11 IPOB, ESN Members Killed In Imo – Army

No fewer than eleven members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN) have been killed by a joint team of security operatives, including the Nigerian Army, Air Force and the Police. The secessionists were killed during a

Those Behind Imo Attacks Will Be Brought To Book- Uzodinma

Those behind the strings of mayhem in Imo State are to be revealed in a matter of days, Governor Hope Uzodimma said yesterday. He said security agencies have identified the mastermind of recent disturbances in the Southeast state. Uzodimma, who spoke after the

Eastern Palm University Shut Over Okorocha, Uzodimma Rift

The management of the Eastern Palm University Ogboko in Ideato South council area of Imo State has announced suspension of academic activities with immediate effect. This followed the ownership crisis between the Imo State Government and Senator Rochas Okorocha’s Rochas Foundation. A panel

Fear Grips Imolites Following The Attack On Governor’s House

Imo people now live in fear as security has been beefed up in Owerri, capital city of Imo Imo State after gunmen attacked the family house of Governor Hope Uzodimma in Omuma Community in Oru East Local Government Area. Around the State Government

Imo Governor Blame monarchs Over Insecurity

The Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma, Thursday queried monarchs in his state, that henceforth they would be faced with sanctions for not exposing the perpetrators of criminal activities in their domain. Uzodinma spoke in Owerri, in a security town hall meeting held at

Imo Attack: Police Arrest One In Akwa Ibom

The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has arrested one David Ubong, one of the inmates set free when suspected hoodlums attacked a correctional centre in Owerri. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko Macdon, in Uyo on Friday, said that

Gunmen kidnap Monarch, Chiefs In Imo

The traditional ruler of Umuezie community in Nguru in Aboh Mbaise Council Area of Imo Eze Charles Iroegbu ànd seven members of his cabinet have been kidnapped by gunmen. Eze Iroegbu was abducted around 6pm alongside his cabinet members on Tuesday. It was

Rochas In Court of Public Opinion

By Dr. Chuks Osuji One of the troubling things emanating from the news that the former governor, Rochas Okorocha virtually ripped the common wealth of Imo State when he was the governor is an attempt by some politically and socially myopic members of

Buhari, Osinbajo, others Storm Imo For Uzodinma

President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and scores of Governors are among dignitaries scheduled to storm Imo State as Governor Hope Uzodinma celebrates one year anniversary in office. While President Buhari is scheduled to commission some key projects executed by the governor

Generator Fume Kills Two Students In Imo

Two students of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) have died after apparently inhaling noxious fumes from their power generator while asleep, police and witnesses said on Saturday. The victims fell asleep on Thursday in a locked room in their Jabulani Hostel,