LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Judicial Commission of Enquiry on Contracts awarded in Imo State between 2006 and 2019 has submitted its report to Governor Hope Uzodimma and recommended that those who played key roles in the contract awards that turned out to be a scam and which the enquiry had uncovered be made to return…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The new Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, on Wednesday night, called for the probe of three former governors of the state. The former governors are Ikedi Ohakim, Rochas Okorocha and Emeka Ihedioha. The governor who gave the order in his inaugural speech immediately he was sworn in, ordered the Accountant-General…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha reportedly wept in his office over his loss to Senator Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Ihedioha was sacked by the country’s Apex Court on Tuesday evening in a judgement delivered by a 7-man panel led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad. The…
LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja, Justice Taiwo Taiwo has withdrawn from the suit filed by Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State in respect of his Certificate of Return as a Senator-elect. The embattled Governor had gone to court seeking an order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to…
LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a comprehensive list of Senators-elect, following the February 23 Presidential and National Assembly elections. In a statement from the electoral body on Monday, INEC announced that it would present certificates of return to those whose names are on the list on Thursday, March 14….
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended the governors of Imo and Ogun States, Rochas Okorocha and Ibikunle Amosun. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Mr Lanre Issa-Onilu, confirmed this to Channels Television on Friday. According to him, the NWC suspended the governors following the allegations of…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Large numbers of women from Imo women were reported to have now headed to 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze, to protest against what they described as the involvement of the Army in the controversial declaration of governor Rochas Okorocha, as Imo west senator-elect. Vanguard report observed that the women are from the 12…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Returning Officer for the Imo West senatorial election on Saturday, Prof Innocent Ibeawuchi, has alleged that he was forced to declare Governor Rochas Okorocha the winner of the poll by the supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate. According to the result, Okorocha polled 97,762 votes to win the election…
