…attacked the two buses conveying the group along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State.Olufemi Ajadi asks President Bola Tinubu to resign over NYSC members abduction Photo @OlufemiAjadio>Ajadi described the incident as both unacceptable and deeply troubling, given that the victims were young Nigerians on their…

…Parents of prospective National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members abducted by gunmen in Imo State have accused the transport company that conveyed their children from Ibadan of allegedly withholding vital passenger information when they approached its office for assistance, raising fresh questions about the firm’s han…

…the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations, DIG Shehu Nadada, to Imo State to coordinate the rescue of the prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and other passengers abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway on Thursday, 1 October 2026. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Aniete…

…Oba Rashidi Ladoja, alongside the Oyo State Commissioner of Police to seek interventionImo State police said drones located the suspected camp, but a rescue operation was delayed due to an IED threatPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over eight yea…

…in two buses when gunmen attacked them along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State, on Thursday, October 1 (read here).The Managing Director of Uko Akwa Ibom Motors Nigeria Limited, Isiah Akpan, told Punch that the kidnappers demanded N50m for each of the victims. The kidnappers also contacted the victims' fami…

…Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Abimbola, said he had contacted his counterpart in Imo State over the incident. “I had already contacted Imo State CP. We have been talking since the day of incident, and he assured me that the victims would be rescued unhurt,” he said. The police commissioner did not disclose whether…

Imo State Police Commissioner Audu Garba Bosso confirmed that drones tracked the kidnappers to a specific location in the bushSecurity forces said the rescue operation faced a major obstacle that was preventing them from moving in to free the victimsThe Defence Headquarters said 20 passengers were abducted from two bus…

The Imo State Police Command has identified the location where 19 prospective National Youth Service Corps members abducted in the state are being held, but security operatives have delayed moving into the camp over fears that it is planted with improvised explosive devices. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Aud…

…cult members in Otuo, recovered a six-month-old baby allegedly stolen and taken to Imo State, and apprehended suspects linked to the alleged sexual abuse and online exposure of a young girl in Ekiadolor. The Police Public Relations Officer, Edo State Command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this while briefing journalists o…

…in two buses when gunmen attacked them along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State, on Thursday. 2. At least 20 people have been confirmed dead in a fatal motor accident that occurred in Hawan Kibo community, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Friday. Eyewitnesses said the accident occurred at abo…

…are so grateful and we are so happy to be home because there is no place like home,” the Imo State indigene said. “No more xenophobic, no more attack, no more police, no more problems. No more killings. So, we are so happy.” Ijeoma’s relief, however, came against the backdrop of painful experiences she said she endured…

…in two buses when gunmen attacked them along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State, on Thursday. The Managing Director of Uko Akwa Ibom Motors Nigeria Limited, Isiah Akpan, who confirmed the incident to Saturday PUNCH on Friday, said the gunmen demanded N50m for each of the victims. He noted that occupants of t…

…the abduction of some National Youth Service Corps members of Oyo State origin in Imo State, assuring their families of swift action. In a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, in Ibadan, the state capital, the government said it was fully committed to securing the s…

By Emmanuel Iheaka OWERRI — A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Imo State has sentenced Rose Okon to six months’ imprisonment for assaulting her 14-year-old niece who was in her care. Chief Magistrate C. J. Nkwoada handed down the sentence on Friday after Okon pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of assault. The court, howev…

…Emmanuel said he met Chinenye on Facebook in 2023. He claimed he was in Nekede, Imo State, when they met, but that he later relocated to Enugu State in December 2025 while she was serving in Port Harcourt. He said upon her return to Enugu in March 2026, they met and then began a relationship. He said Chinenye, who had…

The Imo State Police Command says it has rescued 10 corps members abducted by gunmen along the Owerri-Onitsha Road on Thursday, October 1. 20 corps members travelling in commercial buses from Ibadan, Oyo State, to NYSC orientation camps in the South-East and South-South were abducted by the gunmen while travelling on t…

…stewardship initiative covering 20 markets, including Nigeria. Communities in Borno and Imo states have already benefited from projects such as borehole rehabilitation, sanitation infrastructure and riverbank restoration efforts, with more than 2.6 million people reportedly impacted. The assessment concluded that the C…

The Imo State Police Command has rescued 10 passengers abducted by gunmen who attacked two commercial buses in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of the state. The command also recovered the two buses involved in the incident and intensified efforts to rescue other passengers still in captivity. The buses, travelling from…

…emergency management agencies to provide relief and establish an evacuation centre. In Imo State, flooding affected nine local government areas during heavy rains, with several roads rendered impassable. Affected locations included Akwakuma, Amakaohia, Works Layout, Orji and the IMSU back gate in Owerri North. In Owerr…

…2030. He also disclosed that government-led cervical cancer screening had commenced in Imo State, with Niger State next in line for expansion. “We want to have this cervical cancer rollout reach all the nooks and crannies of the country,” he said. Waziri further said the Cancer Health Fund, which supports indigent Nige…

…their lives together. In his words, he recounted: “The woman I got married to from Imo State, pastor told her, ‘Your husband is coming on the way.’ I already paid her dowry, did church wedding and married her legally. Which husband is coming on the way again? That was a deceit. Na wetin break my marriage be that. She l…

…returnees to them. The returnees, numbering over 30, gathered a few metres from the Imo State Government House on Thursday, requesting to see whoever was in charge of the South Africa returnees’ reintegration desk so they could be included. Bearing placards, they appealed to the state government to extend the gesture…

…and weakened institutional systems can disproportionately affect women and girls”. “In Imo State, the interaction between insecurity, social vulnerability, governance and development creates a compelling case for moving the gender agenda beyond normative commitments towards practical institutionalisation and measurable…

…of suspected illegally refined petroleum products along the Ejemekuru-Obudi-Agwa axis of Imo State, arresting three suspects, while others fled and abandoned one of the vehicles. On 22 August 2026, personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship PATHFINDER disrupted three illegal refining sites and recovered approximately 103,000 litr…

…ward level to run for the State House of Assembly, representing Ezinihitte L.G.A Mbaise Imo State, under the umbrella of the People's Democratic Party(PDP), made the assertion based on her experience in the public space. In a post made today, August 31, Vivian wrote: "Half the socialites in Nigeria space are fraudsters…