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Airforce officer allegedly kills German-based Nigerian two months after baby dedication

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A Germany-bound Nigerian, Oguchi Unachukwu, was allegedly shot dead by the personnel of the 211 Regiment, Nigerian Air Force, in Owerri, Imo State, on Monday, 1st of June. Oguchi, sources said, had been in Owerri for about three months and dedicated his second daughter in church two months ago, was killed at the tollgate of the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport. He was on his way to catch a flight to Lagos, from where he was to board a flight to Germany. His elder brother, Onyekachi, who spoke to journalists…

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IPOB: Southeast shuts down as residents obey ‘sit-at-home’ order

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There was total compliance to IPOB’s sit-at-home order in yesterday’s Remembrance Day observed in the five Southeastern states – Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo – and in the United States of America. While U.S. President Joe Biden saluted the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in memory of its fallen service members at the National Cemetery, streets in Southeast Nigeria were deserted as the former separatist region commemorated the death of over one million people who died in the Biafra war half a century ago. Markets and roads were empty…

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Rivers Governor, ex-commissioner exchange hot words on TV programme

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Nyesom Wike, the Governor of Rivers State, and his former Commissioner for Chieftaincy and Community Affairs, John Bazia, traded words on Monday over the recent defections between the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress in the state. Both Wike and Bazia featured on Politics Today, a current affairs programme on Channels Television, on Monday. The ex-commissioner had not only left Wike’s cabinet, but also dumped the PDP for the APC. The programme ended on a dramatic note when Bazia described the governor as a thug. The ex-commissioner said,…

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Robbers raid 25 households in Oyo estate

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About 20 armed robbers were said to have invaded Alaafia Estate at the Orogun area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, dispossessing residents of their money and other valuables. It was gathered that the hoodlums used Point of Sale machines to transfer money from the accounts of some residents, who did not have cash. They were said to have collected the Personal Identification Numbers and went away with the ATM cards of some when they could not transfer money from their victims’ accounts due to network failure. The robbers, it…

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Uzodimma cannot secure Imo State, says Reps minority caucus

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Minority caucus of the Federal House of Representatives led by Ndudi Elumelu has declared that Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, lacks capacity to secure life and property in the state. The group justified its claim based on the worsening insecurity, violence and killings in Imo State, particularly since the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration took over governance of the state. In a statement issued yesterday it said: “As representatives of the people, our caucus believes that the situation has gone beyond the capacity of the Imo State government, especially given…

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Nigerian Immigration’s Chief Provost assassinated in Imo State

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A Chief Provost of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. Okiemute Mrere has been killed by unidentified gunmen on Saturday night at Owerri-Port Harcourt Road in Owerri, Imo State, while his remains were discovered in a bush path on Sunday morning. Report says, the immigration officer was in an Immigration Hilux van when he was attacked by the gunmen who shot him at close range. It was further revealed that the assailants did not take any valuable from the van and his service pistol was found on him when his…

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SCCWI Marks Yet Another Children’s Day Annual Feeding Program

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The 2021 edition of the Annual Children’s day program organised by Street Child Care and Welfare Initiative (SCCWI), took another dimension this year with safety regulations in place in light of the Covid 19 pandemic, but didn’t stop short of being another successful event to remember. The annual feeding program took the NGO to various parts of Lagos State including Oshodi, Mushin, Okobaba in Ebute Meta, Opic, several slum communities in Iddo and Ikorodu amongst others as well as the Juvenile welfare centre, Alakara and Special correctional centre Oregun. According…

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Sowore injured at Abuja rally

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Publisher of online news medium, SaharaReporters and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has been injured by a tear gas canister fired by a police operative in Abuja. Sowore was reportedly shot on Monday by a female police officer at the Unity Fountain in Abuja. The politician was preparing to hold a rally with some associates when the incident happened at the Unity Fountain in Abuja, on Monday. Footage of the incident showed Sowore falling on the ground after the canister hit him. The details of the attack were sketchy but…

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About 200 Islamiyya school students kidnapped in Niger State

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On Sunday, May 30, 2021, about 200 students of an Islamiyya school were kidnapped at Tegina town, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. A source said, the bandits stormed the school at about 4:30 p.m. when the students were receiving lessons. It was learnt that one person was killed with one of the students critically injured during the attack. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mary Noel-Berje confirmed the abduction, and that 11 students who the kidnappers deemed feeble and unable to walk fast, were…

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10 online drug traffickers, dispatch riders arrested by NDLEA

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Some Online drug traffickers and couriers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). A young lady, her boyfriend and eight others were arrested and assorted prohibited drugs were recovered. Director of Media and Advocacy of the agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement, said the first suspect, 28-year-old Ese Patrick, who sells her illicit substances through Instagram account, Ese’sOvenSecret, was tracked and arrested with some pieces of brownies ordered online by NDLEA’s undercover agents on May 21, 2021, and…

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