Tag Archives: IMO

Imo: Police arrest landlord, others over abduction of four children | The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News

By | 06/01/2023
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• Warn of unprofiled tenants Police Command in Imo State has arrested the landlord of an apartment where four children were abducted in Umuaka community in Njaba Local Council. The children are four-year-old Ugwuebu Dominion; four-year-old Jemine Divine; two-year-old Jemine Isaiah and two-year-old Ugwuegbu Success. They were allegedly kidnapped by two new female tenants, whose… Read More »

EXCLUSIVE: Imo Gov, Hope Uzodinma, emerges APC Governors’ Forum chairman

By | 06/01/2023
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Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has emerged as the Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum, the umbrella body of governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), PREMIUM TIMES can report. Also, the newly inaugurated governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, emerged as the vice-chairman of the forum. Mr Uzodinma replaced Atiku Bagudu, the… Read More »

“Avenge your death” – Friends mourn 25-year-old IMSU graduate murdered in Imo as she is laid to rest

By | 05/30/2023
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Friends  and family members have mourned a 25-year-old lady, Ogochukwu Viola Anele, who was murdered in Imo State.   The graduate of the Imo State University, was laid to rest on Saturday, May 27, 2023, in her hometown, in Umuori Umuafai in Dikenafai Ideato South Local Government Area of the state.   It was gathered… Read More »

Kidnapped Imo Catholic priest regains freedom

By | 05/29/2023
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The Catholic priest who was kidnapped in Imo State has regained his freedom.    Rev. Fr. Mathias Opara, also known as Owu Ujo, was abducted on Friday, May 26, 2023, along Ejemekwuru/Ogbaku Road while returning to Owerri after attending a funeral at Izombo community in Oguta LGA of the state.    The priest is the… Read More »

Action Alliance says Jack Ogunewe not its Imo governorship candidate

By | 05/28/2023
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Action Alliance has said that retired Major-general Lincoln Jack Ogunewe is not its candidate for the upcoming governorship elections in Imo state. Ogunewe made headlines last week after he was announced as the candidate of the party, a report that the leadership of the party has debunked. In a press statement issued on Saturday, May… Read More »

Gunmen kidnap another Catholic priest in Imo

By | 05/27/2023
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Gunmen have kidnapped a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Mathias Opara, in Imo State.    The priest, also known as Owu Ujo, is the Man of Order and Discipline of the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri.   He was kidnapped on Friday, May 26, 2023, along Ejemekwuru/Ogbaku Road while returning to Owerri after performing the funeral rites… Read More »

Insecurity heightens in Imo as gunmen kill local leaders

By | 05/26/2023
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Gunmen have killed Victor Ijioma, the traditional ruler of Orsu Obodo, a community in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria’s south-east. The hoodlums also killed the traditional prime minister of Mgbele, otherwise known as the Isama of Mgbele, another community in the same council area. The two victims were killed in separate attacks… Read More »

Police confirm killing of community leaders in Imo

By | 05/26/2023
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The Imo State Police command confirmed that gunmen killed Victor Ijioma, the traditional ruler of Orsu Obodo, a community in the Oguta Local Government Area (LGA). The Imo state police spokesperson Henry Okoye said that the Imo state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Barde, has drafted a high-powered team of police officers to track down the… Read More »

Niger Delta Ministry, NEMA, SEMA Distribute  Palliatives to Imo Flood Victims – THISDAYLIVE

By | 05/24/2023
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Amby Uneze in Owerri The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and State Emergency Management Agency, (SEMA) has flagged off the distribution of Presidential palliatives to the flood victims of 2022 in Imo State. The programme, which was part of the concerted… Read More »

Alleged rigging plan: Imo youths protest against Uzodinma’s ‘Social Security Number’

By | 05/24/2023
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Some youths in Imo State 500 have protested against the alleged plot by Governor Hope Uzodinma and agents to compromise the forthcoming governorship election in the state. The election is holding in November, with Uzodinma seeking reelection as the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The protesters, in the address signed by their… Read More »

Youths protest alleged plans to compromise Imo governorship election

By | 05/24/2023
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Some youths in Imo State 500 have protested against the alleged plot by Governor Hope Uzodinma and agents to compromise the forthcoming governorship election in the state. The election is holding in November, with Uzodinma seeking reelection as the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The protesters, in the address signed by their… Read More »

Imo House Member Defects from PDP to APC – THISDAYLIVE

By | 05/23/2023
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Udora Orizu in Abuja  The member representing Orlu/Oru East/Orsu Federal Constituency of Imo State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Jerry Alagbaoso, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Alagbaoso, who read his letter of defection on the floor of the House during plenary on Tuesday, said he… Read More »

Gunmen strike again in Imo, abduct Catholic priest

By | 05/21/2023
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The Catholic Priest of Christ the King Parish, Ezinachi/Ugwaku under the Okigwe Catholic Diocese, Reverend Father Jude Maduka has been kidnapped by rampaging gunmen in the Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State. There have been conflicting account of how the priest was kidnapped as some residents and parishioners in the area said Father Maduka… Read More »

Gunmen kidnap Imo Catholic priest

By | 05/21/2023
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A priest with Okigwe Catholic Diocese in Imo State, Rev Fr Jude Maduka, was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Friday, May 19 while preparing for Sunday’s eucharistic mass celebration.   According to a statement from the Catholic Diocese of Okigwe, Fr. Maduka who is the parish priest of Christ the King’s Parish, Ezinnachi/Ugwaku, Okigwe LGA… Read More »

Gunmen kill two police officers in Imo

By | 05/21/2023
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Two police officers have been killed by gunmen who launched an attack at Okpala junction in Ngor-Okpala LGA of Imo state.   The gunmen stormed the junction in a motorcycle in the early hours of Saturday, May 20, and shot sporadically at the Okpala police checkpoint. They hurriedly zoomed off to an unknown destination after… Read More »

Behold The Brand New Imo State, Under Uzodimma – THISDAYLIVE

By | 05/18/2023
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PERSPECTIVE By James Udemba It may sound incredible or too good to be true. But it is the truth nonetheless :Yes, without any fear of contradiction, it must be said that Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has wrought a new Imo state, laced with new possibilities and new opportunities,  glittering with solidly paved roads,… Read More »

Suspected herdsmen kidnap APC chieftain in Imo

By | 05/14/2023
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A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State, Hon. Chinedu Eleliam, has been abducted by suspected herdsmen.  Eleliam who is the APC Chairman in Umuarugo Village Umueze ll, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, was trailed to his house by the abductors. They fired several gunshots to scare people… Read More »

Workers’ strike, cause of current loss of electricity supply in Imo — EEDC | The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News

By | 05/04/2023
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The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says the current loss of electricity supply in Imo is as a result of an ongoing industrial action by organised labour. The company said that workers, under the organised labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) were on strike over alleged “violent disruption… Read More »

Flight disruptions over Imo govt-labour dispute to cost Air Peace N700m

By | 05/04/2023
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The management of Air Peace on Wednesday accused the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of targeting the airline amid its dispute with the Imo State government. NLC and TUC disrupted the operation of Air Peace on Wednesday. The move was aimed at preventing the airline from processing flights to Owerri,… Read More »

Imo PDP guber candidate, Anyanwu, decries attack on workers by govt agents

By | 05/03/2023
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The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has decried what he calls the bullying and intimidation of workers in the state by the administration of Governor Hope Uzodimma. Anyanwu, in a statement on Wednesday in Owerri, the state capital, said recent attacks on civil servants by suspected… Read More »

Imo labour to embark on strike over alleged government’s May Day assault on workers

By | 05/03/2023
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Organised labour will, today, begin a total shutdown of Imo State over alleged violent disruption of Workers’ Day celebration in Owerri by agents of the state government. The post Imo labour to embark on strike over alleged government’s May Day assault on workers appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.… Read More »

NLC, TUC condemn thugs’ attack on members in Imo, declare indefinite strike

By | 05/03/2023
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