UZODINMA VS IHEDIOHA: THE MYSTERY OF THE 388 POLLING UNITS: THE POLICE WITNESS

By Collins Ughalaa “Every Result Form completed at the Ward, Local Government, State and National levels in accordance with the provisions of this Act or any guidelines issued by the Commission shall be signed and countersigned by the relevant officers and polling agents at those levels and copies given to the police officers and the […]

GOV. HOPE UZODINMA SIGNS MOU WITH MARRIOT GROUP TO RENOVATE AND MANAGE IMO CONCORDE HOTEL OWERRI.

The Imo State government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Marriot International incorporated for the renovation and management of the Imo Concorde hotel to international standards. The MOU is to usher in a Public-Private Partnership which the Governor says will further make the Imo Concorde an internationally recognized hotel with economic benefits to the […]

A SINFUL NATION, A VENGEFUL GOD – DR DONS EZE

God is currently angry with Nigeria. He is angry with many people in the country. God is not happy with Nigeria because of the sinfulness of her people. He is not happy about the atrocities being committed by some Nigerians. He is not happy about the injustices being perpetrated in some high places against the […]

IHEDIOHA vs UZODINMA: THE UNTOLD STORY.

This perspective is from Prof. Kenneth Amaeshi in Scotland UK. The outcome of the 2019 elections in Imo State has reverberated in and outside Nigeria with a lot of controversies. Expectedly, the saga has created heroes This perspective is from our own Prof. Kenneth Amaeshi in Scotland. and villains. However, the real story and casualties […]

IHEDIOHA vs IZODINMA: THE MYSTERY OF THE 388 POLLING UNITS

By Collins Ughalaa On Saturday, March 9, 2019, the people of Imo State joined citizens in other states of the federation to perform one of their civic responsibilities. They trooped out in their numbers to vote for their preferred governorship candidate. This voting ritual is done in Nigeria once in four years, and the outcome […]

IHEDIOHA vs UZODINMA: THE MYSTERY OF THE 388 POLLING UNITS (PART 2)

By Collins Ughalaa On Friday, February 21, 2020, we started a series on the above subject that has dominated public discourse for over a month now. We understand the seriousness of the issues canvassed. But many people are worried that many of the discussants have only engaged in emotional aerobics, twisting the essence of what […]

IHEDIOHA vs UZODINMA: ONE OF THE LAWYERS INVOLVED IN IHEDIOHA’S CASE EXPLAINS WHY HE LOST.

Many have called privately to ask me questions as to what happened in Imo Governorship election petition. This little intervention is a summary of the legal contest. I must apologize in advance if some aspects of it is somewhat technical. I am one of Sen. Hope Uzodinma’s lawyers. I am not a member or a […]

DANGOTE INJECTS OVER N63BN TO BOOST SOUTH-EAST ECONOMY

By Bennett Oghifo The President of Dangote Group of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has so far invested over N63 billion to the South East economy of Nigeria by having trucks built for him at the Anambra Motor Manufacturing Company (ANAMMCO) in Enugu. Dangote’s trucks are assembled by a Chinese company, Shacman Trucks, through its Nigerian […]

SEVEN RATIONAL BASIS FOR ADJOURNMENT OF PROCEEDINGS IN COURTS OF LAW!

The popular take out there is that adjournment of cases slated for hearing is “the unprepared” lawyer’s escape route for running away from expeditious trials. Nigerians generally perceive lawyers who apply for adjournment of cases as lazy or unserious because it is widely believed that if the lawyer is sure about the genuineness of his […]

NATIONAL CONVERSATION AND HEALING A FRACTURED NATION – By Law Mefor.

The Nigerian nation is still staggering under the weight of formation. It has tried some options; including holding the nation together by sheer force but none seems to be working. The Nigeria-Biafra civil war was the ultimate measure deployed to keeping the nation one. From the country’s checkered experience, building a nation doesn’t seem quite […]

IMO IS CALM, THERE IS NO TENSION WHATSOEVER. THERE’S NO MERIT IN THE APPLICATION FOR REVIEW. IMO APC.

Come to think about it; CAN THE SUPREME COURT REVERSE ITSELF? Under the doctrine of stare decisis, the Supreme Court is bound by its previous decisions. As such there had been cases where the judgment of the Supreme Court stunned a section of the public but the court didn’t reverse its judgement when approached. The […]

SUMMARY OF SENATOR HOPE UZODINMA’S PRELIMINARY OBJECTION AND DEFENCE AGAINST THE APPLICATION FOR JUDGEMENT REVIEW BY HON EMEKA IHEDIOHA.

Order 8 Rule 16 of the Supreme Court Rules 2014 prohibits this Honourable Court from reviewing its judgment once given and delivered, save to correct clerical mistakes or accidental slip. That is to say that the Supreme Court can review its judgment but only on issues that do not touch on its judgment and that […]

UZODINMA/IHEDIOHA: LACK OF INTERNAL DEMOCRACY AND THE ABSENCE OF ELECTORAL INTEGRITY LED TO SUPREME COURT VERDICT ON IMO.

I am compelled to spill the beans a little because it has become obvious that people are getting confused, judgemental and sentimental over the Imo Supreme Court judgement. While we wait for the court to explain the reasons for its judgement as is customary, it is important to note that it was an embarrassing lack […]