The people of Iho community in the Ikeduru Local Government area of Imo State have been thrown into mourning after a truck rammed into a building, killing a mother of three children, Mrs Chioma Ogu, on Monday. This is even as her husband, Mr Ogu, is lying critically ill and …
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Senator Araraume Urges Love And Unity Among Nigerians At Easter
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, has urged Christians to imbibe the spirit of love, which the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ symbolize. Araraume said the celebration of Easter would have meaning only to the extent that Christians love one another …
Read More »Imo State Governor, Uzodinmma Makes Fresh Appointment
IMO State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has appointed his pioneer Commissioner for Lands and Survey and subsequent Commissioner for Power, Enyinnaya Onuegbu, as the Head Political Bureau of his administration. Uzodinma in a statement signed by Oguwike Nwachuku, his Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser, said Onuegbu’s appointment takes immediate effect. …
Read More »Imo State Governor, Uzodinma Reveals Beneficiaries Of Fuel Subsidy, Forex Crisis
THE Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has disclosed beneficiaries of fuel subsidy and differences in foreign exchange under former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. According to him, some cabals and deities benefited from the events before President Bola Tinubu’s suspension. Newsextra24 reports that Uzodimma asserted this while speaking on Channels Television’s …
Read More »Army To Deploy 2,300 For Imo State Guber Election
The state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Sylvia Agu, disclosed this, yesterday, during a media roundtable/engagement on the governorship election organised by the International Press Centre (IPC) and supported by the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria- phase 2 (EU – SDGN II) in Owerri. Agu said the …
Read More »Two Weeks Sit-at-home Order Fails To Hold In Imo State
The two weeks sit-at-home order declared by the Finland-based Biafra agitator and separatist, Simon Ekpa failed to hold on Tuesday in Imo State as residents refused to comply with the order. Meanwhile, most markets and businesses visited by NIGERIAN TRIBUNE are fully open for business without any harassment. Residents …
Read More »Gunmen Invade Palace, Kill Imo State Traditional Ruler
Gunmen, on Monday, reportedly shot and killed the Traditional Ruler of Ezuhu na Amadi Autonomous Community in Abor Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo, Eze Nnamdi Mmirioma. Reports said that the incident occurred about 3.00 p.m. when the gunmen allegedly invaded Mmirioma’s palace and shot him severally. The incident …
Read More »Police Arrest 3 For Abducting,Killing Businessman After N10m Ransom In Imo State
The Imo State police command has arrested 3 suspects involved in the abduction and killing of a businessman in Imo State,Ikechukwu Ebelebe. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mohammed Barde who paraded the suspects alongside others at the State police headquarters said the victim was abducted at his hometown …
Read More »SIT-AT-HOME: Imo State Government Denies Attack By Suspected IPOB Gunmen
The Imo State Government has debunked reports that unknown gunmen enforcing a sit-at-home directive on Wednesday morning attacked the state Secretariat on Port-Harcourt Road, Owerri. A statement signed by Governor Hope Uzodimma’s Chief Press Secretary, Oguwike Nwachukwu, noted that there was no such incident involving unknown gunmen. Social media …
Read More »Imo State Opposition Parties Protest N54.5m Campaign Permit Fee
Opposition parties under the aegis of Inter Party Action Committee G12 have kicked against what they described as obnoxious demand of N54.5 million by the Imo State government Signage and Advertisement Agency (IMSAA) as political campaign permit before governorship candidates of opposition parties could display campaign materials any where in …
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