. The governor who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. […]

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Imo to commence ‘operation-show-your-PVC’ before salary, other activities – OKorocha

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2018 0

Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha has announced that his administration will soon begin to demand the Permanent Voters’ Card from indigenes of the state as a condition to engage in certain socio-economic activities, such as salary payment and admission into schools.   The governor said this while addressing journalists at the Government House, Owerri, on Saturday.

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Okorocha Imposes N3,000 Development Levy On Every Adult In Imo State

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2018 0

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has ordered all “leviable adults” in the state to pay N3,000 each as “development levy.” According to a statement by Louis Duru, the state Commissioner for Community Government, Culture and Traditional Affairs, the money is to be used for “autonomous community adult development.” Duru said the state had registered […]

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I’ve not stolen a dime from Imo coffers –Okorocha

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2018 0

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, Thursday said that he had not stolen a dime from the state coffers saying that government money is “Cursed money.” Okorocha who said this in Owerri, the state capital while interacting with newsmen, also stated that he had no property outside the country including foreign bank accounts. He therefore, […]

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Physically challenged protest over extortion by Imo government

Ihesiulo Grace 19 April 2018 0

The Physically Challenged persons operating under the aegis of Disabled Sports Club(DSC) and Disabled Women Association (DWA), Wednesday withdrew their Transport services on the roads of Owerri, the state capital,   in protest over the exorbitant charge  of branding their vehicles in Imo Taxi colours.   The State ministry of Transport has engaged the services of

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I ’ll succeed Buhari – Okorocha

Ihesiulo Grace 17 April 2018 0

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, on Monday said that he would succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.   The governor said this when he hosted some political stakeholders at the state government house in Owerri.   They had visited him to endorse Uche Nwosu, his chief of staff and son-in-law, as the next governor of the […]

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Buhari’s meeting with APC Governors ends in deadlock

Ihesiulo Grace 4 April 2018 0

The meeting President Muhammadu Buhari held with governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday ended in deadlock. None of the governors addressed State House correspondents when they left the council chamber of the presidential villa at the end of the meeting. The meeting, which started at about 2:15 pm, with opening prayers from […]

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My son-in-law, Nwosu will do better than me as governor – Okorocha

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2018 0

Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha has said that his son-in-law, Chief Uche Nwosu who he has preferred to succeed him would do better than him as governor because he has known all the secrets behind the success story of his governorship in the state. Okorocha spoke when the leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives […]