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Politics

PMB in Imo, Inaugurates Projects

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, inaugurated the 36km dual carriageway of Owerri-Orlu road in Imo State. Buhari was earlier welcomed at the airport by the Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma, and other dignitaries dressed in white outfits and red caps. The president, in his visit to Owerri, is expected to inaugurate other projects by Uzodimma. […]Continue Reading
Crime

Gunmen kill Motorcyclist in Imo

There was panic at Ogbaku market on Owerri- Onitsha Road in Owerri, Imo State, on Tuesday as gunmen invaded the market and shot a motorcyclist dead. This happened while the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali, was in at the Government House Owerri to inaugurate the 12 Armoured Personnel Carriers procured by the state government […]Continue Reading
News

Imo State Gets New Head of Service

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has appointed Mr Raymond Ucheoma as the new Head of Service of the state. This was contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Chief Cosmas Iwu and made available to newsmen in Owerri. According to the statement, the appointment is with immediate effect. The News […]Continue Reading
Crime

Gunmen Attack Bullion Van in Imo

Gunmen, on Thursday, attacked a bullion van at Ogbor-Nguru in the Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State. Reports say the bullion van took off from Owerri, the state capital, and was billed to offload cash at one of the new generational banks in Mbaise when it was attacked. An eye witness, Kennedy Onwunali, […]Continue Reading
Environment

Illegal Refinery Explodes in Imo

An illegal refinery has exploded at Abaezi forest in the Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. Report says many people were feared dead and six vehicles were also razed during the incident which had thrown the community into panic. The state Commissioner for Petroleum Resources, Goodluck Opiah, newsmen at the scene that the state […]Continue Reading
News

Student Dies During Acting in Owerri

Tragedy struck at Claratian University of Nigeria, Nekede, in Owerri, Imo State, on Friday, as a seminarian, Suel Ambrose, slumped and died while acting in a drama on campus. Reporters who visited the campus on Saturday morning were told by students that the deceased who hailed from Benue State was dramatising the role of the […]Continue Reading
Crime

Police Claim Responsibility As Gunmen Invade Imo Church, Abduct Okorocha’s Son-in-law Uche Nwosu

The Imo state Police Command on Sunday confirmed that the former governor Rochas Okorocha’s son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, is in their custody. The State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Micheal Abattam, made this known to newsmen in Owerri. He said he wanted to make clarification based on the report that Nwosu was kidnapped by unknown gunmen. […]Continue Reading
Education

2 FUTO Students Found Dead in Hostel

Two undergraduate students of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri have been found dead in their hostel while a third occupant is in critical condition at a health facility in Owerri, Imo State. A statement from the Police Public relations Officer, Imo State Police Command Mr. Orlando Ikeokwu says following a report, men of the […]Continue Reading