Operatives from the Special Tactics Squad of the Force Intelligence Department successfully neutralized Ojiogu Elumah Martin, also known as Acid, on Thursday, August 6. Martin is believed to be the leader of the gang responsible for the murder of a traditional ruler in Imo State. A statement
Dr. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, the Labour Party’s candidate for the 2027 House of Representatives election in the Owerri Federal Constituency of Imo State, has emphasized that the most significant investment any society can make is in its human resources. Dr. Anyanwu-Akeredolu articulated this perspective during her address at the 2026 Annual August Meeting of Ndom
The Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu Foundation (BAAF) has officially announced the granting of a scholarship to 17-year-old Miss Paradise Nwaozuzu, a resident of the Ihiagwa Community in the Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State. The foundation announced the scholarship at a brief ceremony held at Igolobiam Plaza in Owerri Imo State capital on Monday. This […]
In an effort to enhance the annual August meeting, a women’s cooking competition is scheduled to take place in the Ugwueke Community, situated within the Bende Local Government Area of Abia State. The event is set for August 15, 2026, at the premises of Ugwueke Secondary School in Ozara Ndielu. The organizers, Ugwueke Youths in […]
Chief Buba Galadima, a prominent member of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has expressed confidence that the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, will not misappropriate the nation’s resources. Galadima’s assertion is based on the belief that an individual who has successfully overcome the inherent and destructive
In Imo State, kidnappers have begun to demand Indian hemp in addition to ransom payments from the families of their victims. These criminals also request food supplies to sustain themselves and their captives until the ransom is paid. Investigations reveal that the Ejemekwuru/Etekwuru/Izombe Road has become a prominent route for these kidnappers to operate. Reports […]
Incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has demanded an unreserved apology from News Central TV over its broadcast in which an interviewee called on the federal government to kill him. One Chigozie Nnabugwu featured in a programme of the station and called for Kanu’s execution as the only panacea for […]
Mazi Chima Matthew Amadi, the Imo East (Owerri Zone) Senatorial Candidate for the Action People’s Party (APP), has expressed strong condemnation regarding the targeted destruction of facilities belonging to opposition political parties in Imo State, particularly those associated with the APP. Dr. Amadi characterized this troubling development as a significant affront
The administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has effectively imposed functional poverty on Nigerians, undermining the value of workers’ salaries. Professor Onyebuchim Nworgu, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies at Imo State University, Owerri, articulated this perspective during his 2026 birthday celebration held in Owerri. Professor
The Executive Director of the National Institute for Nigerian Languages( NINLAN), Aba, Prof. Ogbonna Onuoha, has warned that excessive use of foreign languages to the exclusion of the mother tongue could lead the country to re-colonisation. The Professor of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages sounded the warning while addressing newsmen in his office. He argued that […]













