CRIME
Imo Catholic Priest Regains Freedom
The kidnapped Imo State Catholic priest, Rev. Prof. Izu Marcel Onyeocha has regained freedom. The priest’s release was contained in a short statement issued by the Owerri provincial secretary of Claretian Missionaries, Rev. Fr. Matthew Iwuagwu on Monday. Also, the spokesman of the state police command, Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed the release. READ ALSO: Gunmen Abduct Catholic Priest In Imo The cleric is a...
Igbo Doctor Brutally Murdered And Set Ablaze In Zamfara
The Zamfara state police command says it has commenced an investigation into the death of Enoch Okpara, a medical doctor, who was killed and burnt by unknown assailants. Okpara was a consultant obstetrics/gynaecologist who worked at the Federal Medical Centre, Gusau. The doctor was found dead at his residence in Mareri area of Gusau, the state capital, on Saturday. Shehu Mohammed, the...
Young Man Allegedly Kills Girlfriend Over Text Message From Ex
An overly jealous lover has allegedly killed his girlfriend over a text message she got from her ex. 23-year-old Pennsylvania man, Nicholas Forman reportedly got angry after his 22-year-old girlfriend Sabrina Harooni received a text message from an ex-boyfriend and beat her to death according to police investigators. But Forman gave a different version of events to police, he claimed three...
More Than 200 Soldiers Not Seeking Voluntary Retirement Because Of Low Morale — Army
The army on Saturday said the voluntary discharge of over 200 soldiers is not due to alleged corruption, poor service conditions and low morale. The army was reacting to reports that 243 soldiers in the North-East and other theatres had applied for voluntary retirement. Army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, confirmed the development but argued it was a routine process. He described insinuations soldiers...
Alleged Corruption: Court Refuses To Grant Extradition Order Against Alison-Madueke
The Federal High Court in Abuja has turned down the application to extradite the former Minister of Petroleum, Deizani Alison-Madueke from the United Kingdom. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu refused the application on the grounds that the evidence in support to prove that the earlier court summon granted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had failed in the extradition of...
Ikpeazu Faults IPOB’s Strategy As He Admits Marginalisation, Inequality Against South East
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has said the issues of marginalisation and inequality raised by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, are valid. The governor, however, faulted the strategy being employed by IPOB, advising the secessionist group to explore dialogue and a peaceful way to seek redress. Ikpeazu, who stated this during a visit to the...
Suspected Fraudsters’ Luck Runs Out In Abia Community
Two suspected fraudsters who specialized in duping their victims of huge sums of money have been nabbed in Okwu Olokoro, Umuahia South LGA of Abia State, while attempting to dupe another victim. The suspects, who claimed to be indigenes of Ntigha, Isiala Ngwa North LGA of Abia State, were apprehended by Okwu community youths in Olokoro and their operational motorcycle...
Kaduna Train Attack: Terrorists Free Five More Abductees
The terrorists, who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train on March 8, have released five more kidnapped passengers on Tuesday, August 2. The five victims are Prof. Mustapha Umar Imam, Akibu Lawal; Abubakar Ahmed Rufai, Mukthar Shu’aibu and Sidi Aminu Sha...
TENSION AS SOLDIERS INVADE NNAMDI KANU’S COMMUNITY
Residents of Afaraukwu Ibeku community, in Umuahia North Council of Abia State, the home town of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, scampered to safety as over 100 fierce-looking soldiers invaded the community. The IPOB leader’s parents, Eze Okwu and Ugoeze Kanu, will be laid to rest on February 14, 2020, at Afaraukwa. We gathered that...
Nigerian Army Arrest Popular Actor Chinwetara Agu In Anambra For Wearing Biafra Outfit [PHOTOS, VIDEO]
A Nollywood star, Chinwetalu Agu, has been arrested by some officers of the Nigerian Army for reportedly adorning Biafra insignia at the popular Upper Iweka area of Onitsha, Anambra State. The veteran actor was said to be in the commercial city on a charitable mission where he shared food items to the less privileged. A trending video showed where Agu was...
