Imo
Imo assembly passes N1.43 trillion appropriation bill for 2026
The Imo State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, passed the appropriation bill for the 2026 fiscal year, totalling over N1.43 trillion. The bill, presented by Gov. Hope Uzodimma, on Monday, received accelerated consideration by the Committee of the Whole. Majority leader of the House, Kanayo Onyemaechi, described the budget as a “people’s oriented budget”. He […]
Wife Petitions DSS, Nigerian Police Over Disappearance Of Imo-based Cleric, Reverend Akamnonu
Adistraught woman, Mrs. Chigozie Akamnonu, has formally petitioned the Department of State Security (DSS) and the Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, over the sudden disappearance of her husband, Reverend Pastor Eric Akamnonu. Pastor Akamnonu, a native of Ndiakunwata-Uno, Arondizuogu, in Ideato North Local Council of Imo State, was reported missing on Monday, February […]
Govs have hijacked LG funds —Imo stakeholders
Oweri—Stakeholders from Imo State, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to create a different electoral umpire to supervise local government elections,alleging that governors have hijacked local government funds. They took this decision at a town Hall meeting held in Owerri, organized by the SOS Children’s Villages with the support of the European Union. They said […]
Imo teacher in police net over maltreatment of 12-year-old step-daughter
The Police in Imo State have arrested a secondary school teacher, Mrs Blessing Emmanuel, for allegedly dehumanizing a 12-year-old girl, Amarachi Emmanuel, who was said to be her stepdaughter. Mrs Emmanuel was arrested on Tuesday by the Owerri Police Area Command headquarters following a complaint made by an Owerri-based activist, Chidiebube Okeoma, who is also […]
Scores die, others wounded in bandits, soldiers shootout
A fierce gun battle erupted between soldiers and bandits in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, leaving scores dead and many injured. The attack occurred at Aba branch in Ehime Mbano last night, sources confirmed to The Nation. “Some non-state actors attacked and killed some soldiers in the area yesterday,” a source claimed. […]
27 states, FCT yet to set up minimum wage panels
Twenty-seven states and the Federal Capital Territory have yet to set up committees to implement the recently approved N70,000 minimum wage. The states are Plateau, Kebbi, Sokoto, Nasarawa, Bayelsa, Delta, Osun, Ekiti, Zamfara, Benue, Enugu, Taraba, Gombe, Kogi, Enugu, Adamawa, Niger, Anambra, Imo, Ebonyi, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Katsina, Kaduna, Cross River and Yobe. However, […]
Pastor jailed eight years for raping member’s wife in Imo
Justice T. N . Nzeukwu of the Imo State High Court has convicted and sentenced a pastor, Desmond Eke, to eight years imprisonment for raping his church member’s wife. Eke, the founder of Deliverance Ministry of the Good Shepherd, Umuehieta Avu, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State was found guilty of taking advantage […]
Imo Assembly suspends four members over impeachment plot
The Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Chike Olemgbe, on Tuesday, announced the suspension of four members for an alleged plot to impeach the speaker. The suspended lawmakers included Ahiazu-Mbaise, Samuel Otuibe; Ezinihitte-Mbaise, Henry Agbasonu; Okigwe, Chidiebere Ogbunikpa and Oru-West, Dominic Ezerioha. The Speaker said the decision to suspend them was taken at the […]
Uzodimma hands over 11 armored personnel carriers to police
The Imo state governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Sunday handed over eleven refurbished Armoured Personnel Carriers, APCs, to the Police command in the state. The governor spoke in a statement to newsmen in Owerri, through his Chief Press Secretary, CPS, Oguike Nwachukwu. Also he said 32 operational vehicles were procured to boost fight against crimes and […]
Imo State Police arrest 27-year-old woman for murdering her partner
The Imo State Police Command has arrested 27-year-old Oluchi Nzemechi, from Uzoagba in Ikeduru Local Government Area, for allegedly stabbing her partner, Kelechi Nzemechi, to death.According to police reports, Oluchi confessed to the crime during interrogation. She revealed that she had been involved in internet fraud with her partner, who was 31 years old, and […]