Journalists based in Imo State have protested against the alleged ban by the House of Assembly from coverage of activities in Assembly.

To rest the issue of authenticity of the certificates claimed by the Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Chiji Collins, the 27-member house has raised a five-man...

The 27-member Imo State House of Assembly yesterday dismissed media reports that its speaker, Dr. Chiji Collins, was on the verge of impeachment. The social and regular media platforms had last week being inundated by reports of some aggrieved members allegedly planning to unseat the speaker.

Twenty-seven lawmakers of the Imo State House of Assembly, presided over by the Speaker, Dr. Chiji Chimezie Collins, have raised the alarm over alleged incessant attacks by herdsmen in various communities of their constituencies ...

Another member of the Imo State House of Assembly, Amara Iwuanyanwu, representing Nwangele Constituency, has defected from the All Progressives...

Angered by their alleged negligence to honour summons, the Imo State House of Assembly yesterday suspended indefinitely all the 27 local council chairmen in the state. They were directed to handover the government property in their care to the Clerk of the Assembly, while the house also resolved that they would instruct, by writing, the…

Imo State House of Assembly has denied passing any bill on establishment of an Islamic university in the state. There had been speculations in the state that the assembly signed a bill for the establishment of an Islamic university. A statement signed at the weekend by the chief press secretary of the speaker, Marcel Ekwezuo,…

The gale of defection hit the Imo State House of Assembly on Thursday as eighteen members have defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Speaker of the house, Acho Ihim, led the defecting lawmakers to a new party - Action Alliance (AA). The Speaker made the announcement of…

Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Acho Ihim has set up a three -man committee to investigate the source of notice of bill on grazing in the order paper of the house recently. In a statement signed by Ihim’s Chief Press Secretary, Marcel Ekwezuo, and made available to The Guardian yesterday, the Speaker named…

Religious leaders have demanded that the bill on cattle ranching currently before the Imo House of Assembly be thrown away. The clerics, consisting of bishops of various denominations, spoke under the auspices of Concerned Church Leaders Forum yesterday in Owerri. Briefing journalists after their meeting in the capital, the National Vice President of Pentecostal Fellowship…

Imo State Deputy Governor, Eze Madumere’s travail got messier yesterday as 19 members of the state House of Assembly, including the Speaker, Acho Ihim, directed the Chief Judge, Paschal Nnadi to investigate allegations of misconduct against him. The Guardian learnt that Madumere would also be probed for alleged dereliction of duty and conviction for theft…

The Imo State House of Assembly yesterday suspended indefinitely four of its members for alleged “unparliamentary” conducts. Those sanctioned are Dr. Uche Oguwuike (Ikeduru Constituency); Nkenna Nzeruo (Oru East); Collins Chiji (Isiala Mbano) and Ifeanyi Nnataronye (Mbaitoli Constituency).