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in Crime, NEWS, TOP STORIESHeavy shooting in Owerri, churches closed
The police in Imo State capital, Owerri, this morning repelled an attack on its facility by gunmen, killing one of the attackers and injuring several others. Spokesperson for the command, Bala Elkana, while giving an update on the situation, said that the hoodlums “made effort to access the Police Headquarters through Works Layout around Avan […] More
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in Crime, NEWS, TOP STORIES
Police nab ‘unknown’ gunman in Owerri, kill 5
Imo State Police command on Sunday arrested 30 year-old Stanley Osinachi, alleged to have been part of those causing the insecurity in the State. While answering questions when he was paraded before the press, Osinacho admitted that he was part of the gang terrorising parts of Imo State in recent times. According to him, their […] More
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Akabogu assumes duty at NSITF, pledges transparency, fairness
The new Managing Director/Chief Executive of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Dr. Michael Akabogu, has pledged to run the Fund with a transparent management team devoid of favouritism and segregation of any sort. He made the pledge during the official handing over to him by the outgoing acting Managing Director /Chief Executive, Dr. Kelly […] More
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Prince Awarieta crowned Ovie of Ewu in Delta state
Kingmakers of Ewu-Urhobo kingdom in Ughelli South local government area of Delta state have crowned Prince Bernard Ivumevmerhaye Awarieta as the traditional ruler after undergoing a rigorous selection process. Awarieta was crowned Ovie by the Osuivie of Ahavwa Kingmakers, Olorogun Michael Ohwofaria at about 1:05 pm on Sunday at Ahavwa hall in Ewu-Urhobo. Addressing newsmen […] More
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in Health, NEWS, TOP STORIES
Buhari mourns Okadigbo’s son, Pharaoh
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with family of the former Senate President, the late Chuba Okadigbo, on the death of their son, Pharaoh Okadigbo. Reacting to the news of the death via a statement on Sunday, President Buhari said it was “very sad to lose such a promising young man with so much potentials and […] More
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Why Lafia Emirate Council suspended late Emir’s son
By Simon Francis
The Lafia Emirate Council of Nasarawa State has suspended Musa Isa, the son of the late Emir of Lafia, Dr. Isa Mustapha Agwai I, for three months. He was suspended over alleged abuse of rites and insubordination to the current Emir and Chairman, Nasarawa State Council of Chiefs, HRH Justice Sidi Bage I. Prior […] More
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in BUSINESS, Energy, NEWS, Oil and Gas
Price of cooking gas rises by 0.12% – NBS
Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by 0.12% month-on-month and decreased by -3.41% year-on-year to N1,949.75 in December 2020 from N1,947.47 in November 2020. NBS in the report said states with the highest average […] More
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Zamfara: Group demands arrest, prosecution of ex-gov Yari for alleged unlawful deduction of LG allocations in 2018
A pressure group, the Patriots for the Advancement of Peace and Social Development (PAPSD) has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) asking it to invite, investigate and possibly prosecute former Governor of Zamfara State Abdulazeez Yari, his former Commissioners of Finance and Local Government Affairs for allegedly diverting over N365million from the accounts […] More
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HND harmonization: NSCDC operatives allege selective payment, arbitrariness
There is disquiet at the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) as some aggrieved officers are set to break their silence on what they described as suffocating action, selective payment and arbitrariness meted on them by their Commandant-General since 2018.The aggrieved officers allege that the CG, Mohammed Gana, has flagrantly disregarded the Federal Government […] More
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in NEWS
Etsu Nupe mourns ex-CJ Ndajiwo
By Mohammed Baba Busu
The Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, has expressed shock over the sudden death of former Chief Judge of Niger State, Justice Jibrin Ndatsu-Ndajiwo, describing it as a big loss to the people of Nupe Emirates, Niger State and the nation at large. Late Ndajiwo, who died at the age of 72 in Doko on Tuesday, […] More
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Delta LG election: Ofobrukueta urges Ethiope East to vote PDP
The Chairmanship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ethiope East local government area in the March 6, 2021, Delta state local government election, Hon. Victor Ofobrukueta, has appealed to the people to vote en masse for PDP, assuring them of all inclusive government. Hon. Ofobrukueta, who spoke to journalists at Isiokolo, headquarters of the […] More
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in NEWS, Security, TOP STORIES
We’ve arrested some IPOB/ESN sponsors — IGP
Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Alkali Usman Baba, on Thursday announced that some of the sponsors/financiers of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its Eastern Security Network (ESN) have been apprehended and detained by the police. Speaking at a press briefing organized by the Presidential Communications Team in Abuja, the Police chief lamented that […] More
