A DSS operative has been shot dead in Imo State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that an operative of the Department of State Services (DSS), identified as Prince Nwachinaemere Ezemuonye Ozuzu, has been shot dead in Owerri, the Imo State capital. It was gathered that the DSS officer from Umuoyo, Irete in the Owerri West Local … 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
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
The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma says President Muhammadu Buhari will visit the state on Thursday. EkohotBlog reports that the governor revealed this at Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport in Owerri on Saturday. The governor of the eastern state in Nigeria disclosed that his Abuja trip was to “address some political matters and some … Read more
35 inmates refused to escape from custody during the attack. 1,844 inmates escaped during an attack on federal prison in Owerri, Imo state capital, by unknown gunmen on Monday, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) has disclosed. The correctional centre and the police command headquarters in Owerri came under heavy attack in the early hours of … Read more
Some policemen on a stop-and-search duty on Owerri/ Orlu expressway allegedly killed, Nude Oguzie, who was on his way to Owerri for a wedding reception. An eyewitness in Owerri on Sunday, narrated that the cops fled immediately they realised that they had killed the native of Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State. According to … Read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday revealed that not less than N1.3 trillion was spent by the Federal Government on the importation of rice, fish, sugar and wheat in the last 12 months. The bank’s Deputy Governor, Corporate Services, Edward Lametek, spoke at a seminar organised for Finance reporters in Owerri, Imo State. Speaking … Read more