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Oct

2025

Truck Driver Kills 19-Year-Old Nigerian Student In Canada

Truck Driver K¡lls 19-Year-Old Nigerian Student In Canada A 19-year-old Nigerian student, Marvelous Ugochukwu, has been confirmed dead after a truck driver ran a red light and crashed into a car, a bus stop shelter, a fence line, and a light pole at the intersection of Dewdney Avenue and Elphinstone Street in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Multiple witnesses said the teenager was in a bus shelter where the truck went and hit her. Already, a GoFundMe campaign has been launched to support the Ugochukwu family with funeral and probably legal expenses. According to the GoFundMe page: “The family of Marvellous Ugochukwu…

Oct

2025

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Ceasefire On The Brink As Israeli Strikes Resume In Gaza

News Flash, War, World News

Ceasefire On The Brink As Israeli Strikes Resume In Gaza Barely a week after a historic ceasefire deal brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump, tensions in the Middle East have flared once again as Israel launched a new wave of air strikes in the southern Gaza Strip, accusing Hamas of violating the truce. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the strikes targeted “terror positions” linked to Hamas following what it described as a “blatant violation” of the ceasefire agreement signed in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt earlier this month. A senior Israeli security official confirmed that the government has also suspended…

Oct

2025

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IPOB Demands Adequate Police Protection For October 20 #FreeNnamdiKanuNow Protesters

Human Rights, News Flash

IPOB Demands Adequate Police Protection For October 20 #FreeNnamdiKanuNow Protesters. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called on the Nigeria Police Force to ensure the full protection of peaceful protesters expected to participate in the October 20 #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protests across the country. In a statement issued on Saturday by its spokesperson, Comrade Emma Powerful, IPOB asked the police to maintain professional standards not only in language but in action, stressing that the integrity of the police institution rests on impartial enforcement of the law. IPOB expressed concerns over the previous incidents where some security operatives had infiltrated peaceful protests…

Oct

2025

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Why Tinubu Will Lose In 2027 – Aregbesola

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics

Why Tinubu Will Lose In 2027 – Aregbesola Former Minister of Interior and National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rauf Aregbesola, has revealed why president Bola Tinubu will lose the 2027 general elections. He stated that regardless the grandstanding of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, will take over the mantle of leadership in Nigeria and in most of the states. Aregbesola said this on Saturday in Ilorin while fielding questions in an interview with newsmen after the commissioning of the state secretariat of the party along Basin Road, Ilorin. “If APC is…

Oct

2025

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Nothing Can Stop #FreeNnamdiKanu Movement – Sowore

Human Rights, News Flash

Nothing Can Stop #FreeNnamdiKanu Movement – Sowore Human rights activist and politician Omoyele Sowore has declared his intention to defy any court order seeking to stop the scheduled #FreeNnamdiKanu protest on Monday. Sowore is at the forefront of the demonstration around strategic locations in Abuja aimed at securing the release of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in custody since his 2021 extradition from Kenya and faces terrorism charges. Taking to his X handle, Sowore said his legal team will challenge any court order, adding that nothing will stop the #FreeNnamdiKanu movement. “Our legal team will challenge any alleged…

Oct

2025

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Ned Nwoko Breaks Silence On Marital Crisis, Accuses Regina Daniels Of Violence, Drug Abuse

Drugs, Marriage And Love, News Flash

Ned Nwoko Breaks Silence On Marital Crisis, Accuses Regina Daniels Of Violence, Drug Abuse Businessman and politician, Senator Ned Nwoko, has addressed the viral video showing his wife, Nollywood actress Regina Daniels, in distress, denying claims of domestic violence and attributing their marital crisis to her alleged struggle with drug and alcohol abuse. In a statement released on Sunday, Nwoko said the actress’ battle with substance use had taken a toll on their marriage. He alleged that Regina had recently become violent, assaulting three of his staff members and destroying property, including vehicles and windows, within two days. He explained…

Oct

2025

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Governor Otti’s Green Vision: Transforming Waste Into Wealth In Abia – By Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Infrastructure

Governor Otti’s Green Vision: Transforming Waste into Wealth in Abia By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD Governor Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, has once again demonstrated his unwavering commitment to a clean, green and prosperous Abia through his administration’s plan to launch the Waste-to-Wealth initiative. The project is designed to transform the state’s waste management system from ordinary refuse disposal into a sustainable economic and environmental enterprise that converts waste into valuable resources such as gas, electricity and other by-products. Governor Otti disclosed his government’s readiness to deliver the project during the October edition of his monthly media chat christened “Governor Otti Speaks…

Oct

2025

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2027: Governor Otti Will Not Sell His Soul – Nor Abia’s Treasury – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Politics

2027: Governor Otti Will Not Sell His Soul — Nor Abia’s Treasury Leadership is never measured by how loudly one shouts in the market square of politics but by the quiet constancy of integrity when compromise beckons. As 2027 approaches, Governor Alex Otti stands as the rare leader who has refused to mortgage his conscience for political convenience. In a country where governance is often traded for patronage, Otti’s moral compass has remained true, anchored in faith, prudence, and an unyielding belief that Abia’s destiny cannot be purchased. History reminds us that every reformer is tested by resistance. From the…

Oct

2025

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Ikenna Ukwa Interacts With Abam APC Women Leaders, Pledges Empowering Traders With Business Support Grant

News Flash, Philanthropy, Politics

IKENNA UKWA INTERACTS WITH ABAM APC WOMEN LEADERS, … Pledges to Empower The Traders With Business Support Grant The Senior Legislative Aide to the Senate President of Nigeria, Hon (Dr) Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa has pledged to empower traders among the ABAM All Progressive Congress, APC women with a business support grant to boost their businesses. This was disclosed during an interactive session with the APC women leaders in Abam held on Friday 17th October 2025, in Ozu Abam, Arochukwu LGA of Abia State. The meeting, which was convened by Chief Mrs Ezinne Udo Uduma, the APC women leader, Abia State,…

Oct

2025

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The National Council Of State And The Constitutional Finality Of Presidential Mercy: A Rebuttal To The Attorney-General’s Overreach – By Charles Ude, Esq

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics, Presidency

The National Council of State and the Constitutional Finality of Presidential Mercy: A Rebuttal to the Attorney-General’s Overreach By Charles Ude, Esq.Legal Practitioner, author and Scholar of Constitutional LawEmail: charlesude2014@gmail.com This paper interrogates the constitutional architecture of the National Council of State (NCS) and the inviolability of the Prerogative of Mercy vested in the President under Section 175 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). It refutes the legality and propriety of any attempt by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) to “review” or overturn a presidential pardon duly granted after consultation with the NCS. The paper argues that such an…