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HURIWA to Presidency: Even Pope, with authority over 2 billion people, takes commercial flights
Maureen Aguta
Human Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA)– is of the considered opinion that the decision to acquire a brand new jet for the President is an expensive gambit, especially now that majority of Nigerians…
GTBank staff steals N9.9m from customers
For allegedly betraying the trust reposed in him by his employer as the officer in charge of payment of drivers’ retirement benefits and stealing close to N10 million from Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), Komolafe Oluwayomi of the…
Gov Otti places N25m bounty on killers of soldiers in Aba
Joseph Irikefe
The Abia State Government has noted with great regret the ugly incident that occurred on Thursday, at around 7:45 am at Obikabia Junction, in the Ogbor Hill area, Obingwa LGA, near Aba, where suspected…
Court grants detained former police commander Abba Kyari 2-week bail for mother’s burial
Joseph Irikefe
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the former commander of the Force Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, two weeks’ bail after 27 months in detention.
The court said that the two-week bail…
Convicted billionaire kidnapper, Evans opts for plea bargain
Maureen Aguta with Agency report
The convicted billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans and his co-defendant Joseph Emeka, charged with murder and attempted kidnap have opted for an option…
Nigeria, UN launch US$306m appeal fund to tackle urgent food nutrition crisis in Northeast
Joseph Irikefe
An appeal $306 million has been launched to tackle projected food security and nutrition crisis in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states during the lean season of May to September.
The appeal was launched…
Forensic audit: EFCC inviting those indicted – ABSG
Joseph Irikefe
The Abia State Government says the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, has started inviting those indicted by the forensic audit report which the state government conducted through an international…
Bandits storm Kogi Varsity abduct several students
Maureen Aguta
Bandits on Thursday night invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene in Kogi State and abducted some students.
An eyewitness account indicated that the bandits swooped…
Miyetti Allah alleges killing of its members in South East
Joseph Irikefe
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has accused indigenous security outfits in the South-East of masterminding the killings of their members in the zone.…
Senate approves death sentence for hard drugs, substance trafficking
Joseph Irikefe
The Senate on Thursday, prescribed death sentence as penalty for trafficking in hard drugs and other substances in Nigeria.
This followed the passage of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency…