A woman in Imo State has been apprehended by the police for allegedly inflicting severe injuries on her six-year-old maid’s private part. The 38-year-old businesswoman, identified as Juliet Igwe, reportedly used a candle to cause harm to the young girl, Onyinyechi. In addition to these
Law enforcement officers from the Agwa Divisional Police, in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, engaged and subsequently killed two individuals suspected of kidnapping during a shootout on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. The spokesperson for the police in the state, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Henry Okoye,disclosed this in a statement released on […]
By Godwin Agia, Jalingo The judgment creditors, Peter Orngu and thirteen others, along with Tiv traditional rulers from the Sankera and Kwande regions of Benue State, located in North-Central Nigeria, have submitted a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Makurdi Zonal Office. This petition concerns the alleged fraudulent acquisition of
The Imo State Police Command has refuted reports of the alleged kidnapping of 14 passengers on Monday, December 1, 2025, along the Ngor/Okpala section of the Owerri-Aba Expressway. According to a statement released by the Command’s spokesperson, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Henry Okoye, the police clarified that the video purporting the abduction of 14 […]
On 28 November 2025, the Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt was silent except for the sound of quiet weeping when Justice Chinwe Ann Nsirim-Nwosu pronounced the final words: “Damian Chinemerem Okoligwe, you shall be hanged by the neck until you are dead. May God have mercy on your soul.” With that, the 26-year-old […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated General Christopher Gwabin Musa as the new Minister of Defence. In a letter to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu conveyed General Musa’s nomination as the successor to Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who resigned on Monday. General Musa, 58, on December 25, is a distinguished soldier who served as […]
The Imo State Police Command has announced the cessation of parading individuals suspected of engaging in criminal activities. This decision was communicated by the Command’s spokesperson, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Henry Okoye, on Wednesday, December 3, following an inquiry from a correspondent. DSP Okoye explained that the discontinuation of the parade
.Only Hope enjoying the largesse By Steve Osuji Imo And The Paradox Of Federal Mighty: If your governor is among the decampees to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ostensibly to plug into the benefits that accrues from the centre, show him the zero benefits Imo state is getting from APC. Imo seems to represent […]
The Imo State Police Command has apprehended two individuals, Opara Evans, aged 35, and Chinedu Stanley, aged 29, for the illegal possession and distribution of prohibited fireworks and explosives. This arrest was the result of a surveillance operation conducted in the vicinity of Alaba and Relief Markets in Owerri, where substantial quantities of the prohibited […]
.76 Bag First Class; Confers Honorary Doctorates On Aliko Dangote, Two Others By Reagan Obioma Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) is set to graduate a total of 3,808 students at its 37th convocation ceremony scheduled for Friday, December 5, and Saturday, December 6, 2025. Among the graduates, 3,366 will receive first degrees, while 542 […]












