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The Economic and Financial crimes commission,(EFCC) has nabbed a former governor of Imo state, Achike Udenwa for collecting a N350 million stolen arms fund through embattled ex-minister, Esther nenadi. Nenadi was detained by the EFCC for allegedly receiving N2.5 billion of the N4 billion taken out of the Central Bank of Nigeria, on the orders of the ex-National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, ahead of the 2015 election. Nenadi was the Director of Finance of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign. Share on: WhatsApp

The Police Commissioner in Enugu State, Nwodibo Ekechukwu, was terminated from his post today following a series of clashes between Enugu State residents and Fulani herdsman. Enugu State has experienced significant bloodshed from attacks from Fulani herdsman and communal violence, including one attack in April leaving at least 48 people dead with houses and property burned to the ground. The violence has sparked demonstrations across Nigeria and in cities across the world. Many protesters are calling for President Buhari to take action against the Fulani herdsman suspects and protect the…

Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-rufai has reacted to the killings of a traditional ruler and his nephew in a community in Kaduna state. On Sunday night, Unknown gunmen murdered Mr Bala Madaki, District Head of Fadan Karshi in Numana Chiefdom of Sanga Local Government Area,alongside his nephew, Emmanuel Tanko, 19, at his residence in Fadan Karshi. Below is a press release from the Kaduna state government; Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has condemned the killing of a traditional ruler and his relation in Fadan Karshi, Sanga local government…

A man, Mammman Dankarami in Goru village of Arewa local government area of Kebbi State has slaughtered his three children . The three male children were said to be aged between 5 months to 3 years. The sole administrator of Arewa local government Area, Alhaji Muhammadu Dan Kaku where the incident occurred made this known to journalists yesterday in Birnin Kebbi. He said after killing the children, the man jumped into an open well with the aim of committing suicide, but was saved by local government officials and the police.…

Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has lashed out at the presidency for its seeming inability to rein in the violent activities of herdsmen across the country. In his address to the National Conference on Culture and Tourism, Wednesday, Mr. Soyinka said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government was yet to come up with an articulate solution to tackle the menace. “I have yet to hear this government articulate a firm policy of non-tolerance for the serial massacres that have become the nation’s identification stamp,” said Mr. Soyinka. “I have not heard an…

In light of the recent killings and attacks on communities in the South-East geopolitical zones, governors of the region have headed to Abuja to lodge their displeasure to the Federal Government. Governor Rochas Okorocha, who returned to Imo State Tuesday from a medical trip, is said to have rallied his colleagues in the region to action, describing the killings by the nomads as a national calamity. While the governors of Imo, Enugu and Abia left for Abuja Wednesday morning, the governor of Ebonyi State left Tuesday evening for Abuja. The…

The Department of Petroleum Resources has sealed five filling stations in Owerri, Imo State, while many others were forced to dispense the premium motor spirit, PMS, to motorists at the government approved pump price of N86.50 per litre. The DPR officials also discovered that Oando, which was one of the stations sealed yesterday, had over 61,000 litres of PMS but could not sell because of faulty generating set. Apparently angered by what he called “puerile explanation”, the DPR Zonal Controller, Ogbuefi Morrison Nwokedi, who led the team of officials, not…

Spokesman of Enugu State Police, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, has released a statement confirming the latest attacks on Enugu residents by Fulani Herdsmen. In his statement, “The police are aware of the attack in Uzo-Uwani and the state commissioner of police is already there to ensure that the situation is brought under control. “The police are also collaborating with sister security agencies like the army, civil defence and the Department of State Services to handle the situation,” he said. The Chairman of Uzo-Uwani local government, Mr Cornell Onwubuya, who also confirmed…

A man in his 20s, Okala Joseph, did the unimaginable by shooting his wife dead, in the presence of his mother-in-law. Joseph was said to have committed the dastardly act at Ninda village, Kokona Local Government Area, Nasarawa State. He allegedly shot the victim, 18-year-old Helen Precious for refusing to have more babies by aborting the babies. It was gathered that Joseph allegedly went to the village of his in-laws, where he learnt that his wife and mother-in-law had gone to the farm. Okala went to his mother-in-law’s farm at…