Tag: Imo State
Imo records drop in HIV infection rate
The Imo Government on Tuesday said the state had recorded significant drop in the HIV infection rate,following sustained public campaign…
APC sweeps Imo local government elections
The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) has declared candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winners of Saturday’s…
APC in Imo elects new officers as faction boycotts
The Imo chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday elected new officials to run its affairs following a court…
Ward Congresses: Gov. Okorocha, Imo APC leaders meet Osinbajo
Leaders of APC in Imo State on Thursday met with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential villa behind closed…
2019 election: INEC to deploy 20,000 ad-hoc personnel to Imo state
Prof. Francis Ezeonu, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Imo, says that the commission will deploy 20,000 ad-hoc personnel in…
Over 800 persons trained on modern agriculture techniques in Imo
The New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) says empowerment of over 800 women and youths in Imo will eradicate poverty…
Imo state Govt. committed to child health care management – Okorocha
Imo Governor, Mr Rochas Okorocha, says the state government is committed to health care and welfare of women, expectant mothers…
Imo traditional rulers set to reform the institution
Traditional rulers in Imo State are set to reform and reposition the traditional institution in the state with the emergence…
Imo state records 68% drop in immunisation rate -WHO
Immunisation rate in Imo State has dropped by 68 percent, a report by the World Health Organisation has indicated. Dr…
President Buhari is the best for Nigeria – Okorocha
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo says there is no better man for the Presidency than President Muhammadu Buhari.
Johnson-Sirleaf is next on Okorocha’s statue list
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo is set to unveil the statue of another African president, weeks after a national outrage…
Flooding: Imo Govt urged to demolish houses on waterways
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has advised the Imo state government to demolish all houses along the waterways to…
Collapsed building kills 4 in Imo
Four occupants of a two storey building on Fire Service/Mbaise Road died after the building collapsed at the early hour…
Truancy: Axe dangles on Imo N-Power volunteers
The Federal Government has directed chronic truants in the N-Power scheme in Imo to provide cause why they should be…
Flood submerge 30 buildings in Owerri
No fewer than 30 buildings located in densely populated Works Layout in Amakohia area, Owerri, were submerged by flood following…
Imo to host deaf football championship in November
The Secretary-General, Nigeria Deaf Sports Federation (NDSF), Lukman Agbabiaka, on Monday, announced that Imo State would host the 5th National…
Community policing curbed kidnapping in Imo – CP
The Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mr Taiwo Lakanu, has said that community policing helped in subduing kidnappers in the…
Breaking: Federal High Court affirms Ikpeazu’s election
The Federal High Court Owerri, Imo State on Friday affirmed the election of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu. Details later.
Shell pipeline in Imo blown up
The police have confirmed an attack on a facility belonging to Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) at Awarra, Ohaji/Egbema Local…
Workers Salary: Ndigbo gives Okorocha 60-day ultimatum
Ndigbo Unity Forum, an Igbo socio-cultural group, has given Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo an ultimatum of 60 days to…
Monarch’s son murdered, weeks after paying N5m ransom for abducted daughter
Cyriacus Izuekwe The son of the traditional ruler of Ikwuano Autonomous community in Isi Ala Mbano town of Imo state,…
2 policemen killed in Imo by suspected robbers
Armed men, suspected to be robbers on Tuesday shot and killed two policemen at Umuagwo in Ohaji/Egbema area of Imo.…
Okorocha sacks SSG with immediate effect
Governor Rochas Okorocha of eastern Nigerian state of Imo on Friday, sacked the Secretary to Government of Imo, Mr Jude…
Okorocha to pay 70% of workers January salaries
The Government of Rochas Okorocha and the Joint Labour Committee have agreed on payment of 70 per cent of January…
Okorocha gives in, recalls suspended workers
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has finally agreed with the leadership of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), to immediately recall all…
NLC, Okorocha set for face-off
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Imo chapter, has criticized the state government’s plan to concession some of its institutions, expressing…
Couple begs court to dissolve boring marriage
Cyriacus Izuekwe There was drama at Ejigbo Customary court on Wednesday when a husband and his wife pleaded with the…
Imo workers defy Okorocha’s directive
Workers in 19 parastatal agencies and departments in Imo reported for duties, defying the directive by the state government that…
Marketers in Imo blame petrol price hike on NNPC
Petroleum Product Marketers in Imo have blamed the hike in the pump price of petrol across the state on the…
Okorocha presents N102.2bn budget to assembly
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Tuesday presented the 2016 appropriation of N102.2 billion to the state assembly for scrutiny.…