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Obama Faults Charlie Kirk’s Murder

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Obama Faults Charlie Kirk’s Murder

Former President Barack Obama has condemned the shooting that claimed the life of conservative activist and influencer Charlie Kirk on Wednesday, September 10. “We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy,” Obama wrote in a post on X. Kirk, 31, was shot while...

Abia Community Installs Shrine On School Premises To Combat Theft

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Abia Community Installs Shrine On School Premises To Combat Theft

The Umuaka Asa community in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State has taken a bold step to curb rising incidents of vandalism and theft of public infrastructure by installing a traditional shrine meant to deter criminal activity in the area. The community leadership, through its Traditional Prime Minister, Chief Sampson Nwaigwe, clarified that the shrine was not intended...

Native Doctor Arrested In Anambra For Buying Used Condoms From Prostitutes

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Native Doctor Arrested in Anambra for Buying Used Condoms from Prostitutes

A native doctor identified as Anagbo Emeka from Umugbo in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State has been arrested after confessing to purchasing used male condoms from prostitutes for fetish purposes. Emeka was apprehended by youths in Echara community, Awka North Local Government Area, after his suspicious activities came to light. A viral video of the incident, shared on...

HEARTBREAKING!! Promising Young Lady, Lilian Uchenwoke Killed With Mortar By Mentally Unstable Cousin

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HEARTBREAKING!! Promising Young Lady, Lilian Killed With Mortar By Mentally Unstable Cousin

What began as a normal day turned into an unspeakable tragedy for the Uchenwoke family of Enugwu Village, Nanka, Orumba North LGA, Anambra State. Lilian Nzubechukwu Uchenwoke, a 32-year-old vibrant and hardworking young woman, was brutally k!lled on June 13, 2025, by her mentally unstable cousin. She had gone out to graze her father’s sheep when her cousin, in an...

“I Want To Entertain Abia Governor’s Wife” — Last Words Of Late Nwanyi Garri Before Ugwunagbo August Meeting Tragedy

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“I Want To Entertain Abia Governor’s Wife” — Last Words Of Late Nwayi Garri Before Ugwunagbo August Meeting Tragedy

The family of late Mrs. Nwandinma Dickson, popularly known as “Nwanyi Garri”, has recounted her final words before she left home for the 2025 annual August Meeting in Ugwunagbo Local Government Area, Abia State — an outing that turned tragic after she slumped and died during a performance. Speaking exclusively to ABN TV, her son, Pastor Dickson, narrated that his...

Operation Sweep Drives Criminals To  FCT Suburbs, Terrorize Residents

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Operation Sweep Drives Criminals To  FCT Suburbs, Terrorize Residents

The Federal Capital Territory Administration's (FCTA) Operation Sweep Abuja is reportedly intensifying in the city centre, and fugitive criminals are reassembling in satellite communities, terrorising locals and robbing them of their valuables. Communities stretching from Kurudu, Kpeyegyi, Gidan Daya, Gidan Mangoro to Orozo have in recent weeks become hotbeds of violent robberies. Residents say they now live in constant fear,...

Shock As Popular Entertainer ‘Nwayi Garri’ Slumps, Dies At August Meeting In Abia Community (Photo)

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Shock As Popular Entertainer ‘Nwayi Garri’ Slumps, Dies At August Meeting In Abia Community (Photo)

A day of celebration at the annual August meeting organized by the Abia State Governor’s wife in Ugwunagbo Local Government Area turned tragic on Monday, August 18, 2025, when a popular entertainer, Mrs. Nwandinma Dickson, widely known as “Nwayi Garri”, suddenly slumped and died during a performance, ABN TV reports. She was born on October 1, 1960, and was 65...

EFCC, Immigration Clamps Down On 51 Convicted Foreign Fraudsters

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EFCC, Immigration Clamps Down On 51 Convicted Foreign Fraudsters

Nigeria has intensified its crackdown on transnational cybercrime syndicates, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) on Thursday deporting 51 foreign nationals convicted of cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. The latest deportees include 50 Chinese nationals and one Tunisian, raising the total number of foreign convicts repatriated to 102 since the operation began on...

FG Arrests Kuje Prison Break Masterminds

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FG Arrests Kuje Prison Break Masterminds

The Federal Government on Saturday announced the arrest of two top leaders of Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan, an Al-Qaeda affiliate in Nigeria, following a months-long counter-terrorism operation. The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, disclosed this at a press briefing held at the Office of the National Security Adviser in Abuja. Ribadu said the intelligence-led operation was carried out between May...

Abia Oil Commission Distances Self From Viral Sex Scandal, Says Those Involved Are Former Staff

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Abia Oil Commission Distances Self From Viral Sex Scandal, Says Those Involved Are Former Staff

The Abia State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ASOPADEC) has formally disassociated itself from a viral sex scandal involving a retired Director of Finance and two of his former staff members. In a statement signed by the Commission’s Head of Media/PRO, Iyke Onuegbu made available to ABN TV, ASOPADEC said it does not condone any form of immoral conduct and...

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