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Abductors Of Imo Catholic Priest Reduce Ransom From N50m To N10m The gunmen who kidnapped an Imo Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Kingsley Eze, and his driver, Uchennna Newman, have demanded N10 million to release the hostages. It was gathered that the kidnappers had earlier demanded N50 million to free the priest and the driver. Fr. Eze is the parish priest of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Umuekebi, Osuowerre, Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. Recall that gunmen abducted the priest and his driver on Thursday night near Orieama Junction. They also shot an onlooker, who was taken to an…

Your ‘Permitted Lawlessness’ During Buhari’s Administration Won’t Be Tolerate – Igboho Fires Fresh Warning To Miyatti Allah Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Sunday, took on the National President of Miyetti Allah, Kautal Hore, Abdullahi Bello Bodejo, for dismissing his recent quit notice to Fulani herders to vacate the Southwest. He said the nation’s constitution does not support mindless killings of farmers, vicious rape of their wives and destruction of farmlands, which were rampant during the immediate past administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, stressing that President Bola Tinubu will not tolerate such unwholesome developments.…

DSS reacts to alleged looting of palliative fund, others by its boss Yusuf Bichi The Department of State Services (DSS) on Saturday denied series of allegations levied against its Director-General, Yusuf Bichi by one Jackson Ude on his X (Twitter) handle. Dr Peter Afunanya, DSS Director ofPublic Relations and Strategic Communications, denied the claims by Ude, a notorous fake news pedler in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja. For one, the Service denies claims that Bichi looted funds budgeted as subsidy palliative for the welfare of Staff of DSS The DSS said contrary to the claim, Bichi gives top…

Nigeria Military, DSS Arrest ISWAP LeaderThe military high command on Friday said troops in collaboration with the operatives of the Department of State Services arrested the leader of Islamic State for West African Province terrorist group in North-Central and North-West zones. Although the military did not identify the terrorist leader, it said he was in custody. A statement on Friday by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, said the resolve of the military to go after the leaders of the terrorist groups led to the arrest of the terrorist leader. He noted that air operations conducted in…

Just-In: Armed Robbers In EFCC Uniform Killed Deputy Superintendent Of Police. An armed robbery group raiding homes in Asaba, Delta State, invaded the residence of Deputy Police Superintendent, Sunday Okoebor, and shot him in the head. A statement released by the spokesperson of the command, Bright Edafe, said Mr Okoebor was killed when the robbers knew he was an officer. “The late officer was shot dead by suspected armed robbers who broke into his apartment in the guise of being EFCC Operatives and on noticing he was a Police officer, he was shot in the head,” it read. Subsequent to…

Tension As Abductors Of A-Ibom Corps Members Threaten Parents Over Ransom Parents and family members of the prospective corps members from Akwa Ibom State, who were kidnapped on August 17, 2023 while travelling to orientation camp in Sokoto State are currently gripped with fear as the abductors demand that they pay N10 million each as ransom for the release of the victims. One of the victim’s family member, Mr. Mfon Friday, who disclosed to Vanguard, yesterday, in Uyo so far, a total sum of N30.8million ransom has been paid to the abductors. Friday who spoke angrily over the untold hardship…