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…
Read MoreImo 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…
Read More2019 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…
Read MoreWickedness: 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…
Read MoreBattle for soul of APC: Okorocha dares APC national leadership …Refuses to recognize Eke as Imo party chair …Oguoma is clowning- Ekechi
Gov Rochas Okorocha has called the bluff of the national leadership of the All Progressive Congress, APC led by Chief John Odigie Oyegun insisting that the inauguration of Chief Hillary Eke as the sate chairman of the party is in contravention of a subsisting court order. Against this backdrop the state government it seems is continuing its recognition and funding of the faction led by Mr. Chris Oguoma which it recently put in place as the acting state executive of the party. Making the feelings of the government public in…
Read MoreDeath penalty: Okorocha moves to grant state pardon to murderer of Nze Duru …Supreme Court Judgement, not up to three months – Family
The family of late Nze Dominic Duru of Amaudara, Izombe, Oguta Local Government Area, has raised alarm over alleged plans of Imo State Government to grant State Pardon to one Chifoani Okorie who has been convicted for murder of their patriarch, Nze Duru. The family which raised the alarm in a petition signed by Chief Emmanuel Duru and captioned “The recent affirmation of the conviction of Chifoani Okorie for the murder of late Nze Dominic Duru by the Supreme Court of Nigeria and the recommendation to the governor for her…
Read MoreNwosu will be Imo governor in 2019-Okorocha …Says: I’ve not given up hope
Amid the vociferous opposition to his succession agenda of his son in law, Ugwumba Uche Nwosu succeeding him, Imo State Gov,Rochas Anayo Okorocha insists that he must have his way to protect his legacy. The governor who reiterated his position on this contentious decision recently while briefing journalists as part of activities marking this year’s Democracy day celebration posited that despite opposition to the agenda, he is still keeping hope alive in the project. The state chief executive who was responding to a question thrown to him on the tortuous…
Read MoreAPC Congresses: I regret losing my deputy-Okorocha …Madumere is political wizard …Blames his CPS for ordeal
There are emerging indications that the Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha could still be in shock following the outcome of the ward, local government and state congress of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Imo in which the coalition members principally led by Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, the Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere and other top notchers of the party in the state. Speaking at the Victory Chapel Sunday, the governor whose political camp apparently jilted in the said party congresses recently is believed to be still rueing the role played by…
Read MoreTragedy: Airforce man shoots, kills corper in Imo “The soldier slapped the deceased Corper”
Tragedy struck in Awaka, near Owerri the Imo State Capital weekend when an Airforce man in a military checkpoint in the community shot and killed one Emeka Amadi from Umunkwe, Nde Egbelu, Awaka, Owerri North LGA. The young man, who was a Youth Corp member was said to be doing his one year mandatory national youth service in Plateau State, North Central Nigeria, according sources was killed by the Airforce man allegedly because of communal crisis. Nigeria Newspoint gathered that trouble started after another village went to the military men…
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