South South

Oct
25
2023
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By Abia ThinkTank
Tension As APC Candidate’s Name, Timipre Sylva Is Missing In INEC Final List For The Forthcoming Bayelsa State Governorship Election

Tension As APC Candidate’s Name, Timipre Sylva Is Missing In INEC Final List For The Forthcoming Bayelsa State Governorship Election

South South, Politics
The APC candidate's name, Timipre Sylva, in the forthcoming governorship election in Bayelsa State, is missing from the final list published by INEC On the new list, the APC candidate's column was left blank, while the commission cited a court order in its remarks Recall that a federal high court in Abuja sacked Sylva because he had been sworn in twice and can't be sworn in for the third time, according to the court. The All Progressives Congress (APC) camp has been thrown into tension as its candidate in the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, and…
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Oct
16
2023
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This Life: Wife Bathes Husband With Acid Over N15,000

This Life: Wife Bathes Husband With Acid Over N15,000

South South, Marriage And Love, Mishap
E DON HAPPEN: Wife Bathes Husband With Acid Over N15,000 Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a mother of two who allegedly bathed her husband with acid over the sharing of N15,000 paid to the family at Nchia community, in Eleme Local Government Area. The ugly incident happened in the early hours of Saturday, October 14, but the woman who hails from Akwa-Ibom but married to her husband from Nchia community was intercepted in her bid to escape by the Nchia Security Council ( community vigilante) headed by Abel Oluka, and other teaming youths of Agbonchia community.…
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Sep
23
2023
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Akwa Ibom @ 36: Governor Umo Basset Eno Pays Glowing Tribute General Ibrahim Babangida(Rtd), Former Governors And Others

Akwa Ibom @ 36: Governor Umo Basset Eno Pays Glowing Tribute General Ibrahim Babangida(Rtd), Former Governors And Others

People & Events, South South
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Bassey Eno has paid unreserved tributes to the former Military Head of State in Nigeria, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) for seeing the need to create the present Akwa Ibom State from Cross River State, saying the state is better off as an independent entity. Eno also paid glowing tribute to all former governors of the state before him, including the military administrator, for laying the solid foundation on which he is building upon. He, however, thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the recent invitation for him to be a part of his delegation at the…
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Sep
23
2023
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Rivers State Commissioner Of Police Caution Ohanaeze Ndigbo To Stay Clear Of Port Harcourt As The Land Belongs To Ikweres

Rivers State Commissioner Of Police Caution Ohanaeze Ndigbo To Stay Clear Of Port Harcourt As The Land Belongs To Ikweres

People & Events, South South
The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Dr Polycarp Emeka Nwonyi has cautioned members of Ohanaeze Ndigbo to stay clear of Port Harcourt as the land belongs to Ikwerres. The CP made this disclosure in a meeting with members of Iwhuruohna People’s Association (IPA) and Ohaneze Ndigbo as a result of the petition written by IPA to the Inspector-General of Police, copied to the CP and other security agencies, which took place yesterday in his office. During the meeting, the delegation of IPA led by the President, High Chief Monday Wehere and Dr. William Wodi stated categorically that Ikwerre people are…
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Sep
22
2023
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Pastor Escapes Lynching By Angry Mob Over Dead Lady Discovered In His House

Pastor Escapes Lynching By Angry Mob Over Dead Lady Discovered In His House

Crime, Religion, South South
Pastor Escapes Lynching By Angry Mob Over Dead Lady Discovered In His House There’s tension in Agbarha-Otor community, Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State, after the remains of a young lady were reportedly found in the house of a cleric in the area. It was learned that the remains of the yet to be identified girl were discovered in the pastor’s house on Friday morning. Our source said that the cleric, whose church is located on Onomuke Street, butchered the young girl with a machete after destroying his father’s shrine in the community. Though the report was sketchy, it…
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Sep
12
2023
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Slain DPO: Monarch Arrested By Police, Three Feared Killed

Slain DPO: Monarch Arrested By Police, Three Feared Killed

South South, Security
Slain DPO: Monarch Arrested By Police, Three Feared Killed Security operatives, on Monday, arrested the King of Akoh Kingdom, His Royal Majesty Eze Ikegbidi, following the murder of the Ahoada Divisional Police Officer, Bako Angbashim, by suspected cultists last Friday. The slain DPO was ambushed and captured by gunmen while returning from an operation in Odiemere community, Ahoada East, and decapitated. Meanwhile, the arrest of Ikegbidi came on the heels of an indefinite suspension slammed on him by the state Governor, Siminilayi Fubara. The governor, in a statement, had accused the monarch of “ceding control of his territory to the…
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Sep
09
2023
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Newsflash: DPO Beheaded By Cultists During Raid

Newsflash: DPO Beheaded By Cultists During Raid

Security, South South
Newsflash: DPO Beheaded By Cultist During Raid The Rivers Police Command has been thrown into mourning after suspected deadly cult group beheaded the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ahoada Station, CSP Bako Amgbasim. Amgbasim was said to have led his colleagues to raid some of the black spots in the Ahoada Local Government, to boost security, when they were suddenly ambushed by the group Icelander cult. It was learnt that the cult group, who were fortified with arms, overpowered the law enforcement officers during the gun battle that lasted for several minutes after the rain out of ammunition. Before now,…
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Aug
22
2023
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Just In: Senate President Godswill Akpabio Advised To Resign Immediately

Just In: Senate President Godswill Akpabio Advised To Resign Immediately

Politics, South South
Just In: Senate President Godswill Akpabio Aadvised To Resign Immediately Niger Delta Women League (NDWL), has told the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to resign from his office “with immediate effect”. This call was made by the Niger Delta Women League (NDWL) via a statement made available to The Cable on Monday, August 21. The women said Akpabio was not elected to joke with the lives of millions of Nigerians, many of whom are groaning under hardship. The senate president recently immersed himself in controversy when he said money had been sent to the bank accounts of senators for their annual recess. Many…
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