Tag: Imo State
Imo @50: Senator Anosike commends Uzodinma on security, transformation
As the government and people of Imo State celebrate 50th anniversary of the state’s creation, the Chairman of Imo-Anambra River…
President Tinubu and Ndigbo
He has shown love for the Igbo nation in the past. For example, during the Igu-Aro festival in Enugwu-Ukwu, under…
Army confirms arrest of notorious Imo IPOB/ESN Commander Gentle De Yahoo
He said the operation was carried out on Sunday, following credible intelligence on the hideouts of the criminal kingpin
My constituency under serious threats of erosion, insecurity – Ugochinyere
He, however, called on the Ideato North and Ideato South Local Government Chairmen to rise to the occasion by visiting…
Imo mother narrates agonizing ordeal: How mysterious stray bullet killed my baby
The boy was lying on the bed when he was hit by the mysterious bullet.
Shettima in Imo to inaugurate first flight of 2025 Hajj
The event marks the first international departure from the Imo Airport, with 315 pilgrims from Imo, Abia, and Bayelsa scheduled…
BOI disburses N1.48bn loan to 29,000 businesses in Imo
The disbursed funds were part of FG’s N200 billion Special Intervention Fund in line with President Bola Tinubu’s prosperity agenda.
NAN editor Gregory Maduakolam kidnapped in Owerri
NAN, in a statement issued by its management on Friday evening said Maduakolam was kidnapped in Owerri on Thursday night.…
Imo: Security operatives dislodge notorious IPOB Commander, Ifeanyi Okorienta, gang members
Brig.-Gen. Usman Lawal, the Commander, 34 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Obinze, Owerri, revealed this to journalists at a…
Ex-Senator Ibezim’s residence, NOUN facility set ablaze in Imo
The dastardly attacks were coming on the heels of a viral video report that the Federal Government planned to renovate…
Imo communities groan over deplorable roads
Dr. Ibe Nwoko, noted how he and others had gone to pay a courtesy visit to the Chairman of Ngor…
Prices of beans, tomatoes, new yams drop in Abia, Imo – NAN survey
With new yam now flooding the market, its price also dropped significantly with a big tuber, which sold for N7,000…
Gunmen shoot 3 vigilance operatives, 1 other dead in Imo
Confirming the tragic incident, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Imo state, ASP Henry Okoye, said three vigilance personnel…
‘How gunmen killed 2 policemen, 1 other in Imo’
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Imo Police Command, ASP Henry Okoye, said the state Commissioner of Police (CP),…
EFCC grabs 78 for internet fraud in Enugu, Imo
According to the statement, while 29 suspects were arrested on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Enugu State metropolis, the remaining…
Troops foil kidnap attempt, shoot two criminals dead in Imo
The spokesman said that similarly, troops in conjunction with personnel of Naval Base, Oguta, neutralised a member of the Indigenous…
HORROR IN IMO: Young man survives mob lynching, partner dies in jungle justice attack
Gerald’s survival is a small mercy in a tragedy that should never have happened. His recovery will take time, but…
‘Five oil thieves burnt beyond recognition in Imo explosion’
A source said the vandals had stormed the Obitti Rubber Estate in the area with an articulated vehicle, dug through…
COAS Lagbaja: We’ll exterminate any dissident person, group
The Chief of Army Staff who was addressing newsmen at the 34 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Obinze,…
JUST IN: Ihedioha loses suit against Uzodimma in Supreme Court
In a verdict read by Justice Tijjani Abubakar on Tuesday, the Supreme Court dismissed the motion for lack of merit,…
Labour directs total grounding of Imo with strike
“All public and private sector workers are to immediately down tools indefinitely,” Mr Festus Osifo, President, Trade Union Congress (TUC)…
Imo in total darkness as workers shutdown electricity supply
Imo is in total blackout following shutdown of electricity supply to the state by workers of the EEDC who are…
Gunmen kill eight soldiers, policemen in Imo
The dastardly act occurred at Umualumaku community, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state around 11.30am.
Imo civil servants pledge to re-elect Gov. Uzodimma
Governor Uzodimma who acknowledged the support of the Civil Servants to his administration, said it was their support that encouraged…
‘How rampaging Imo gunmen abducted 9 passengers, killed 2’
The gunmen subsequently diverted the Sienna bus of the travelers far into bush in Arondizuogu area of Imo State where…
Kidnapped Imo Catholic Priest regains freedom
He was kidnapped along Ejemekwuru- Ogbaku road between Oguta and Mbaitoli Local Government Areas of Imo while returning to Owerri.
Gunmen shoot two policemen dead in Imo again
The attack came one month after five policemen and a couple were killed at the same junction on April 21.
Imo: Osinbajo excited by dredging of Oguta Lake – Orashi River
Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Thursday in Oguta, Imo State, at the flag-off of the Pre-Dredging Hydrographic Survey of the…
Ex-Imo commissioner Laseberry Okafor jailed for N180m fraud
He allegedly diverting the sum of N180 million from the account of the Imo Transport Company to Oma Oil &…
Obi: I will end poverty, suffering, insecurity in Nigeria
Obi also promised that his election would lead to Nigeria's economic emancipation, by moving the country from consumption to production.