Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has unveiled the state’s digital economic agenda for the years 2022 to 2026 to capture all communities in the state in an organised economic net. Uzodimma, who launched the agenda in Owerri on Monday, said that it was anchored on six strategic pillars aimed...
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A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Kingsley Uju-Chima (APC-Imo) says no fewer than 80,000 people have so far been affected by the flood ravaging his constituency in Imo. In an interview with newsmen on Friday, Uju-Chima who represents Ohaji/Egbema, Oguta, Oru Federal Constituency of Imo, said that...
Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has said that the proposed dredging of the Orashi river in the state would be hugely beneficial to the economy of the South-East geo-political zone. Uzodimma said this when he led officials of the Nigerian Navy in Imo on a tour of the Orashi...
President Buhari Sir, remember that you promised Nigerians free and fair election in 2023, but with the look of things today, Nigerians are no longer sure that the election will be free and fair. The reason is the weighty allegation by the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) that...
Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has given reason for Saturday’s security raid at Eke-Ututu Market in Orsu Local Government Area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that security operatives raided and burnt some shops in the market after materials for Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were allegedly uncovered in...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has lifted the suspension placed on the activities of the Order of the Knights of St John International (KSJI). This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday and jointly signed by the President and Secretary of the...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has said armed bandits and hoodlums would have overrun his state if not for the prompt intervention of President Muhammadu Buhari. Governor Uzodimma stated this on Tuesday during the President’s visit to Owerri, the state capital. He said: “Your prompt intervention helped to restore...
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the recently reconstructed 36 Kilometres dualised Owerri-Orlu and the first phase of the 53 Kilometres dualised Owerri-Okigwe roads. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buhari performed the inaugurations on Tuesday, as part of his one-day working visit to the state, the second...
President Muhammadu Buhari will visit Imo on Sept. 13 to inaugurate projects completed by the Gov. Hope Uzodimma -led government. Imo Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Declan Emelumba, disclosed this on Wednesday in Owerri while speaking with newsmen after the weekly meeting of the State Executive Council. Mr....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Nigerian military troops have eliminated two armed members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo. The Army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja....
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – No fewer than four Catholic Reverend Sisters have been abducted by unknown gunmen on Sunday in Imo State. It was gathered that the nuns were abducted along Okigwe-Enugu Road which has become notorious for criminals. The Secretary General of Sisters Of Jesus The Saviour...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of non-indigenes and law enforcement officials by terrorists in the South-East. President Buhari vowed to undertake all possible action in conducting a speedy investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice. He stated this in a statement issued...
A Police Inspector name (withheld) on Thursday killed two armed bandits who invaded his house in Orogwe, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo. A press statement released by the spokesperson of Imo Police Command, CSP Micheal Abattam, confirmed the incident. Abattam said that the suspected bandits jumped a...
Gov. Hope Uzodimma has assured members of the organised labour in Imo that the Federal Government was not insensitive to the plight of students in the country. Uzodimma gave the assurance while addressing protesting organised labour, led by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday in Owerri. NLC embarked...
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo has urged Muslim community in Imo and in the country at large, to emulate the virtues and noble teachings of Prophet Mohammed (SAW) at all times. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Oguwike Nwachuku on Saturday , Uzodinma harped on...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, has been conferred with the chieftaincy title of Dike Ogu 1 (War Lord) of Imo. The Chairman, Traditional Rulers Council of Imo, His Royal Highness, Eze Emmanuel Okeke, conferred the title on the Army Chief, when the latter paid him a...
Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo has advised Nigerians to shun religious politics and avoid fanning the embers of ethnicity ahead of the 2023 general elections. The governor gave the advice when he addressed State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in the State House,...
The house belonging to a 22-year-old suspected internet fraudster, Ifeanyi Osuji has been burnt down by an irate mob in Imo state. The incident happened in Umuduruewuewuru, Umuezeala Nsu in the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo state on Monday morning after youths alleged that he reportedly defiled and...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo says it has suspended its primaries for the House of Assembly and House of Representatives indefinitely, over unreconciled delegates list. A statement by the Legal Advisor of the party in the state, Mr Kessinger Ikeokwu on Sunday, attributed the non-conduct of the...
The remains of maverick politician and astute businessman, late Chief Francis Arthur Nzeribe was on Saturday, laid to rest at his country home of Oguta, in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo. Born Nov. 2, 1938, late Nzeribe, known as a de-tribalised Nigerian Senator, died on May 5, 2022...