By Godwin Agia, Jalingo Armed assailants on Monday attacked farmers in Vande village, Amadu, within the Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State, resulting in the deaths of at least four individuals. The Traditional Ruler of the Vande Community, Zaki Simon Terhemba, confirmed the incident,
By Godwin Agia, Jalingo The Governor of Taraba State, Dr. Agbu Kefas, has formally affiliated himself with the All Progressives Congress (APC), expressing his commitment to transforming the state’s political environment. The registration ceremony was conducted at TY Danjuma House on Sunday in Jalingo, with representatives from both the APC and the Peoples Democratic
Former First Lady of Ondo State, Dr. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has advocated for competence as the primary criterion for occupying elected political offices in 2027. She emphasized that the concept of equity, often interpreted as turn-by-turn, should not be limited to geographical considerations alone. Dr. Anyanwu-Akeredolu argued that those who promote equity must also
The residents of Umuoyima Autonomous Community in Owerri Municipal Council of Imo State on Thursday December 11, 2025 conducted a protest rally to express their disapproval of what they perceive as the forcible acquisition of their land at Ugwumiri Okpo Otamiri Belt by Chief Chinedu Chukwuonye, Managing Director of CUDOC Construction Company Limited. The protest, […]
Hon Chike John Okafor, the representative for Okigwe South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has expressed caution against the calls to disband the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Imo State Police Command, commonly known as Tiger Base. Hon Okafor also expressed his disapproval of the numerous media attacks aimed at pressuring authorities to dissolve […]
A joint security team has commenced a comprehensive search for the individuals responsible for the abduction of some motorists on Sunday December 7, 2025 in Imo State. According to reports, an armed group fatally shot the driver of a Toyota Highlander Jeep with Registration Number SMK 514 BD and subsequently abducted the occupants of a […]
A nursing mother and housewife, Ogechi Eze, has shared the distressing ordeal she endured at the hands of six officers from the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Imo State Police Command better known as Tiger Base about three months ago She revealed that she was subjected to a merciless beating, resulting in severe bodily injuries, and […]
The Late Dr Basil Nnanna Ukaegbu, a foremost parliamentarian and renowned educationist is to be given a state burial. Senator Hope Uzodimma, the Executive Governor of Imo State, announced this when the Burial Committee led by Barrister George Eke paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House in Owerri. Governor Uzodimma extended his condolences […]
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 injuries, the businesswoman allegedly used hot water to scald the […]
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 […]












