Tag: Imo
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Okorocha suspends Imo AG, orders immediate arrest of two bank managers
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Friday suspended the Accountant-General of the State, Mrs. Stella Udogwu over the non-payment of the November salary of Local Government Workers. The governor also ordered the arrest of the Branch-Managers of Ecobank and Access Bank where money for the payment was lodged, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor,…
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JUST IN: Police arrest alleged kidnappers of corps members in Imo
The Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Imo State Police Command has arrested the alleged kidnappers of five corpers. The victims were kidnapped on the Umuapu axis of the Owerri/Port Harcourt expressway on October 23 on their way to the NYSC orientation camps in Rivers and Akwa Ibom states. Their kidnappers had accosted the vehicles they were…
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More problems for APC as Imo chapter rejects Issa-Onilu as party’s spokesman
The crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress on Thursday took a new twist as the Imo State chapter on the party rejected Lanre Issa-Onilu as the National Publicity Secretary. A statement issued by APC publicity secretary in Imo State, Onwuasoanya, said that Issa-Onilu of the party did not meet the criteria to occupy…
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I’m more qualified, competent than Okorocha – Imo Deputy Governor
The Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere, has said that he is better qualified and more competent than his estranged principal, Governor Rochas Okorocha. He declared that he would run the state better than the governor if given the opportunity. Madumere said: “I have tried hard not to join issues with Governor Okorocha.…
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Imo APC primaries: Okorocha gets senatorial ticket, son in-law, Nwosu, emerges gov candidate
The immediate past chief of staff to Governor Rochas Okorochaa of Imo State, Uche Nwosu, has been declared the governorship candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state. His father-in-law and incumbent Governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha, was also elected as the party’s senatorial candidate for Imo West Senatorial District. This is…
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APC Governorship Primaries: Oshiomhole addresses Lagos, Imo crises
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, on Tuesday described the results being circulated as the outcome of the Imo governorship primaries as fake. Mr Oshiohmole stated this while fielding questions from State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday.…
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Panic in Imo as angry youths set Magistrates’ court on fire
Ther was pandemonium at the Magistrates’ Court in Olru, Imo State, as angry youths numbering above 15 set the court building on fire. According to a report by The Punch, the fire destroyed all the documents in the court before it could be quenched. The Magistrates’ Court is on the premises of Orlu High court.…
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American soldier arrested in Imo over alleged 419 scam
Operatives of the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad of the Police Command in Imo says it has arrested a member of the U.S. Army, Mr. Garrick Michael, over alleged advance fee fraud. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Dasuki Galadanchi, disclosed this on Wednesday in Owerri while presenting to journalists the suspect, Michael, and other suspects…
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Police unlock impeached Imo Deputy Governor’s office
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force on Thursday unlocked the office of the impeached Deputy Governor of Imo State, Eze Madumere. Recall that the office was locked on Wednesday, few hours after the state assembly lawmakers impeached the deputy governor. This is to forestall the breakdown of law and order in the state. A journalist…
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Man, 40, slits mother’s throat over land argument in Imo
The people of Okpunoeze village in Uraugu community of Nnewi, Anambra, were on Wednesday thrown into mourning over the murder of Mrs Bene Ikegwuonwu, 70, by her son, Chinedu Ikegwuonwu, 40. The incident occurred at about 8 a.m. after an altercation between the duo over a piece of land belonging to the suspect’s younger brother.…