Tag: ROCHAS OKOROCHA
South East governors, others receive Ekwueme’s body in Enugu
The remains of the former Vice President Alex Ekwueme arrived the Akanu Ibiam International Airport on Monday preparatory to the final burial rites.
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Three die of Lassa fever in Imo – Okorocha
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo said on Wednesday three persons had died of Lassa fever while seven others were hospitalised.
Okorocha told journalists in Owerri...
Okorocha’s son slumps, hospitalised in London three months after rumoured death
Three months after he was rumoured dead, Ahamefula, son of Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has been flown to London for urgent medical...
Okorocha denies renaming street after Buhari
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has denied renaming Assumpta Avenue in Owerri, the state capital, after President Muhammadu Buhari.
A statement by the governor’s...
Buhari’s re-election: I didn’t underrate APC governors, Tinubu replies Okorocha
All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Bola Tinubu, has clarified the misrepresentation in the statement attributed to him by Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha,...
Commissioner for happiness: Jonathan’s aide, NAN deceived by parody Twitter account
Former media aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, and some other Twitter users have been deceived by a parody Twitter account created for...
Okorocha appoints sister commissioner for happiness
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has appointed his biological sister, Ogechi Ololo, commissioner for happiness and couples’ fulfilment.
Mrs Ololo (nee Okorocha) is one...
Pay salaries before Christmas, Buhari tells governors
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed state governments to ensure payment of outstanding workers’ salaries to enable them to “smile to banks” and happily celebrate...
Buhari approves 30-member New National Minimum Wage Committee
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of 30-member Tripartite Committee for the negotiation of a New National Minimum Wage for workers in the...
Ekwueme, epitome of detribalized Nigerian – Okorocha
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has described the late former Vice President Alex Ekwueme as an epitome of a detribalized Nigerian.
Ekwueme, 85, died on...