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PDP chieftain abductors demand N100m ransom
By Nosa Akenzua, Asaba
Abductors of a chieftain of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta state, Dr Phillips Okwada, have contacted his family and demanded N100 million as ransom.
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Federal commissioner blames Imo AG, lawmaker for controversial ACJ law
By Buchi Iwuji, Owerri
The Federal Commissioner, Public Complaints Commission, Owerri, Barr Willie Amadi, has challenged the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Chief…
Navy redeploys senior officers
By Cyril Mbah, Abuja
Eleven rear admirals and 14 commodores have been posted to new locations in a minor reorganisation of senior personnel conducted early this week by the Nigerian…
Group calls for increased funding in COVID-19 recovery plans
By Cyril Mbah, Abuja
The African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) Initiative has urged African leaders to include the financing for nutrition in their country’s COVID-19 response and recovery…
Police debunks rumoured gunmen attack on Gov. Ikpeazu
By Joe Akwarandu, Umuahia
The Commissioner of Police in Abia state, CP Janet Agbede, has denied any attack by gunmen on the state governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu. The commissioner was…
Abiapoly crisis: Ikpeazu vows to step on toes
By Joe Akwarandu, Umuahia
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state has stated that all stakeholders in the affairs of the Abia state Polytechnic, Aba, must decide to take tough decisions in…
7 school children, 16 others perish in Kogi fuel tanker fire
Twenty-three people, including seven school children, have died in a fuel tanker fire accident which occurred at Felele area of Lokoja,Kogi, in the early hours of Wednesday.
The State…
NAPTIP inaugurates task force in Anambra
Gabriel Chy Alonta
The director general of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Dame Julie Okah-Donli, was in Awka on Monday for the…
Ilorin worshippers escape death as building collapses during vigil
By Oluseyi Dasilva
Worshippers at the Lion of Juddah Cherubim and Seraphim, Eternal Order in Ilorin, Kwara state, escaped death, but sustained various degrees of injuries when their…
Suspected internet fraudster crush Okada rider in Sapele
By Ajuwa Victor, Asaba
At least one person has been crushed to death while another sustained life threatening injuries when a speeding vehicle rammed into a commercial motorcycle…
Civil servants in C/River protest removal of names from payroll
Some civil servants whose names were removed from the payroll of the Cross River Government on Monday in Calabar picketed the state secretariat complex, demanding reinstatement.
The…
Baby survives, mother dies in Anambra building collapse — Police
The Police Command in Anambra has confirmed the rescue of a six-month-old baby from the wreckage of a storey building which collapsed at Obosi near Onitsha on Sunday.
The Command’s…
Ebonyi Bus Plunge: FRSC confirms 14 corpses retrieved from river
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ebonyi has confirmed the retrieval of 14 corpses from the Akeze-Ukwu river after a Mercedes Benz 608 model bus plunged into it on Friday evening.
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Anambra community allays leadership crises rumour
By Gabriel Chy Alonta
People of Ifitedunu in Dunukofia local government area of Anambra state, have dismissed reports alleging crisis in the area following conduct of town union…
Accident claims 1 in Anambra – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of one person at Nnewi in Anambra when a heavy-duty vehicle rammed into a motorcycle on Thursday night.
FRSC’s Sector…