The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has begun the training of 130 women on various entrepreneurial skills in Imo. Director-General of NDE Mallam Abubakar Nuhu-Fikpo said this while inaugurating the training in Owerri on Wednesday. Nuhu-Fikpo said the five-day programme…
Residents of Imo State, especially Orlu town and Owerri municipal, on Tuesday, stayed indoors to observe the sit-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in solidarity with its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who appeared in court today. A…
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja on Thursday struck out a criminal charge brought against the Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Amarachi Chyna Iwuanyanwu, over his alleged involvement in a N75 million fraud. In…
A 14-year-old boy (name withheld) has narrowly escaped being killed by his neighbour, who allegedly wanted to use him for ritual purposes. The incident happened at Ubomiri community, in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State last Friday. The 40-year-old…
The Imo Commissioner for Health, Dr Prosper Ohayagha says the state has recorded eight new COVID-19 cases. The commissioner disclosed this at a news briefing on Thursday in Owerri. Ohayagha said the patients were currently in isolation and being treated, …
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has inaugurated the Fashion and Design Shared Facility with 200 garment production equipment in Owerri, Imo. The Vice President also unveiled the 29th National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Clinic in Imo under the National…
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…
