Tag: Owerri

“As the saying goes, where two elephants fight, the grass suffers and the grass here is the hotel industry.”

His lawyers said his arraignment was politically-motivated.

A few days before the general elections, some states in the South-east have witnessed deadly attacks. The attacks appeared to ...

“Imo State must not be reduced to a theatre of war for any reason, known or unknown.”

The security situation has continued to deteriorate in the South-east

Ahmed Gulak was a political adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan.

The frequent attacks on INEC facilities have raised fears regarding the 2023 general elections in the South-east.

There was no such attack, the police said.

“As I speak with you, we have arrested two (gunmen). More are still coming because operatives are still combing the ...

Other suspects are still at large, the police said.

Why is Nigeria allowing the type of reported repression of opponents or journalists in states such as Ebonyi? Certainly, journalists ...

Two suspects have been arrested, according to the police.

Most of the victims were burnt to death, according to the FRSC.

The women, who converged on Hero Square, later marched through the Imo International Conference Center (IICC) to the Government House, ...

The leaders of the region had, at different times, appealed to Mr Buhari to consider a political solution for the ...

The governor expressed conviction that the report would help bring to rest, issues of insecurity in the state.

The transaction completes a broader debt-raising programme in which N150 billion will be sourced in all.

“Regrettably, a total of seven persons lost their lives in the attack while six others sustained injuries.”

The police have confirmed the killing.

“We call on the NBC not to politicise its duties or allow itself to play into the hands of politicians.”

Three suspected kidnappers were killed during the rescue operation, the police said.

“I would say that this strike, in a way, is not a waste of time for me.”

He was kidnapped alongside Dennis Mark, the Methodist Bishop of Owerri and the Prelate’s Chaplain, by yet-to-be-identified gunmen.

Women caught putting on “indecent dress” would be made to pay a fine, the protesting women threatened.

It was the Naze Millionaire’s first victory over the Port Harcourt-based side after five encounters in Owerri.