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Election Palaver! Okorocha, Soldiers At War Gov Accuses Security Agencies of Arresting Aides, APC Members Arrested Sam Onwuemedo Ifeanyi Nwachukwu Chidi Ibe Okey...

Apparently worried over the number of his aides picked up by security agencies over alleged electoral offences, Imo State governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha as lamented the arrests. Speaking in Owerri, yesterday, Okorocha accused the military, State Security Service (SSS) and the police of allegedly arresting his appointees and members of the APC. Okorocha, who has minor brushes with soldiers at his...

SamDaddy, Achonu On Victory Path Opiah, Igbokwe , …Onyewuchi, Onwubuariri Get Reps Seat

Barring any last minute changes, the member representing Ikeduru state constituency, Samuel Anyanwu (SamDaddy) and business mogul, Athan Achonu are likely picking the Senate seats for Owerri zone and Okigwe zones respectively. As at the time of this report, SamDaddy and Achonu, both of PDP are coasting home with victory as results of their elections continue to trickle in. Anyanwu...

Unknown Persons Gun Down Suspected Cultists in Owerri

A boy of late twenties, yesterday evening was reportedly shut down by unknown gun men along Mbaise road, opposite FCMB Bank Owerri, Imo State in an alleged case of being a terror to the inhabitants of old Nekede road. The suspected cultist by name, Chibuike Omaka, popularly known as “Mbele” according to eye witnesses around the scene...

APC Senatorial Candidate, Onyeagocha Loses at Home

The APC Senatorial Candidate, Hon Uche Onyeagocha is among political big shots who lost at home during last weekend's election. Onyeagocha, who is from Obinze in Owerri West LGA lost three of the booths that make up the ward. His rival, SamDaddy Anyanwu of the PDP won in Obinze booth 3, 4 and 5 after the pools. Areas...

Ihedioha Satisfied With Security, Voters Turn Out

On the issue of card reader, some people haven't been successful with its use but I've been accredited very successfully. It's obvious that because of our technological difficulties, we are not yet there, because u can see that the accreditation time is lagging. It's not as efficient as it should be but I thought it should have been done...

How To Stop APC From Further Desecration Of God’s House

By Dr. Chibueze Chizaramoku Sorganizations have been organizing poliince the beginning of democratic government in Nigeria in 1999 various tical debates to enable the citizenry make up their minds on who to vote for. Various methods have been adopted by the organizations. They include the use of electronic media, town union forum and public debates. In Imo State the Catholic...

Democracy By Military Terms, How The Cooky Crumbles

As l type this, my Governor, Owelle Rochas is on phone with the Channels Television 2015 election monitrs, and he is complaining bitterly about the alleged militarization of the elections in Imo State. As someone who monitored this election in seven out of the twenty seven LGAs in the State, I am surprised with the Governor's allegations, as I...

IGBO INTEREST ..AS OHAKIM’S FORESIGHT COMPELS BUHARI, JONATHAN TO LAY SIEGE TO THE SOUTHEAST

ONWUASOANYA FCC JONES Before the inaugural session of the Igbo Conversational Group, principally convened by a former Governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim​, the Southeast region and indeed the entore Igbo land was treated like a conquered territory by the two frontline presidential candidates. While Buhari and his APC spent millions of dollars in buying a speaking space in...

Imo Senatorial And Fed House Elections: Who Shall They Send?

When the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, postponed the elections from February to March, it was as if the D-day would never approach again. Behold, tomorrow, Saturday, March 28, 2015, Nigerians will troop out in their numbers to vote for Presidential and National Assembly elections. In Imo State, it will be a big battle among the contending political parties and...

CHURCHES CAN HELP GOSPEL TALENT TO EXCEL—–Emmy C

It is of note that numbers of secular artistes in the state outweighs the number of gospel acts in the music industry which brought the gospel singing sensation Emeka Chukwuezi Stephen known as Emmy-C to Trumpeta Extravaganza to air his view on the issue of less gospel acts and the need for Churches to play vital role...