Tag Archives: Imo

At least 10 worshippers died while several others sustained injuries in an accident at the Orogwe market bus stop in the Owerri Local Government Area of Imo State.     The accident involving a luxurious bus and an empty sand tipper occurred on Friday, April 19, 2024.     An …

The statement of result and a certificate belonging to Governor Hope Uzodimma was on Thursday, March 28, certified by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) at the governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja.    This came after the examination body was issued a subpoena by the tribunal to produce …

Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested an alleged 300-level student of Imo State University (IMSU) Owerri named Francis Marvellous ‘m’, 21yrs, who hails from Ehime Mbano LGA of Imo State for allegedly stabbing to death Chinagorom Marvellous Kingsley ‘m’, 22yrs, who is a final year student of …

The police command in Imo State has arrested one Chinenye Nwaneri over the murder of Chienyenwa Nnodu, said to be his lover,   Nwaneri, a member of the Umuodu vigilante group, was arrested after the lifeless body of Nnodu was seen inside a gutter in front of an uncompleted building …

Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested four members of Vikings Confraternity cult syndicates in Mbaitoli Local Government Council of the state.    Spokesperson of the command, ASP Henry Okoye, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, said the suspected cultists have been terrorising …

Gunmen have attacked the Senator representing Imo-North senatorial district (Okigwe zone), Senator Patrick Ndubueze, resulting in the tragic death of one of his orderlies.   The Nations reports that the gunmen stormed the senator’s residence in the early hours of Monday, February 12. While the senator managed to escape unharmed, …

Gunmen have killed a popular legal practitioner, Victor Onwubiko, in Imo State.    It was gathered that the lawyer was killed on Saturday, February 10, 2024, while he was returning to Abia State University, Uturu, where he resided.   A source told The Nation that the incident happened along the …

Gunmen have killed four persons at Ohii Junction on the Owerri-Orlu Road in Imo State.   It was gathered that the gunmen in a Corolla SUV, opened fire at the junction on Monday, January 29, 2024, killing the victims.    Facebook users, who shared videos and photos of the incident, …

Residents of a community in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, have apprehended three security officials who allegedly kidnapped and raped a 15-year-old girl.   According to a video posted online, the teenage girl, said to be a daughter of a traditional ruler in Umuolue area of the …

Samuel Ohiri, former chairman of the council of traditional rulers in Imo state, says the police did not rescue him from his abductors.  Recall that the monarch was kidnapped from his residence in Orodo Mbaitoli LGA, Imo State, on Jan. 6 and was released after 13 days in captivity.  The Imo police command …