In a bold move to enhance the security of Nigeria’s schools, the Inspector-General of Police IGP Kayode Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, led the Safe School Summit in Owerri, Imo State, on May 14, 2025. The summit, part of the Nigeria Police Force’s Safe School Initiative, focused on “Strengthening Security Resilience and Integration of Host…
The former presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, in the last 2023 general election, Peter Obi at the weekend condemned in totality the massacre of thirty persons by unknown gunmen in Imo State. Obi who made this known in a statement signed and made available through his official X-handle, said the recurring attacks, violence…
At least 30 people were killed when gunmen attacked travellers in Nigeria’s southeastern Imo State, according to Amnesty International. The human rights NGO reported on Friday that more than 20 commuter vehicles and trucks were set ablaze during a “vicious attack” along the Okigwe-Owerri road the day before. The attackers are suspected of being…
In a shocking tale of dating app deception, Mr. Obinna Ezenwa has come forward to share his harrowing experience of being scammed by an American woman he met online. This is coming after the said woman had allegedly made efforts to intimidate and scandalize Obinna’s name and reputation. He met Kymberly Stalvey Ann Shepard on…
The Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared the start of the process to select new party leaders from the ward to the state level. This decision follows a recent reorganization in the party’s state leadership, a move that has resulted in the mass resignation of members and is set to…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has granted the transfer of regulatory oversight of the Imo state electricity market to the state Electricity Regulatory Commission. This is contained in an Order signed by Sanusi Garba, the Chairman of NERC at the weekend, stating that the transfer is in compliance with the Electricity Act 2023 and…
In preparation ahead of the local government elections exercise scheduled to take place on September 21 across the 27 LGAs in the state, the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission, ISIEC, has announced the recruitment of ad hoc staff into some critical vacant positions in the commission to deliver a credible and transparent exercise. A release…
Fleeing gunmen on Tuesday killed two policemen and a passersby at a checkpoint on Owerri – Okigwe Road in Imo state. The incident which happened at a place called double pole in Akabo community in the Ikeduru Local Government Area of the state, had thrown the area into a state of panic. Several sources disclosed…
Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a 27-year-old lady, Oluchi Nzemechi, of Uzoagba in Ikeduru Local Government Area of the state for stabbing her partner, Kelechi Nzemechi, to death. The police said upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime, admitting that her 31-year-old lover lured her into internet fraud aka ‘yahoo…
Economic activities were halted on Thursday in Owerri, Imo State, as residents stayed indoors in compliance with the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. This is coming despite assurances from the police of their safety. It was learnt that shops, markets, and public and private offices were closed. Recall that IPOB had…
