Opinion: The Rochas Okorocha you don’t know is inept and incompetent

by Kenneth Uwadi Since May 29th, 2011, Imo State and her people have been witnessing ‘ Abracadabra’ in governance, lawlessness, insecurity, kidnapping , negative and half hazard polices, deceit and the more you look the less you see, showmanship, lies and falsification, lack of procedure and total neglect to lay down procedure and heavy debt... Read More

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October 6, 2014

Kenneth Uwadi: How Okorocha has looted Imo dry

by Kenneth Uwadi Officially and publicly, Governor Okorocha has not announced his intention to remain in power beyond May 2015, his terminal period as Governor under the military imposed 1999 constitution. Notwithstanding his ostrich game on this issue, all key economic and political features and manipulations going on under the regime clearly point only in... Read More

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September 27, 2014

“What are you talking about? Are you defending the nonsense the FG is doing?” || See our top political quotes of the week!

by Emma Chidiogo It has been another dramatic/eventful week in the political ecosystem of Nigeria. Here, we present to you our top political quotes of the week. “What are you talking about? Are you defending the nonsense the Federal Government is doing? They breached the law by failing to declare the money that was on-board... Read More

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September 24, 2014

The APC got this! Tell Jonathan to forget about 2015 – Rochas

by Chris Onyeoso Ahead of the 2015 Presidential elections, Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to start writing down his handover notes, as the All Progressives Congress is putting finishing touches to take over Aso Rock in 2015. While speaking in Owerri, the governor said; “Come 2015, APC will be... Read More

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September 21, 2014

Adams Oshiomhole is set to join the presidential race

by Ben Akhigbe Governor of Edo state, Adams Oshiomole, is set to join the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) presidential ticket race. Already vying for the ticket are former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar; Senator Bukola Saraki; Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso; Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha; and former military Head of State, Rtd Maj-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.... Read More

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September 8, 2014

Buhari is missing at APC’s Sokoto rally

by James Sambo Chieftains in the All Progressives Congress (APC) converged for the Party’s North-West Zonal Rally in Sokoto State on Monday. The headline of the rally, which is taking place at the Trade Fair complex, was the absence of Former Head of State, and APC Chief, Rtd. Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari. Others in attendance of... Read More

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August 26, 2014

“We will sack PDP in Abia!” | “You are not a Messiah!” || Governors Okorocha and Orji throw verbal punches [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju Abia State governor, Theodore Orji, has emphatically declared that major opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC) cannot win a single polling booth in his state in the 2015 general election. Orji was responding to a recent statement by Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha, who said APC would take over Abia in the... Read More

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August 7, 2014

“You slap your husband in public!” | “You make women cry!” | Gov Okorocha & Senator Anyanwu are fighting in Imo [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju There is absolutely no love lost between the Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha and a female legislator from Imo state, Senator Chris Anyanwu. Over the past week, both parties have thrown unsavoury words at each other in the public space. It all started at the 2014 edition of Oru Owerri... Read More

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July 15, 2014

Charly Boy: My father’s burial, those ‘Charlys Virgins’ and much more

by Charly Boy Hey! Come and see Nigerians all over the world, holding Oputa Panel on top of my fathers burial. Kassala deyooooo. My father’s burial may have come and gone, but tongues are still wagging about all the drama that went down. No be The CharlyBoy Show? I must confess that my pop’s... Read More

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July 12, 2014

“Please forgive me and my aides…” – Ex-Gov. Ohakim confesses his ‘sins’, pleads for mercy

by S’ola Filani The immediate past Governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, has pleaded for forgiveness from Imo citizens for falling short of their expectations during his tenure as Governor. In an interview with Vanguard newspaper, the former Governor said “I want to seize this opportunity to tell Imo people to forgive me and forgive... Read More

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July 10, 2014

Rudolf Okonkwo: The trouble with Bola Tinubu and co

by Rudolf Okonkwo The pedigree of Tinubu, Okorocha and their likes are troubling enough that a descent society would not hang its hopes on their types. From their upbringing, educational accomplishment, to their source of wealth, these men would be too ashamed to be in public life if Nigeria were a sane society. At exactly... Read More

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June 30, 2014

Opinion: Today on the Charly Boy versus Rochas Okorocha show

by Imoh David Charlie Boy like Nuhu Ribadu has began a new trend which I hope will soon be followed. The insistence on protocols is not an embarrassment unless to those who had no intention to respect protocol. In time past it was regarded as impossible for a governor to be arrested in the territory... Read More

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June 28, 2014

Charly Boy stops Okorocha from speaking at father’s burial, snatches microphone

by S’ola Filani A few weeks back, maverick entertainer, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy warned politicians against politicizing his father’s burial. The artiste is clearly making good his warning as he reportedly stormed out of a colloquium organized in honour of his late father by the Imo State government on Friday. He accused Governor... Read More

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February 20, 2014

Joe Igbokwe: The APC is not the new PDP

by Joe Igbokwe Those presently flooding into APC will come in to learn that greatness never comes by accident. The new APC supporters will find out that every great thing has always been achieved by great persons. Soon they will discover that the APC they are coming into is a disciplined, idea driven, ideological platform... Read More

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January 31, 2014

Opinion: Let’s talk about Okorocha’s Imo deportation

by Mustapha Saddiq According to the report, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state raised the alarm that they might be Boko Haram insurgents and so the government was left with no option than to send them packing ‘safely’ back home. Earlier this week, there was a news reported by one of the national... Read More

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December 28, 2013

Opinion: Wait, is this the same Rochas Okorocha we voted for in 2011?

by Uche Egboluche Okorocha pretends to be fixing all the ills in Imo State at once. However, it is obvious the state has run out of funds. Yet, in every gathering, he still makes promises, though he seems to get lesser applause as people now see his promises as suspect or what Igbo would call... Read More

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November 17, 2013

NGF crisis: 8 govs, 5 deputies attend retreat in Sokoto

by Akan Ido The nineteen member strong Rotimi Amaechi-faction of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum were in Sokoto yesterday for their second retreat. Six of the members were absent while thirteen of the governors were either present or represented by their state deputy governors. Rivers governor, Amaechi led others at the meeting including the host governor, Aliyu... Read More

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November 9, 2013

Salihu Tanko Yakasai: Shekarau, Kano APC is NOT your property (Y! Politico)

by Salihu Tanko Yakasai Let me categorically state that, we the majority members of APC in Kano can comfortably sacrifice Shekarau to have Kwankwaso on board, anyday, anytime and a gazillion times over. Last Thursday, October 31st 2013, the All Progressives Congress party APC delegation headed by its National Chairman Bisi Akande, together with the... Read More

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September 17, 2013

Ocheorome Nnanna: Weep not, dear minister

by Ocheorome Nnanna …He took his cabinet on an inspection of projects. Thereafter, he invited them to lunch. After a sumptuous meal accompanied with hefty swilling of choice drinks, he calmly informed them that their services were no longer required. There is a touch of cruelty developing among political chief executives in Nigeria. I am... Read More

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August 24, 2013

Okorocha weeps at APC rally, presents Ngige as gov’norship consensus candidate

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, wept openly on Friday during a rally in Awka where the All Progressives Congress presented Senator Chris Ngige as the consensus candidate of the party for the November 16 2013 governorship election in Anambra State. Okorocha, who could not hold back tears, said he was crying over the death of... Read More

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August 3, 2013

Dele Momodu: Now that the APC has come alive…!

by Dele Momodu But APC should not be over-confident. What binds PDP together is very strong, access to power and money, a surfeit of it for that matter. Fellow Nigerians, let me start by congratulating the leaders and members of the newly registered political party, All Progressives Congress (APC) of Nigeria, on their well-deserved victory.... Read More

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July 18, 2013

Why Rochas Okorocha dissolved Imo cabinet

by Akan Ido Imo Governor, Rochas Okorocha yesterday announced the dissolution of the state executive council in a bid to inject new blood into his cabinet. The governor sent commissioners and advisers packing in his first cabinet reshuffle in his two years as governor of the state. Okorocha directed the affected former government officials to... Read More

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June 16, 2013

SPOTTED: ‘Nollywood’ governor, Rochas Okorocha roasting corn by the roadside

by Rachel Ogbu Why is Governor Rochas Okorocha roasting corn with a baby in his arm? …that’s a good question. The Imo state governor was probably showing that he’s a man of the people quite literally, and was photographed multitasking with a camera crew and his security aides standing guard. The last time we spotted him, he... Read More

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May 28, 2013

Opinion: Presidential candidate options before the APC for 2015

by Makua Eyisi The All Progressives Congress (APC) is a formidable merger plan because it has in its fold, some of the few who actually bark and bite. They enjoy massive followership and they intend wrestling power from the ruling PDP… Change is essential and desperately needed especially for a country like ours, having had a... Read More

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May 18, 2013

I did not meet APGA chairman in my bedroom – Patience Jonathan

by Akan Ido Dame Patience Jonathan has denied any involvement in the leadership crisis engulfing the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). The first lady denied backing the factional chairman of the party, Victor Umeh saying any report linking her to the crisis is far from the truth. Dame patience who reacted to the reports through... Read More

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May 8, 2013

12 PDP governors ready to join the opposition – Gov. Okorocha boasts as he defects to unregistered APC

by Akan Ido By the time the political dust settles as the country moves towards the 2015 elections the ranks of the All Progressives Congress (APC) controlled states may have swollen to twenty three. In a bold political move, the governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), yesterday defected to... Read More

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April 28, 2013

Rochas Okorocha leaves UK, flown to Israel for medical treatment following car accident

by Isi Esene Imo governor, Rochas Okorocha may not be back in the country soon as reports say he has left the United Kingdom, where he was flown for medical treatment, to Israel. Okorocha was flown out of Nigeria on April 20, 2013 after getting involved in a car accident where he sustained a head... Read More

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April 22, 2013

Gov Rochas Okorocha expected home after head scan in London following car accident

by Chi Ibe Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has undergone a successful head scanning in a London hospital, online news reports say. [READ: Governor Rochas Okorocha involved in car accident, reportedly injured on the head] According to reports, Commissioner for Information, Chinedu Offor, released the information saying Okorocha has been dis charged and is... Read More

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April 21, 2013

Gov Rochas Okorocha flown abroad for further medical treatment after car accident

by Rachel Ogbu Imo Governor Rochas Okorocha was flown abroad for further medical treatment after being in a car accident on Friday. [READ: Governor Rochas Okorocha involved in car accident, reportedly injured on the head] Okorocha was inspecting projects in the Orlu area of the state when his official car collided with a private Mercedes Saloon... Read More

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Opinion: The Rochas Okorocha you don’t know is inept and incompetent

Kenneth Uwadi: How Okorocha has looted Imo dry

“What are you talking about? Are you defending the nonsense the FG is doing?” || See our top political quotes of the week!

The APC got this! Tell Jonathan to forget about 2015 – Rochas

Adams Oshiomhole is set to join the presidential race

Buhari is missing at APC’s Sokoto rally

“We will sack PDP in Abia!” | “You are not a Messiah!” || Governors Okorocha and Orji throw verbal punches [DETAILS]

“You slap your husband in public!” | “You make women cry!” | Gov Okorocha & Senator Anyanwu are fighting in Imo [DETAILS]

Charly Boy: My father’s burial, those ‘Charlys Virgins’ and much more

“Please forgive me and my aides…” – Ex-Gov. Ohakim confesses his ‘sins’, pleads for mercy

Rudolf Okonkwo: The trouble with Bola Tinubu and co

Opinion: Today on the Charly Boy versus Rochas Okorocha show

Charly Boy stops Okorocha from speaking at father’s burial, snatches microphone

Joe Igbokwe: The APC is not the new PDP

Opinion: Let’s talk about Okorocha’s Imo deportation

Opinion: Wait, is this the same Rochas Okorocha we voted for in 2011?

Yemi Adamolekun: I believe I deserve better – do you?

NGF crisis: 8 govs, 5 deputies attend retreat in Sokoto

Salihu Tanko Yakasai: Shekarau, Kano APC is NOT your property (Y! Politico)

Ocheorome Nnanna: Weep not, dear minister

Okorocha weeps at APC rally, presents Ngige as gov’norship consensus candidate

Dele Momodu: Now that the APC has come alive…!

Why Rochas Okorocha dissolved Imo cabinet

SPOTTED: ‘Nollywood’ governor, Rochas Okorocha roasting corn by the roadside

Opinion: Presidential candidate options before the APC for 2015

I did not meet APGA chairman in my bedroom – Patience Jonathan

12 PDP governors ready to join the opposition – Gov. Okorocha boasts as he defects to unregistered APC

Rochas Okorocha leaves UK, flown to Israel for medical treatment following car accident

Gov Rochas Okorocha expected home after head scan in London following car accident

Gov Rochas Okorocha flown abroad for further medical treatment after car accident

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