Army Rescues 9 Kidnap Victims In Imo, Abia, Recover Weapons (PHOTOS)
Troops of 143 Battalion of the Nigerian Army have rescued no fewer than nine kidnap victims across various locations in Imo and Abia states. Their operation led to the rescue of 3 persons who were kidnapped along the Enugu - Port Harcourt Expressway, Leru - Ndiawa Road and Ihube - Okigwe road on Sunday 26 March 2023, arrest of suspects...
Man Threatening To Invite IPOB To Shut Down Lagos Arrested
The Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate in Lagos State, Fredrick Nwajagu, has been arrested. Speaking in a video that went viral on Friday, Nwajagu threatened to invite members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra to secure the properties of Igbo people in the state. He said, “IPOB, we will invite them. They have no job. All of the IPOB will...
How Policemen On Patrol Were Attacked In Aba By IPOB Members — Police
Abia State police command says its officers of confidence building/show of force patrol were on Friday attacked in the state commercial capital, Aba by suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and Eastern Security Network, ESN. Spokesman of the command, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna in a statement on Friday said the attackers were armed with dangerous weapons, including petrol...
Police To Charge Portable On Six Count, Charges, Appears In Court Soon
The Police Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, has said that Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola aka Portable will be facing at least a six-count charge when he appears at the court following his unruly conduct and incitement against police officers. In a Twitter post, the FPRO explained why the police were slow to act against MC Oluomo, who threatened...
TRAGEDY!!! Man Whose Dead Wife Is Still In Mortuary Electrocuted While Trying To Change Transformer Cable In Abia (PHOTOS)
An electrician identified as Alison Obiajunwa was yesterday evening electrocuted in Obingwa area of Abia State while trying to change Transformer cable wire. ABN TV gathered that the late electrician didn't wear safety kits when the tragic incident happened. According to reports, his wife who died few weeks ago is still deposited at the mortuary and not buried yet. ...
FCT Administration Sends Beggars Out Of Abuja To Katsina, Kaduna, Niger, Others
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Sunday repatriated 217 destitute and street beggars evacuated from the street of the Federal Capital City, Abuja. Alhaji Sani Amar-Rabe, Director, Department of Social Welfare Services, Social Development Secretariat (SDS) of the FCTA, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), at the FCT Vocational and Rehabilitation Centre...
Yahaya Bello Calls For Calm As Gunmen Invade Kogi Community, Kill Many, Set Houses Ablaze
An unspecified number of people have been reportedly killed and hundreds of houses burnt when gunmen in the early hours of Sunday attacked Aloko, a community in Oganenigu Ward of Dekina Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi State. The militia in their hundreds launched their latest attack from a base in the neighbouring Bassa LGA. Residents said that the invading militia...
Portable Meets Bail Conditions, Regains Freedom After 72hrs
The controversial singer and ‘Zazu crooner’, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as ‘Portable’ has been released from Ilaro Correctional Centre following the perfection of his bail conditions. A reliable source at the Center told Vanguard that Portable who was brought into the facility at about 3 pm, was released at about 6 pm after his bail bond was presented at the...
Air Force Ex-Spokesman, Wapkerem Maigida, Slumps, Dies
The immediate past Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (DOPRI), Air Commodore Wapkerem Maigida, has been confirmed dead in Abuja. Air Commodore Maigida who was recently posted to the Directorate Civil/Military Affairs, was said to have slumped and passed on Sunday evening. Maigida the 18th DOPRI took over from the former DOPRI, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet on January...
They Stole Our BVAS, IREV Idea – Firm Slams N77bn Lawsuit On INEC, FG
Adah Obekpa, a medical doctor living in the United States, and his company, Renaissance Network Africa (RNA), have filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) and the federal government. The plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against the electoral umpire and the government for allegedly failing to recognize them as the creators of the e-voting system used during elections. On...
