•Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu The Owerri Archdiocesan Catholic Secretariat has confirmed the reÂlease of Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu, the kidnapped Parish Priest of the Holy Family Catholic Church, Izombe. A statement by Rev. Fr. Patrick Mbara, the Archdiocesan Chancellor/SecreÂtary early Thursday morning, disÂclosed that Ubaechu was released on, March 26,...
•Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma, has warned 66 new Imo monarchs that anyÂone who submit false inforÂmation, including administering oaths to support insecurity and crisis in his community would be dethroned. Uzodimma gave the warning at the Government House, Owerri, at the weekend during the handÂing over...
•Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have burst a terrorist hideout in Ihube, Okigwe Local Government Area and killed six members. The gang was alleged to be the masterminds behind the attack on the Correctional Centre Owerri, the murder of five policemen, the burning of Arondizuogu Poli...
•Explosion A midnight bomb explosion occurred in Umuneke community, Mbieri in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State. It was learnt that the explosion, which occurred at a newly completed family house on Saturday night, reduced the house to rubble though no casualty was recorded, reports The PUNCH. A source, Iyke Njoku, said, “The [&h...
•The victims The four kidnap victims rescued by the Imo State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit on Saturday have shared their experience in the hands of their abductors. The victims, Mrs Carolyn Didia, Mrs Ego Odu, Mrs Apollonia Ezekwe, and Mr Godwin Ezekwe, were in the same vehicle when they were kidnapped on the Obosima-Ohoba road [&hell...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised concerns about the decision of the Supreme Court to uphold the governorship elections in Imo and Kogi states, according to the party, despite confirmed reports and evidence that the elections were heavily flawed and blatantly compromised. A statement issued by the national publicity secretary of th...
•Gunmen A devastating attack by unknown gunmen on Saturday evening left eight people dead in the Umuchoke Okwe community of the Onuimo Local Government Area (LGA) in Imo State. The victims were attending a village meeting when the hoodlums stormed the location and opened fire, killing everyone in sight, reports The Nation. “It is true. [&helli...
•Justice Theresa Chikeka Imo Chief Judge Justice Theresa Chukwuemeka-Chikeka has been granted an interim injunction on the allegation of falsification of age levelled against her by the House of Assembly. Chukwuemeka-Chikeka dragged the Attorney-General of Imo State, Speaker and the National Judicial Council to court, reports The Nation. In an...
•House of Representatives House of Representatives at the plenary today passed for first reading two bills on the establishment of ‘National Hospital for Women’ and ‘National Children’s Hospital’, Ideato, Imo. The two private member legislations were sponsored by Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, member representing Ideato North, South federal constitu...
•Mboku A drug baron on the wanted list of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, identified as Joachin Mbonu, has been arrested. Mbonu was arrested by operatives of the NDLEA in his village mansion in Imo State on July 5, reports The PUNCH. A statement yesterday by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said Mbonu was […]
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