CRIME
SAD! Heavy Rainstorm Fells Billboard, Kills Fast Food Joint Owner In Aba
A-yet-to-be identified fast food joint operator has been reportedly killed in Aba, the commercial nerve of Abia State. A giant advertising billboard at the busy Osisioma junction fell and crushed him to death. The investigation has it that the billboard fell during a whirlwind that accompanied a torrential rainfall that lasted for about 3hrs on Wednesday as residents began to observe...
Police Rescue 19 Children, Arrest 4 Suspected Traffickers In Abia (PHOTOS)
The Abia State Police Command has said it arrested no fewer than four suspected traffickers, and rescued 19 children along Umuiika axis of Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the State, E. Ene Okon who confirmed this to newsmen said the operation was carried out by operatives of State Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). He said the operatives...
I Killed My Doctor Girlfriend For ‘Infecting Me With Coronavirus’ – Italian Nurse
A nurse strangled his doctor girlfriend before telling police officers that he unleashed the attack because she gave him COVID-19, prosecutors say. Lorena Quaranta, 27, was found dead after her boyfriend Antonio De Pace allegedly called them to say he had killed her. Both had been working in Messina, Sicily, but were drafted in to help out with the coronavirus outbreak. De Pace,...
EFCC Demands Apology Over Alleged Libellous Publication Against Magu, Threatens Legal Action
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has written a litigation threat to the PUNCH (Nig) Limited, publishers of The PUNCH Newspapers, demanding for the retraction of what it described as a libellous publication against the Acting Chairman of the Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, as well as an unreserved apology over the defamatory publication against Mr Magu. Addressed to the...
Man Allegedly Stabs Pregnant Wife To Death In Anambra, 2 Months After Wedding
A husband has allegedly stabbed his two months pregnant wife to death in Anambra State, just two months after the couple had their wedding. The husband, Mr. Ikechukwu called “Agbada” and his pregnant wife, Rita Onyemauchechukwu Onyebuchi both got married on January 10, 2020, two months later the man stabbed his wife to death in their home. The wife’s younger brother...
Abia Govt Intimidating Opposition – Lawyer Cries Out, Calls For Release Of Emperor Ogbonna
A legal practitioner, Barr. Perfect Okorie has accused the Abia state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu of attempts to stifle opposition voices in the state through intimidation, saying democracy does not thrive where opposition members are not allowed to speak. In a statement obtained by ABN TV, the legal practitioner called for the immediate release of Emperor Ogbonna, a critique of...
FAKE NEWS ALERT: FG Is NOT Paying Nigerians Money For ‘Coronavirus Relief’
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, says the report that Nigerians with bank verification number (BVN) will be given N30,000 as relief fund is false. The report, which went viral on Friday, said Adesina issued a statement to that effect. The said amount was to help Nigerians “stock up their home during the stay-at-home...
Court Orders Forfeiture Of Ex-JTF Commander, Atewe’s Properties Linked To N8.5bn Fraud
Justice Mohammed Liman of a Federal High Court in Lagos on March 26, 2020, ordered the interim forfeiture of N293million, six parcels of land and 30,000 MTN shares recovered from Maj. Gen. Emmanuel Atewe (Retd), a former Commander of the Military Joint Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield, in the Niger Delta. Atewe is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial...
Operation Rewired: 4 EFCC Operatives Receive FBI Recognition in Sokoto [PHOTOS]
Four Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Sokoto Zonal Office have received Certificates of Recognition from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, United States Department of Justice. They are Abdullahi Lawal, Afanda Bashir Emmanuel, Aminu Umar Yabo and Naziru Aminu Shehu. The honour was in recognition of the critical roles played in "Operation Rewired 2019" and...
Catholic Priest Okeke-Odogwu Reportedly Found Dead Inside His Car In Anambra [VIDEO]
A catholic priest has been found dead in his car in Anambra State. Rev Fr. Charles Okeke-Odogwu, who was the school manager of Fr. Ohai Memorial Secondary School, Oroma- Etiti, Anambra State, was found dead in his car on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. The priest who is also the parish priest of Holy Cross Parish, Oroma Etiti, was allegedly found lifeless inside his car...
