Land Probe: Okorocha fears to go to jail – Eze“Panicks over judicial commission of inquiry” …He ran bravado govt; Ihedioha is a democrat …Says: LG vehicles bought by due process

The Special Adviser to Governor Emeka Ihedioha on Local Governments, Chief Mayor Eze says the immediate past Imo helmsman, Senator Rochas Okorocha’s last Tuesday’s ‘rabble rousing’ in Owerri smacks of panicky measure arising from fear and uncertainty over what will be his fate by the time the Judicial Commission of Inquiry and other committees setup to investigate cases of land grabbing, contracts and other activities of his administration. The Special Adviser who stated this weekend during an interaction with newsmen in Owerri, said Okorocha’s last week vituperations, irrelevant outburst and…

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Alleged looting: EFCC quizzes Nkechi Okorocha …Over choice properties

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have grilled, ex Imo state first lady at the agencies South East Zonal office in Enugu, Enugu State Nigeria Newspoint gathered that Mrs Nkechi Okorocha had her day on hot seat, yesterday, August 1, following her invitation by the anti-graft agency over several petitions against her and her husband, Sen. Rochas Anayo Okorocha representing Orlu Zone in the Nigerian senate. The ex-First lady is alleged to have fully participated in the alleged looting of the resources and finances of the state…

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Autonomy: Imo LG elections to hold in December -Ihedioha“Live at home or resign”

Gov Emeka Ihedioha has once reassured Imo people of the commitment of his administration to fulfill its campaign promise of conducting local government election six months after assumption of office. The governor renewed this commitment yesterday at the Sam Mbakwe Executive Chamber, Government House, Owerri during the swearing in ceremony of the Chairmen of Interim Management Committee, IMC, of the twenty seven local government areas of the state. Similarly, he sounded it loud and clear that the Chairmen must reside in their various local government areas or, alternatively render resignation…

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Imo Assembly staff celebrate suspension of Clerk …Laud Speaker over action …Say: Rochas used Duru, Ekenze to destroy Civil Service

Imo Assembly staff celebrate suspension of Clerk …Laud Speaker over action …Say: Rochas used Duru, Ekenze to destroy Civil Service   Imo House of Assembly workers thrown into the ecstasy since the suspension of Barr Chris Duru as the clerk and the emergence of Barr Mrs. Chinelo Ndukwe Emeghara as the acting clerk of Imo House of Assembly. Their joy and happiness is so over whelming that to some, it resulted into continuous open praise and worship songs to Almighty God while others expressed their happiness with bottles of soft…

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Executive Rascality: Imo Assembly Orders Dissolution Of All Land Allocations, Appointments By Okorocha Imolites Laud Action …LG Chairmen, Councilors: Suspension illegal …Say: We’re confused, embarrassed

The Rt. Hon. Chinedu Offor led Imo State House of Assembly has dissolves all the appointment made by the Immediate past administration of Rochas Ethelbert Anayo Okorocha since March after the gubernatorial elections upto May 2019. The Assembly ordered the Chief Emeka Nkem Ihedioha new administration to revoke where necessary all lands grabbed by the past administration of Rochas with immediate effect. It also resolved that all Heads and Boards of Parastatals and Agencies which includes IBC, OCDA, Heartland FC etc management should vacate immediately. Meanwhile, the Chairmen and councillors…

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Party Congress: Okafor emerges Imo state APGA Chairman …Promises all inclusive leadership …Eberendu returns as party scribe

A former chairman of the Imo state Oil Producing Area Development Commission ISOPADEC, Mr. Henry Okafor has emerged the new state chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA. Mr. Okafor was elected Thursday, May 23, through a voice vote by party delegates drawn from the 27 LGA of the state. In acceptance speech, the new chairman promised to run an all inclusive regime where those who may have felt aggrieved one issue or the other will feel free to come back to the party. He thanked the care taker…

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REVEALED: Okorocha claims to build Imo Convention Centre with N5.9bn …Converts Odenigbo Lodge to his hotel

As his adminstration puts finishing touches to its handover notes and transition documents, indications have emerged, revealing that Imo State Governor, Owelle  Rochas Anayo Okorocha is claiming to have built the Imo International Conference Centre, IICC, with a whooping sum of N5.9bn. Nigeria Newspoint learnt that the latest figure being claimed by the government is contained in the document submitted to both the Economic and Financial Commission, EFCC and the Transition Technical Committee. According to sources close to the seat of power the governor allegedly upped the contract to evade…

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Brutality: Imo Ex-Commissioner invades Ahiazu Mbaise LG Chair’s home …Thugs beat up driver, security man, take vehicle away

Thugs suspected to be cultists last Sunday , attacked the executive chairman of Ahiazu Mbaise Local Governnment Area, Chief Adauctus Onunoha and forcefully took away his official vehicle to an unknown destination. A statement signed by the Executive Vice Chairman of the Ahiazu LGA, Hon Mrs Salome Onuoha and 13 other appointees of the LGA, alleged that a former commissioner in Governor Rochas Okorocha’s cabinet, Mr Chidi Ibe was implicated in the alleged attack. The statement also indicates that the Ahiazu Mbaise LGA boss personal driver and police orderly were…

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Jail Delivery: Imo ChiefJudge releases 10 year prison inmates for lack of trial …Orders speedy trial for 3 others …3 inmates on list whereabouts unknown

In exercise of his rights of prerogative of mercy, the Chief Judge Imo State, Justice Pascal Nnadi has released 9 prisoners while a stern directive given to judges handling the cases of 3 other inmates to expedite action and see to their release. While delivering judgment on the 9 accused, persons, Tuesday at the state prison headquarters Owerri, the Chief Judge said the inmates were innocent of the offences leveled against them since no one has made any attempt to take them to court. Out of the 71 persons brought…

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ORLU Senate: Okorocha weeps as judge abandons Certificate of Return suit …Uzodinma,Izunaso,Onyereri vow to stop him

Imo State Governor,Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha is   said to have wept uncontrollably in Imo Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja following the abandonment of the suit he instituted against the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The embattled governor had dragged the electoral umpire-INEC to court over the non issuance of his Certificate of Return CoR, as purported winner of the controversy riddled Orlu Zone Senatorial election held on February 23,2019. But, following allegations of bias levelled against the presiding judge by the PDP candidate, Hon Jones Onyereri which forced the judge to…

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