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June 29, 2014

Boko Haram: Women banned from carrying handbags to church in Enugu

by S'ola Filani Following the recent incursion of the Boko Haram insurgents into the South-eastern part of the country - especially the foiled bomb attack at the Winners’ Chapel…

June 21, 2014

Watch out! Actress, Nkiru Slyvanus set to release new movie on her abduction

by S'ola Filani The story of the kidnap of Nollywood actress, Nkiru Sylvanus, in December 2012 has been shot into a movie - The Voice. In the new movie,…

May 18, 2014

TERRIBLE: How female banker died with her lover in Imo (PICTURED)

by Zara Mustapha A female banker, identified as Adejoke Ayeola was reported to have died with her lover while having sex in the Eziudo community in Ezinihitte, Mbaise Local Government Area…

April 15, 2014

Tragic: Woman killed by mystery bees in Imo

by Zara Mustapha File photo The Nchoko Amiri community, Oru East local council area of Imo State, were thrown into confusion as a swarm of bees reportedly killed an 83-year-old woman. The…

February 23, 2014

‘Return now or never!’: Jonathan gives deadline to PDP decampees

by Adeola Balogun President Goodluck Jonathan has responded to the mass exodus recently witnessed by the People's Democratic Party (PDP) by telling all defectors to return while they have the…

February 20, 2014

Joe Igbokwe: The APC is not the new PDP

by Joe Igbokwe Those presently flooding into APC will come in to learn that greatness never comes by accident. The new APC supporters will find out that every great thing…

February 18, 2014

Opinion: Why the bride price custom in Nigeria should be scrapped

by Egoyibo Okoro In Anambra, Enugu, Imo and Abia states of Nigeria, the cost of marrying a young woman often runs into hundreds of thousands of naira, depending on the…

February 16, 2014

How my pastor snatched my wife of 12 years – Husband opens up (PICTURED)

by Adeola Balogun A member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Imo has come out with an allegation to the effect that the leader of the church snatched his…

February 1, 2014

BIZARRE: Imo community where snake is worshipped as god (READ)

by Oge Okonkwo Christianity and Islam has come to stay in Nigeria as a result of massive evangelization embarked upon in our various religious communities across Nigeria. But despite the…

January 30, 2014

‘Gov. Okorocha caused all my problems’ – Man caught trying to sell his 7 children laments

by 'Jola Sotubo File photo A man in Imo is said to have tied his 7 children to a wheelbarrow in a bid to find buyers for them. 44-year-old Israel…

January 29, 2014

Terrible: Church General Overseer arrested for raping 13-year-old girl in Imo

by 'Jola Sotubo A pastor in Imo has been arrested after it was alleged that he had engaged in forceful sexual intercourse with a teenage girl. The unidentified preacher, said…

January 14, 2014

Tragic: 2 teenage sisters drown in river while swimming in Imo

by 'Jola Sotubo File photo 2 teenage sisters in have drowned in Imo after they were swept away while swimming. The unidentified girls were said to have gone to the…

January 14, 2014

HORRIFIC: Jealous wife set husband ablaze, ‘held him tightly so he couldn’t escape’

by 'Jola Sotubo File photo A couple in Imo have died in a fire which engulfed their home in the Umuodo community of the Ezinihitte Local Government Area of the…

January 6, 2014

Terrible: 5 police officers arrested for ‘renting out gun to kidnappers’ in Imo

by 'Jola Sotubo Five police officers in Imo have gotten on the other side of the law after they were accused of aiding the operation of kidnappers. The suspects, which…

December 28, 2013

MONSTER: “How I raped, strangulated and buried her in a dry well” – Man confesses to killing 12-year-old girl (PICTURED)

He has been to jail twice. This time, he could end up with the death penalty. The first time he went to prison, he had attempted to kill his mother.…

December 28, 2013

Opinion: Wait, is this the same Rochas Okorocha we voted for in 2011?

by Uche Egboluche Okorocha pretends to be fixing all the ills in Imo State at once. However, it is obvious the state has run out of funds. Yet, in every…

December 6, 2013

YNaija Editorial: On rape, Senator Chris Anyanwu, and others, need to go all the way

File photo Victims and the media have become more active in engaging and tackling the issues of sexual misbehaviours. If you read the newspapers casually, you might get the…

December 6, 2013

SHOCKING: 6 suspects arrested for trading in human body parts in Imo (GRAPHIC PHOTOS)

Suspects by Akan Ido Six suspected ritualists were reportedly arrested in Nkwerre, Imo State by law enforcement agents for allegedly engaging in the sale of human parts. The gang was…

December 3, 2013

N1.5bn Imo State contract scam: EFCC clears impeached deputy governor, traces fraud to Dubai and Lebanon

by Akintomiwa Agbaje After about nine months of investigating the impeached deputy governor of Imo State, Sir Jude Agbaso, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has cleared him of false accusations and…

November 21, 2013

Opinion: Supplementary election in Anambra is illegal and unconstitutional

by Jiti Ogunye There is no legal backing, in the Electoral Act or in the Constitution, for this travesty of electoral practice. As the Nigerian people witnessed in the 2011…

October 8, 2013

Tragic news: Prophetess, 4 daughters killed by food poison in Imo

by Oge Okonkwo File photo It was sad day for the rural community of Egbelu Nguru, Ngor Okpalaeke local council area of Imo State as five white caskets containing the…

September 7, 2013

BUSTED: Native doctor arrested in Imo for posing as Vice-Chancellor (PICTURED)

The quest to acquire education at all cost has lured more than 5,000 students into the net of a self-styled medical practitioner and leader of a criminal gang that specialises…

August 31, 2013

I only made abortion available to those who need it – Okorocha

by 'Jola Sotubo Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has clarified that the bill currently before the state House of Assembly is not for the legalization of abortion. He was reacting…

August 27, 2013

Panic as robbers attack churches in Imo, steal offerings

by Oge Okonkwo File photo : Gunmen Churches in Imo state are beginning to experience hard times following the recent attacks by armed robbers in the state. It was gathered…

August 25, 2013

UNBELIEVABLE: Pastor allegedly impregnates church member, sells baby for N100,000 in Abia

Judgment Day seems to have come for a pastor, Emmanuel Onu as he has been arrested by the Imo State Police Command for allegedly conniving with others to sell his girlfriend’s…

August 18, 2013

Opinion: Femi Fani-Kayode’s entangled web (Part 2)

by Henry Onyema For every Soyinka there is an Achebe; for every D'Banj there are the P-Square twins; for every Lola Shoneyin there is an Adaobi Nwabuani; for every Sefi…

August 17, 2013

Busted: 1 suspected kidnapper killed, 3 others arrested in Imo

by Oge Okonkwo The Imo state police command, has arrested three suspected kidnappers of the wife of the traditional ruler of Nkwumeto autonomous community, Imo state, Eze Basil Nwokeke. The suspected…

August 3, 2013

Fake Starboy: Another Wizkid impersonator discovered in Imo

by Akan Ido A few weeks after news broke that some individuals defrauded students of the University of Lagos after posturing as popular Nigerian artiste, Wizkid, another set of accusations…

July 18, 2013

Why Rochas Okorocha dissolved Imo cabinet

by Akan Ido Imo Governor, Rochas Okorocha yesterday announced the dissolution of the state executive council in a bid to inject new blood into his cabinet. The governor sent commissioners…

June 26, 2013

How I swindled American women of $48,000 – IMSU student (PICTURED)

Chibuzor Akobundu (Devon Miles, Martin Williams and Sani Bala Ismaila 1st left), and other alleged accomplices A final year student of Imo State University, Chibuzor Akobundu, has been arrested by operatives…

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