CRIME
Simon Ekpa, A Terrorist With Zero Knowledge Of Biafra, Enugu Welcomes Arrest
Enugu State Government has commended the Government of the Republic of Finland for the arrest of the Finland-based leader of the Autopilots, Simon Ekpa, describing him as a common criminal, con man, and terrorist, who has no interest of Igbo people at heart. The government also described Ekpa as a murderer and fraudster, who delighted in killing his people and...
PCRC Provides Food Products To Widows Of Ex-Police Officers
The Abia State Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) has donated food items and other household materials to over 100 widows of deceased police officers in Abia State. State President of Police Officers Wives Association (POWA), Mrs. Esther Uma Orji, made the presentation on behalf of the Zone 9 PCRC led by Dr. Collins Obi at the office of the Acting...
“Downgrade Band A Customers If You Can’t Spply 20-Hour Power“ NERC Tells Discos
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has mandated a downgrade of Band A category customers if Discos can't provide 20hours of power. The Commissioner of Licensing and Legal for NERC, Dafe Apkeneye, stated this on Channels Television’s Morning Brief on Friday. He said, “If the discos cannot meet the promised 20 hours to Band A customers, the customers are to immediately be...
Suspected Land Grabbers Invade Ondo Community
The Akure West LCDA headquarters in Ondo State's Isinkan community is tense after alleged land grabbers carrying lethal weapons interrupted a housing project that was in progress. According to reports, about 10 individuals stormed the site in a convoy, drove away workers, and allegedly destroyed equipment. Sources claim the intruders acted on the orders of the Deji of Akureland, Oba Aladelusi...
Supreme Court Nullifies National Lottery Act
The National Lottery Act 2005, which was passed by the National Assembly, was declared invalid by the Supreme Court on Friday. A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court in a unanimous judgment held that the National Lottery Act 2005 should no longer be enforced in all states, except the Federal Capital Territory, in respect of which the National Assembly is...
Arewa Consultative Forum Dismisses Chairman As Afenifere, Others Back President
The Arewa Consultative Forum suspended its chairman, Mamman Osuman, over criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s policies The ACF, in a statement, added that the interests of the North would be best represented by northerners. However, Yoruba socio-political Afenifere, Igbo socio-cultural body Ohanaeze Ndigbo and other regional groups backed the President insisting his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari laid the marker for the hardship...
Court Fines Enugu Agency N55M Over Unlawful Demolition
The Enugu State High Court has mandated that the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority compensate Chinedu Onyebuchi N55 million for the illegal demolition of his Enugu property. Delivering judgment on Wednesday in suit No. E/124/2015, Justice Kenneth Okpe ruled that the ECTDA’s actions were “unlawful, illegal, unconstitutional, and unwarranted.” PUNCH Online obtained a copy of the judgment on Friday. The plaintiff, represented...
PDP Postpones NEC Meeting As N’Central Insists On Chair
The PDP's North Central caucus has voiced against the indefinite postponement of its 99th NEC meeting initially set for November 28. In a statement on Thursday, the Peoples Democratic Party, through its National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, explained that the 99th National Executive Committee meeting was postponed due to the funeral of Patience Umo Eno, the late First Lady of...
FG, Govs Decide On State Police Next Week
The Federal Government and the state governors will next week take decisions on the creation of state police. The Governor of Bayelsa State, Duoye Diri, disclosed this to State House correspondents in Abuja on Thursday after the National Economic Council. Diri revealed that the NEC gave Adamawa, Kebbi, and Kwara states and the FCT one week (November 28) to submit their...
Nigeria’s Chief Of Defence Staff Hails Simon Ekpa’s Arrest, Awaits Extradition
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, said he hoped that with the arrest of Simon Ekpa, the Finnish Government would extradite him to Nigeria to face justice. The CDS spoke on the heels of Ekpa’s arrest by the Finnish police on Thursday. According to a local Finnish publication, Ekpa was arrested alongside four others on suspicion of terror-related activities, including incitement...
