Suspected IPOB members have attacked Imo Police Station. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Imo Police Command has said that suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) attacked a police station in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of the state. The latest attack was disclosed via a statement by the Imo State Police Public … Read more
Prominent traditional rulers have been shot dead in Imo State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the no fewer than two traditional rulers have been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Imo State. This online news platform gathered that the traditional rulers were having a stakeholders meeting at Nnenasa, headquarters of Njaba Local Government Area of the state, … Read more
Students and others on Monday fled as gunmen enforced sit-at-home order in Imo State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that there was pandemonium in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Monday as unknown gunmen suspected to be members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) enforced the sit-at-home order in the state. It was gathered that the assailants, who stormed streets … Read more
Popular Nigerian Monarch’s Palace has been set ablaze by Unknown Gunmen in Imo State. Eko Hot Blog reports that the palace of HRH Eze Obi Ralph Ekezie, the traditional ruler of Obor Autonomous Community, a neighboring community to Omuma, Gov Hope Uzodinma’s hometown in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State, has been set ablaze … Read more
Imo PDP Chairman has been confirmed dead. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mbaise Local Council in Imo State, Obinna Onuamah, has been pronounced dead. The PDP Chairman was said to have died of COVID-19 complications at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Owerri, the Imo State capital last Friday. A source … Read more
Scores of students of the Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo, on Tuesday, blocked the Owerri-Port Harcourt highway in protest. Carrying placards, the undergraduates accused the state government and the school’s management of frustrating their academic programmes, EkoHotBlog reports. The enraged students said nearly one year after the state government announced the relocation of the school to … Read more
There was a major political shock on Wednesday after the Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in Imo State, Ogubundu Nwadike, resigned his position and joined the ruling All Progressives Congress. Nwadike was welcomed by the APC Chairman in the state, Marcon Nlemigbo, at the state Secretariat in Owerri on Wednesday, EkoHotBlog reports. Our … Read more
Students and staff were on Monday thrown into panic as gunmen attacked a school in Imo. EKOHOTBLOG reports that unknown gunmen suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Monday attacked the Comprehensive Secondary School, Nkume in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State. It was gathered that assailants stormed the … Read more
He called on residents of the state to go about their normal businesses, adding that those behind the order and rumours had been identified and would soon be apprehended and prosecuted. The Governor of Imo state Hope Uzodinma of Imo has instructed residents of the state to dismiss the sit-at-home rumour. He called on residents … Read more
The group said “there is no national fuel scarcity. What we are suffering in Imo is artificial fuel crisis created by independent petroleum marketers in the state ostensibly to punish Imo State citizens,” A group known as Global Association of Concerned Imo Youths (GACIY), has advised the members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers in … Read more
On interrogation, Evangelist Ugochi Orisakwe “F” confessed to have been using the church as a place where young girls are kept, impregnated and after delivery, the girls are paid off and their babies sold to rich and childless client’s. The police in Imo state have discovered a church used as a baby factory in … Read more
The Imo State Police Command has arrested a 47-year-old woman, Evangelist Ugochi Orisakwe, and four others, for allegedly using church premises as a baby factory. The Police arrested the suspect alongside her gang members namely, Chidi Orisakwe, 34, Pauline Nwagbunwanne, 42, Elizabeth Uzoma, 61, Chibueze Joy, 31. EkohotBlog reports that the Commissioner of Police … Read more
Popular activist, Aisha Yesufu, has applauded Imo residents for implementing the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) following the arrival of President Muhammadu Buhari in the state. Amid tight security, President Buhari arrived in Imo on Thursday wearing Igbo attire. EkohotBlog reports that following Buhari’s arrival, the streets, banks, schools were deserted by … Read more
President Buhari has met with South-East leaders in Imo State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has met with leaders and stakeholders in the South-East in Imo State on Thursday. The meeting was disclosed by a presidential aide, Tolu Ogunlesi, via a Facebook post on Thursday. He posted, “The President is now participating in a … Read more
As early as 8 am up to 11 am the streets of Owerri, Imo’s capital was reportedly empty. The people of Imo state are observing the sit-at-home directive by the IPOB as President Muhammadu Buhari’s arrived Imo state. This is coming after the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) instructed all residents of the state … Read more
President Buhari has landed in Imo State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, landed in Owerri, the Imo State capital. It was gathered that President Buhari landed at the Sam Mbakwe Airport in Imo State around 09:30 am on Thursday. The President was received at the Imo Airport by the South-East Governors, led … Read more
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have been asked to speak to President Muhammadu Buhari in a language he understands on Thursday by Deji Adeyanju, a socio-political activist. Deji Adeyanju, the socio-political activist, established that IPOB’s proposed sit-at-home order would send a clear message to PMB when he Imo, a state in eastern Nigeria tomorrow. … Read more
The new directive was made known in a broadcast on Monday evening by IPOB-HDOS, Mazi Chika Edoziem. The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have reportedly declared that residents sit-at-home on Thursday, September 9, 2021 in Imo State. This order is coming in light of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Imo state on September 9. The … Read more
A new militant group has emerged in the South-East region. EKOHOTBLOG reports that a new militant group, ‘Biafran Motherland Warrior’, has emerged in the South-East region of the country. It was gathered that the group, which was said to be deadlier than the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the armed wing of the proscribed Indigenous People … Read more
“We, the entire members of Ohaji People in Diaspora (OPID), totally and unreservedly condemn the recent attack on the bus conveying Lee Engineering Company workers on the Etekwuru-Assa Road in Ohaji /Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. The People of Ohaji living abroad have called for a thorough investigation into the recent killing of … Read more