The Imo State Library Board, on February 24, 2024, described its condition as ‘a sorry condition’, since its relocation to New Owerri. Recall that the Former Governor Rochas Okorocha, had moved the board from the Government House roundabout, by Okigwe Road, to New Owerri, adjacent to the Imo House of Assembly. It was gathered from…
The Imo State Government has sealed off Everyday Supermarket and adjacent businesses situated in the Ikenegbu axis in Owerri Municipal Council of the state. The decision stemmed from concerns raised by Imo-based structural engineer, Kingsley Onwubiko, regarding structural deficiencies observed at the walls of the supermarket. The government swiftly responded by sealing the plaza pending…
The House of Representatives has tasked the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to immediately provide an Armoured Personnel Carrier vehicle to MOPOL 64 Base in Obiohia, Ideato South Local Government Area, in Ideato North/South Federal Constituency of Imo State. The lawmakers mandated its Committee on Police Affairs to ensure compliance and report back within…
The Imo Police Command has deployed a Special Tactical Squad to hunt down hoodlums responsible for the attack on Correctional Service Farm Settlement at Umualomoke in Okigwe Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Spokesperson, ASP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Owerri. Okoye said the attackers forced the release…
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 gunmen stormed the senator’s residence during the early hours of Monday. While the senator managed to escape unharmed, one of the policemen assigned to him was fatally shot. He said:…
A non-governmental organisation, Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC), has called on the Imo State government to investigate circumstances that led to the destruction of three major buildings within the premises of Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Council, last week. Condemning that act, suspected to have been carried out by arsonists, Executive Director of RULAAC,…
Governor Hope Uzodimma has kicked off his second term on a good note as he begins the implementation of the Orashi Energy Free Trade Zone in Mmahu and Abacheke communities in Ohaji-Egbema LGA, even as the government called for cooperation from the host communities. The state government made the call during two separate meetings with…
Motorists and shop owners around Timber Market are lamenting over the bad state of the Naze-Egbu Ring Road in the Owerri-North Local Government Area of Imo State. They also complained of a lull in economic and business activities in the area due to the deplorable state of the road. Reporters from the area on Thursday…
Scores of people have been reportedly burnt beyond recognition after a tanker suspected to be used by oil bunkerers exploded in the forest of Obitti, Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. The incident happened on Tuesday at Ndorama Pipeline at the Obitti Rubber Estate of Ohaji/Egbema Local Government of the state. In a viral…
The Police Command in Imo has uncovered three decomposing, unidentified corpses suspected to be kidnapping victims at a forest in Ihiagwa and Avu communities in Owerri West Local Government Area of the state. The Imo State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye, confirmed the discovery to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on…
