By Seun Ibiyemi Again, Nigeria has lost its bid for election into Category ‘C’ of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). This is coming after years of futile efforts to rejoin the elitist group of maritime nations since the nation lost…
Rev. Jonathan Nicole, President, Shippers Association of Lagos, says maritime sector issues made Nigeria to lose a bid to secure a seat in the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council. Nicole made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency…
The Imo State Hotel Owners Association has decried the multiple taxation imposed on its members by some overzealous revenue agents of the state government. The group made this known in a statement signed by its leader, Chima Chukwunyere and made…
A police inspector and three bandits have been killed in an attack on the Orsu police station in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State. The command’s spokesman Mike Abatam confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday. He explained…
The Supreme Court has granted an order of injunction restraining the federal government from ceding 17 disputed oil wells located at Akri and Mbede in Rivers to Imo. The apex court granted the order on Wednesday in Abuja while ruling…
by Dakuku Peterside The mayhem in the Eastern Heartland of Imo State has left everyone perplexed. Security eruptions in Imo state appear to be an indicator of what the country is turning to. The state’s stories seem like scenes from…
Nigerians must come together and reject the agents of anarchy seeking to cause chaos for their own selfish interests, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo declared in Imo. Prof Osinbajo stated this on Tuesday in Owerri, where he commissioned a cluster of…
The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Mohammed Adamu has ordered the arrest and prosecution of perpetrators of Monday attack on security operatives and formations in Imo. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, disclosed this in a…
Twenty-two communities in IhitteUboma Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo on Thursday declared an end to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the area. The Chairman of Imo traditional institution in IhitteUboma, Eze Jude Uwalaka, made the declaration for the abandonment…
The Imo House of Assembly, on Wednesday, confirmed the four commissioner-nominees whose names were sent to it by Gov. Hope Uzodimma. Our Correspondent reports that Uzodimma had, on March 16, sent the names of the nominees to the assembly for…
