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Planting of Bombs In Winners’ Church, Owerri Investigate Imo PDP, Okorocha Tells Police As Igbo Group Accuses Police Of Shielding Suspects Arrested Over Incident

Sunday's aborted bomb blast at the Living Faith Christian Church, aka, Winners' Chapel Owerri, Imo State is witnessing another drama as the matter has turned political with leading political parties engaging in verbal attacks over who should be held responsible for the action. Imo state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has asked the police to look beyond Boko Haram members...

Zoning Wahala: PDP Will Decide Guber Candidate, Says -Chukwueke

Despite the issue of zoning formula and Charter of Equity in the Imo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, only the party has the right and power to confirm who flies the flag of the party in the 2015 Governorship election. This was disclosed to Press men in Owerri by the chairman of Imo PDP Mobilization Committee, and...

Adoption of Candidate For 2015 Guber Mbaise Aspirants In Disarray, Fail To Reach Consensus Senator Christy Anyanwu Appointed Chairperson

The efforts by the political leadership of Mbaise, a prominent clan in Owerri zone part of Imo state, to adopt a sole candidate to represent interest of the area in 2015 governorship election has witnessed a failure in the mean time. Not less than seven prospective aspirants have declared interests to run for the next governorship election under different party...

Owerri Zonal Youth Platform Inaugurated, Gets Patrons, BOT, Backs Zoning

By adedeji tunji It was a convergence of brothers and sisters on Saturday 24th May 2014 when youths of Owerri zone converged en mass to witness the inauguration ceremony of the National Officers, patrons and Board of Trustee Members of Owerri Zonal Youth Platform (OZYP). The successful event which was held at the Mana Street Primary School Field, Whetheral Road, Owerri...

Imo Govt’s Plot To Recall Ilomuanya From Confab Suffers Setback As Obi of Obinugwu Drags Okorocha To Court, Demands N500m from SSG, Anwukah

By thompson agu, Abuja Attempts by the Imo State Government through its agents to seek withdrawal of Eze Cletus Ilomuanya from the ongoing National Conference, (CONFAB), in Abuja seem to be of no effect as the national exercise has been going on without a mention of the case. A government appointee and one of Governor Okorocha's lieutenants, Chinedu Offor had told...

2015: The New Hegemonists of Imo Politics?

One popular saying has it that one day begins a story. The Chinese added that a journey of one thousand kilometers begins with one step. The journey to 2015 politicking in Imo state has begun in earnest and politicians since January have been jostling for the various elective seats. But from all indications the biggest one; the Governorship seat,...

Awo-Omamma Project Dares Other Aspirant, Adopts Amagwula For Assembly Seat

By onyekachi eze A non-governmental organization known as Awo-Omamma Project, has endorsed the Transition Committee Chairman of Oru East LGA, Hon Barr Obinna A Amagwula as the best aspirant for the Oru East state constituency seat come 2015. Delivering his keynote speech, the leader of the delegate and president general, Prince Nze Kenneth Kelechi Amanfor applauded the administrative strides of Barr...

City Mayors In Imo Demand Pay, As GLOs Threaten Showdown Over Allowances

By okey alozie/ onyekachi eze The Mayors of the satellite towns created by Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State are now in pains. Our reporter who visited Imo Government House yesterday revealed that a woman mayor of one of the newly created cities (name withheld) out of anger exposed the ugly side of the rescue mission group led by his Excellency,...

How I Gave Rochas APGA Ticket In 2011 -Uwazuruike Ojukwu Never Wanted Him, MASSOB Leader Insists

By victor madumere The claims and counter-claims between Governor Rochas Okorocha and the Leader of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike over the processes that made the number one citizen of Imo state governor is unending as the MASSOB leader insists he actually facilitated the APGA ticket to the governor. Speaking...