Imo State
24 Oct
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure free, fair, and credible elections in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo states.
24 Oct
A group, Catholic Social Forum, CSF, under the aegis Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria, Owerri Ecclesiastical Province have urged stakeholders in Imo State to join hands to curb prevailing security challenges in the state.
18 Oct 2023
Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo has reaffirmed his commitment to a safe and efficient transport system in the state. Uzodinma spoke during the launch of the 2023 ’ember months’ campaign of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state. The event took place at the Ahiara Motor Park, Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area. The…
18 Oct 2023
The Nigerian Army said the combined troops of 302 Artillery and 14 Field Engineer Regiments of the Nigerian Army, discovered 57 sacks of illegally refined automation gas oil, hidden in a community health centre at Egbema Shell and Egbema West respectively in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. Spokesperson of the Army, Onyema Nwachukwu,…
17 Oct 2023
All is not well in Ezeala/Ezike autonomous community in Umuezeala, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State following the gruesome slaughter of a deputy registrar of the Federal Polytechnic, Uwana, Ebonyi State, Innocent Obi. Obi was said to have been killed by gunmen, operating under the guise of Biafra agitators. The deceased, popularly known…
15 Oct 2023
Sir: Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma came under fire last week with his comment that Imo would export 4,000 youths to Europe for jobs.
12 Oct 2023
As 17 governorship candidates prepare for the November 11 poll in Imo State, the state government has assured stakeholders of level playing ground in the exercise, advising them to embrace “peace, fairness and enduring growth” as embedded in the state’s Charter of Equity.
11 Oct 2023
Political parties and other stakeholders in Imo have called on the eligible voters in the state to participate actively in the forthcoming governorship election in the state while assuring them that their votes would count. They also urged registered voters who are yet to collect their Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs to go and collect them,…
2 Oct 2023
The Nigerian Army on Monday announced that its troops raided four terrorists' camps in Imo state where they recovered fresh and old corpses.
27 Sep 2023
Tuesday September 19, 2023, Imo State was awoken by another ugly encounter in the sleepy Umualumaku community, Ehime Mbano Council, as gunmen laid siege on security operatives comprising soldiers, police, and Civil Defence Corps.
24 Sep 2023
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State will, on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, have governors, ministers and members of the diplomatic corps in attendance at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri, for the graduation of 15,000 youths of Imo and beyond from Cohort 2 of the SkillUpImo Project.
22 Sep 2023
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, on Friday, condemned the killing of eight security operatives in Imo State by unknown gunmen. National President, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, in a statement while expressing sadness over the murder of the security men, said that such an act was alien to the principles Ndigbo were known…
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