Anxiety As Joseph Egbunike, DIG Investigating Abba Kyari Slumps, Dies In Abuja
The Deputy Inspector General of Police in Charge Force Criminal Investigations Department, DIG Joseph Obiajulu Egbunike is dead. ABN TV gathered that DIG Egbunike was feeling uncomfortable during the weekend and on Tuesday went to see the Doctor for a medical check-up after which he was given drugs and told to go. Minutes later the senior officer who was said to...
Amnesty Intl Urge FG To Investigate Killing Of “60 Biafra Protesters”
Amnesty International, a human rights group, has asked the federal government to investigate the killing of “over 60 Biafra protesters” in 2016. In a statement on Saturday, Osai Ojigho, country director of the organisation, accused the military of being behind the killings. Ojigho said the protesters, who were commemorating Biafra Day, were shot dead by soldiers at Nkpor community in Anambra...
itel Mobile Unveils Olamide As Brand Ambassador
itel Mobile has unveiled Afro-pop star, Olamide Adedeji as its official brand ambassador. The signing of the famous Afro-pop star is informed by the brand’s desire to enhance consumer engagement and endear more fans to her community. itel Mobile’s choice of Olamide as the face of the brand brings to bear connecting similarities between their target audience and acceptance, with both...
Tinubu Orders Probe Into Death Of Over 100 Wedding Guests In Kwara Boat Accident
President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the boat mishap, which occurred in Kwara State, claiming many lives. The president’s commiseration was contained in a statement on Wednesday by his Director of Information, Abiodun Oladunjoye. The boat accident according to reports, led to the death of over 100 people who were wedding guests at Egbu village in Patigi Local Government Area...
Quranic School Student In Kano Drowns In Pond
Yusuf Magaji, a 13-year-old Qur'anic school student, drowned in a pond at Makugara village in Kano State's Karaye Local Government Area on Thursday. Saminu Abdullahi, spokesman for the Kano State Fire Service, confirmed the disaster in a statement made in Kano on Friday. "We received an emergency call, and we sent our rescue team to the scene but Yusuf was brought...
Transactions Above 500k Can Lead You Into Trouble, Police Warns POS Operators
he Delta State Police Command has issued a stern warning to Point of Sale (POS) operators regarding transactions exceeding ₦500,000. According to SP Bright Edafe, the Public Relations Officer of the Command, such transactions could potentially implicate operators in criminal activities, particularly kidnappings. In a recent statement, SP Edafe highlighted a case where a POS operator received a ransom payment of...
Two Police Officers, Indian Expatriate Killed, Others kidnapped In Ajaokuta, Kogi State
Five persons have been killed while three other foreigners were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State. It was gathered that two Police Officers, an Indian expatriate, a driver and one other person were kille...
Justice Abang Sacked From Suswan’s Case Days After Order to Arrest Igbere TV Boss
The Court of Appeal on Wednesday sacked Justice Okon Abang from hearing a case against former governor of Benue, Gabriel Suswam alongside Okolobia Okpanachi, his former Commissioner of Finance. This is coming barely 2 weeks after Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the arrest of the publisher of Igbere TV News ,Emeh James Anyalekwa. Abang's order followed a...
CBN Increases Interest Rate To 16.5%
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria voted Tuesday to increase the benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 16.5 per cent, the highest since 2001. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this while reading the communique of the last MPC meeting of the year on Tuesday, November 22, 2022. The MPC said the tightening would curb...
Nigerian Army Taking ‘Exercise Crocodile Smile’ To South-East
The Nigerian Army is preparing for the launch of ‘Exercise Crocodile Smile VI’, Aliyu Yusuf, the spokesman of the 82 Division, Enugu said in a statement on Tuesday. Aliyu said the army command has concluded plans for an inter-agency training workshop as part of the preparations for the operations. “In line with Nigerian Army Training Directive 2020, 82 Division will be...
