There is palpable tension in Nigeria’s south-east as security operatives across the region have declared war against the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over a sit-at-home order. IPOB’s sit-at-home IPOB earlier this month announced that there would be a sit-at-home on 30 May across the South-east to mark their Biafra Day which is celebrated annually … Read more
The police in Imo State, South-east Nigeria, have sanctioned an officer seen in a viral video clip extorting motorists in Owerri, the state capital. The police spokesperson in the state, Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. The extortion Mr Okoye, an assistant superintendent of police, identified the officer as Isong Osudueh, an … Read more
The police in Imo State, South-east Nigeria, say they have arrested a hotelier over the death of an employee of his hotel. The suspect, Ibeh Obasi, 38, owns the hotel, Our Guest House, in the Umulogho community in the Obowo Local Government Area of the state. Mr Obasi was said to have been arrested in … Read more
