Day: August 19, 2021

Ex-Gov.Theodore Orji, son in EFCC net over alleged fraud

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The former governor of Abia State, turned senator, Theodore Orji was reportedly intercepted at the Nnamdi International Airport, Abuja at about 10 am, and driven to the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in Jabi, Abuja. Orji, a senator currently representing Abia Central, is currently being quizzed alongside his son, Chinedu, who is the current speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, over allegations that they diverted public funds. Although the former governor was arrested, his son, Chinedu Orji, reportedly turned himself in this afternoon upon…

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INEC lists Soludo as APGA candidate for Anambra poll

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The Independent National Electoral Commision has said that the final list of candidates that would contest the Anambra State governorship election scheduled for November 6 would be published on October 7. However, in a list released on Thurday, the commission replaced Michael Umeoji with Chukwuma Soludo as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance. The Peoples Democratic Party is still excluded from the list of cleared candidates for the poll. This was the outcome of its meeting in which a number of issues including the nomination of candidates…

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COVID-19: Nigeria records 1,149 new cases

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has recorded 1,149 new cases of coronavirus, the highest number of infections in any single day since February 2020. With the latest figure, the total number of infections in Nigeria now stands at 184,593. The NCDC, which disclosed this on its official website handle on Thursday morning, said the 1,149 include the 393 reported from Lagos on Tuesday. The new infections were an increase from the 357 cases reported on Tuesday. According to the NCDC, the surge is driven by the highly transmissible Delta…

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Seven family members found dead in Osun

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A family of seven members were reportedly found dead on Tuesday in Apomu community, Isokan Local Government Area of Osun state.     While sympathising with the community on the incident, the State government said it had ordered that an autopsy be carried out on the corpses of the deceased, who were reportedly found dead in their house.   In a statement yesterday by the Commissioner for Health, Rafiu Isamotu, the state reiterated its commitment to security and welfare of its citizens, stressing that it would go the whole hog…

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10-year jail term for beggars using children, says Lagos State Govt.

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Lagos State Government has officially announced that, anyone caught using children to beg for alms, risk being jailed for 10 years as the state commences onslaught on those engaging in street begging and hawking. This was in a press briefing by the Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Segun Dawodu, who disclosed this, on Wednesday. He announced a special team to daily raid the nooks and crannies of the state of street beggars, miscreants, and street hawkers. He said the task would be executed in conjunction with the Nigeria Police.…

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Governor to Katsina residents: Use arms to defend yourselves against bandits

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Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, urged residents of his state in areas prone to activities of bandits to acquire weapons and defend themselves. Masari said that it is morally wrong for people to submit cheaply to the bandits without any attempt to defend themselves, according to a statement by his media aide, Malam Abdu Labaran. The governor said this during his visit to Jibia town to condole with families of 10 people who were recently crushed by operatives of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) through reckless driving. According to…

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