The Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, Imo State, Thursday (5/3/2026) set aside the judgment of the National Industrial Court that declared the suit of the 10,000 job beneficiaries as statute-barred. Reading the lead judgment in the APPEAL NO. CA/OW/259/2015 – Ukawuike Emmanuela Ngozi
A tragic incident transpired on Sunday, March 1, 2026, when an entrepreneur, Tochi Duru, was tragically shot and killed in the Ogbaku Community, located in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State. According to reports, his assailants arrived at a petrol station where Mr. Duru was purchasing premium motor spirit. They forcibly removed him […]
The authorities of the Mbaitoli Local Government Council in Imo State have intervened in the ongoing crisis within the Obazu Mbieri Autonomous Community by disbanding the Electoral Committee that was established last weekend to organize elections for the town union’s executive leadership. The Council has stated that the formation of this committee contravenes the
The President General of the Obazu Mbieri Community in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State, Chief Iheanyi Abaekwume, has stated that the traditional ruler of the community, His Royal Highness Eze Nze Francis Elendu Agunwah, should address the community publicly to resolve the controversy surrounding his health condition. Chief Abaekwume urged those currently
Hon. Eugene Okechukwu Dibiagwu, representing the Ohaji/Egbema/Oguta/Oru West Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, on Friday, February 27, 2026, officially presented five luxury vehicles to the Director General (DG) and Deputy DG of his campaign organization, as well as to three local government chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the federal
Presidents of villages within the Obazu Autonomous Community in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State have expressed their support for the town union’s appeal to the state government to suspend the traditional ruler of their community, His Royal Highness Eze Francis Elendu Agunwah, from his position. The demand was put forth by the town […]
The Eze-Elect of Awaka Ancient Kingdom, located in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State, Engineer Onyemanze David-Osuagwu, has clarified that the Supreme Court of the country has not recognized Charles Emezi as the legitimate traditional ruler of the community. It has been reported that Charles Emezi claimed the apex court issued a judgement […]
A tragic incident occurred on Wednesday, February 18, when a female student of Ugwueke Secondary School in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State collapsed and passed away during the school’s Inter-House Sports activities. Miss Mary Orji Chukwu, an indigene of Amaokai Autonomous Community, was participating in a rehearsal for the school’s upcoming
US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has died at the age of 84, his family says in a statement. “Our father was a servant leader – not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked,” they say In the 1960s, Jackson fought for civil rights alongside Martin Luther King Jr, […]
Former National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mike Igini, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to refrain from endorsing the new Electoral Act recently passed by the National Assembly. During an appearance on Arise TV’s Morning Show, Igini expressed concerns regarding the new Electoral Act, characterizing it as a potential













