•Governor Hope Uzodimma inspecting facilities at the Imo Specialist Hospital Imo State will commence robotic-assisted surgery today in what Governor Hope Uzodimma described as a major milestone in the state’s healthcare development. The procedure will be performed at the Imo Robotics and Oncology Centre (IROC), located within the reconstructed...
•Ugochinyere A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has restrained the Imo State government, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and other security agencies from interfering with the civic and political activities of Ikenga Ugochinyere, a House of Representatives member, representing Ideato North/South Federal Constituency in the House...
Police in Imo State have arrested two individuals in connection with the death of a 21-year-old nursing student, even as unease and sorrow deepen in the Umulogho community, Obowo Local Government Area, over the incident. Wendy Achumba, a post-basic midwifery student at Our Lady of Mercy Nursing School, Obowo, was reportedly discovered lifeless...
The Imo State Police Command today officially disbanded the Tiger Base, Lion Squad and other tactical units, replacing them with a newly established Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU). The move was aimed at tackling violent crimes and improving public confidence in policing across the state, reports The Nation. The launch ceremony, held at the...
The Imo State Police Command, in collaboration with other security agencies, has held meetings with religious leaders to implement enhanced security measures at churches, mosques, and other worship centres across the state. Led by Commissioner of Police Aboki Danjuma, these initiatives aim to address security challenges and ensure the safety o...
•Impounded goods Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have uncovered a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Isiozi Obiato, Umuaka, in the Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State. The agency said 18.4 kilograms of methamphetamine, large quantities of precursor chemicals and equipment used for the production of the illici...
•Catholic Church An assistant parish priest of Saint Kelvin Catholic Church, Ogbaku, in Owerri West Local Government Area, Imo State, was shot on Christmas morning, raising concerns about the safety of religious leaders during public worship. The priest, whose identity has not been officially disclosed, was reportedly shot in the right hand at...
In series of intelliÂgence-led operations across the country, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDÂLEA) have recovered over 7.6 million pills of tramaÂdol and a total of 76,273.4 kilogrammes of different strains of cannabis includÂing Colorado, Loud and Skunk with several memÂbers of Drug Trafficking Organisations linked ...
In series of intelliÂgence-led operations across the country, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDÂLEA) have recovered over 7.6 million pills of tramaÂdol and a total of 76,273.4 kilogrammes of different strains of cannabis includÂing Colorado, Loud and Skunk with several memÂbers of Drug Trafficking Organisations linked ...
•Gunmen Suspected gunmen yesterday evening reportedly hijacked an Aba-bound bus carrying passengers in the Ngor Okpala area of Imo State. Eyewitness accounts claimed the hoodlums emerged from the bush, shot sporadically and took control of the bus which had left Owerri for Aba, Abia State, reports Vanguard. The situation, according to the witn...
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