Owerri Youths are currently protesting after a 21-year-old man identified as Leo Micah aka Leo Wire, was kidnapped last week in Imo allegedly by Army officials and taken to Anambra State, where he was gruesomely murdered. Leo’s dead body was recovered in a bush in Anambra days later. He had his hands cuffed behind him and he was…
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There as panic in Imo state on Thursday as eight-storey building collapsed leaving several persons trapped and possibly severely injured. Located along the Yar’ Adua Drive in Owerri, the state capital, the building was said to have been under construction at the time of the incident. Rescue operations are currently ongoing and so far, Channels Television reports that…
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On Saturday, Nigeria confirmed 7 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the country’s total infections to 1,182. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) who made the announcement in a tweet, 33 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos, 18 in Borno, 12 in Osun, nine in Katsina, four each in…
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According to multiple online reports, the police have arraigned Ikenna Unegbu, Director of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Imo for allegedly raping a two-year-old girl. According to mother of the victim, Chinonye Obioma, the incident happened on February 5 in Owerri, the capital of Imo State. Obioma told the court that the suspect took her…
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The police have charged the wife of late billionaire kidnapper, Collins Ezenwa, aka E-money, and four of his brothers with money laundering charges at the Federal High Court in Owerri, Imo State . Eleven counts were preferred against the defendants – Gift Ezenwa Emmanuel Okoronkwo, Uche Okoronkwo, Ikechukwu Onyekere and Franklin Anugba – by the…
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The immediate past Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has said his successor, Emeka Ihedioha, cannot order his arrest. Okorocha in a statement on Friday by his media aide, Sam Onwuemeodo, said the arrest order was an “open invitation to anarchy” in the state. He said the call to arrest him by the Secretary to…
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The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have sealed the Rochas Foundation College, Owerri, Imo State, belonging to the immediate past state governor, Rochas Okorocha. The anti-graft agency also sealed the East High Primary and Secondary School, Owerri which belongs to Okorocha’s first daughter, Uloma Nwosu. Also sealed was the All-In Supermarket,…
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There was chaos in the wee hours of Monday morning In Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State after hoodlums suspected to be cultists set the Otoko police station in that area on fire and also made away with four firearms. According to Punch, a village source who confirmed the development stating that the villagers…
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Out of the 37 beautiful contestants who vied for the Most Beautiful Girl Nigeria MBGN crown 2018 had Miss Anita Ukah, who represented Imo State, as the winner. The 6′ 2 winner will now represent Nigeria at the 2018 Miss World pageant in China. However, this isn’t Anita’s first pageantry crown. She has also won the…
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The Imo State Health Commissioner, Dr. Angela Uwakwem has revealed that two residents of Owerri have died of the deadly Lassa fever which has resurfaced in the State. Uwakwem confirmed this on Wednesday saying “Lassa fever is in Owerri. It is confirmed.” “We have seven suspected cases of Lassa fever. Two are confirmed. “The Imo…
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