The Imo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, has affirmed Senator Hope Uzodimma as the Imo State Governor. In a unanimous judgement delivered by Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay’s three-man panel, the tribunal held that Uzodimma’s re-election as the state governor complied with the provisions of the Electoral Act. The tribunal dismissed the petition filed by the Labour …

With two days to the off-season governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States, the Joint Body of the Southeast Council of Traditional Rulers has called on the Federal and Imo State government, and other relevant agencies to ensure a free, fair and transparent poll. In a statement on Wednesday, the Joint Body said that this would “eliminate or minimise …

The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has said that the eastern part of the country is set to become the industrial hub of the nation, as promised by President Bola Tinubu. At the women campaign rally held in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Tuesday ahead of the 11th November governorship election, Mrs. Tinubu emphasised that Governor Uzodimma is gender friendly …

Back in April 2018, I was a guest-by-happenstance of Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan in his Yenagoa home. My very good friend, one of the most professional and most cultivated police officers I’ve ever known, Don Awunah, invited me and a few of his close friends for a function in his honour. Awunah (sadly now of blessed memory) was being …

A Labour Party (LP) governorship aspirant in Imo State, Humphrey Anumudu has been found dead in his house. Anumudu was reported dead in his Lagos home after returning from a meeting at the LP secretariat in Abuja. The deceased was a native of Mbieri Ancient Kingdom in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State. Reacting to his death, a family …