Tuesday’s sit-at-home order instituted by the leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in sympathy with their leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu who is facing treasonable charges at the Federal High Court Abuja, recorded full compliance in Imo state, especially Owerri, the state capital. As was the case in the previous sit-at-home protests, banks, supermarkets, shops, schools, business centres and Read More
The operatives of the Imo state Police Command has repelled attack by hoodlums at Mgbidi Police station, located in Oru West local government area of Imo state. A press statement issued by the Command spokesman, CSP Mike Abattam, said, “the hoodlums came in a white Hilux vehicle and started shooting sporadically in a bid to gain entry into the station but were repelled Read More
Popular socialite, Pascal Chibuike Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest has been appointed Special Adviser on Social media and social events management to Imo state governor Hope Uzodinma. Part of his mandate, Blueprint gathered is to influence young people from Imo state to be empowered through social media. Shortly after receiving his appointment letter, Cubana Chief Priest through his Read More
Operatives of the Imo state Police command have success rescued a community leader, Chief Frank abducted Sunday while driving along Ubomiri, Mbaitoli local government area alongside his daughter on their Range Rover Jeep. Our correspondent gathered that immediately after the abduction, their abductors took them through the volatile Orlu route. But the Imo Police Command’s spokesman, CSP Mike Abattam confirmed Read More
A 14-year-old boy (names withheld), Friday, evaded a ritualist who hit him with a machete and wanted to push him into an already dug grave in his room at Ubomiri in Mbaitoli local government area of Imo state. Blueprint gathered that the boy was lured by his assailant of between 30 and 40 years of age from the neighbouring Anambra Read More
Chairman of Zinox Computers, Chief Leo Stan Ekeh, has asked Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo state to donate a site to him for the establishment of Imo Finishing School. He made this demand during Tuesday’s Imo stakeholders’ meeting, which he chaired. According to him, “We need to launch a Finishing School to be used by all Imolites and the lecturers Read More
Ahead of scheduled stakeholders’ meeting on Tuesday inside government house Owerri, the Imo state government has identified Senator Rochas Okorocha and his son-in-law Chief Uche Nwosu as sponsors of kidnapping and banditry in the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary/Media Adviser to the Governor, Oguwike Nwachuku, alleged that Okorocha and Nwosu have been mentioned by suspects currently in Read More
The National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu, has sounded it loud and clear that his party will return to take over the centre and his state of origin, Imo come 2023. Addressing newsmen in his country home, Amaimo Friday, the former senator representing Owerri senatorial zone said, under the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC), Nigerians Read More
Former governorship candidate in Imo state Uche Nwosu has been kidnapped. Nwosu who is son-in-law to former governor Rochas Okorocha was whisked away at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Eziama-Obaire in Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo state on Sunday. Blueprint gathered that the former Chief of Staff to Senator Okorocha was attending an outing service day after he concluded the Read More
Governor Hope Uzodimma pf Imo state Monday assigned portfolios to 18 new commissioners, weeks after their successful screening by Imo lawmakers. The new commissioners are: Prof. EJC Duru – Environment; Dr Prosper Ohayagha Success Obinna,Health; Prof. Sylverster Ifunanya Okorondu, Education;Dr. Anthony Christian Mgbeahuruike,Livestock; Kezie Ogaziechi,Land Survey; Rex Anunobi, Transport; Dr. Love Ineh, Housing; Mrs. Ruby Emele, Local Government & Chieftaincy Read More
Imo state governor Hope Uzodinma has revealed his readiness to expose those sponsoring various kinds of crime against the people of the state. The governor who disclosed this on Saturday during the inauguration of newly elected executive of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Owerri. Governor Uzodinma said all those involved in causing one form of insecurity or the other will Read More
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo state Wednesday signed into law the once controversial Violence Against Persons (VAP)Prohibition Act in the presence of his wife, Mrs Chioma Uzodimma who has championed the enactment of the law in the fight against sexual and gender-based violence in the state. Our correspondent gathered that the act, seen as an improvement on the penal and Read More
There are indications that another monarch has been kidnapped in Imo state. This time around, the traditional ruler of Umuezeala-Ama Autonomous Community in Ehime Mbano local government area, Eze Aloysius Igwe, was whisked away from his community on Wednesday. Blueprint gathered that the Eze Aloysius was abducted around the market square of his community. Kidnapping of monarchs have been the Read More
Gunmen in the early hours of Monday launched attack on Abia Police headquarters located in Umuahia. Though police authorities are yet to confirm the attack, eyewitness said the attackers killed a policeman while operatives on duty made spirited efforts to repel the attack. Similar was witnessed few months ago when gunmen attacked Imo Police headquarters in Owerri. They also set Read More
Gunmen on Sunday kidnapped two traditional rulers in Okigwe area of Imo state. The hoodlums also set palaces ablaze. This is happening barely two days after the gunmen killed a traditional ruler and dump his body inside a car. Police authorities are yet to confirm the incident as at the time of filling this report. Details loading…
Operatives of the Imo Police Command have rescued the Traditional Ruler of Mbutu ancient kingdom, HRH Eze Damian Nwaigwe, who was kidnapped last Thursday at about 3pm. According to Imo Command’s spokesman, CSP Mike Abattam, via a statement, Eze Nwigwe, who was kidnapped in his palace has reunited with his family and subjects. However, it was not certain whether a ransome Read More
Imo state government has expressed shock and dismay over the ugly incident that took place Monday at Awommamma in Oru East local government area of the state that led to the death of a soldier and destruction of property. The state said it has begun investigation into the ugly incident, with the view to unravelling the perpetrators. In a statement Read More
The economic activities in the South eastern part of the country that was comatose following the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra(IPOB) has of recent been normalised. Our correspondent who went round the state Monday, gathered that civil servants at the state secretariat, other agencies and parastatals were busy at their work places. Banks, supermarkets and other business Read More
At least 200 persons including the aged and children from Anambra and Imo states have benefitted from three days medical outreach organised by the Tropical Gate Foundation, a humanitarian organisation in collaboration with Salvation Army Amesi. The beneficiaries drawn from Umunze in Orumba South Local Government Area (LGA), Amesi, Uga, Isuofia, Igbo-ukwu, Umuchu, Akpo, Nkpologwu and Ekwulobia in Aguata LGA Read More
As 2023 elections approach, politicians from Imo East Senatorial Zone otherwise known as Owerri Zone weekend insisted that the next governor must come from the zone. They anchored their claim on the fct that the zone has been shortchanged by the other two zones of Orlu and Okigwe. At a rally held at the All Saints’ Anglican Cathedral Playground tagged: Read More
The Imo state Commissioner of Police, Mr Hussaini Rabiu, has assured Imo people that the murderers of the three innocent people in Obowo LGA at the weekend will be arrested in no distant time. The commissioner through the command’s spokesman, CSP Mike Abattam, said in a statement that the command was working with the traditional rulers, presidents general and the Read More
Speaker Imo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Paul Emeziem has described as mischievous, malicious and baseless reports in some sections of the social media that the removal of Rt. Hon. Amarachi Chyna Iwuanyanwu as the Deputy Speaker of the House was financially induced. In a release signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Collins Osuji and made available to newsmen, Read More
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has condemned in strong terms the disparaging and derogatory remarks made by Ms Lauretta Onochie, President Buhari’s aide on social media’s that the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu is a lunatic and that Igbo leaders are senile to have demanded his release from custody. In a statement issued Tuesday, national publicity secretary, Chief Alex Read More
The Interim Management Committee (IMC) chairman of Njaba local government council, Emeka Iheanacho, has dismissed the claim by the Imo state Police command through its spokesman, CSP Mike Abattam, that he did not invite the police or other security agencies for Tuesday’s Stakeholders’ meeting with traditional rulers of Njaba extraction, Nnenasaa, where some traditional rulers were gruesomely murdered by unknown Read More
Earlier on Tuesday, we reported that gunmen invaded a stakeholders’ meeting and killed up to three traditional in Njaba local government headquarters of Imo state. Blueprint however reports that two out of the three of them who unfortunately lost their lives are the Obi 1 of Okwudor autonomous community, Eze E. Anayochukwu Durueburuo and Eze Sampson Osunwa of Ihebineowerre autonomous community. Read More
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