Imo State

Security operatives comprising personnel of the Department of State Services (DSS), other security agencies and local vigilantes have rescued a 29-year-old kidnap victim and neutralised two suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State.

Former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has approached the Federal High Court seeking to nullify the Independent National Electoral Commission’s publication of Governor Hope Uzodinma as the APC candidate for the 2027 Imo West Senatorial District election. Okorocha...

April 11, (THEWILL) — Gunmen, on Friday night, killed the traditional ruler of Ochia Awarra Ohaji, Ochia Paulinus Ekwueme, alongside security operatives in the Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. The attackers ambushed the monarch at the boundary...

March 24, (THEWILL) — Mr Daniel (Abaleke) Anyanwu, a native of Umuahum Ndegwu Community in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, was reportedly shot dead on Sunday, March 23, 2026, by unidentified assailants. The unfortunate incident occurred...

March 22, (THEWILL) — The Traditional Ruler of Umuduruegwelle autonomous community in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, His Royal Majesty, Eze Dan Chima Emereonye, and Hon. Eddy Onyeocha, the Councillor representing Umueze 2/Umueleke Ward and the...

March 22, (THEWILL) — A prominent political analyst and former Commissioner, Hon. Longers Anyanwu, has predicted a total victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State come 2027. He attributes this optimistic forecast to the "superlative" performance...

March 22, (THEWILL) — The Chairman of Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State, Hon. Friday Ibekaeme, has lamented the wanton destruction of properties, which also led to the death of many innocent citizens, saying that it remains...

March 18, (THEWILL) — The Commissioner for Transportation has faulted reports alleging discrepancies in the digital capturing fee and painting charges for commercial vehicles operating within the state, insisting that the directive of the state government and the decisions...

March 18, (THEWILL) — On Saturday, angry residents disrupted a rally organised by the City Boy Movement (CBM) in Owerri, the Imo State capital, carting away several empowerment materials meant for distribution during the event held in support of...

March 16, (THEWILL) — The Imo State Government has issued a public notice warning individuals and land speculators to stop the illegal sale and encroachment on government-owned land at Redemption Estate in Avu, located in Owerri West Local Government...