Tag: Imo
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Ex-South African President, Jacob Zuma loses street in Imo
A street named after former South African leader Jacob Zuma, has been renamed in the eastern Nigerian state of Imo. Jacob Zuma Road in the capital of Owerri will now be known as Chief Mbazuluike Amaechi, a First Republic parliamentarian and minister. Governor Emeka Ihedioha announced the rechristening today at an occasion to mark Amaechi’s…
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Imo poll: Supreme Court voids Uche Nwosu’s candidature
The Supreme Court on Friday, voided the candidature of Uche Nwosu as governorship flag bearer of the Action Alliance (AA) in the 2019 general elections in Imo, over double nomination. The apex court, in its judgment delivered by Justice Adamu Augie, upheld the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division. News Agency of Nigeria…
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Police arrest eight ‘most wanted kidnappers’ in Imo
The Imo State Commissioner of Police Rabiu Ladodo has said that eight of 15 most wanted kidnap suspects in the state have been arrested. Ladodo, who disclosed this during an interface with state governor Emeka Ihedioha in Owerri, the state capital, gave the names of some of the arrested suspects as: Ebike Nwadiuko, Henry Iwunze,…
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Police begin manhunt for killers of bus driver
The Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mr Rabiu Ladodo, has given assurance that the force will arrest and prosecute the killers of a bus driver in the state, Chinedu Ogoke. The commissioner gave the assurance in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Owerri on Monday. Ogoke was shot and…
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Youths shut down oil companies in Imo
…Protests gas flaring, inhumane treatment More 1,000 youths from Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, on Friday staged a protest against multinational oil companies operating in the area, complaining of negligence and inhuman treatment of the indigenes in the council area. The youth who marched along the road chanting war songs barricaded the area…
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Tragedy! Generator fume kills couple, daughter in Imo
The people of Umuoparaemeka village, Ugiri in Isiala Mbano local government area of Imo State were thrown into mourning early Monday morning as a couple Lucius Iwunze, his wife Ngozi and their daughter Geraldine all died from inhaling generator fumes. According to village sources, a member of the extended family visited in the morning and…
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Imo bans use of polythene bags for waste disposal
The Imo State Government has banned the use of polythene bags to dispose refuse in the state, reiterating its determination to restore the state to its premier position as the cleanest and most beautiful state in the country through sustained aggressive environmental sanitation exercise. The Chairman of the State Sanitation Committee and former governor of…
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JUST IN: Tribunal dismisses Nwosu, Araraume, Uzodinma’s petitions, upholds Ihedioha’s election as Imo gov
The Imo State Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the petition of the All Progressives Grand Alliance and its governorship candidate Senator Ifeanyi Araraume for lacking in merit. The tribunal in its sitting today, Saturday, September 21, 2019 also dismissed the petition of the candidate of the Action Alliance Party, Mr. Uche Nwosu, for…
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GULF OF GUINEA: IMO, International Oil Players, Pledge Support for NIMASA
… Nigeria Critical to Regional Stability – Kitack Lim … INTERTANKO, ICC, Chevron, Others Commend Agency The initiatives of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) aimed at ensuring security in the Gulf of Guinea have received a major boost from the international business community. Key players in the global oil and gas as…
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Laying the markers for a new Imo, By Steve Osuji
By Steve Osuji It may seem early in the day but the signs are good; very good indeed. It is such an exhilarating feeling to observe all the good behaviours and best practices one had written about and wished for in the last three decades unfold before one’s eyes. It is not only that it…