Tragedy struck in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Monday when a truck fell off a heavy duty vehicle and crushed people suspected to be students of the Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo.
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In what appears to be a first of its kind in Nigeria, a tricycle operator, Mr. Uche Njoku, on Friday paid N5,000.00 fine to Imo State Government for killing a pigeon which belonged to the state zoological garden.
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A woman escaped death by the whiskers on Wednesday, as a car rammed into her shop moments after she closed for the day. The incident happened at Okorie Street off Tetlow Road, Owerri in Imo state. The woman had just locked her shop and was on her way home when the incident happened. There was no casualty recorded fortunately. More […]
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Parents of some Reformers International Nursery and Primary School pupils in Imo were overjoyed on Thursday after their children came out unhurt from a terrible car crash involving the school bus. It was gathered that the school bus somersaulted while conveying the pupils to school. The students were rescued and unhurt. See some of the photos below: Source: Punchng.com
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There was tension in Government House roundabout, Owerri popularly known as Okigwe roundabout yesterday as a commercial driver tried taking his own life by lying under a moving car and begged to be run over.
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Tragedy struck in Mbieri in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State on Friday.
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Highway gunmen, believed to be armed robbers, have assassinated a police officer in Imo State. This is coming after gunmen had previously attacked and killed police officers at Orie Mbieri police station, Umudagu – Mbieri and Atta in the Mbaitoli and Local Government Areas of Imo State respectively, carting away their arms and ammunition. The name and the rank of […]
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Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo said on Tuesday in Owerri that the State International Cargo Airport will be ready for use in May 2017. Okorocha said this during an interaction with newsmen in Owerri. He said that the airport which costs over N7 billion to upgrade, would improve the economy of the state. The governor was happy with the newly-established […]
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No fewer than 25 people were on Monday feared dead on the ever-busy Owerri – Onitsha expressway in Imo State when two heavy duty trucks collided with two hummer buses. The tragedies happened at Catering school Junction and Okpokija Junction, respectively in Irete community in the Owerri West Local Government Area of the state between 4 and 4: 20 pm […]
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The Federal Road Safety Corps RS.9.4 Owerri, Imo State has inducted 126 road marshals out of 350 candidates that applied for voluntary jobs. Speaking at the ceremony held at Sector Command in Owerri, the Sector Commander, Mr. Peter Kibo, noted that the inducted road marshals were carefully selected to complement the efforts of regular marshals, stressing that they were selected […]
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The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Imo State Command has arrested seven suspects alleged to be involved in illegal sales and adulteration of stolen crude oil, as well as three suspects who are into vandalism and selling of armoured Nitel cables. Parading the suspects at the command headquarters in Owerri, the Imo State capital, the State Commandant, Pedro […]
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