#Coronavirus: 13 Imo lawmakers test positive for COVID-19
As the cases of COVID-19 continues to rise in Nigeria, 13 lawmakers of the Imo state House of Assembly have tested positive for the virus. The new cases were confirmed...
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Couple found dead inside their apartment in Imo
A Nigerian man, Samuel Osuji, and his girlfriend, Cynthia Obieshi, were found dead inside an apartment belonging to Mr Samuel in Imo state on Sunday, June 14. A statement by...
Serial Paedophile who allegedly defiled & infected four minors, arrested in Imo State
A serial paedophile has been arrested for defiling and infecting four minors in Imo State. One of the minors is said to be battling a serious infection and is currently...
#Coronavirus: Imo state records first COVID-19 death
Imo state has recorded its first COVID-19 death, as the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria rises 13,873. The Chairman of the COVID-19 Taskforce in Imo state, Professor Maurice...
Imo police arrests two women for stealing two year old boy (Photos)
The Imo state police command has arrested two women, Victoria Joseph, 28, and Joy Ugorji,33, for allegedly stealing a two-year-old baby and attempting to sell him off to a prospective...
PDP official who accused Imo governor of giving land to herdsmen charged with terrorism
The Director of Online media of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Ambrose Nwogwugwu has been arraigned before a Magistrate court sitting in Owerri on charges bordering on terrorism and...
Deadbeat man Abandons His Wife After She Gave Birth To Conjoined Twins In Imo (Photo)
A taxi driver in Owerri, identified as Anayochukwu Njoku, from Umuakagu, Agbahara Nsu in Ehime Mbano council area eloped and abandoned his wife after he realised that she gave birth...
Man butchers his twin brother during a fight over girlfriend in Imo state (Graphic Photos)
A sad incident occurred in Ndimoko Arondizuogu, Imo State on Monday, May 25, 2020, as a man, identified as Peter Ogbonna, butchered his twin brother, Paul, during a fight over...
Trusted neighbor allegedly rapes two underage siblings in Imo State
A 23-year-old man, Uchenna Mbahotu, has been arrested by the Imo State Police for allegedly defiling two underage sisters. The suspect was living in the same compound with the 11...
47-year-old Man arrested in Imo state for allegedly impregnating his 17-year-old biological daughter
The Imo State Police Command has arrested 47-year-old Uchenna Egbuchulem for allegedly impregnating his 17-year-old biological daughter after forcefully having canal knowledge of her. Spokesperson of the command SP Ikeokwu...
Death toll rises to 15 in Imo Building Collapse; mother and her two Children still trapped in Rubble
Three more bodies have been recovered from the 8-storey building under construction that collapsed in Owerri, the Imo state capital on Thursday, April 30. The building collapsed at about 4...
8-storey building under construction collapses in Imo (Photos)
Many people are feared dead after an eight-storey building that was under construction along Musa Yar’Adua drive in Owerri Municipal Council Area of Imo State, collapsed this evening, April 30....
Son sets himself on fire after stabbing his mother in Imo state
The Imo State Police Command has arrested a man, Johnbosco Ejiogu, for stabbing his mother and then setting their home ablaze. The incident occurred at Umudagu Mbieri, Mbaitoli Local Government...
#CoronavirusInNigeria: Imo State Government swears in Commissioners, aides at ceremony attended by large number of people (Photos)
The Imo State Government organised a ceremony on Monday where a large number of people gathered to witness the inauguration of commissioners, special advisers, senior special assistants and other senior...
Supreme Court dismisses Emeka Ihedioha’s Application to review Imo state Governorship Judgment
The Supreme Court on Tuesday in a split decision of six to one refused to set aside it’s January 14 judgment that removed Emeka Ihedioha of the People’s Democratic Party,...
Supreme court adjourns Imo governorship case till March 2nd
The Supreme Court has adjourned till March 2nd, the hearing in the application filed by the PDP and former Imo state governor, Emeka Ihedioha, for a review of the January...
My Government is not made up of Looters – Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state has denied reports that his government is made of looters. In a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Oguwike Nwachuku, the governor said...
Kidnapped Imo monarch’s wife found dead after Ransom Payment
76-year-old wife of the traditional ruler of Ihitoha Uratta community, Owerri North council area of Imo State, Ugoeze Comfort Okoro, died in the custody of kidnappers after a ransom had...
Imo: National Press Club proposes visa ban for Supreme court Justices that annulled Ihedioha’s Election
The National Press Club which is the largest professional organisation for journalists has proposed a list of punitive measures against the Supreme Court Justices that annulled the election of Emeka...
Fire razes parts of Owerri Airport
A fire outbreak suspected to be as a result of bushfire has been reported at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, Imo State. The cause of the fire is...