After two years of preparation, the highly anticipated Ofe Owerri Food and Drink Festival is set to debut as a signature annual cultural event in Owerri, Imo State, from January 3 to 4, 2026, with the full endorsement of the Imo State Government. The endorsement was confirmed in an...
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National Association of Seadogs (NAS), also known as Pyrates Confraternity, has organized free medical services for at least 800 residents of Orogwe Community in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State. The medical mission, which offered diagnosis, treatment, and essential medications to residents, was part of the activities...
By: ZAGAZOLA MAKAMA Suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), on Saturday ambushed the convoy of Dr. Kingsley Achigbu, Director of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri, killing a security escort and injuring three others. Sources told...
A civic group based in Nigeria’s South East region, Oganihu Imo, has submitted a detailed memorandum to the National Assembly’s Constitution Review Committee, calling for sweeping amendments aimed at promoting equity, security, and good governance across the country. In the document dated July 18, the group proposed constitutional changes...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has announced that Imo State recorded $8.6 million in export earnings from cashew production in the 2024 fiscal year. The Executive Director of NEPC, Mrs. Nonye Ayeni, disclosed this at a workshop on cashew production in Owerri. Ayeni...
A heartbreaking incident has occurred in Umuoba-Uratta, Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State, where a 20-month-old child, Emmanuel Eleweke, was killed by a stray bullet. The tragic event took place around 10 pm on Monday, leaving the family and community in shock. *Mysterious circumstances* The child’s mother,...
Police Command in Imo has launched a “coordinated manhunt for criminal elements”, who allegedly attacked commuters on the Okigwe-Owerri Road in the early hours of Thursday morning. The command’s Spokesman, DSP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Owerri on Thursday. The News Agency...
Kidnappers of Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu, the Parish Priest of Holy Family Catholic Church, Izombe, Imo, are demanding for N20 million as ransom for the release of the clergyman. Ubaechu was abducted in Ejemekwuru on Sunday evening while on his way to attend the annual retreat of priests of...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has presented certificates and staff of office to 66 new traditional rulers in the state. In a speech at the event held at the Government House, Owerri, Uzodimma charged them to serve and treat their subjects in a manner that pleases God. He urged...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has charged the Board and Management of the South East Development Commission (SEDC) to chat a course for the region’s economic and social development. Uzodimma gave the charge on Saturday, when he received a team from the commission, led by its Chairman, Dr Emeka...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – Imo State Police Command has arrested three suspected ritualists with a human skull, a native hen and white garments on the Okigwe – Umuahia express way. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Henry Okoye, stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Owerri. DSP...
An Industrial Court sitting in Owerri has restrained the Imo Government from further demolition of the Owerri Central Market complex, Owerri. The presiding judge, Hon. Justice I.C. Ibeawuchi who gave the order on Friday, restrained the state government, either through their agents, or any other person acting on their...
Chieftains of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Federal Polytechnic, Nekede Owerri chapter, has urged the Federal Government to disregard a petition demanding the sack of the institution’s Rector, Dr Basilia Igbokwe. Former Chairmen of the chapter, led by Mr Anayo Uhiara, made the request at a news...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has begun tracking of constituency and executive projects in Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the exercise kicked off in Owerri on Friday. The exercise, in its seventh phase , captured Zonal Intervention Projects across the...
A State High Court sitting in Owerri, the Imo capital, has ordered the Imo government to stop the demolition of structures at the Central Market Layout, Owerri. The Judge, I. C. Ibeawuchi, gave the order of interim injunction against Uzodimma and five others, on Thursday. The order of interim...
Gunmen, on Wednesday, launched fresh attacks in Owerri, the Imo capital, and its environs, causing pandemonium in and around the city. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that residents, who were panicked by sporadic gunshots in different parts of the town, scampered to different directions for safety. NAN...
Dare-devil gunmen, on Monday evening, struck at Irete axis of the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway, killing four police operatives and a female Point of Sale (POS) operator. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the policemen were attacked while on duty at a checkpoint near SaveMore Market Place, Irete...
The Imo Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Friday, handed over a prison escapee, re-arrested by the corps, to the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS). The state Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Matthew Ovye, handed over the 28-year-old suspect shortly after parading him and...
The Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 General Elections, Mr Peter Obi, says investment in the coutry’s health sector remains “critical”. Obi said this on Saturday, when he paid a solidarity visit to Holy Rosary College of Nursing, Emekuku, near Owerri. He said that with an...
Residents of Owerri and Umuahia, the capital cities of Imo and Abia in the South-East, have decried the continued rising cost of foodstuffs and general inflation in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondents, who monitored the situation in the two cities, report that prices of food...