News Digest

      By Okey Alozie Not less than seven Imo State House of Assembly members who are of the APC extraction have been linked to possible move...

  Members of Association of Good Governance Imo State Chapter have brought a law-suit to disqualify the Imo State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Hope Uzodinma from vying for and occupying the position of governor of Imo State. In suit number HAM/53/2019 filed in the Imo State High Court Ahiazu Mbaise Judicial Division, the group among other things, is alleging that there is a Warrant of Arrest issued by the Grade 1 Area Court Kubwa Abuja for the arrest of the senator for alleged issuance of a dud cheque to some persons by the senator which the police is yet to execute. Further in the suit, the plaintiffs are alleging that the senator embezzled $12.5 million contract sum meant for a Federal Government dredging contract and was indicted by a Presidential Investigative Panel over the contract. Other are that the senator who is sued as the 1st Defendant, attempted to bribe a judge of an Abuja High Court including other series of allegations of code of conduct and financial crimes. The plaintiffs are claiming that if elected governor, the senator would embezzle resources for the development of Imo State and also that the alleged questionable character of the senator would scare away investors from the state. The group is therefore praying the court to declare that the senator is not a fit-and-proper person to be governor of the state and for an order on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove the name of the senator as a governorship candidate. Other prayers are for an order compelling the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate the allegations of financial crimes against the senator and for the police to arrest the senator and arraign him in the said Abuja Area Court as ordered by the Area Court. Recently, when the case came up for hearing, the court ordered that the suit be published in the newspapers as a proper mode of service on the defendants. INEC, the Nigeria Police and EFCC are also defendants in the suit. After the publications, the defendants have limited time to file their defence and then judgment may follow.

By Onyekachi Eze An air of uncertainty is reigning in the Imo State House of Assembly over the reinstatement of four suspended members reports Trumpeta...

  Tunji Adedeji Hon Tony Nwulu, weekend, was overwhelmingly elected as the candidate of the United Progressives Party (UPP) for the February 2019 governorship election in...

  By Onyekachi Eze  The recently held flag off exercise for the Rural Access and Mobility Project, RAMP,  across the 27 Council Areas of Imo State...

  A development- minded imolite and ICT guru, Mmeri Okoro, has disclosed that Baar. Prada Uzodimma, who recently embarked on another impactful educational outreach and...

  By Onyinyechi Amakaulo Police in Imo State Command has revealed how yet to be identified criminals killed a policeman and carted away his AK 47...

  By Onyeananam Edmund The People of Obowo, Ihitte Uboma, Ehime and Isiala Mbano Local Government Areas of Imo State have spoken on the reason why...

  By Adanna Uju A renowned transport guru Mr Frank Nneji, the Managing Director of ABC Transport Plc has been picked by the Imo Integrity Group...

By matthew ifeanyi maduako Recently, there was a debate around the world as to whether a terminally sick person should be aided to end his/her...