Kwara United would have their youngster sensation, Godwin Oshagbemithanked for helping the team secure an important away draw against Heartland FC in the NPFL Matchday 18 rescheduled game played at Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri. Godwin, who is a graduate of Kwara Football Academy scored a fantastic equaliser goal in the 60th minute of the game…
Hope Uzodinma, the Imo state Governor, on Monday, alongside his Deputy, Chinyere Ekomaru, was sworn in to serve another four-year tenure. It was gathered that the swearing-in ceremony took place in Owerri, at the Dan Anyiam stadium. The Informant247 reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had, on November 12, declared governor Uzodinma, the…
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, dismissed an application by Emeka Ihedioha, former governor of Imo, seeking the removal of Hope Uzodinma from office as the state governor. Justice Tijani Abubakar, in a judgment delivered, dismissed the application for lacking in merit, adding that the application was unnecessary and vexatious. The court also awarded the cost…
Hope Uzodinma, the Imo State Governor, on Thursday approved the suspension of the state Commissioner for Lands, Survey and Physical Planning, Noble Atulegwu. In a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Cosmos Iwu, the governor also suspended his Special Adviser/ General Manager, Imo State Housing Cooperation, Mbakwe Obi, adding that the suspension of…
Hope Uzodinma, the Imo State Governor and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday declared winner of the Saturday governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Informant247 gathered Uzodinma polled 540,308 votes to defeat his closest rivals, Sam Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 71,503 to…
Hope Uzodimma, the Imo State Governor and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11 governorship election has cleared all the 27 local government areas in the State. The Informant247 gathered that the collation of results started around 2 am on Sunday in Owerri, the state capital, with the Vice Chancellor…
Barely 24 hours before the governorship election in Imo State, Joe Ajaero, the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, on Friday at a world press conference in Abuja, explained how he was brutalized in Imo State, saying police operatives handed him over to some suspected thugs for beating. The NLC president, while addressing journalists in Abuja…
In preparation for the November 11 governorship election in Imo, the Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday began the distribution of electoral materials to all 27 Local Government Areas of the State. The Informant247 gathered that the electoral umpire, at the Central Bank of Nigeria’s branch in Owerri, the state capital, distributed the Bimodal Voter…
In preparation for the off-season elections in Imo Kogi and Bayelsa States, scheduled for 11th November 2023, the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ahmed Abubakar Audi, on Wednesday directed the deployment of 22, 600 personnel of the Corps to ensure free, fair and credible gubernatorial elections. In a statement…
In a response to the directive of the Labour Union, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) following last week’s brutalisation of the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, in Owerri, unions in the aviation industry on Wednesday, directed the withdrawal of all flights to Owerri, Imo State, from all airports in Nigeria….
In a further measure to protest the brutality of Joe Ajaero, the President of Nigeria Labour Congress by the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, the organised Labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress on Tuesday, ordered a shutdown of electricity and fuel supplies in Imo State, while also directing aviation workers…
In preparation for the governorship elections in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa States, the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday, announced that there will be no vehicular movement as well as movement of canoes, ships and other means of transportation via waterways, starting from Friday. Egbetokun, while giving the directive, said the decision was in…
In preparation for the November 11 governorship election, the Peoples Democratic Party in Imo State has again urged the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to redeploy the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Sylvia Agu. In a statement released by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, on Monday, the PDP said…
In preparation for the November 11 governorship election in Imo, the inspector-general of police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has announced the redeployment of Mohammed Barde, the commissioner of police in the state. The Informant247 had on November 1, reported how the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero was picked up from the Imo…
The presence of the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, in Owerri, the state capital, to lead a protest was in defiance of a court order, the Imo State Government has said. The government, in a defensive statement on Thursday, also denied involvement in the arrest and brutalisation of the labour leader….
The Imo State Police Command on Wednesday, denied the arrest of the Nigerian Labour Congress President, Joe Ajaero in Owerri. In a statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Okoye Henry, on Wednesday, said the NLC president was in Warri as part of the Congress’s plans to organise labourers for a massive protest…
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, adjourned hearing on the application by the All Progressives Grand Alliance seeking to sack Hope Uzodinma as the Imo State Governor to December 5. It was gathered that the apex court had fixed October 31, 2023, for the commencement of a hearing on the matter. It would be recalled that…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has concluded plans to launch a new unit, Special Intervention Squad(SIS) to address security challenges in Nigeria. According to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, all is set for the will take-off of the SIS 10 pilot states across the country. Egbetokun made the disclosure in his address at…
After three years of applying, the Supreme Court, on Friday, fixed October 31 to hear an application filed by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) seeking to remove Hope Uzodinma from office as Imo state governor. The hearing is coming three years after the party filed the application in July 2020. The application, filed in…
In preparation for the governorship election in Imo State, scheduled for November 11, the Independent National Electoral Commission, on Monday, lamented that the commission had recorded a shortfall of 6,154 ad hoc staff for the exercise. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of INEC, stated this at a two-day capacity workshop for members of the INEC…
