A man identified as Ohalete Njoku has been caught following the alleged murder of his biological brother, Austin Njoku. The incident happened on Monday February 28 at Isiala Mbano Local Government Area, Imo State According to Residents of the community, both siblings had a quarrel over a plot of land which led to a fight. … Read more
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has been charged to immediately redeploy the Imo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said the INEC boss should redeploy Sylvia Agu for allegedly been compromised to manipulate the Saturday governorship poll in Imo … Read more
The Senator Representing Imo West senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha has said Gov Hope Uzodinma of Imo state does not have what it takes to govern a people in a democracy. The lawmaker said the incumbent government in Imo is a counterfeit of what a state government should be. Okorocha, who is also a former governor of … Read more
Amanda Uchechi, a 23-year-old woman has been arrested by the police authorities in Imo State for gunning down her police lover, Cosmas Ugwu. The incident occurred on Tuesday night in the Ezinihitte-Mbaise area of the state. Henry Okoye, the spokesman of the Imo Police Command, confirmed the shooting on Wednesday. According to Okoye, the suspect … Read more
Unknown gunmen have reportedly killed about three policemen at the Ngor Okpalla junction in Imo State. Eyewitnesses told newsmen that the gunmen arrived on a motorbike and opened fire on the policemen manning the checkpoint. It was gathered that the attack which occurred on Saturday caused panic and chaos in the area as residents fled … Read more
The Imo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the state has collapsed under the watch of Governor Hope Uzodimma. The opposition party, in a statement by its state publicity secretary, Emenike Nmeregini, said instead of securing the lives of the people of the state, the governor has politicised the security … Read more
Rita Dominic, a Nollywood actress, married Fidelis Anosike in Imo State on Tuesday, April 19. Dominic revealed her partner’s identity during their Christmas celebration in December 2020. Ini Edo, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Uche Jombo, Chioma Akpotha, Hilda Dokubo, Joke Silva, and other Nollywood stars headed to Owerri, Imo State, for the wedding. Security officials from the … Read more
Unknown gunmen have bombed the Ideato South Local Government Area Police Headquarters in Dikenafai, Imo State. Daily Report Nigeria gathered that the hoodlums invaded the division with heavy armory and blew up a part of the station with explosives. They also did set free detainees at the division, after destroying the administrative office, the Divisional … Read more
Results of the Imo State Governorship Election Results of the Imo State Governorship Election have begun to trickle in, with the incumbent, Hope Uzodinma, in the lead. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that voting has ended in all polling units in the state, and that results are being collated. So far, Uzodinma … Read more
Commissioner for women and children affairs in Zamfara, Rabi Shinkafi, has resigned her appointment and taken up a job in Imo state. Shinkafi, who was appointed as commissioner in Zamfara in November 2021, made her resignation known on Thursday in an interview with NAN in Gusau, the Zamfara capital. According to her: “I resigned my … Read more
Unidentified gunmen beheaded a 65-year-old man identified as Nnoruoka Onyeokwu, in the Ubudom Atta community in the Njaba Local Government Area of Imo state. The man’s head was displayed at the community’s primary school after he was beheaded. The incident on Saturday added to the community’s anxiety, which had already been shaken by a wave … Read more
Residents of Obinze community in the Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State have been thrown into confusion after a family of 12 was found unconscious in their apartment. The tragedy which happened on Monday threw the community into confusion as they were rushed to the hospital. On arrival at the Imo Specialist Hospital, … Read more
The Imo State Police Command, has disclosed its operatives killed four hoodlums, suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra/ Eastern Security Network, that attacked Omuma Police Station, in Oru East Local Government Area of the State. Police said the hoodlums came in large numbers with various calibres of Improvised Explosive Devices … Read more
An unknown gunmen have kidnapped Rev Fr Kingsley Eze, Catholic priest in Umuekebi, Osuoweerre, Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. DAILY REPORT NG gathered that the kidnapped victim, who is in charge of St Michael’s Catholic Parish in Umuekebi, was abducted on Thursday night. Eze was reportedly kidnapped alongside one other man identified … Read more
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo has berated sponsors of insecurity in the state, noting that the perpetrators are challenging God that created those they are killing. According to Oguwike Nwachuku, his media adviser, the governor stated this while lamenting the killing of innocent citizens, burning of public and private property, police stations, and the killing … Read more
Following the recent killing of youths in Awomama, Oru West Local Government Area of Imo State, Igbo youths under the aegis of the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) have called for the resignation of Governor Hope Uzodinma. In a statement by the President-General, Goodluck Ibem, the group condemned the incident and issued a … Read more