Owerri is the capital city of Imo State in Nigeria,set in the heart of Igboland. It is also the state's largest city,followed by Orlu,Okigwe and Ohaji/Egbema. Owerri consists of three Local Government Areas including Owerri Municipal,Owerri North and Owerri West,it has an estimated population of about 1,401,873 as of 2016 and is approximately 100 square kilometres (40 sq mi) in area. Owerri is bordered by the Otamiri River to the east and the Nworie River to the south. The Owerri Slogan is Heartland.
Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport,also known as Imo State Airport,serves Owerri,the capital city of Imo State in southeastern Nigeria. It is located in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area,Imo State.
Obiangwu or Isuobiangwu,is a village and ward of Ngor Okpala Local Government Area,Imo State in southeastern Nigeria,31.7 miles (51.0 km) by road northwest of the city of Aba,immediately to the west of Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport. Umuene Obiangwu lies to the northwest of the main village.
The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Imo comprises three Senators representing Imo North,Imo East,and Imo West,and ten Representatives representing Ahiazu Mbaise/Ezinihitte,Orlu/Oru East,Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala,Ohaji/Egbema/Oguta,Ideato North/Ideato South,Okigwe North,Ehime Mbano/Ihitte Uboma/Obowo,Mbaitolu/Ikeduru,Owerri Municipal/Owerri North/Owerri West,and Nkwerre/Nwangele/Isu/Njaba.
Imo State is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria,bordered to the north by Anambra State,Rivers State to the west and south,and Abia State to the east. It takes its name from the Imo River which flows along the state's eastern border. The state capital is Owerri and its state nickname is the "Eastern Heartland."
The Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) is a federal government university in Owerri West,Owerri,the capital of Imo State,Nigeria. The university is bounded by the communities of Eziobodo,Ihiagwa,Obinze,Okolochi and Emeabiam. It is the premier federal university of technology in the South-East and South-South parts of Nigeria.
Owerri West is a Local Government Area of Imo State,Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Umuguma. Owerri West Local Government is administered under the terms of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Elections to the office of the Chairman of the local government are held through nominations by registered political parties as stipulated by the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,under the supervision of Imo State Electoral Commission. Owerri West was carved out of the former Owerri Local Government Area in 1996. A very large portion of the local government constitute the capital city of Imo State,Nigeria.
James N.J. Aneke is a retired Nigerian Navy officer. He served as the Military Governor of Imo State in Nigeria from December 1993 to August 1996. He was Commandant of Nigerian Naval Engineering College (NNEC),Sapele,Delta State.
The Imo State University (IMSU) in Owerri,Imo State,Nigeria was established in 1981 through law No. 4 passed by the Imo State House of Assembly. The university admitted the first intake of 392 pioneer students on 23 October 1981.
Rt. Hon. Chief Goodluck Nanah Opiah also known as Ugwumba Ikeoha is a Nigerian Politician and the Nigerian Federal Minister of State for Education.
Nnenna Ijeoma Elendu Ukeje is the former representative for Bende Federal Constituency,Abia State,Nigeria. She was re-elected to this position on 29 May 2011 and also served as the Chairman house committee on foreign affairs. In the 2015 general elections she was also re-elected to the house of representative &once again appointed as the house committee chairman on foreign affairs. In 2019,she was replaced by Benjamin Kalu.
Umuguma Town is Owerri West Local Government Area's headquarters. It is in Imo State,Nigeria. It evolved out of the old Owerri Local Government Area in 1996. Umuguma—a descendant of Arugo—is one of the 774 communities in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as Local Government administrative
Lloyd Chukwuemeka is a State House of Assembly member representing Owerri-North State Constituency in the Imo State House of Assembly.
Ugonna Ozurigbo is a Nigerian politician. He was deputy speaker of the 8th Assembly of the Imo State House of Assembly beginning in July 2015.
Bede Uchenna Eke is a politician and lawmaker in the House of Representatives at the National Assembly,representing Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala Federal Constituency.
Henry Nwawuba is a Nigerian politician,entrepreneur,banker and philanthropist. He is a member of the House of Representatives (Nigeria),representing Mbaitoli/Ikeduru Federal Constituency of Imo state. He is currently serving his second term in the National Assembly (Nigeria). He has been elected on both occasions on the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). He is the Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Niger Delta.
Owoidighe Ekpoatailisten is a Nigerian politician,lawmaker and a member of the Federal House of Representative. She represented Eket/Onna/Esit Eket/Ibeno federal constituency of Akwa-Ibom State. She was elected into the National Assembly under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Miriam Odinaka Onuoha is a politician of the All Progressives Congress from Imo State,Nigeria. She is a member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from Okigwe North federal constituency. She won re-election into the federal house of representatives in January 2020. Obinna Onwubuariri of the PDP was declared winner for the 2019 election,but the national assembly election petition tribunal in Owerri in September 2019,sacked Obinna Onwubuariri,and ordered a fresh election for January 2020. She won re-election after an election petition tribunal sitting in August 2020 upheld her victory in the January 2020 elections.
The 2019 Imo State gubernatorial election in Nigeria occurred on 9 March 2019. PDP's Emeka Ihedioha polled 38.29% of the total votes,defeating AA's Uche Nwosu who got 26.66% of popular votes,and several minor party candidates. Out of 27 LGAs,Ihedioha won in 11,while Nwosu won in 10.
The 1992 Nigerian Senate election in Imo State was held on July 4,1992,to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Imo State. Bright Nwanne representing Imo East/Owerri Zone,Umar Nnani Maduagwu representing Imo West/Orlu Zone and B.C. Agunanne representing Imo North/Okigwe Zone all won on the platform of the National Republican Convention.
listen ) (born 1968) is the senator representing Imo east senatorial district in the 9th assembly and the former member of the Nigerian Federal House of Representatives [1] He represented the Owerri-Municipal/Owerri-North/West-Federal Constituency of Imo State under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party in the Federal House of Representatives