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The Imo State Police Command in has paraded a suspected kidnap kingpin, Aralu Chukwudi Charis, aged 40, hailing from Otolo in Nnewi North Council Area of Anambra State. The State Police Public Relations Officer revealed this during a press briefing at the command’s headquarters in Owerri. The suspect was apprehended in Mgbidi, Oru East Council Area of Imo State, following a successful operation led by the Imo State Police Command […]

Edith Nwosu, also known as IKUKU OMA NWANGELE, the 2023 Labour Party candidate from Nwangele LGA Constituency, has reaffirmed her commitment to empowering her state constituents. During a question and answer session with a group of journalists from the state, Nwosu emphasized that her motivation for contesting the election was to use the platform provided to contribute her quota towards the development and progress of her constituency. She stated that […]

The Commander, Joint Task Force, Southeast Operation Udo Ka, Maj.-Gen. Hassan Dada, has said his commitment to total return of peace to the southeast region remains sacrosanct. Dada, who is also the General Officer Commanding (GOV) 82 Division of the Nigerian Army said this while addressing troops during a sallah lunch with them and security personnel of the operation at the naval base, Oguta council area of Imo, on Thursday. […]

The authorities of Imo Specialist Hospital, Umuguma, Owerri, have given the owners of abandoned bodies in its mortuary in the past three weeks deadline to claim them or they get mass burial. The action follows large number of abandoned bodies found at the hospital’s mortuary. The Chief Medical Director, Kaunda Ibebuike, in a statement yesterday, urged those whose relatives are missing to check the mortuary within the specified period. He […]

The Imo Police Command has captured a crucial suspect linked to the tragic November 2023 assault, which resulted in the loss of a Divisional Police Officer and an Inspector of Police. Identified as Chidebere Nwuzor, aged 38, the suspect purportedly served as the driver of the operation vehicle during the heinous incident. The apprehension unfolded on Monday following a fierce exchange of gunfire at a hideout situated in Amauze, within […]

The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate alleged abandonment of Orlu-Mgbe-Akokwa Road in Ideato North/South federal constituency of Imo State, by the state government and some oil companies despite former President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of Tax Incentive Credit for the project. The resolution of the lawmakers was sequel to the adoption of a petition from the Forum of Elders of Ideato Communities laid at the House plenary on Tuesday […]

A socio-culgural group, Odimma Orsu initiative has unveiled strategic plans targeted at rebuilding and restoring confidence and peace amongst Orsu populace. The eminent patriot of Ọdịmma Orsu, Ethel Odimegwu who briefed journalists after a security summit in Owerri stated that their group is partnering with the government through a joint military task force that neutralized the charlatans and war mongers. Recall that the Joint Military Taskforce smoked out the miscreants […]