Hope Uzodimma
1 Aug 2024
Ohanaeze denies fixing burial date South-East Governors’ Forum has expressed shock over the death of the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. In a statement issued, yesterday, by the Chairman of the forum, and the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, they described the deceased as an illustrious son, whose death was…
12 Jun 2024
The diasporan King of the Igbo community in Ghana, His Royal Majesty Chukwudi Jude Ihenetu, has commended Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, for his timely intervention in the rescue of 10 underaged Nigerian victims of human trafficking, eight of who came from the Orlu part of the state.
11 Jun 2024
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, and his wife, Chioma, have dispatched a delegation to the Ghanaian government to bring back teenage girls
8 Jun 2024
The former Director-General of the Peter Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organisation, Doyin Okupe, said all 36 state governors should be allowed to decide their minimum wage. Okupe said this on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, even as he faulted the National Minimum Wage Act, which mandates all governors to pay a uniform minimum wage to…
6 Jun 2024
The Imo State Government has approved $200 million for the establishment of a power company known as Orashi Electricity Company.
4 Jun 2024
After 10 days in detention, the Police have released the former Special Adviser to Governor Hope Uzodimma on Special Duties, Chinasa Nwaneri. Nwaneri, and others, were arrested on the orders of the governor for alleged fraudulent activities and harassment of some Imo residents.
3 Jun 2024
The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has approved the constitution of an eight-member Imo State Electricity Commission.
31 May 2024
A rights group, Save Imo, has tasked Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on the release of his former aide and Special Adviser (Special Duties), Chinasa Nwaneri.
26 May 2024
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, at the weekend, dedicated his victory at the legislative and governorship tribunal to God. The tribunal sitting in Abuja, upheld his November 11,2023 election victory.
25 May 2024
The Imo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja has upheld the election of Hope Uzodimma as Imo State Governor.
24 May 2024
The Imo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, convened in Abuja, has decisively upheld Hope Uzodimma's position as the Governor of Imo State. In a unanimous verdict delivered by Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay’s three-member panel, the tribunal affirmed that Uzodimma's election as the state governor adhered to the stipulations of the Electoral Act. The tribunal equally held…
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The Kano State Government says it has awarded over N40 billion contracts for the construction of 15 roads in different parts of the state. The Commissioner for Works, Marwan Ahmed, said this at a news briefing, shortly after signing the contracts with different companies in Kano on Monday. Ahmed said that the contracts demonstrated Gov.…
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Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers has vowed that governance will prevail despite the opposition in the state. Fubara made the remark while inaugurating the Government House Staff Quarters newly built by his administration in Port Harcourt on Monday. According to him, the course of governance is irreversible despite the unceasing antagonism against his administration; victory…
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