Village Lands Registration: Imolites reject bill, say its land grabbling ploy …Urge Assembly to drop the unpopular bill

The much criticized bill for a law to provide for registration of land in rural communities in Imo State has passed second reading in the Imo House of Assembly. The bill which came up for second reading during last Thursday’s plenary is said to have passed second reading in the Assembly despite criticisms, fear and reservations including public outcry which greeted the bill when it was first read in the House a forth night ago. While moving for the secondary reading of the bill said to be sponsored by the…

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Exposed: My Refusal to take N50m on oath, caused my suspension- Imo Lawmaker

One Mrs. Chinyere Odum who lives in Amuzukwu, with the husband and children has burnt her son to death with the help of her female friend. The boy who’s name is Obioma Odum was 13 before his life was terminated by his own mother a days ago. Obioma Odum was reportedly burnt to death, after his mother, Chinyere allegedly poured kerosene on him and set him ablaze at Umuloghe, Agbolughe in Amuzukwu, Umuahia, Abia State. News point correspondent in Umuahia gathered that Chinyere, who accused her son of stealing her…

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Convention Latest: Imo APC Coalition rejects Izunaso’s defeat …Alleges: Election was rigged …Appeals Ibediro’s victory

Not satisfied with the circumstances that led to the loss of the position of national organizing secretary of the All Progressive Congress, APC, by Senator Osita Izunaso at the just concluded convention of the party in Abuja, Imo APC stakeholders forum has alleged that there was a deliberate scheme to stop Izunaso by the chairman of the convention, Governor Mohammed Badaru of Jigawa state. In a press statement signed by Chief T.O.E Ekechi, Mazi Okay Ikoro and Barr. Kingsley Ononuju all members of the coalition, the group alleged that the…

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Mother of all battles: Okorocha’s camp, Allied Forces Clash over Convention Delegates …Only statutory delegates ‘ll vote.. Rochas group …No, elected delegates ‘ll vote

What seems like the mother of all battles between Gov Rochas Okorocha’s Rescue Mission Camp and the Allied Coalition Force led by Senator Ifeanyi Araraume is currently ongoing in Abuja as the two groups battle for who or who will not vote in the party’s national convention slated for Saturday As at the time of going to the press, Nigeria Newspoint reliably gathered that the two camps were still throwing verbal brickbats about the delegates from the state qualified to cast vote that day. While members of Gov Okorocha camp…

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APC Convention: Okorocha’s bid to disqualify Izunaso fails, again

The protracted battle between Imo State governor,Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha’s “Agburu”camp and the Imo Coalition, alias Allied Forces is now being fought in Abuja ahead of the party’s national convention,this weekend. Reports indicates that Gov Okorocha has failed again in his spirited attempt to disqualify Sen. Osita Izunaso from running for the office of national organizing secretary of the party. The governor who is the chairman sub-committee on appeal,according to party sources allegedly tried to leverage this position to disqualify the man whose camp accused of being responsible for the…

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Contempt of court: Court sentences Uwazuruike, MASSOB leader to prison …Orders Imo CP to trail, arrest him …Substantive matter adjourned, July, 10

An Owerri High Court, in the Owerri Judicial Division presided over by Hon Justice K. A Ojiako has sentenced Chief Ralph Uwazuruike leader of Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra MASSOB and Biafra Independent Movement BIM, to one month in prison for contempt of court. Making the order Hon Ojiako said he was convinced by compelling evidence available to him following a motion on notice filed seeking Uwazuruike’s committal to prison for disobedience to lawful order of the court that he (Uwazuruike should be imprisoned. According…

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Fallout of Imo Congresses: APC accuses Okorocha of forgery, may file charges against him

The leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress,APC has alleged that Gov Anayo Rochas Okorocha and his supporters forged the memo which they claimed emanated from the national secretariat of the party in respect of the party’s congresses in Imo state. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi who issued this refutal in a statement issued by the party condemning what he said was Gov Okorocha’s libellous attacks on the party and its leaders,not only denied the claim but also stated that the party is currently getting…

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Imo LG election: Crisis looms, as Okorocha, ex ISEC boss out of court seltlement fails …Cour to rule, June 21

The National Industrial Court sitting in Owerri has adjourned to June 21, 2018 for judgment in the suit brought before it by a former speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Amaechi Nwoha challenging what he called his purported removal from office as chairman of Imo State Independent Electoral commission, ISIEC. During Monday’s hearing on the matter, counsel to Nwoha and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Barr. Ken Njemanze submitted that the defendants (Imo State Governor and others) had admitted in their affidavits that his client…

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2019 Guber: Araraume will be next Imo governor-Oyiga …Opens up on House of Reps bid

The chairman of Owerri Federal Constituency under the coalition of Imo All Progressive Congress, APC, umbrella, has predicted that Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Araraume possesses the capacity both financial and contact wise to become the next governor of Imo State come 2019. Chief Achonwa-Njemanze popularly known as Oyiga said Imo governorship 2019 requires a man with the courage and political dexterity like Senator Araraume. He also noted that the former two-time senator of Okigwe Zone is the only one who could coagulate the coalition members in order to give Governor Rochas…

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Wickedness: Man kills 22 year-old cousin over missing Laptop in Imo

There was bedlam in Umudagu Mbieri in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo state on Wednesday after one Ifeanyi Ibeawuchi allegedly kidnapped and murdered his 22-year-old cousin ,Ifeanyi Ogu over a missing laptop. The killing of the 22-year -old made youths of the community to take laws into their hands by setting ablaze the family house of the suspect on Wednesday morning. Other buildings around were equally affected by the ragging fire as a combined detachment of police operatives from the state police command in Owerri and Mbieri division…

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