Imo State
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The Ahiazu Patriotic Front (APF), a group of seasoned professionals and governance advocates in Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area, has commended the Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, on his efforts to improve security and development in the state. After a quarterly review meeting held in Okponkume, Mpam, on February 4, 2025, the group applauded…
27 Jan
After many years of its absence, the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Monday, appointed an eight-member board of the Imo State Road Maintenance Agency (IROMA). IROMA was set up by the then administration of Chief Ikedi Ohakim (2007-2011) to maintain the roads in the 27 local councils in the state. Commissioner for Information, Public…
20 Jan
Senator Chris Anyanwu, representing Imo East Senatorial District, has challenged a former governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, to produce the letter of apology he claimed the senator wrote to the late military head of state, General Sani Abacha.
7 Jan
The Imo State Police Command has detained two suspects, Obinna Obiekea, widely known as "Losky," and his son, Chidubem, for their alleged involvement in the burning of their kinsman, Chima Okafor, in Oguta Local Government Area (LGA). The incident occurred in the early hours of New Year’s Day in Nnebugwu, where the victim, 35-year-old Chima,…
5 Jan
Police operatives attached to the Imo State Command have rescued four victims of kidnapping in the Umuokanne area of Ohaji Local Govt
1 Jan
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, yesterday, signed the state’s 2025 appropriation bill of N807 billion into law.
29 Dec
Two soldiers have been killed and one declared missing following a shootout between Nigerian troops and suspected members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Osina, Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State. The ESN is the armed wing of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Joseph Akubo, spokesperson for the 34th Artillery…
28 Dec
A group known as Imo State Leadership in Diaspora Forum Worldwide has said they have developed actionable strategies for the sustainable progress of the state. The President General of the group, Sampson Udeh, who spoke in Owerri on Friday, said the group was concerned over the unabated security challenge that has hampered the development of…
25 Dec
The Police Command in Imo says it has dismantled a notorious kidnapping and armed robbery syndicate at Orogwe, Owerri West Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Spokesman, ASP Henry Okoye, who confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday, said three suspects were neutralised, and two others: David Ifeanyichukwu, 20 and Abuchi Joseph, 24,…
23 Dec
The Imo State government has alerted to a faceless group of persons defrauding indigenes returning from Lagos for the Yuletide by providing them with free transportation to Owerri, Okigwe and Orlu.
18 Dec
The Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded a public apology from the Governor, Hope Uzodimma, for his inability to fulfil his promise of securing jobs and sending 4,000 Imo youths abroad.
15 Dec
The Joint Security Taskforce in Imo State, code-named Operation Udoka, has neutralised four suspected terrorists and arrested five others during an ongoing operation in the community. The operation, according to reports, is targeted at dismantling the camps of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its security outfit, Eastern Security Network (ESN), "responsible for…
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