Police Confirms Attack On Benue Communities As Leaders Put Casualty Figures At 30
BY GODWIN OBI Suspected armed herdsman in the early hours of Sunday, allegedly killed about thirty persons in two communities of Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State in what has been described as unprovoked attacks on civilians. Police Public Relations Officer for the Benue State Command, Deputy Superintendent ofContinue Reading
Three Killed As Rainstorm Ravages Houses In Katsina
BY GODWIN OBI At least three persons have died with several others injured following a ravaging of houses by a rainstorm in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. The rainstorm started on Saturday and lasted till Sunday, a situation that forced many houses to cave and their roofs wereContinue Reading
Bandits Abduct ’50 Wedding Guests’ Along Sokoto-Zamfara Highway
BY GODWIN OBI Bandits have abducted no fewer than 50 wedding guests travelling along the Sokoto-Zamfara road. Those abducted include Telephone Marketers at the popular Bebeji Plaza in Gusau. They were returning to Gusau after attending a wedding of their colleague in Sokoto State when the incident happened between Tureta-BakuraContinue Reading
Police averts crisis between traders and Hausa community at new Benin market
BY GODWIN OBI Crisis was averted on Saturday at the new Benin market in Edo state as traders clashed with some members of Hausa community in the area. The incident which trended on various social media platforms gave various versions of the story as people were warned not to goContinue Reading
Political parties’ primaries: Umahi says political setting skewed against Igbo people
BY GODWIN OBI Ebonyi state governor Dave Umahi, has taken a swipe on the country’s political setting, saying it is skewed against his ethnic Igbo people. Governor Umahi who was one of the presidential aspirants of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC but lost in the contest contends that theContinue Reading
Democracy Day: President Buhari To Address Nigerians On Sunday
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation via a live broadcast at 7:00 am on Sunday. Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this during a morning briefing at a radio house in Abuja where he detailed activities to mark this year’s Democracy Day celebration. He said theContinue Reading
Alleged N3m Fraud: Court Acquits, Discharges Fmr. PPMC MD’s Wife, Others
BY GODWIN OBI A Federal High Court in Abuja has acquitted and discharged Mrs. Ochuko Momoh, wife of a former Managing Director of Pipelines and Products Marketing Company, Haruna Momoh and five others on money laundering related charges. In a judgment delivered on Thursday, Justice Taiwo Taiwo held that theContinue Reading
Peter Obi, Victor Umeh receive labour party’s certificates of return
BY GODWIN OBI Former governor of Anambra state and presidential candidate of the labour party, Peter Obi has received the certificate of return from the party ahead of 2023 elections. The certificate was presented to him at the party’s national secretariat, Abuja. The former National Chairman of the All ProgressivesContinue Reading
Alleged N96bn Fraud: Rivers Govt Files Criminal Charges Against Amaechi
BY GODWIN OBI Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike says the State has filed criminal charges against former Governor Rotimi Amaechi over the alleged misuse of 96 billion Naira which accrued from the sales of state assets. Governor Wike had instituted a commission of inquiry to look into the alleged saleContinue Reading
INEC Records ‘Unprecedented Surge’ In PVC Registration, To Deploy More Machines
BY GODWIN OBI The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it has recorded an unprecedented surge in the number of citizens seeking to registers as voters ahead of the 2023 elections. The Chairman of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, revealed this in a statement. “TheContinue Reading