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Headlines, Imo, State News
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
The death toll in the flood disaster currently rocking Okwuamarihe and Amanachi communities in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State has risen to 10. Similarly, over 50,000 families have also been sacked from their ancestral homes by flood, while several houses have been submerged in the disaster. Narrating the ordeal of his people to […]
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Imo, State News
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Frank Aliakor, a shipping expert based in Lagos, is well known for his comments and interest on political issues. The native of Imo State is also a politician having contested various political offices in Lagos State. In this interview with Victor Ebimomi he spoke about the crisis of interest going on in his home state, […]
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Abuja (FCT), Headlines, Imo, State News
Sunday, October 16th, 2011
Tempers flared as the Development Control Department of the Federal Capital Territory Administration demolished an illegal drinking joint and restaurant built on a land owned by Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha at Port Harcourt Crescent, Area 11, Abuja, on Friday. The plot, which had an uncompleted shopping mall, had been converted into a drinking joint […]
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Articles, Columnists, Imo, Kenneth Uwadi, NNP Columnists, State News
Thursday, October 6th, 2011

By Kenneth Uwadi, Imo State, October 6, 2011 – On Monday, 3rd October 2011 , I received a mail from a Mr Chinedu who threatened to deal with me for what he sees as giving the government of Owelle Rochas Okorocha a bad press. The threat was in reaction to an article I wrote on […]
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Governors, Headlines, Imo, Nasarawa, National Politics, Ogun, Oyo, Top Stories
Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Femi Babafemi, EFCC spokesperson, told SaharaReporters this morning that the former governors are currently undergoing interrogations surrounding corruption allegations in Abuja. The anti-graft agency is targeting some nine ex-governors who may have mismanaged billions of naira within their respective states. Those arrested today include Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State, Adebayo Alao-Akala of Oyo State and […]
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Abia, Headlines, Imo, State News
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
The intended transfer of service of non-Abia State civil servants to their states of origin has resulted in a war of words between the two information commissioners in Abia and Imo states. The Abia State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Chief Don Ubani said yesterday that there was no going back on that policy by […]
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Headlines, Imo, State News
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
The character of any government is defined by its vision. Encapsulated in the vision are the needs of the people purposely sifted from the wants of the society. Thus, the tradition of celebrating 100 days in office, which we copied from the Americans, is rooted in establishing the vision and focus of a government. The […]
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Headlines, Imo, State News
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
OWERRI—Imo State Government has suspended the traditional ruler of Lagwa Okwuato autonomous community in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area, Eze Cosmas Onyeneke, following the shocking discovery that his factory premises had been turned into a safe haven for kidnappers. Government’s directive was made through a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Professor […]
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Articles, Columnists, Imo, Kenneth Uwadi, NNP Columnists, State News
Saturday, October 1st, 2011

By Kenneth Uwadi, Imo, Nigeria – October 1, 2011 – Since I started pointing out the autocratic behaviours and lack of arithmetic knowledge of governance of embattled Governor Rochas Okorocha, I have been branded so many unprintable names by a selected group of unproductive, uninformed, money hungry, favour seeking, paranoid supporters of the government and […]
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Headlines, Imo, State News
Thursday, September 29th, 2011
It was a pay back time for a community leader in Umuihi in Ihitte/Uboma Local Government Area of Imo State as he was sentenced to seven years imprisonment, for stealing a dog, belonging to one of his friends. Stephen Ugwunali, who is the President General of Umuihi Town Union, was handed down seven-year jail term […]