BREAKING: Gunmen Bomb Anambra LG Headquarters, Police Station A gang of hoodlums numbering about 30 have set ablaze the Neni Police station as well as the headquarters of the Anaocha Local Government Area in Anambra state. It was gathered that the gangsters who were said to be armed to the teeth, stormed the area between 3am and 4am early Thursday and perpetrated the havoc. The source said that the gangsters also whisked away some police operatives, including female police personnel at the police station. When contacted, the Anambra State Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga stated that although the…
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Kogi State Governor, Ododo In Trouble Over Fake Document Members of the Social Democratic Party and supporters of its governorship candidate in the November 11, 2023 Kogi election, Murtala Yakubu Ajaka are currently in a jubilation mood. This followed the testimony of the representative of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court at the Kogi Election Tribunal that Governor Usman Ahmed Ododo’s affidavit was fake and did not emanate from the court. It was reported that Ajaka sued Ododo for certificate forgery as part of the electoral matter before the tribunal, which sought invalidation of his election. The SDP candidate…
Labour Party BoT Rejects Abure, Takes, Reveals Next Action The Labour Party’s (LP) Board of Trustees (BoT) announced that it has stepped in to direct the party’s activities following the expiration of the tenure of the immediate past National Working Committee (NWC) chaired by Julius Abure. A statement signed and issued on Wednesday night by the BoT, through its Chairman, Comrade S.O.Z. Ejiofor, condemned the secret national convention held on Wednesday, in Nnewi, Anambra State, as a sham. The statement reads: “Following the expiration of the tenure in office of the immediate past National Working Committee of the Labour Party…
Real Reason Google Blocked 5.5bn Adverts, Suspended 12.7m Accounts US-based multinational technology corporation Google has blocked over 5.5 billion adverts and suspended 12.7 million others for violating its policies. The search engine giant also said on Wednesday that it had removed adverts from over 2.1 billion pages. “Billions of people worldwide rely on Google products to provide relevant and trustworthy information, including ads. That’s why thousands of people are working around the clock to safeguard the digital advertising ecosystem. Today, we are releasing our annual Ads Safety Report to share the progress we’ve made in enforcing our advertiser and publisher…
INEC Rejects Labour Party’s National Convention The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disassociated itself from Wednesday’s national convention organised by the Labour Party in Anambra State. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said the conduct of the convention was not monitored by INEC. Although he declined to state why it was not monitored, SaharaReporters has done several reports about the crisis rocking the party. It was reported on March 23, that the Nigeria Labour Congress wrote the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
BREAKING: Photos: Nigerian Army Declares Eight Persons Wanted Over Killing Of 17 Soldiers In Delta The Nigerian Army has declared Eight persons wanted in connection with the killing of 17 soldiers in the Okuama community in Delta state. The Nigerian Army disclosed this in its official X handle on Thursday. The persons declared wanted include seven men and one woman. They are Akevwru Daniel Omotegbono, Prof Ekpekpo Arthur, Andaowei Dennis Bakriki, Igoli Ebi (female), Akata Malawa David, Sinclear Oliki, Clement Ikolo Oghenerukevwe and Reuben Baru. Ibom Focus recalls that on Wednesday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, together with other dignitaries, laid…
Police Invites Nigerian Actor Adebayo Over Best-dressed Female Award Given To Bobrisky Nigerian actress, Dayo Amusa says her beleaguered colleague, Femi Adebayo told her he had been invited by the police for promoting LGBTQ+. Adebayo has been heavily criticised online for announcing a transgender Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, popularly known as Bobrisky, as the best-dressed female at an event in Lagos last weekend. Dayo had also berated Adebayo for making such an announcement in a video shared online. In another viral video, Dayo Amusa said, “Femi said, ‘Dayo, this thing has escalated.” Muslim societies are now calling his attention to it,…
How Nigeria Tackled Xenophobic Attacks, Border Issues Through Parliamentary Statecraft – Kalu Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, Tuesday, said that the use of parliamentary diplomacy has helped Nigeria in managing border challenges as well other issues arising from xenophobic attacks against her citizens. Rather than going into war which he described as “ugly”, Kalu urged the world to adopt the option of parliamentary diplomacy, stressing that it offers a strategic approach to global peace. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Levinus Nwabughiogu stated that Kalu’s call was contained in his address…
BREAKING: FG Declares Public Holidays The Federal Government has declared Friday, 29th March and Monday, 1st April 2024 as public holidays to mark the 2024 Good Friday and Easter Monday respectively. Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government urged Christians and all Nigerians in general to emulate the sacrifice and love displayed by Jesus Christ in dying for the redemption of man. In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Aishetu Gogo Ndayako said the Minister noted that Easter, beyond religious significance, promotes values of love, forgiveness…
BREAKING: Tension As Teenage Boy Kill Father, Mother, Brother A19-year-old German boy has been accused of killing his parents and brother with a knife and seriously wounding his sister, the police and public prosecutor announced on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening in the Waldshut District, close to Germany’s border with Switzerland. The parents, who were 58 and 61 years old respectively, died at the scene, a block of flats. “The 34-year-old brother of the suspect died in hospital as a result of his injuries in spite of resuscitation measures,” the investigators said. The 19-year-old’s sister suffered serious stab…