Press freedom: Activists call for Imo broadcaster, Nonsokwa’s release
The detention of Imo radio broadcaster, Chinonso Uba (Nonsokwa) in the state correctional service centre has continued to generate reactions…
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BREAKING: Gunmen kidnap Catholic Priest, Rev Fr Azubuike in Imo
Gunmen have abducted Rev Fr. Emmanuel Azubuike, the parish priest of St Theresa’s Catholic Parish in Obollo Community, Isiala Mbano…
BREAKING: Many feared killed, others injured as bomb explodes in Imo
The police in Imo has confirmed a bomb explosion in the state. The explosion reportedly caused stampede and confusion as…
Nonsokwa’s lawyer Mgbekeonye writes Imo CP ,IG alleges threat to life
The defence counsel to the embattled Imo radio broadcaster, Chinonso Uba, popularly called Nonsokwa, has raised an alarm alleging that…
Police neutralize suspected ESN member, recover arms in Imo
The Imo State Police Command has said its operatives successfully repelled an attempted attack allegedly carried out by members of…
Lawmaker begs Imo youths to shelve protest over killing of pregnant woman at Imo airport
Lawmaker representing Ngor-Okpala State Constituency at Imo House of Assembly, Obinna Egu has appealed to the youths of host communities…
Imo: Uzodimma assures revival of Ahiajoku lecture
Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has reiterated his administration’s readiness to bring the Igbo-speaking states together. To this end,…
NUJ condemns arrest of Imo radio presenter, Uba
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Imo State Council, has condemned the arrest of radio presenter Chinonso Uba, popularly called…
Ex-Imo gov, Ohakim denies moves to install him next Ohanaeze President-General
Former Imo State Governor, Ikedi Ohakim, has distanced himself from the moves to install him as the next President-General of…
Police arrest 29 kidnapping suspects in Imo, recover 14 guns
The Imo State Police Command has paraded 29 suspects alleged to be involved in kidnapping activities within the state, as…
Alleged IPOB sit-at-home order: Imo Police Command mobilizes personnel for public safety
In reaction to a recent order allegedly issued by the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, directing residents to observe two…
Imo ranks low in NIN enrollment – Digital Economy ministry reveals
The Ministry of Digital Economy and E-Government has revealed that Imo is among States in the Southeast region with a…
Servicom Week: Imo CP sets up monitoring unit against erring police officers
In responding to public complaints against the unprofessional attitude of some police officers in the state, ranging from extortion to…
Anyanwu’s position as National Secretary not under threat – Imo PDP
Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has stated that the position of its leader, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu…
Imo: Police rescue teenage girl from alleged organ harvesters, arrest one suspect
The Imo State Police Command have foiled an attempt by suspected human organ traffickers following the arrest of a 38-year-old…
Imo: Many feared dead as Nigerian soldiers, gunmen engage in gun battle
A gun battle erupted between soldiers and yet-to-be-known gunmen in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, allegedly leaving…
Uzodinma accused of abandoning N10bn World Bank funded erosion project in Imo
The National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and also gubernatorial candidate of the party during the 2023 Imo…
Imo: Police issue warning over burning of ex-senator’s residence, National Open University’s buildings
The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, has cautioned the people of the state to refrain from behaviours capable…
LG polls: Imo SDP rejects results, threatens legal action
The Social Democratic Party, SDP, Imo State chapter has declared its readiness to challenge in court the outcome of the…
Imo LG polls murder of democracy – PDP
The Imo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Austin Nwachukwu has described the outcome of the just concluded…
Imo LG polls: APC will emerge victorious – Uzodinma boasts
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma has boasted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will secure a landslide victory in the…
Imo: Police kill 3 hoodlums in attempted police station attack
The Police Command in Imo State on Sunday foiled an attack by hoodlums on Njaba Local Government Area Divisional Police…
Imo LG polls: APC replies PDP, debunks alleged plots to rig election
Imo State Government has debunked the claim by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, that the APC-led government…
Imo PDP begins reconciliation moves, sets up committee
The new leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Imo State, has inaugurated a 13-member committee to reconcile all…
Crisis looms in Imo community over non-conduct of Town Union election
Crisis is brewing in Idume Ogwa in Mbaitoli LGA Imo State over failure by the current leadership of the town…
Imo: Internal Revenue Service seals 7 hotels, others over alleged tax evasion
The Imo State Internal Revenue Service (IIRS) has moved against hoteliers and other hospitality establishments in Owerri, the capital city,…
Imo Police nab three for robbery
The Imo State Police Command has paraded a 23-year-old Elijah Chigemezu who specializes in snatching phones from unsuspecting victims at…
Imo govt. debunks resignation rumour of ISOPADEC MD, Orie
Imo State Government has informed citizens of the State to disregard the rumour circulating on social media announcing the resignation…
Secure release of our missing officials – NYSC begs Imo, Anambra govts
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has appealed to the security agencies in Anambra and Imo States as well as…
Imo LG polls: SDP holds primaries, upbeat on victory
In preparation for the scheduled September 21 Local Council Polls across the 27 LGAs and 305 INEC registered Wards in…
Imo: Okoye emerges Acting Chair Revenue Service Board
Imo State Internal Revenue Service has got a new acting Chairman in the person of Remigius Justice Okoye following his…
We are coming after you – Imo traditional medicine practitioners to quacks
The Imo State government and the National Association of Traditional Medicine Practitioners of Nigeria, NANTMP, have resolved to go after…
EndBadGovernance Day 2: Imo relatively calm as Police advise residents not to panic
As the nationwide protest enters its second day, the Imo State Police Command have enjoined residents to continue remaining peaceful…
APGA leadership change: Party writes INEC, ISIEC, others ahead of Imo LG polls
Ahead of the Imo State Local Council Polls scheduled to take place on September 21 in the 27 local councils…
Panic in Imo as unknown gunmen launch fresh attacks
Unknown gunmen on Wednesday launched fresh attacks in Owerri, Imo capital, causing pandemonium in and around the city. DAILY POST…
Hunger protest: Imo NURTW warns members not to participate
Following the planned nationwide hunger protest scheduled to hold on August 1 across the Federation, the Imo State Chairman of…
Viral video: Imo Police debunks rumoured attack on Avu Market
The Imo State Police Command has described as fake, a recent viral video on social media showing that Avu Market…
Protest: Imo Police deploy officers, begins 15-day show of force
Ahead of the planned nationwide protest, the Imo State Police Command has in collaboration with other sister agencies deployed security…
Imo LP senator defects to APC
Ezenwa Onyewuchi, the Senator representing Imo East and a member of the Labour Party, LP, has defected to the All…
Environmental Management: Imo govt ends illegal mining, warns operators
In protecting the environment from ecological challenges, the Imo State Government has put an end to illegal mining operations in…
Imo issues license to Orashi Electricity Company for reliable power supply
Imo State government has granted a license to Orashi Electricity Company to generate, transmit and distribute electricity in the state.…
Okigwe Zone should produce next Imo governor – Njemanze
An Imo politician, Prince Bob Njemanze, has declared that it is the turn of Okigwe Zone to produce the next…
Sexual harassment against Imo DPO false — Police
The Imo State Police Command has described as false the allegation of sexual harassment and intimidation levelled against its personnel.…
NDLEA arrests wanted drug baron, recovers ‘mkpuru mmiri’, precursors, guns in Imo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has arrested a major drug cartel behind the production and distribution of deadly…
Mandate traditional rulers to work with vigilantes – Imo Assembly to Gov Uzodinma
The Imo State House of Assembly has urged Governor Hope Uzodinma to mandate all the traditional rulers in the state…
Man caught bullying widow to be prosecuted in Imo
The Imo State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare is putting every necessary thing in place to arraign Chinagorom…
NERC issues Imo approval to regulate electricity
In line with the Electricity Act 2023, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, issued an order transferring regulatory oversight of…
NDLEA convicts 30 drug offenders in Imo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said it seized 2,639.27 kilograms of hard drugs, arrested 192 offenders and convicted…
Imo: Okigwe zone stakes claim on governorship ahead 2027 election
Politicians from the Okigwe Zone of Imo State have called on their peers from the Owerri zone to support their…
ISIEC announces date for Imo council polls
Ahead of the forthcoming local government elections slated for September 21 across the 27 LGAs in the state, the Imo…