Imo State
12 Nov
Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared the winner of the November 11, 2023, governorship election in Imo State, securing a second term in office.
9 Nov
A Federal High Court, Abuja, has declined to grant a motion ex-parte brought by Alhaji Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) to stop Athan Achonu as governorship candidate of Saturday’s election in Imo. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a short ruling, refused to grant the prayer of the plaintiffs for an order of interim…
9 Nov
A pro-Biafra group, Biafra Provisional Government, has condemned the ongoing power blackout in Imo State resulting from the clash between organized labour and the operatives of the state police command. The total blackout was imposed on the state capital and beyond by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and their counterpart the Trade Union Congress (TUC)…
9 Nov
The Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the November 11 Governorship election in Imo State, Tony Ejiogu, has urged residents of the state not to be moved by the hunger in the land and sell their votes to people who will still keep them in bondage. The APGA candidate ended his campaign…
8 Nov
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Wednesday that there will be no election in 38 polling units in Imo State on Saturday, November 11, 2023.
4 Nov
The Organised Labour has threatened to withdraw their services nationwide with effect from Tuesday, November 7, over the abduction and brutalisation of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, during a planned protest in Imo State.
2 Nov
At the start of his governorship, Hope Uzodimma, the Executive Governor of Imo State – set an ambitious goal of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, and Recovery of Imo State. This strategy, which has been dubbed the 3R agenda, is strongly behind the State’s Industrial Policy launched on November 2, 2022 – exactly one year ago! The theme…
1 Nov
The Organised Labour has threatened to call for an immediate nationwide strike following the arrest of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, in Owerri, the Imo state capital. Ajaero was picked up on Wednesday from the NLC State Council Secretariat by heavily armed policemen and taken to an unknown destination. Imo…
1 Nov
A sample of forty-three percent of Imo State citizens have said they would not participate in the forthcoming November 11th governorship election in the state. The respondents cited insecurity, loss of confidence in the electioneering process and the election umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC as among the reasons for their decision. This was…
1 Nov
The Imo State Police Command has denied arresting President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero. Ajaero was arrested in Owerri, the Imo State capital, according to reports. It was gathered that he was picked up from the NLC State Council Secretariat by heavily armed policemen and taken to an unknown destination. Labour in…
1 Nov
Governorship standard bearers of various parties for the November 11 election in Imo State have frowned on the request by the state government to all the hotels in Owerri, to reserve all the rooms for it between November 4 and 12, 2023.
31 Oct
The Supreme Court has again postponed till December 5, hearing of applications filed three years ago by the Peoples Democratic Party( PDP) and the Action People’s Party (APP) seeking to nullify the eligibility of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 governorship election in Imo State and to remove Hope Uzodinma as governor. The…
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