Tag: Rochas Okorocha

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April 20, 2013

Governor Rochas Okorocha involved in car accident, reportedly injured on the head

by Rachel Ogbu Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, received an injury to his head on Friday after his car collided ...

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April 18, 2013

EFCC arrests Imo commissioner and accountant general for fraud

by Akan Ido Okafor Chike John, the Imo Commissioner for Finance and Eche Ezenna George, the state Accountant General have ...

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March 16, 2013

Corruption allegation: ALGON drags Rochas Okorocha to the EFCC

by Isi Esene The Imo State branch of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria has dragged the state governor, ...

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March 11, 2013

Finally: Lagos gov’t re-opens Ladipo market

by Isi Esene The Lagos State Government has reopened the Ladipo market which was closed on February 25 over environmental ...

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January 30, 2013

Nkiru Sylvanus kidnapping: Police, SSS parade ex-MOPOL officer, 5 others (PICTURED)

by Isi Esene Six suspects were yesterday paraded by the police and the State Security Service for their alleged involvement ...

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January 27, 2013

Royal Rumble: “Probe me if you dare” – Former Imo governor, Ohakim tells Governor Okorocha

by Nnamdi Akpa Former Imo state governor, Ikedi Ohakim has said that his conscience is clear, and so he is ...

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January 20, 2013

You are a failure, Obasanjo tells Rochas Okorocha

by Akan Ido Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has described the governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha as a political failure. ...

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January 5, 2013

Gen. Abubakar, Amaechi, Ngige, T. A. Orji in Imo as Gov Okorocha’s daughter weds state commissioner (PHOTOS)

by Akan Ido Imo State was agog with dignitaries and well wishers on January 3 when governor Rochas Okorocha’s daughter, ...

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December 28, 2012

Honourable rumble: Gov Okorocha’s, Senator Anyanwu’s aides clash, Anyanwu reportedly slaps governor’s aide-de-camp

by Isi Esene The political tension in Imo State has risen up a notch as aides to the governor, Rochas ...

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December 22, 2012

Nkiru Sylvanus: Her family paid N8m ransom to secure her release – Police

by Isi Esene Nkiru Sylvanus, the special assistant to the Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, who was abducted by kidnappers ...

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December 20, 2012

Nkiru Sylvanus: 16 suspects arrested in connection with kidnap

by Akan Ido The Imo State police command have announced the arrest of 16 suspects in connection with the kidnap ...

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December 19, 2012

Blame Okorocha for kidnappings in Imo – Ohakim

by Isi Esene Former Imo State governor, Ikedi Ohakim has blamed governor Rochas Okorocha for the increasing case of kidnapping ...

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December 9, 2012

Sad: Meet the cancer patient who has to sleep on her knees (and see how you can help)

You will quiver seeing 63-year-old widow, Mrs. Janet Ogbonna, an  indigene of Imo State, who is suffering from malignant cancer ...

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December 5, 2012

We are number 35! and more in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

There is something rotten in the state of Nigeria, but the debate now is whether there is actually a genuine ...

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December 2, 2012

Opinion: Do state governments need commissioners?

by Tonnie Iredia Commissioners are neither appointed nor retained in Nigeria to do any meaningful work. Instead, they are essentially ...

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December 2, 2012

Power Intoxication: Rochas Okorocha’s ADC beat mobile policeman unconscious

by Isi Esene A mobile police officer attached to the state government house in Imo got a beating of his ...

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November 23, 2012

Owelle goes back to school: Rochas Okorocha spotted in high school uniform (PHOTO)

by Rachel Ogbu Governor Rochas Okorocha is having the time of his life. The Owelle of Education, as we have dubbed ...

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November 14, 2012

“Rumour-mongers can never see my downfall” – Nkiru Sylvanus denies losing her appointment

by Isi Esene Nollywood actress, Nkiru Sylvanus who was reportedly fired by the Imo State government from her position as ...

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November 13, 2012

You’re fired: Nkiru Sylvanus, special assistant to Rochas Okorocha loses appointment – Report

by Isi Esene The are unconfirmed reports that actress Nkiru Sylvanus has lost her position as the special assistant to ...

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November 11, 2012

Senate launches war against ambitious school children… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola Nigeria’s senate may soon pass a contentious bill which would make it illegal for school children from ...

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October 23, 2012

What’s Okorocha’s obsession with seats? Imo governor now plans to unseat Speaker

by Rachel Ogbu Speculations abound on the reported rift between the Imo State governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha and the state’s House of ...

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October 21, 2012

‘Owelle Rochas Holyfield’: Gov. Okorocha punches Gov. Obi’s protocol officer over seat

by Stanley Azuakola Some things are hard to believe, until you remember you are in Nigeria. On Saturday,  Owelle Rochas ...

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August 28, 2012

“Speak English in public and be dethroned” – Gov. Rochas warns traditional rulers

by Stanley Azuakola The English language may be Nigeria’s lingua franca, but in Imo State, South East Nigeria, speaking English ...

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July 30, 2012

The Owelle of Education: Rochas Okorocha wants to build two more Imo universities before 2015

by Stanley Azuakola In this era of frequent university staff strikes over wages, the only government which has shown interest ...

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June 19, 2012

It’s the law: Imo Gov. Okorocha defends decision to build house for his predecessor

by Stanley Azuakola Their rivalry in the build up to the last elections was fierce and intense. The election itself was ...

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February 15, 2012

Who were yesterday’s Winners & Losers? See where we put Mo’Cheddah, Banky W, Rochas Okorocha and that guy who shot his daughter’s laptop!

  by Emmanuel Osanedum Winners&Losers does a roundup of the day’s major happenings by distilling the ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ of ...

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