Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have reportedly murdered a former President General of Amansea community in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Chief Cajetan Nwokike. The incident happened in the early hours of Thursday when the community leader was said to be performing his traditional morning prayer of breaking of kola nut, before the gunmen…
Police authorities in Anambra State have recovered three more bodies from a boat accident involving a movie cast. Nollywood star Junior Pope Odonwodo was part of the crew that drowned in the boat mishap two days back. While some crew members were yet to be found following the boat tragedy, the spokesperson of the Anambra…
Controversial cross-dresser Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky has been sentenced to six months imprisonment without an option of fine for abusing the Nigerian currency – naira. Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Lagos, in her sentence, said the judgment will serve as a deterrent to others who are fond of abusing…
What could be better described as danger is currently looming in Akwaihedi community in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, as school children in the community risk their lives crossing a deep river to attend schools.This is coming as Ugwa—Uhualauzi River Bridge got covered up by the river, leaving only the bridge rails…
Member of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Presidential Advisory Council, Prof Gregory Ibe has bemoaned the sudden death of the first civilian Governor of old Abia state, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu at the age of 72. Speaking in reaction to on Thursday, as contained in a release by Pastor Sleek Ogwo, his media aide, Prof Ibe expressed deep condolences…
O.J. Simpson, a complicated figure in sports and entertainment, has died at the age of 76 from prostate cancer. Simpson passed suddenly in Las Vegas, surrounded by his loved ones, including his children and grandchildren. His illness-related struggle brought an end to a turbulent existence in which he was once a highly acclaimed athlete and…
There is a new twist in the crisis rocking Rivers state as a former Governor Peter Odili has endorsed Governor Siminalayi Fubara as the political leader of the state, praising him for defending the interests of the people. Odili, who served between 1999 and 2007, stated that Fubara, having secured his electoral victory both through…
The Delta State Police Command, on Thursday, paraded 12 suspects for various crimes, including a 17-year-old boy who faked his kidnap in the Agbor area of the state. Parading the suspects at the police headquarters in Asaba, the state capital, the state Commissioner of Police, Abaniwonda Olufemi, stated that the teenager had already squandered the…
Men of the Ondo State Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun have arrested a total of 45 crime suspects across the state. While parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters, in Akure the State Commandant of the corps, Adetunji Adeleye, said 14 of those arrested are kidnappers Others were arrested for offences ranging from, dangerous driving,…
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Polls, Mr Peter Obi, says the death of Nollywood actor, Pope Obumneme Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope, is a great loss to Nigeria’s entertainment industry. Mr Obi who expressed shock at the untimely death of the actor who he describes as ‘vibrant’, said Junior Pope’s…
