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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