Amotekun: South-East Governors to create regional security outfit
The governors of the South-East geo-political zone rose from a closed-door meeting at the Government House, Enugu, disclosing their plan to forward a bill to South East State Houses of Assembly to enact a law to back-up the South East Regional Security Programme. Briefing newsmen after the meeting which lasted over five hours, the Chairman of the South-East Governors’ Forum...
We will scatter Nnamdi Kanu’s parents’ burial if IPOB attends – Police
The Abia State Police Command has warned members of the Indigenous People of Biafra to steer clear of the burial of the parents of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Ene Okon, said the police would not allow IPOB to participate in the burial. He added that if members of the proscribed organisation were seen anywhere around the...
FG to borrow $500m to digitalize NTA
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has pledged to turn around the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) to enable it to compete with the likes of Cable News Network (CNN) if the $500m loan the ministry requested is approved. He stated this when he appeared before Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Loans to defend the $500m loan the ministry...
After serious crisis, Okon Aku Devt Union finally settles for interim leadership
A foremost town union in Ohafia local government area of Abia state, Okon Aku Development Union (ODU) has finally opted to set up and interim leadership headed by Mr. Nmecha Ume to manage the affairs of the union till December, 2020. This is after failing to conduct election for a new EXCO of the union in December, 2019 as a...
Outrage as pharmacist beats Imo APC chieftain to death
Tragedy struck in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Saturday after a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Damian Ali, was allegedly beaten to death by the owner of Swift Tel Pharmacy and his workers. Our correspondent learnt that the incident caused pandemonium at Umuguma Junction in the World Bank area of Owerri. It took the intervention of personnel of the...
After Amotekun South East Security Programme to Commence Operation Soon
Governors of the southeast have received an update from the chairman of the South East Joint Security Committee on efforts to commence a regional security outfit to complement the efforts of the Nigeria Police and other security agencies. This is contained in a communique signed by the Chairman Southeast Governors Forum, Dave Umahi after a meeting of the forum in...
Outrage as pharmacist beats Imo APC chieftain to death
Tragedy struck in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Saturday after a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Damian Ali, was allegedly beaten to death by the owner of Swift Tel Pharmacy and his workers. Our correspondent learnt that the incident caused pandemonium at Umuguma Junction in the World Bank area of Owerri. It took the intervention of personnel of the...
Gunmen kidnap ex-ABU VC’s daughter in Kaduna
Some gunmen on Friday night invaded the residence of former vice-chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, and kidnapped his 35-year-old daughter, who is a mother of three. The gunmen, it was gathered invaded the residence located at Hayin Malam Jama’a in the Sabon Gwari LGA, Zaria in Kaduna State on Friday night about 11.30 pm. It was...
Mbaka didn’t apologise to me – Ihedioha
The immediate past governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, has described as false speculations that the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Revd. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, called him on the telephone and apologised to him. Mbaka had in his New Year message prophesied that Ihedioha would lose his seat as the governor of Imo State to Senator Hope Uzodinma, a...
After Amotekun South East Security Programme to Commence Operation Soon
Governors of the southeast have received an update from the chairman of the South East Joint Security Committee on efforts to commence a regional security outfit to complement the efforts of the Nigeria Police and other security agencies. This is contained in a communique signed by the Chairman Southeast Governors Forum, Dave Umahi after a meeting of the forum in...
