The Osun State Police Command has arrested a man, Segun Ogunfunmilayo, for attempted murder and illegal possession of a firearm. The suspect, Ogunfunmilayo allegedly shot a shop owner over an unresolved cash transfer dispute in Ede, Osun State. The incident, which occurred at about 9:00 p.m. on Saturday March 8, reportedly began when Ogunfunmilayo visited…
Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has commended the Dunamis International Gospel Centre for conducting what he described as “quintessential evangelism” during their recent crusade at the Dr. Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka, without obstructing public movement or causing inconvenience to road users. Impressed by the orderliness of the event, Governor Soludo announced that the…
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed never to turn his back against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that gave him two terms in office. The ex-President made the commitment in a release made available to newsmen by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu. Tongues have been wrangling in political circles of Buhari’s commitment to…
There is prevalence of naira commoditization and abuse in some Nigeria’s commercial hubs, including Abuja, Asaba, Awka, Benin, Ilorin, Kano, and Ibadan, Central Bank has alarted. The growing trend of illicit transactions involving banknotes, requires immediate and urgent intervention, CBN Governor, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, warned on Thursday at the Bank’s Security Workshop held in…
Following the six months suspension that was slammed on her by the Senate, the lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has filed a contempt charge against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Equally cited as contemnors in the Form 48 she entered before the Federal High Court in Abuja, are the Clerk of the National…
A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, summoned the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, the Inspector General of Police, Dr. Kayode Egbetokun, and others. The NAFDAC DG and the security Chiefs…
Abia State Government (ABSG) has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting lives and property of Abia people and residents. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Navy Commodore MacDonald Ubah (rtd) stated this in an interview with the press along side the Commissioner of Police, after the monthly State Security Council meeting held Thursday, 13th…
A woman narrowly escaped death after being kidnapped for ritual purposes in Aba. Her abductors rejected her due to her menstrual cycle and later abandoned her. Read full details. A female clerk at a law firm in Aba has miraculously escaped from suspected ritual killers after being kidnapped and held hostage overnight in Ogbor Hill,…
The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to disregard the remarks made by former President Olusegun Obasanjo regarding the ₦15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway initiative. In his publication titled “Nigeria: Past and the Future,” Obasanjo characterized the 700km project as a misallocation of priorities. In response to Obasanjo’s critique, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, addressed…
Native Doctors in Anambra State, under the aegis of the Anambra State Traditional Doctors Movement, have agreed to partner with the state government to achieve common objectives, especially in the area of control for its members. The group made this known during an interaction with the Anambra State House of Assembly in Awka on Thursday…
