Imo State News
Imo PDP Suspends State Chairman
The state Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State, Engr Charles Ugwu, has been suspended. The suspension, which was made public on Tuesday, followed a motion moved by the PDP Chairman, Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area and Chairman of all PDP Chairmen in the state, Hon Emeka Alihe, seconded by the PDP […]
Check This Imo State NewsGunmen Kill PDP Chairman In Imo
Yet-to-be identified gunmen have assassinated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman for Ife/Akpodim/Chokoneze Ward in Ezinihitte Mbaise local government area of Imo State, Hon. Smith Chiedoziem Anyanwu. This is even as panic and apprehension have enveloped the community while the opposition party has been thrown into mourning as confirmed by the Director General of […]
Check This Imo State NewsImo begins modular refinery with 600m daily production of fuel litres
A modular refinery in Imo State has begun operations, producing 600 million liters of fuel. Heineken Lokpobiri, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, has praised WalterSmith Modular Refinery for meeting the country’s energy needs. The refinery is located in Ibigwe, in the Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. Lokpobiri, after touring the facility […]
Check This Imo State NewsUzodimma’s victory illegitimate, Imo PDP campaign DG alleges
The Director General of the Imo State Peoples Democratic Party Governorship Campaign Council and the House of Representative member representing Ideato North and South, Ikenga Ugochinyere, has described the votes ascribed to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Hope Uzodimma, in the Saturday governorship election as unlawful. The PUNCH reports that the Independent National […]
Check This Imo State NewsAPC chieftain attributes Uzodinma’s victory to developmental strides in Imo
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Ugwumba Uche Nwosu has attributed Governor Hope Uzodinma’s victory to his developmental strides in the state and the robust electioneering campaigns. Nwosu while speaking to newsmen in a telephone conversation on Sunday also called on members of the opposition to bury their hatchets and work for […]
Check This Imo State NewsImo election: ICPC arrests INEC official over vote buying
The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) has apprehended an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the Imo State governorship election, in possession of a substantial amount of money. The INEC staff, whose name was not disclosed, was apprehended at Polling Unit 005, Township Primary School, Ikenegbu 1, in the Owerri Municipal LGA. […]
Check This Imo State NewsOff-cycle Elections: CODE Raises Concerns In Bayelsa, Imo
A civil society organisation, Connected Development (CODE), has raised the alarm on significant developments highlighted by its observers during the Saturday’s off-cycle governorship elections in Bayelsa and Imo States. CODE restated its commitment to empowering marginalized communities through information, technology, and social media, using its election intelligence tool – UZABE, to monitor the elections in […]
Check This Imo State NewsImo Guber: PDP Candidate Anyanwu Denies Stepping Down For Uzodimma
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State, Samuel Anyanwu, has debunked claims that he had stepped down for Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Recall that a viral social media post had suggested that Anyanwu had opted out of the governorship race and backed incumbent Uzodimma, who […]
Check This Imo State NewsPDP scores Uzodimma low
Ahead of this weekend’s governorship election in Imo State, the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, has accused the state governor, Hope Uzodimma, of wasting the time of the people of the state. The opposition party said that Uzodimma was unable to tackle the core challenges of the state, but promoted insecurity and unemployment. […]
Check This Imo State NewsUzodimma, others absent at peace accord, Diri, Sylva clash
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Hope Uzodimma, who is the Governor of Imo State, the candidates of the Labour Party, Athan Achonu, All Progressives Grand Alliance, Tony Ejiogu, and New Nigeria Peoples Party, Ben Odunze, were absent as the National Peace Committee organised a peace accord meeting in Owerri, the state capital, on […]
Check This Imo State NewsImo Election: Ohanaeze Ndigbo doesn’t support any candidate – Iwuanyanwu
The Ohaneze Ndigbo World Wide has declared its position on the November 11 Governorship election in Imo State, insisting that they are not supporting any particular candidate. The National President of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri on Tuesday. He insisted that Ohaneze Ndigbo believes in democracy and has […]
Check This Imo State NewsUzodimma, Achonu boycott Peace Accord meeting
Governor Hope Uzodimma who is the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and his counterpart from the Labour Party Sen. Athan Achonu were among the candidates who were absent at the National Peace Committee meeting in Imo State regarding Saturday’s election. Candidates present include the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s senator Samuel Anyanwu and […]
Check This Imo State NewsImo guber: South East Govs, Ministers back Uzodinma’s re-election bid
A few days ahead of the Imo State Governorship election, South East governors and ministers, including Senator David Umahi, have declared their support for Governor Hope Uzodinma’s re-election bid. They have stated that Governor Uzodinma is an invaluable asset who has brought about significant positive transformations in the state. These South East leaders revealed their […]
Check This Imo State NewsAppeal Court Upholds Ugochinyere’s Election As Reps Member For Ideato Constituency
The Court of Appeal, sitting in Lagos, on Wednesday, unanimously affirmed the election of the member representing Ideato North and South Federal Constituency of Imo State, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu, as the validly elected member of the House of Representatives. The judicial triumph has brought to an end the political battle of almost two […]
Check This Imo State NewsOff-season elections: Crisis rocks peace meeting, NLC strike threatens Imo poll
•Traditional rulers flee as parties bicker, Labour plans airport, power shutdown •IG deploys new CPs, three killed in Kogi as INEC rejects call to remove Imo REC A peace meeting organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Imo State ended in confusion on Tuesday in Owerri, the state capital, […]
Check This Imo State NewsI have best plans for Imo – SDP candidate
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the November 11 governorship election in Imo State, Bright Ekwebelem, has said that his administration will restore peace in the state if elected, adding that he has the best plans for the state. Speaking to journalists in Owerri on Monday ahead of the election, Ekwebelem said […]
Check This Imo State NewsImo NNPP gov candidate promises to compensate victims of insecurity
The governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party for the November 11 governorship election in Imo state, Ben Odunze, has promised that his administration would pay compensation to families of those killed by unknown gunmen should he become the next governor of the state. Speaking to journalists on Monday, in Owerri, the state capital, […]
Check This Imo State NewsPolice, Imo LP candidate disagree over church face-off
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party for the November 11 governorship election in Imo state, Attan Achonu, on Sunday, accused the police of attacking him and his convoy while on his way to church in the Owerri North Local Government Area of the state. Briefing journalists in Owerri, on Sunday afternoon, Achonu said he […]
Check This Imo State NewsIG bows to pressure, vows to redeploy Imo CP before elections
Ahead of the Saturday, November 11 off-season elections, the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has promised to redeploy the Imo State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Barde, over alleged partisanship. He spoke days after the Nigerian Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress, the Labour Party, and Civil Society Organisations, called for Barde’s redeployment. Egbetokun made the […]
Check This Imo State NewsImo LP gov candidate, police disagree over alleged attack
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party for the Novermber 11 poll in Imo state, Attan Achonu, on Sunday accused the police in the state of attacking him and his convoy and preventing him from attending a church service in the Owerri North Local Government Area of the state. Briefing journalists in Owerri, the state […]
Check This Imo State NewsInsults won’t stop me from conducting credible election – Imo REC
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Imo State, Prof Sylva Agu, talks to AYOOLA OLASUPO about the allegation against her, and the preparation of the Independent National Electoral Commission for the governorship election in the state, among other issues There are talks that the off-season elections in Imo and the other states are an opportunity for […]
Check This Imo State NewsImo PDP gov candidate promises 23,000 jobs
Ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Imo State, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has promised to create over 23,000 jobs in his first 100 days if elected. Also, Anyanwu said he will give amnesty to agitating youths in Imo to checkmate insecurity in the state, just like the late former […]
Check This Imo State NewsRedeploy Imo CP now, labour unions tell IG
Following the attack on the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Thursday, the organised labour has issued a five-day ultimatum for the redeployment of the state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Barde. During a press briefing in Abuja, on Friday, the organised labour also demanded the arrest […]
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