Gov. Soludo Announces Guidelines For Father’s Burial
The Anambra State governor Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has said his late father, Pa Simeon Soludo, will be buried according to the strict compliance with the Anambra State burial laws. The governor stated this after receiving a condolence letter from members of the State Executive Council, delivered by the Deputy Governor, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, and the Secretary to the State Government,...
Abia Polytechnic Student Who Is Only Son Of His Parents Reportedly Drowns
An HND 1 student of Abia State Polytechnic Abia has reportedly drowned during a swimming in a river in Umuahia, the state capital. The student whose identity could not be ascertained as at the moment of this report hails from Uzuakoli in Bende LGA and is said to be the only son of his parents. He was said to have drowned...
FG Frees 4,068 Inmates Nationwide To Decongest Prisons
The Federal Government has flagged off the release of 4,068 inmates sentenced to various terms of imprisonment with the option of a fine and compensation in custodial centres nationwide. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who performed the symbolic release of the inmates at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, Abuja, on Saturday, said this was in a bid to...
Niger Boat Mishap: 9 Bodies Recovered, 22 Rescued—Official
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has said that nine bodies were recovered from a boat mishap that occurred in Shiroro Local Government Area of the state. The Head of Relief and Rehabilitation in NSEMA, Alhaji Salihu Garba, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Sunday. NAN recalls that ten persons were...
NEM Starts Fitness Walk To Increase Public Insurance Awareness
NEM Insurance Plc has embarked on its second phase of Fitness Walk for the year to enhance insurance education and awareness in the country. The Walk, which comes up twice a year, precisely in March and between October and November each year, was meant to ensure insurance practitioners are physically and mentally fit to sell insurance products and services. Speaking to journalists...
Mr Ibu’s Adopted Daughter, Son Reportedly Arrested
Mr Ibu’s adopted daughter Jasmine Okeke has been arrested by Lagos Police alongside Ibu’s son over alleged fraud, AbnTV has learnt. Report revealed that Jasmine and Mr Ibu’s son are allegedly planning to abscond abroad with huge fund under their coffers. Nollywood actress, Doris Ogala alleged that Jasmine and Ibu’s sons were arrested at Alagbon Police Station, where they have since...
Building Under Construction Collapses In Abuja, One Rescued
One person has been rescued from the partial collapse of a building under construction in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Saturday in the Central Business District, beside Taj Bank in the nation’s capital. This was disclosed in a statement by the spokesperson of the Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Nkechi...
Anambra Catholic Priest Remanded For Raping, Impregnating Minor
Rev. Fr. Nwaigwe Stephen, a Catholic Priest in Anambra state, has been remanded for allegedly raping and impregnating a teenager. An Awka Chief Magistrates’ Court, otherwise known as the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court , Anambra State remanded the priest in prison till December 6, 2023. The magistrate ordered the prosecutor to transmit the original case file to the office...
Bayelsa Community Protests Invasion By Military
Aggrieved people of Igbomotoru in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, on Sunday, staged a peaceful protest against the invasion of the coastal community by military gunboats. The protesters, made up of youths, men, women and chiefs, who demonstrated in the community, in several videos posted online, claimed that the onslaught was reportedly at the instance of...
GWR: OAU Student Surpasses 50 Hours Wash-a-Thorn
A 200-level student in the Department of Linguistics, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, Subair Enitan, has surpassed a 50-hour hand wash marathon to beat the Guinness World Record. As of 8pm yesterday, Enitan who started the washing of clothes at roughly 1 pm on Friday, had hit 55 hours. The student who described motivation by her colleagues was still...
