“Nothing On Earth Will Stop My In-Law from Succeeding Me as The Next Governor of Imo State” Rochas Okorocha Blows Hot Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, says nothing will stop his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, from succeeding him as he has already been “ordained by God” and supported by 24 out of the 27 local government areas in the state. [irp] Governor Okorocha said this in a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo. Okorocha was reacting to claims that his son-in-law, who is his chief of staff, supervised the assault on the Catholic Archbishop of Owerri, Most Rev. Anthony Obinna, at a funeral in the state over the weekend. There were reports online that Nwosu had led other APC members to the funeral where they attacked the clergyman who spoke against his politi...

Man Mysteriously Died On Top of Palm Tree While Tapping Palm Wine in Imo State [Photos] Tragedy has befallen the people of Umuocha Ohuba-Ubomiri in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State as a palm wine tapper simply identified as Njoku, was on Thursday found dead on top a palm tree. A villager, Iheanyi Enwerem, told Southern City News that the deceased had left his house early in the morning for his daily palm wine tapping business. The villager, who was visibly shocked by the development, disclosed that as of the time Njoku left his house, there was no sign that he wouldn’t return alive. “He left his house very early in the morning for his daily palm wine tapping business. He was strong and never showed any sign that he would die. “When he did not return on time, his fa...