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Feb

2025

Two Suspects Linked To Murder Of Anambra Lawmaker Justice Azuka Escape From Police Custody

Crime, News Flash, Police Force, Security

Two Suspects Linked To Murder Of Anambra Lawmaker Justice Azuka Escape From Police Custody Two suspects linked to the murder of the late member representing Onitsha 1 Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Justice Azuka, have escaped from police custody. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday in Awka, the state capital. Ikenga said that the Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, upon receiving the report of the suspects’ escape, immediately mobilized human, operational, and intelligence assets to ensure the re-arrest…

Feb

2025

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2 Days To Go: All Is Set For The Unveiling Of ABIA THINK TANK ONLINE NEWSPAPER ATTNEWS, Abia North Office On Thursday 20th February, 2025

Abia North, Abia State, Business, News Flash, People & Events

PRESS RELEASE 2 Days To Go: All Is Set For The Unveiling Of ABIA THINK TANK ONLINE NEWSPAPER ATTNEWS ABIA NORTH OFFICE ON Thursday 20TH FEBRUARY, 2025 ABIA think tank online newspaper will be Unveiling it's ABIA North Office on Thursday 20th February, 2025 at Skog Complex, Amaekpu Ohafia. Time is 12 Noon prompt. Expected at the Unveiling is the ABIA State Executive Governor Dr. Alex Chioma Otti OFR, his Deputy Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu NSE. The Member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency Hon. Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa along with Other Federal Legislators within ABIA North. Also the Mayor of Ohafia LGA…

Feb

2025

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Anambra Government Seals Onye Eze Jesus Church Over Ritual Practices

Crime, News Flash, Religion, South East

Anambra Govt Seals Onye Eze Jesus Church Over Ritual Practices The Anambra State Government has sealed a popular church known as “Children of the Light Anointing Ministry” run by Pastor Onyebuchi Okocha, also known as “Onye Eze Jesus”, over alleged involvement in controversial “Oke-ite” traditional practice. The church located in Amafor village, Nkpor in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state was sealed by operatives of the state security outfit, “Agunechemba” during their visit to the premises on Sunday. During the visit to the site, some substances including containers and other items were found at the premises. This was…

Feb

2025

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OSHUN: LGA Chairman, Others Killed As APC, PDP Battle For Councils Control

Crime, LGA, News Flash, South West

OSHUN: LG Chairman, Others Killed As APC, PDP Battle For Councils Control The purportedly reinstated Chairman of Irewole Local Government, Osun State, Mr Remi Abass was reportedly killed by hoodlums working for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, after taking over the council secretariat in Ikire. It would be recalled that both parties have been laying claim to control of the third tier of government as the APC claimed that the Court of Appeal judgement delivered last week has reinstated the sacked elected council chairmen and councillors while the State Government said the election was nullified by the Federal High…

Feb

2025

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How DSS Stormed Lagos Assembly, Sealed Speaker, Deputy’s Offices

House Of Assembly, Lagos, News Flash, Politics

Men of f the Department of State Security, DSS, and Nigeria Police, in tye early hours on Monday, stormed the premises the Lagos State House of Assembly, sealing up the offices of the Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, her deputy and clerk of the house. As of 10 am, armed security personnel have taken over the premises at Alausa, Ikeja, and environs frisking every passersby. Meranda, however, arrived with her convoy at about 11.15am. Recall that the embattled, former Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, has sued the state lawmakers challenging his removal as the Speaker of the Assembly. Obasa, it was…

Feb

2025

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Angry Youth Set Ondo Police Station Ablaze Over Alleged Custodial Death

Crime, News Flash, Security, South West

BREAKING: Angry youths set Ondo police station on fire over alleged custodial death A group of enraged youths has reportedly set a police station ablaze in Ifon, the headquarters of Ose Local Government Area in Ondo State. The incident followed allegations that a young boy died in police custody after being subjected to torture. Sources indicate that the protesters took action upon hearing about the boy’s death, while his friend, who was also detained, is currently receiving treatment in a hospital and remains in critical condition. It was also learnt that another building in the vicinity was also torched during…

Feb

2025

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Shipment Of ‘Heavy’ US Bombs Arrives In Israel

International, News Flash, World News

Shipment Of ‘Heavy’ US Bombs Arrives In Israel Israel’s defence ministry said Sunday that a shipment of “heavy” US-made bombs arrived overnight in Israel, as Marco Rubio began his first visit to the country as Washington’s top diplomat. “A shipment of heavy aerial bombs recently released by the US government was received and unloaded overnight in Israel,” the ministry said in a statement, referring to MK-84 munitions recently authorised by President Donald Trump’s administration. “The munitions shipment that arrived in Israel, released by the Trump administration, represents a significant asset for the air force and the IDF (military) and serves…

Feb

2025

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USAID: Calls For Probe Spread Over Alleged Boko Haram Funding

International, News Flash, World News

USAID: Calls For Probe Spread Over Alleged Boko Haram Funding Some Nigerians have demanded an investigation into the allegations by a United States Congressman, Scott Perry, that the United States Agency for International Development funded terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram. Perry, a Republican representing Pennsylvania, claimed during the inaugural hearing of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency on Thursday. The session, titled, ‘The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge of Improper Payments and Fraud,’ focused on alleged misappropriations of taxpayer funds. President Donald Trump had suspended USAID and other aid programmes, accusing them of corruption. The lawmaker alleged…

Feb

2025

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NAFDAC Seals 3,000 Shops In Lagos, Seized 12 Truckloads Of Fake Drugs

Business, Health, Lagos, News Flash, South West

NAFDAC Seals 3,000 Shops In Lagos, Seizes 12 Truckloads Of Fake Drugs The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has intensified its enforcement efforts against the sale of illicit and counterfeit pharmaceuticals, sealing over 3,000 shops within the Idumota Open Drug Market in Lagos in the first week of operations. This was made known in a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday by NAFDAC During the raid, officials uncovered alarming violations, including vaccines stored in dilapidated, unventilated rooms sealed with iron sheets, posing severe health risks. Large consignments of banned and dangerous drugs were also…

Feb

2025

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Ukraine Pushes Back As Trump Eyes 50% Of It’s Rare Earth Mineral

Foreign Affairs, International, News Flash, World News

Ukraine Pushes Back As Trump Eyes 50% Of Its Rare Earth Mineral The United States has proposed owning 50 percent of Ukraine’s rare earth minerals in exchange for possible military support. Under the proposal, Ukraine would transfer partial control of its valuable mineral resources to Washington rather than make financial repayments for all the US support the country has received since the Russian invasion in 2022. According to NBC News, which cited US officials, American troops would only be deployed to the European nation under the proposal if a deal is reached with Russia to end the war. On Wednesday,…