There was an air of jubilation at the Dan Anyiam stadium in Owerri, as a massive crowd of supporters turned up to witness the inauguration of Gov Hope Uzodimma’s second term in office Uzodimma, who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) emerged the winner in...
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Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, on Saturday expressed diverse views on the conduct of the Saturday governorship election in Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that both candidates spoke shortly after casting their...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has assured the workers in Imo that it would not relent in its struggle for their welfare including the 20 months salary arrears owed by the state government. NLC President, Mr. Joe Ajaero, said this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja....
The organised labour has called for immediate withdrawal of services by its members in lmo state from midnight Nov. 7. The directive is to protest the recent brutalisation of the President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Joe Ajaero. Mr Festus Osifo, President, Trade Union Congress (TUC) said this...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has issued a 5-day ultimatum for the redeployment on the Commissioner of Police in Imo State. The ultimatum is a response to the attack on the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, in Owerri, the Imo state...
The 2019 governorship election in Imo state will go down in electoral history as a watershed. The Supreme Court of the country received scorn when it declared Hope Uzodinma as who won that gubernatorial election from the fourth position and is currently the governor of Imo state based...
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Friday visited Owerri to celebrate with the people on the occasion of the 2023 Imo Women August Meeting. Mrs Tinubu, who was received by Governor Hope Uzodinma and his wife, Chioma Uzodinma, called for more support for women in the state....
The National Welfare Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Donatus Nwamkpa, says the party is in the process of capturing the entire South-East, going by recent developments. He said this when he formally met with the members of the APC National Working Committee (NWC) on Thursday in...
Sincere Concern Organisation, a non-profit organisation, has issued a one-month ultimatum to former Gov. Rochas Okorocha to refund N130 billion allegedly embezzled Imo money.o The group further asked the lawmaker, who represented Imo West Senatorial District in the ninth National Assembly, to return landed property allegedly stolen while in...
The Chairman, Progressive Governors Forum and Governor of Imo, Sen. Hope Uzodinma says the forum is behind speaker aspirant, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas (APC-Kaduna state) In a statement by the Abbas Campaign Team on Monday, Uzodinma also said that the governors resolved to support Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC-Abia) for Deputy...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has nominated Imo for the “Most Friendly State” Award. The Chief Press Secretary to Gov Hope Uzodinma, Mr Oguwike Nwachuku made the disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen in Owerri, on Thursday. Oguwike said the nomination was contained in a letter...
The Imo Police Command says it has begun a manhunt for the killers of a retired military officer and Gov. Hope Uzodimma’s kinsman, Mr Tony Enoch. Enoch was the Presidential Campaign Council Chairman for Ahmed Bola Tinubu/Kashim Shettima election in Uzodimma’s Oru East Local Government Area (LGA). He was...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has been urged to intervene in the ongoing strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to save the hospitality industry from collapse. Chairman of the Imo chapter, Nigeria Hoteliers Association, Mr Chima Chukwunyere, stated this on Friday while addressing newsmen in Owerri. The News...
Dr MacDonald Ebere, the Imo Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lauded Gov. Hope Uzodimma infrastructure strides in the state, saying he has constructed more than 28 urban roads in Owerri. Ebere said this at a news conference to showcase the achievements of Uzodimma’s administration in the...
Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo on Saturday approved the immediate removal of the state Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, Chief Ford Ozumba. The removal was contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Owerri by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Declan Emelumba. According to NAN reports, no...
The 34 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Obinze, Owerri, says it remains committed to the security of lives of Imo electorate during and after the General Elections. The Brigade Commander, Brig.-Gen. Sani Sulaiman, said this on Saturday during the 2022 edition of the West African Social Activities...
Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has donated 27 new Hilux vehicles to security agencies to beef up security during the ongoing distribution and collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in the state. Uzodimma handed over the vehicles to operatives of the state “Operation Search and Flush”, on Wednesday in...
Wife of the APC Presidential Candidate, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has advised women in the South East to shun religious politics and vote for God-fearing candidates. Tinubu made the call at the South-East women rally for Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign in Owerri on Tuesday. “Let’s leave religion aside; I am a...
Timber traders in Imo have lamented severe losses resulting from a fire accident at the popular Timber market, along Wethedral road, Owerri, the state capital. Some of the traders who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Correspondent in Owerri, on Monday, said that the inferno which started...
Gunmen on Monday attacked the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Owerri and set part of the office complex and some vehicles in the compound ablaze. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday. It was further...