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By Our Reporter Three students of Greenfield University, Kaduna State who were abducted by bandits have been killed by their abductors. The students were among those abducted from the private university located along the Kaduna- Abuja highway on Tuesday night. Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan confirmed the development. Aruwan said the remains of the three students were found on Friday in Kwanan Bature village, a location close to the university. The commissioner said that he, in company of the Force Commander, Operation Thunder Strike, Lt.-Col. MH Abdullahi, evacuated the dead bodies to a mortuary. Recall that armed bandits on Tuesday night kidnapped an unspecified number of…
By Our Reporter The people of Ishi-Ozalla Autonomous Community in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State have raised alarm over a purported looming crisis in the area. The President General of Ishi-Ozalla Town Union, Mr Obinna Nvene disclosed this in a letter dated April 22, 2021 and addressed to the Commissioner of Police, Enugu Command, Mr Mohammed Aliyu. Nvene attributed the looming crisis to an attempt by some highly placed politicians in the area to impose a traditional ruler on the community made up of 12 villages through an unpopular means. Recall that Ishi-Ozalla Autonomous Community has been…
By Our Reporter Biafra Nations League, (BNL) says it will completely shut down the Gulf of Guinea on May 30 and hoist the Biafran flags in a Bakassi Peninsula. The Head of Operations of BNL, Mr Henry Edet, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Enugu. Edet said that the move was part of decisions reached by the group during the visit of its National Leader, Mr Princewill Richard and the Deputy National Leader, Mr Ebuta Takon. He said that the duo disclosed the plan during their visit to Isangele, a town in Bakassi Peninsula currently controlled by Cameroon. He appealed to travellers not…
By Our Reporter The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arrested 11suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation in Rivers and Bayelsa States. The Head, Media and Publicity, Mr Wilson Uwujaren disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement. Uwujaren said that operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the EFCC arrested the suspects in four locations in Bayelsa State namely Queens Estate; Mike Okporkpor; Kpansia and Yenagoa and Unity Estate in Rivers State. He said that their arrest was spurred by discreet surveillance about their suspicious involvement in internet related fraud.He gave the name of the suspects as Eliot Chuku, Oghenero Tega, Pamkim James, Jeremiah Agban and Frank Freeman. The rest are George Naomi, Joshua Patrick, Francis Paul, Bernard Peter, Akarolo Chimeganum and Precious Ebi. Items recovered from the suspects include 21…
By Our Reporter The Christian Student Movement (CSM) of Nigeria has raised concern over the rising spate of banditry and general insecurity in the South-East. The President of the CSM, Mrs Eberechukwu Ubesie disclosed this on Wednesday in Enugu during her inaugural press briefing as the newly elected leader of the group. Ubesie said that the group was worried that the current state of insecurity in the region, especially, in Ebonyi, had displaced some members of certain communities from their ancestral homes. The president, however, said that the CSM would in line with its humanitarian intervention mobilise the necessary support…
By Our Reporter Unknown gunmen early hours of Wednesday have reportedly attacked the Divisional Police Headquarters, Adani in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State. Two of the police officers on duty were reportedly killed and several others injured while the police station was burnt. According to credible sources, the attack on the police station started at about 2:30am and lasted fir about one hour. When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Enugu State Command, Mr Daniel Ndukwe, said that the details of the incident were still sketchy and promised to get back. Details shortly……………….
Source: AFP President Idris Deby of Chad has died from injuries sustained in a battle against extremists. The Chadian army is currently combating rebel forces who have launched an assault on the capital, N’Djamena. Deby, who was in power for 30 years, was reelected for a sixth term on April 11. Deby was re-elected with 79.32 percent of the votes cast, according to provisional results from the electoral commission. Former prime minister Albert Pahimi Padacke came in second with just 10.32 percent in the presidential vote, while turnout was 64.81 percent, Independent National Electoral Commission chairman Kodi Mahamat Bam said.…
By Chinenye UgwuRecently, I did articles to interrogate the existence or nonexistence of any governorship zoning or rotation arrangement in Enugu State since 1999. The first was titled ‘Was there Ever a Zoning Arrangement in the Coal City State?’, while the title of the second one was ‘Enugu 2023: The Claims and Counter Claims over Zoning’. I argued that there was no such succession order and went ahead to analyze the governorship tussles in Enugu State since 1999 to support my position. Every section of the state is deserving of the governorship position but not on the basis of ‘itis our turn based on the zoning arrangement by…
By Our Reporter The airline staff kept mouthing “operational issues” as cause of the delays without offering much else. The incident played out at the Sam Mbakwe international cargo airport in Owerri on Sunday, April 18, 2021, after passengers were handed boarding passes for an 11:30am flight that never took off until 7pm. At 11:30am, the airport’s public address system announced that United Nigeria Flight U50513 would be delayed for an hour. After an hour, it was announced that the flight was going to be delayed for another hour. It was at this point that irate passengers began screaming, protesting and hurling…
By Our Reporter The ultimatum given to Ariaria International Market traders by the governor of Abia State, Mr Okezie Ikpeazu to relocate may have generated controversy in the state, The traders are reportedly opposed to the move to relocate them due to the limited notice given to them. The traders in A-line had voiced their concern over the plan to remodel the market due to the limited time they were given to temporarily relocate to shops allotted to them at Ekumi Mall. Some of the traders said that they lacked confidence in the government, particularly in the areas of getting back their shops after the upgrade of the market. Recall that the…