Tag: Imo
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CJN Tanko Muhammad heads seven-man panel of justices to review Bayelsa, Imo verdicts today
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad will chair the seven-member panel of justices to review Bayelsa and Imo governorship election verdicts, that have triggered huge controversies and misgivings about the inconsistency of the apex court. The panel will sit on Tuesday. Other members of the panel are Justice Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta , Justice…
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12 year-old boy commits suicide in Imo over parents death
A 12-year old boy has committed suicide in Agboala Ishiala Umudi autonomous community in Nkwerre council area of Imo State following the death of his parents. The boy, identified as Kasarachi Odurukwe, was until his death last Wednesday, a primary six pupil of Practicing School, Umudi. He committed suicide by hanging himself on a rope…
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Supreme Court Verdict: Uzodinma speaks tough, says no more protests in Imo
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has warned that his administration will deal with individuals and groups of persons sponsoring inciting protests in the state. He said he would no longer tolerate any more protests designed to destabilize government activities and tamper with the peace of the state. Uzodinma’s threat followed series of protests that…
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Imo: Uzodinma optimistic Supreme Court will not overturn itself
Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo has expressed optimism that the Supreme Court would not reverse its judgment that sacked his predecessor, Emeka Ihedioha, and declared him winner of the March 19, 2019 governorship election. The apex court had, on Jan. 14, removed Ihedioha of the PDP on the ground that he did not score the…
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Imo: PDP reacts to mass defection of lawmakers to APC
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared vacant, the seats of the eight members of the Imo State House of Assembly who on Tuesday, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). At a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, the spokesman for the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the defectors cannot continue…
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Imo victory party tragedy: NSCDC bans display of firearms by personnel in public functions
The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu has banned members of the Civil Defence armed squad from displaying firearms, especially in public places. This is in response to the death of Action Alliance Chieftain in Imo State, Mr. Ndubuisi Emenike through an accidental discharge by an operative of…
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Imo: Ihedioha’s petition has merit – Tambuwal
The Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has said that the petition filed at the Supreme Court by Mr Emeka Ihedioha had merit. Ihedioha had, last week, approached the Supreme Court over what he described as contentious issues in the court’s judgment in the Imo State governorship election petition. The apex court had, in a…
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Just in : APC takes over Imo Assembly as Speaker, seven other lawmakers dump PDP
Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Collins Chiji, has defected to the All Progressives Congress from the Peoples Democratic Party. Seven other lawmakers equally joined the ruling APC from the PDP. The speaker announced his defection and that of his colleagues during a plenary on Tuesday Among the other lawmakers who defected include:…
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Imo Senatorial candidate shot dead by aide during victory party
An operative of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Sunday shot dead the 2019 senatorial candidate of the Action Alliance in Imo North Senatorial District, Ndubuisi Emenike. The police spokesperson in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed that the incident had been reported to the police. According to an eyewitness, the incident took place around…
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Ihedioha returns to Supreme Court, says Uzodinma was not APC candidate
…insists there was miscarriage of justice … PDP demands review of Jan 14th Supreme Court verdict Former Gov. Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State has vowed to return to the Supreme Court to prove that Senator Hope Uzodinma was never candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the last gubernatorial election. Recall that the apex court…