Tag: Okorocha
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Confusion trails abduction of Okorocha’s son-in-law as Police declare he was arrested
Confusion seems to be shrouding the alleged abduction of Senator Rochas Okorocha’s son-in-law, Uche Nwosu as Imo Police Command on Sunday claimed he is in their custody. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports the police in a swift reaction to stories alluding to the arrest of Nwosu, via a release said he was not abducted but arrested by…
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Investigate Uzodinma’s allegation that I am behind security crisis in Imo, Okorocha tells IGP
Former governor of Imo State Senator Rochas Okorocha has urged Inspector General of Police to investigate Governor Hope Uzodimma’s allegation that he is behind insecurity in the state. Governor Hope Uzodimma had accused Senator Rochas Okorocha of being behind the ugly and worrisome security situation in Imo State. The former governor on Saturday described Uzodimma’s…
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JUST IN: Court rejects Okorocha’s appeal to stop confiscation of properties
A court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday declined former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha’s, application to restrain the Imo State Government and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from confiscating his properties. A State High Court in Owerri had earlier (on Monday) ordered the final and absolute forfeiture of Royal Palm Springs Hotel and…
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Court orders final, absolute forfeiture of properties linked to Okorocha
A State High Court in Owerri has ordered the final and absolute forfeiture of Royal Palm Springs Hotel and other properties said to belong to Senator Rochas Okorocha and other members of his family. The forfeited properties are contained in pages 226 to 272 of the Imo state Government white paper report by a Judicial…
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Alleged anti-party activities: APC raises alarm over fake suspension letter to Okorocha
By Emman Ovuakporie The All Progressives Congress, APC has denied suspending Senator Rochas Okorocha as captured in a letter in circulation. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls that in the last 72hours that Okorocha was at the verge of dumping APC for the opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in a matter of days before the sudden…
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Alleged suspension: I can’t leave APC for ‘Gatecrasher’ Uzodimma – Okorocha
Senator Rochas Okorocha has reacted to the false report of his suspension from the All Progressives Congress, blaming it all on his successor, Hope Uzodimma. In a statement by his media adviser Sam Onwuemeodo, Okorocha pointedly accused Uzodimma for masterminding the fake story. Okorocha, however, told Uzodimma that he could not push him out of…
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Property seizure: Okorocha begs court to set aside Imo panels’ decisions
Former Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo, on Tuesday, urged the Federal High Court, Abuja, to make an order setting aside the seizure and sealing of some of his property by the state government. Okorocha also asked Justice Ahmed Mohammed to restrain the defendants from investigating him or implement the recommendations of the seven panels set…
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Igbos are not killers, Okorocha warns against ethnic profiling
Former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has warned against the ethnic profiling of Igbo people, insisting they “are not killers”. Okorocha stated this on Thursday, during the centenary celebration in honour of the former Premier of Eastern Nigeria, the late Michael Okpara, in Abuja. “I appeal to all Nigerians to stop the ethnic profiling…
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Biafra: Okorocha slams Imo Government, denies giving IPOB members N500m as governor
Former governor of the lmo State Rochas Okorocha has denied giving the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) N500 million when he held sway as Chief Security Officer of the state. Okorocha said that the current Government was rattled and cowed by his superlative outing on Channels’ Television, Sunday night, and came up with the story…
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Becoming a governor made me poorer —Okorocha
Former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has said that he became poorer after ruling the state for eight years. The Senator representing Imo West District at the ninth Senate said this while denying claims that he acquired properties with government funds when he appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. He said,…