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- Cross-border Crimes
- January 10, 2020
- 637 views
Customs threatens to sue brewery over 333 bags of foreign rice concealed in brewery truck
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Owerri, Zone ‘C’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 333 bags of foreign rice concealed with crates of bear and malt and smuggled…
One month after appointment, Abia LG boss slumps, dies
The Transition Committee Chairman of Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia state, Mr Onyekachi Okoro, is dead. A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the area confirmed the…
- Financial Crime
- January 9, 2020
- 577 views
N6bn Fraud: Okorocha, top officials colluded to steal derivations to oil communities – Report
The investigative panel set up by the Imo state government on the 15th of July, 2019 to look into the activities of the Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ISOPADEC)…
- Human Rights
- January 8, 2020
- 576 views
World Bank foot-drags in probe of activist’s murder
The World Bank Group has delayed disclosure for more than a year of an internal investigation examining an investment in a doomed Guatemalan dam project that has been linked to…
Tension mounts as 35 Iranian missiles strike US bases in Iraq
The US Ain al-Assad air base in W. Iraq and a US facility at Irbil, capital of the Kurdish republic, were hit by 35 missiles early Wednesday, January 8, Tehran…
Akwa Ibom acquires two new aircrafts for Ibom Air
The Akwa Ibom State Government has acquired two new aircraft for Ibom Airlines to make a total of five aircraft owned by the state. Chairman of Ibom Air, Air Commodore…
Officials confirm outbreak of Lassa Fever in Abia state
The Ministry of Health in Abia has confirmed the outbreak of lassa fever in Olokoro community, Umuahia South Local Government Area. The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Chief Egbulefu Eze,…
- Analysis/Features
- January 7, 2020
- 687 views
ARGUMENT: Was America’s assassination of Qassem Suleimani justified?
David Petraeus, the former American army general who served as the commander of the Central Command and later as director of the CIA, said that the killing of Qassem Suleimani was…
- Armed Robbery
- December 28, 2019
- 630 views
Abuja bank Siege: One killed, banker, three others arrested as Police scuttle heist
The siege at the First Bank in Mpape, Abuja, which started Saturday morning, has ended. The robbers, who had been trapped in the back, have been arrested by a joint…
- Human Trafficking
- December 28, 2019
- 738 views
VIDEO: Man arrested with seven drugged kids
A middle-aged man has been arrested at the Naibawa Motor Park, in Kano state for allegedly abducting and drugging seven kids. The kids whose identity could not be ascertained at…
Boxing Day Parley: We’ve prioritized security of lives, properties, says Ihedioha
Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo state has reassured stakeholders of the state on the security of lives and properties. The governor who spoke during the maiden Imo Stakeholders’ Luncheon held…
How Rep member attacked UPP senatorial candidate with wine bottle
Tragedy was averted Saturday afternoon when House of Representatives Member, Chief Jerry Alagbaoso was restrained by friends when he grabbed a wine bottle to smash Comrade Precious Nwadike over some…
Army Embarks on Medical Outreach in Imo
.By Jennifer John The 34 Field Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Obinze has continued its medical outreach in Imo state, with Izombe Community in Oguta Local Government Area as the…
- Uncategorized
- December 23, 2019
- 711 views
Police: Protecting hapless Nigerians from predators
The police have committed so many atrocities that their appearance evokes terror in Nigerians. Today, Nigerians fear policemen more than criminals, writes STEVE UZOECHI It was a horrible night in…
I was not elected to fight the executive – Gbajabiamila
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, says the 9th National Assembly is irrevocably committed to protecting the interests of the people through diligent discharge of its legislative…
