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Imo school pupils protests against herders encroachment of classrooms

Pupils of Community School Ugiri in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State have taken to the streets protesting the encroachment of their school premises by herdsmen. In a viral video on Wednesday, the pupils and teachers were seen chanting solidarity songs, expressing displeasure on the destruction of their crops by the activities of the herdsmen who always trespassed the school farms and classes, destroying and chasing the pupils […]

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Police Foil Terrorist Attack in Imo, Kill One Suspect

The Imo State Police Command reported a significant operational success in the fight against crime in the state on Tuesday. According to a release signed by the command’s spokesperson, Henry Okoye, the operatives from the Command’s Counter-Terrorism Unit repelled an attack by suspected criminals during a routine patrol along the Owerri/Aba Road, near Owerri Airport. The attackers, numbering about ten and travelling in two vehicles, launched a violent assault but […]

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Imo POLICE arrests IMSU student for faking her kidnap

The Imo State Police Command has arrested a 17-year-old lady addressed as Jesse Chidiebere, a student of Imo State University, who faked her kidnapping and death. A press statement by the public relations officer of the command, Henry Okoye, informed that her arrest was effected by the Orji Police Divisional Headquarters on October 26th, 2024, after receiving a distress call from concerned citizens reporting her missing. According to the statement, […]

today10/29/2024 4

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Doctor seizes twins in exchange for unpaid hospital bill

The Imo State Police Commissioner, Aboki Danjuma on Friday has launched an investigation into Silas Nwamadi, Medical Director of Goodwill Maternity in Obinze, Owerri West. Nwamadi allegedly detained twin boys, Chidindu and Chijindu, born at his facility on May 4, after their parents could not pay the delivery bill. The Commissioner ordered the immediate release of the twins, denouncing the doctor’s claim that his demand for the babies in exchange […]

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Imo teacher in police net over maltreatment of step-daughter

The police in Imo State have arrested a secondary school teacher, Blessing Emmanuel, for allegedly abusing her 12-year-old stepdaughter, Amarachi Emmanuel. Amarachi was taken into custody on Tuesday by the Owerri Police Area Command following a report from Chidiebube Okeoma, an Owerri-based journalist and activist. Two local women, Eunice and Amarachi, informed the activist after they saw the girl selling sachet water on the streets of Owerri, with visible signs […]

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Students frowns as Imo SEMB fails to conduct Junior WAEC exams.

As the 2024/2025 academic session has kicked off, secondary school students in Imo State has expressed their displeasures on the way the Imo state Ministry of Education and Secondary Education Management Board (SEMB) has neglected the students who registered for the 2023/2024 Basic Education Secondary Certificate exams otherwise known as Junior WAEC. Some of the students who spoke to our news crew, frowned at the development, having registered for the […]

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SDP to challenge Imo lga outcome in court

The Social Democratic Party, SDP, Imo State chapter has declared its readiness to challenge in court the outcome of the just concluded local government elections that took place across the 27 local council areas and 305 wards. The party also condemned in its entirety the procedure in which the election was conducted, accusing the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission, ISIEC, of undermining the guidelines of the process to favour the […]

today09/25/2024 4

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Ngor Okpala communities decries deplorable state of roads.

Communities in the Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State have decried the deplorable state of the roads in the area which they said was causing them untold hardship. The communities spoke with newsmen on Thursday, through a socio-cultural organization in Ngor Okpala, known as the Ngor Okpala Renaissance League, lamenting that the challenge had also created economic and educational problems for residents of the communities. Leader of the […]

today09/20/2024 3

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Police Refute Claims of Insensitivity to Kidnappings in Imo State.

The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed allegations of insensitivity regarding the recent student kidnappings in Imo State, emphasizing their ongoing efforts in combating crime. In a statement signed by the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Muyiwa Adejobi, on Wednesday, the Force Headquarters highlighted recent achievements by the Imo State Command, particularly in tackling kidnapping. Among these successes was the arrest of five suspects—Umaru Usman, Tukur Yau, Musbau Sabo, Abdul Ibrahim, and […]

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