By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the gunmen behind the abduction and gruesome killing of Mr. Ifesinachi Onyekere, an Awka-based fish dealer, popularly known as “Fish Magnet”, who was kidnapped in the state on Sunday, July 27, and was later found dead According to a press…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command says it has arrested a 24-year-old female suspect, identified as Somtochukwu Nwafor, in connection with the gruesome killing and selling of body parts of a pregnant nurse whose mutilated body was recently discovered dumped inside a soakaway pit in Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area of the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has cemented his reputation as a listening leader by restoring the historic Abakaliki Street in Awka, the capital city of the state to its original name, undoing a decision taken in 2018 under former Governor Willie Obiano who renamed it Club Road. The restoration,…
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Umuahia Branch, in conjunction with the Abia State Technical Committee of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), has commenced an engineering investigation into the recent structural failure at a residential site located between Road 1 and Road 2 in the Low-Cost Housing Estate, Umuahia. Briefing…
Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has cleared the air on reports that he may return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, revealed that Obi is reportedly set to return to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to clinch its presidential ticket. According to the former PDP national…
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has withdrawn the indigeneship bill before the parliament for further legislative engagements. In a statement on Tuesday night, Kalu said that the withdrawal has become necessary in the light of the concerns and constructive feedback received from various stakeholders regarding the bill. He added…
The Imo State chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has strongly condemned the brutal attack that rocked the Arondizuogu communities in Ideato North Local Government Area on Friday, July 25, 2025. Gunmen reportedly stormed the villages of Umualoma, Ndiakunwanta, and Ndiejezie in the early hours, unleashing indiscriminate gunfire on residents, leaving many dead…
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has sharply criticized the Nigerian government’s reward structure, labeling it “brutally unfair” to officers of the Nigeria Police Force. Sowore, who ran for president in 2023 under the African Action Congress (AAC), made his comments in response to President Bola Tinubu’s announcement of national honors and…
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru on Monday announced the one month working suspension without Salary of twenty five commissioners, fourteen senior special assistants for failure to attend government functions in the state. Others included in the suspension are twenty four special assistants and twenty two permeant secretaries. Nwifuru made this known in a statement signed…
Hundreds of Ghanaians took to the streets of Accra, Ghana’s capital, on Saturday, July 27, 2025, in a massive protest demanding the immediate expulsion of Nigerians from their country. The protest, which held at the popular Obra Spot, was sparked by growing frustration among some Ghanaian citizens who blame Nigerian nationals for the increasing levels…
