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Imo-State-House-of-Assembly Imo State House of Assembly. Web image There was uproar at the Imo State House of Assembly Complex in Owerri, the state capital, on Thursday afternoon, after the speaker, Paul Emezim, suspended the minority leader, Anyadike Nwosu, and five other lawmakers. According to Punch, in an emergency plenary held under tight security, the speaker […]
Bandits in the early hours of Thursday killed two officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). They carried out the attack around 12:05 am at Kadobe village in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. The officers killed were Umar Bagadaza Kankara and Lawali Dutse. The Nation correspondent gathered there was a gun battle between […]
The police in Ilorin on Thursday arraigned one Nurudeen Osioyemi for allegedly giving his wife, Balikis Aliyu, an unknown drug as pain killer, which later led to the miscarriage of her pregnancy. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defendant was charged with criminal intimidation and causing of miscarriage, contrary to Sections 97 […]
..Confirms three DIGs The Police Service Commission has confirmed the acting appointments of three Deputy Inspectors General of Police. This was contained in a press release signed by the commission’s spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani. The Commission also approved the promotion of twenty four Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police. […]
The Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, says she is not partisan but follow due process in all she does. She stated this in an opening remarks during her screening as INEC national commissioner nominee by the Senate Committee on INEC. She said, “I’ve no partisanship in my blood. I have […]
The gunmen who invaded Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi in Kaduna State, have rejected nine bags of rice as well as other food items offered by the school. The Vice-Principal of the school, Wakili Madugu, said this during an interview on Nigeria Info Abuja 95.1fm on Thursday which was monitored by The PUNCH. Madugu said […]
By Frederick Nwabufo Avarice and prejudice drove European conquistadors to carve up much of Africa like cake. With the gradual end of the transatlantic slave trade spurred by the industrial revolution in Europe, the trespassers, possessed by capitalist fiends, sought sources of raw materials for their industries and markets for their manufactured products. These encroachers […]
The Federal Government has raised concerns over a 37 billion naira debt owed by airlines. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika told a media conference today that the airline debt owed agencies like Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has accumulated for over thirteen years […]
The Imo State House of Assembly Speaker has suspended six active lawmakers for reasons yet to be known, Crimefacts.news reports. Crimefacts gathered that Uche Ogbuagu, member representing Ikeduru state constituency was among the lawmakers suspended. OTHERS ARE: 2. Barr Anyadike … Ezinihitte LGA 3. Ezerioha Dominic … Oru West LGA 4. Philip Ejiogu … Owerri […]
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have attacked Katarko village a distance of 18 kilometers away from Damaturu the Yobe State capital. Eyewitnesses told Channels Television that the attackers drove into the community around 10:00 a.m. on Thursday in one Armoured Personnel Car (APC) and six Toyota Hilux mounted with anti-aircraft guns. The residents who fled to […]
