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…
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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…
Imo JONAPWD: My removal illegal, negates constitution – State chair, Nwachukwu
The leadership of the Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities, JONAPWD, Imo State chapter, is facing a serious leadership…
Police nab robbery suspect, recover pistol in Imo
The Imo State Police Command arrested robbery suspect Ogochukwu Favour and recovered a locally made pistol from him. The suspect…
Minimum Wage: Ex-Imo Commissioner accuses Labour of insensitivity
Ex-Commissioner in Imo State, Prof. Vitalis Orikeze Ajumbe has accused the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress,…
Police finger IPOB in death of two officers, one other in Imo
The Imo State Police Command has accused the Eastern Security Network, ESN, a wing of the Indigenous People of Biafra,…
Woman arrested for stabbing partner to death over Internet fraud proceeds
Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a 27-year-old lady, Oluchi Nzemechi, for stabbing her partner, Kelechi Nzemechi,…
Nationwide strike: Reconsider your stance – Imo CAN begs NLC
The Imo State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has called on the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, to…
Biafra Day: Streets, shops locked as Imo residents observe IPOB sit-at-home order
Economic activities were halted on Thursday in Owerri, Imo State, as residents stayed indoors in compliance with the sit-at-home order…
Protest in Imo community as govt closes gas plant construction site
The Imo State government on Wednesday directed the stoppage of a gas plant construction site in Umuriem Autonomous Community, Nekede…
Imo: CP demotes police officer for extorting motorists
Imo State police commissioner, Aboki Danjuma, has demoted an officer, Inspector Isong Osudueh, attached to the Counter Terrorism Unit, CTU,…
Imo guber: Gov Uzodinma reacts as tribunal upholds his election
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has reacted to the judgement of the State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which validated his…
APGA tasks Imo govt to uplift children from poverty, malnutrition
The Imo State Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, John Iwuala, has tasked governments with the provision of…
Imo guber election: PDP candidate Anyanwu rejects tribunal verdict
The Imo State candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 November 11 gubernatorial election, Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu,…
Imo community rejects protest against policeman keeping peace in area
Disturbed by the uncanny manner suspected disgruntled women of the community went on protest, the Mmahu Community in Ohaji Egbema…
Imo Tragedy: PDP Nat’l Secretary, Anyanwu knocks Uzodimma govt
The People Democratic Party, PDP, National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu has advocated for construction of a flyover at the Imo…
Imo community protests over closure of polytechnic campus
Indigenes of Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of lmo State yesterday took to the streets in a peaceful protest against…
Two killed, others injured as troops engage IPOB, kidnappers in Imo
At least two criminal elements have been killed while others were injured following a gun battle with Nigerian troops of…
Imo: Police arrest suspected killers of General Duru, others
The Imo State Police Command has announced the suspected killers of Major General Richard Duru (rtd). The police operatives also…
Uzodimma orders arrest, detention of lmo traders chairman over alleged corruption
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has ordered the immediate arrest and detention of Mr Emmanuel Ezeanochie, Chairman of Imo…
Troops eliminate IPOB commander, recover arms in Imo
The Nigerian Army said its troops in conjunction with personnel from Nigeria Police, Department of State Services, and Nigerian Security…
Imo workers top on my priority list, says Governor Uzodinma
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has assured Imo workers that they will always be at the top of the…
Police arrest two suspected drug dealers in Imo
The Imo State Police Command has arrested two suspected drug dealers, Kelechi Ekeopra and John Aburodo, from whom were recovered…
Imo insecurity: Uzodinma regrets setbacks
The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has acknowledged the setbacks that Imo State has suffered as a result of…
Police in Imo arrest robbery suspect, recover pistol, ammunition
The Imo State Police Command said it arrested a notorious armed robbery suspect, Izea John Chukwuebuka, 23, of Asa Community…
Police begin investigation into murder of another lawyer in Imo
Imo State Police Command says it has launched an investigation into the murder of another legal practitioner, Mr Garricks Anyanwu,…
Police arrest member of ESN syndicate responsible for enforcing sit-at-home orders in Imo
The Imo State Police Command says it has arrested a suspected member of Eastern Security Network, ESN, the armed wing…
Troops destroy notorious terrorist den, exhume victims’ bodies in Imo
Troops of 34 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Obinze, Owerri, said they had destroyed the den of notorious terrorists…
CSOs advocate press freedom at Imo media seminar
A coalition of civil society organizations, CSOs, has called on government and stakeholders in the media industry to give room…
Imo CP condemns attacks on security personnel, vows to apprehend culprits
The Commissioner of Police, CP, Imo State Command, Aboki Danjuma, has condemned the killing of personnel of Mopol 18, Owerri,…
Unknown gunmen kill 2 police officers in renewed attack in Imo
Unknown gunmen suspected to be members of the Eastern Security Network, ESN, an armed group of the Indigenous People of…
Troops foil kidnap attempts in Plateau, Zamfara, eliminate suspected IPOB militant in Imo
Troops of the Nigerian Army have carried out a targeted raid on a suspected criminal enclave at Zamtip Village in…
‘Be patient’ – NANS to students protesting tuition fee hikes in Imo
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has urged students of Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Imo State, to remain calm over…
30-year-old Nekede Polytechnic graduate commits suicide
A 30-year-old graduate of the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, in Imo State, Nerus Elemamba, has committed suicide. His body was…
Imo undergraduates protest high tuition, extortion, intimidation
Students of tertiary institutions in Imo State have taken to the streets to protest the high cost of living, high…
Police commissioner, military embark on confidence-building patrol in Imo
The Commissioner of Police in the State, CP Aboki Danjuma alongside DC Operations and operatives of the State’s Special Task…
World Civil Defence Day: NSCDC inducts 31 new intakes in Imo
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has inducted 31 new intakes into the corps in Imo State, to…
NAFDAC warns manufacturers, dealers against substandard products in Imo
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has issued a stern warning to manufacturers and dealers…
NSCDC laments upsurge of unlicensed private guard outfits in Imo
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has frowned at the “proliferation” of unregistered and unlicensed private guard companies…
Gunmen kill popular Imo lawyer
Gunmen have reportedly murdered Victor Onwubiko, a legal practitioner based in Imo State but resident in Uturu, Abia State. The…
Police nab four suspects, recover firearms in Imo
The Imo State Police Command has arrested two suspects, Jamilu Monday 29, 26 years, and Dantala Musa ‘m’, 25 years,…
Imo govt begins massive cleanup of drainages ahead of rainy season
The Imo State Government has commenced a massive cleanup of drainages in Owerri and its environs to ensure the free…
Imo residents, motorists beg Gov Uzodinma to fix Naze-Egbu Ring Road
Motorists and shop owners around Timber Market are lamenting over the bad state of the Naze-Egbu Ring Road in the…
First Choice Afro Villa allocates hundreds of plots to buyers in Papilo Estate, Imo State
A leading real estate company in Nigeria, First Choice Afro Villa, has taken another step in the fulfillment of its…
Police comb Imo forest, uncover 3 decomposing bodies
The Police Command in Imo has uncovered three decomposing, unidentified corpses suspected to be kidnapping victims at a forest in…
Abducted Imo monarch regains freedom
Traditional ruler of Orodo and former head of the Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers, His Royal Highness Samuel Ohiri,…
Imo safe, ready for business — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu on Monday declared that Imo State is safe and ready for business. Tinubu disclosed this in Owerri…
Tinubu inaugurates Imo Airport road
President Bola Tinubu on Monday inaugurated the redesigned Sam Mbakwe International Airport road. The redesigned Airport road, named after him,…
Chief of Army Staff restates commitment to fight insecurity in Imo
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, has restated his commitment to the fight against insecurity in…