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Uzodinma To Pardon Civil Servants For Receiving Double Salaries For 10 Years

Uzodinma To Pardon Civil Servants For Receiving Double Salaries For 10 Years

Hope Uzodinma, the Governor of Imo State has backtracked on his earlier threat to prosecute civil officials who were found guilty of getting double wages after the government’s salary automation programme revealed 935 persons had…

NDLEA Arrest Suspected Drug Traffickers, Rescue Pregnant Teens

NDLEA Arrest Suspected Drug Traffickers, Rescue Pregnant Teens

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Imo State has said it rescued five pregnant teenage girls while on patrol along Aba-Owerri Expressway. According to the agency, the girls were suspected of being victims…

JUST-IN: NLC To Embark On Warning Strike September 5

JUST-IN: NLC To Embark On Warning Strike September 5

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to embark on a two-day nationwide warning strike on Tuesday, September 5 over hardship in the country occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy. The leadership of the…

Pandemonium In Imo As Unknown Gunmen Killed Retired Policeman, Wife

Pandemonium In Imo As Unknown Gunmen Killed Retired Policeman, Wife

Tension is currently building up in Owerri, Imo State capital after some unknown gunmen stormed the community and killed a couple named Mr and Mrs Sampson Owobo on Sunday night. Mr Owobo, a retired Assistant…

Sit-At-Home: Tricyclist, Pedestrian Shot Dead In Imo

Sit-At-Home: Tricyclist, Pedestrian Shot Dead In Imo

At Akwakuma intersection in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State, enforcers of the illegal seven-day sit-at-home order shot and killed a pedestrian and a Keke rider. Saturday Telegraph gathered that the gunmen suspected…

Many Killed, Thousands Of Homes Destroyed In Imo Within 30 Months – Intersociety Report

Many Killed, Thousands Of Homes Destroyed In Imo Within 30 Months – Intersociety Report

The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), has reported that between January 2021 and June 30, 2023, over 1,000 citizens were slain in Imo State while 1,400 homes were purportedly destroyed. Intersociety…

Police Arrest Five Armed Robbery Syndicate In Imo, Recover Deadly Weapons

Police Arrest Five Armed Robbery Syndicate In Imo, Recover Deadly Weapons

The Imo State Police Command has apprehended five notorious armed robbers who have masterminded various armed robbery incidents within Owerri West Local Government Area of the state. Henry Okoye, the State Command Spokesperson confirmed the…

Imo LP Urges Uzodinma To Allow Violence Free Campaigns

Imo LP Urges Uzodinma To Allow Violence Free Campaigns

Ahead of the November 11 Governorship election in Imo State, the Labour Party (LP) has called on the Governor of the State, Hope Uzodinma to allow for a season of campaigning without violence. The party made…

Two APC Members Die In Auto Crash

Two APC Members Die In Auto Crash

At least two members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Imo State who were travelling to Abuja for the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly on Tuesday died in an auto crash. New Telegraph…

Abducted Imo Catholic Priest Regains Freedom

Abducted Imo Catholic Priest Regains Freedom

The Imo State Catholic Priest, Rev Fr Mathias Opara who was allegedly kidnapped last Friday has regained his freedom. New Telegraph reports that the priest was released on Sunday night, May 28, 2023, unharmed. Recall…