Tag: Imo State
Mass resignation from PDP follows Emeka Ihedioha’s departure
At least eight officials of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Imo State have resigned from the party.
The members who have quit the party include [...]
Imo governor, Hope Uzodinma appoints sibling deputy chief of staff
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has appointed his brother as the deputy chief of staff in charge of general services in the state.
The new appo [...]
Tinubu violates own directives, travels with over 50 officials to Imo for Uzodinma’s inauguration
President Bola Tinubu has violated a new directive he recently issued on cutting down the number of people on his entourage during local and i [...]
Gunmen shoot dead Jonathan’s former aide, Gulak near Owerri airport
Ahmed Gulak, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been killed by gunmen in Imo state.
According to the Imo police command, Gulak [...]
Uzodinma sacks 20 commissioners, retains only 8
Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo, has dissolved the state executive council with immediate effect.
Amaka Okafor, aide to Uzodimma, said the governor di [...]
NCS releases names, pictures of inmates who escaped from Imo prison
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) has released the names and pictures of some inmates who escaped from the Owerri Custodial Centre, Imo state.
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Breaking: Gunmen raze another police station in Imo
A few hours after Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and outgoing Inspector General of Police (IGP), Muhammed Adamu left Owerri, the Imo State capital, gunm [...]
1,844 inmates escaped in Imo prisons attack – Corrections authorities
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says 1,844 inmates escaped following the attack on its prisons centre in Owerri, the Imo State ca [...]
Hoodlums unleash mayhem in Owerri prisons, release inmates using dynamites, explosives (photos)
The attack on inmates and releasing of inmates in prisons that was only limited to police stations and prisons in Akwa Ibom, Edo, Anambra and Abia Sta [...]
New law empowers Imo governor to detain anyone at his pleasure
The Imo State Administration of Criminal Justice Law, 2020 has empowered the state governor, Hope Uzodinma to detain anyone at his pleasure without th [...]