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Oil and Gas Sector · ImoStakeholders from oil-producing communities in Imo State have indicted multinational oil companies operating in the area for neglecting their social and economic responsibilities towards addressing many challenges facing the people of the area. The accusation was made during a stakeholder summit held in Owerri organised by the Commissioner for Niger Delta Affairs, Prince Henry Okafor, towards finding solutions to youth restiveness associated wit…See the Story
Imo: Stakeholders accuse oil companies of neglecting host communities
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Imo · ImoThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested one Joachin Mbonu who has been on their wanted list. NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, in a statement, said Mbonu was arrested by operatives of the agency in his village mansion in Imo state on July 5, 2024. Babafemi said Mbonu, who was arrested along with his associates, belongs to a drug cartel behind the production of methamphetamine. “A major drug cartel behind the production and …See the Story
NDLEA nabs wanted drug baron in Imo
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Oil and Gas Sector · ImoIn registering their grievances over what they described as long neglect of their community, the Indigenes of Obile Autonomous Community in Ohaji/Egbema LGA of Imo State had staged a protest, accusing Seplat Petroleum Development Company Limited of sheer neglect. They lamented that since Seplat started oil operation at Adapalm Plantation, Ohaji, it has never recognized them in terms of social amenities such as road, electricity, pipe borne water…See the Story
Obile Ohaji indigenes in Imo protest neglect by oil company, demand social amenities, employment
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Imo · ImoThe Imo State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare is putting every necessary thing in place to arraign Chinagorom Ukaegbu in court for assaulting and inflicting bodily harm on a widow. Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare Nkechinyere Ugwu said Ukaegbu will be brought to book to serve as a deterrent to others that may engage in similar acts. She stated this while addressing journalists in her office at the State Secretariat …See the Story
Man caught bullying widow to be prosecuted in Imo
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Military · ImoThe Nigerian Army, on Monday, said its troops deployed for counter terrorism operations in Imo State, in collaboration with other security forces, conducted successful raids on multiple hideouts of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). It said during the raid, troops arrested key terrorists’ kingpins and seized a significant cache of weapons and ammunition. In a statement on its official X…See the Story
Troops intercept terrorists, recover arms, ammunition in Imo, Kwara - Daily Post Nigeria
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Imo · ImoOperatives of Imo State Police Command, Shell Camp Division, have arrested a couple, Mr Chukwudinma and Mrs Comfort Umunnakwe for allegedly running a baby factory in the state. The suspects, who owned Comfort Orphanage home, situated at World bank, Owerri were yesterday paraded at the Command’s headquarters in Owerri. They were arrested following intelligence report received by the operatives. The Command’s spokesperson, ASP Henry Okoye said …See the Story
Police burst baby factory in Imo, rescue eight pregnant teenagers
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Imo · ImoThe intriguing coincidence in the heart of Northern Nigeria is a bit worrisome. While the political brouhaha in the Kano Emirate has yet to settle down, the Sokoto Caliphate has joined the fray with events that call for concern.
After the Kano State government launched its full-scale siege on the royalty with the State’s Emirate Law paving the way for the dethronement of five emirs, Sokoto State has started a painful journey of whittling down t…See the Story
Traditional institution under siege
Imo · ImoThe Imo State Police Command has arrested three suspects allegedly responsible for the murder of traditional rulers of Amumara Ezinihitte Mbaise and Ngwurunweke Aboh Mbaise Local Government Areas of the state Eze J.B. Ochulor and Eze James Mirioma respectively.
The command’s spokesperson, ASP Henry Okoye, who paraded the suspects on Friday, said their arrests was in line with the command’s commitment to ridding the state of criminal activities.…See the Story
Imo police arrest suspected killers of monarchs, DPO, 10 others in Imo
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