A senior lawyer and human rights advocate, Femi Falana, has blamed some state government’s neglect for the basic education for the alarming rate of out-of-school children in the country, which is estimated at 20 million. A document he obtained from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in response to his …
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The Imo State Police Commissioner, CP, Mohammed Barde has issued strict orders on compliance with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Baba Usman on all forms of vehicular movement and transportation across the state. Usman said the directed compliance would be effective from 12 midnight to 6pm on Saturday, …
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Residents and motorists in Owerri, the capital of Imo State, are experiencing difficulties due to the massive garbage heaps that have taken over major roads and streets in the State. Newsextra24 observed that some of the major roads in Owerri have been turned to dumpsters, with heaps of refuse on …
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Residents of Owerri, the capital of Imo State, on Thursday, expressed their anguish at having to wait hours in line to use Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) or do other banking operations. Most banks’ ATMs were crowded with hundreds of residents trying in vain to withdraw cash to cover their urgent …
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Residents of Owerri, the Imo State capital, have been badly hit by the recent scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also called petrol and its resultant increase in the pump price of the product. Many Imolites are lamenting how the rising price of fuel (petrol) is creating ripple effects on …
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The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Berde, on Thursday, disclosed that his command had dismissed seven policemen for fragrant abuse of police standard practice. The CP who spoke to journalists in his office in Owerri, the state capital, on the readiness of the command to police the state ahead …
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The organized campaign of violence against assets of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC in Imo state continued on Tuesday with another attack on the commission’s office in Isu Local Government Area of the state. “This is the fourth attack on INEC facilities in Imo State in less than three …
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The Imo state Police command has warned that the command is now out to deal mercilessly with the hoodlums terrorising the state, following the killing of three of the hoodlums who attacked the Imo state headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, located along Port Harcourt road in Owerri, …
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Imo state Governor, Hope Uzodimma has sacked the Vice Chancellor, of Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Umuagwo, Prof Patrick Egbule. Uzodimma relieved Egbule of his position through a statement issued to newsmen in Owerri, on Wednesday by the Secretary to the State Government, SGI, Cosmas Iwu. Egbule …
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Mr Kitack Lim, the Secretary-General, International Maritime Organisation (IMO), says maritime nations need finance to invest in fossil fuels. Lim said this at the 2022 Nigerian International Maritime Summit held in Lagos on Monday. He noted that this would help reduce carbon footprint in the environment. Lim stressed the need …
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