Author: Drum Africa Correspondent

The Force Headquarters has confirmed that former Imo State Governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha was actually arrested in Abuja on Monday, but explained that he was granted bail on self recognition after an hour’s interrogation. Police sources also confirmed that Okorocha was arrested in connection with alleged criminal conspiracy and forgery relating to the primary result of APC for Imo West senatorial zone. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP ANIETE INIEDU, who confirmed the arrest and the release told the media that Okorocha has been directed to report to the police on Tuesday for further interrogation after his release on bail…

In a remarkable demonstration of confidence in the healthcare infrastructure provided by Governor Hope Uzodimma’s administration, the Imo State Commissioner for Trade, Commerce and Investment, High Chief Barr. Rex C. Anunobi, has successfully undergone prostate surgery at the recently commissioned Imo Robotic Centre, Owerri. The development speaks volumes about the quality of healthcare investments being undertaken by Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma, whose administration is steadily repositioning Imo State as a destination for advanced medical treatment. At a time when some public officials prefer to seek medical attention abroad rather than patronise the hospitals established by their own governments, the decision…

A senior magistrate Court sitting in Abuja has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha and a former Senator, Ifeanyi Araraume for criminal conspiracy, forgery and tendering of false documents. Also ordered to be arrested are Timothy Ama Chuks and Amen Okorocha, who conspired with Rochas Okorocha to forge and tender false APC results, claiming to have been won by the former governor. All police officers across Nigeria are, by the bench warrant authorised to seize Okorocha, Araraume, Timothy Chuks and Amen Okorocha and produce them before the senior magistrate Court…

Deputy Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has congratulated the newly elected president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Hon. Milton Dick, who is equally the Speaker of Australian Parliament. Speaking at the 153rd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, Kalu also said that Nigeria’s ongoing economic reforms are stimulating growth and improving the ease of doing business. He also said that inflation has continued to ease with positive spillover in external reserves, stressing that the gains must now be felt in the real economy, particularly in food security and jobs. Kalu who spoke on the theme “Enhancing Good…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned a document being circulated by the defeated APC senatorial aspirant for Orlu zone, Senator Rochas Okorocha, claiming that he won the primaries. INEC declared that the authentic document by APC before it showed that Governor Hope Uzodimma won the primaries upon which his name was duly forwarded to it by the APC as the candidate for Imo West Senatorial zone (Orlu zone). In a strongly worded letter to the Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, and his DSS counterpart, INEC declared the document being paraded by Okorocha as fake and urged the…

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu has condoled with the family of Squadron Leader, Ahamefule Aham Man-Ugwueje, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) officer who lost his life in Sunday’s plane crash in Ilaje LGA, Ondo State. Kalu also commiserated with the Government and people of Abia State under the leadership of Governor Alex Otti. It will recalled that the Deputy Speaker had on Monday condoled with President Bola Tinubu, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, the entire Nigerian Air Force and the bereaved families over the incident. Upon confirmation that the…

The Deputy Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Rt. Benjamin has proposed structured legislative interventions across the globe as an urgent parliamentary action to address climate-related disasters and strengthen resilience in vulnerable regions. Speaking during a debate on ‘Urgent Parliamentary Action to Address Climate-related Disasters and Strengthen Resilience” at the ongoing 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Arusha, Tanzania on Thursday, Kalu said the debate must move beyond pledges to practical, bankable legislative actions that deliver for people and economies. He said that the structured global legislative intervention should however be built on two pillars of an investor-ready…

Governor Peter Mbah has called for a quantum leap and the declaration of a national emergency in Nigeria’s education sector to guarantee the nation’s development and future prosperity. Mbah argued that the audacity needed to fund a quantum leap in the nation’s education sector would flow from an appreciation of its necessity. This was even as the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), British Council, and other global and national education stakeholders have hailed the governor for making education the centerpiece of his administration’s development agenda. The governor made the call in his…

Twenty prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, abducted in Imo State on October 1, have regained their freedom following a search and rescue operation by the police and other security agencies. Meanwhile, Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has applauded security agencies for their quick intervention stressing that he is pleased with the security agencies for their collaboration and patriotism in ensuring that the corps members were rescued unharmed. The victims were rescued on Wednesday, October 7, at Amakohia Ubi Autonomous Community in Owerri West LGA, Imo State, according to a statement issued by the Nigeria Police…

Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) has been ranked 31st among Nigerian universities, 173rd in Africa and 3,633rd globally, in the October 2026 edition of the AD Scientific Index, a research-based ranking platform that tracks the scholarly performance and impact of scientists and academic institutions worldwide. The ranking reflects the growing presence of the University’s scholars in the international research ecosystem, as it strengthens its visibility on the global research map, to emerge among the Nigerian universities featured. DrumAfricanews reports that the University recorded a total H-index of 3,316, with 470 indexed academic staff, according to the ranking data.…