Hope Uzodinma was wrongly declared the winner –  Supreme Court Justice

Justice Chima Nweze of the Supreme Court yesterday disagreed with the other six justices who dismissed a review brought before the apex court by Emeka Ihedioha. Recall that the Supreme Court in Abuja in a six-to-one judgment had on Tuesday dismissed the application for review of its January 14, 2020, judgment which removed Emeka Ihedioha as Imo […]

Imo Supreme Court Judgement Review: Governor Uzodinma extends olive branch to Ihedioha, others

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has appealed to Emeka Ihedioha of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and other political opponents of his to rally round him in the spirit of sportsmanship to move the state forward. Governor Uzodinma was speaking today at Imo Government House, Owerri in reaction to Supreme Court’s judgement today, that reaffirmed […]

Ihedioha Loses Again In Court!

A seeming deft political move by the ousted Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, to take over two oil wells from Rivers State, has suffered a fatal blow in a Federal High Court, Abuja. Like it did to Bayelsa State on the ownership of Soku oil wells worth over N720 billion, Rivers wrestled Ihedioha in a […]

Ihedioha: US May Sanction Nigeria, Says Ex-Associate Deputy Attorney General

Nigeria is currently being targeted by the United States government for fresh sanctions over alleged schemes that foisted Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the rightful governor of Imo State in Eastern Nigeria. The only way out for Nigeria at the moment is for the Supreme Court Judges and other top government […]

Judicracy and the Fairness in being Unfair

Abraham Lincoln described democracy as “government of the people, by the people, for the people” during the American civil war in 1863. His notion later became the often-quoted definition of democracy and a benchmark of rating its success globally. More than a few nations have actualized Lincoln’s thought, but Nigeria is lagging behind. Her quasi-democratic […]

Marcus Brutus And His Cousins

One week after the Supreme Court overturned the election of Emeka Ihedioha of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as governor of Imo State and installed Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC), nine lawmakers in the statehouse of assembly abandoned their party and joined the “winning team”. Four of them were elected on the […]

My deposal not enough to make me lose faith in Judiciary, INEC- Ihedioha

Despite being ousted from office by the Supreme Court last week, Emeka Ihedioha  has said he still believes in Nigeria and its developing democracy and institutions. Ihedioha of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), was removed as Governor of Imo State, Tuesday, last week by a Supreme Court Judgement that also declared Hope Uzodinma of the […]

Imo: Group calls for massive protest against Supreme Court’s judgement

The Human Rights, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders’ Foundation (HURIDE), has asked the Imo people in particular and Nigerians, in general, to prepare for a massive protest against Supreme Court’s judgment on Saturday, January 18, 2020, in Owerri, Imo State. The Supreme Court had earlier this week, declared the All Progressives Congress (APC)  candidate, Senator […]

From 4th Position To Governor-Elect: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Hope Uzodinma

Hope Uzodinma was born to the family of Chief Michael Uzodinma – Igwe of Ozuh Omuma and Ezinne Rose Uzodinma in Oru East L.G.A of Imo State in 1959. He is a devout Catholic. He obtained his secondary school certificate from Mgbidi Secondary School, Orlu West in 1982. He holds a bachelor’s degree in international […]

INEC issues Hope Uzodinma certificate of return

Senator Hope Uzodinma has received his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as Governor of Imo State. Uzodinma received the certificate on Wednesday after the Supreme Court nullified the election of Emeka Ihedioha as the governor of the state on Tuesday. The Supreme Court had in a unanimous judgment on Tuesday […]