By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter) AWKA — The Anambra State Police Command has arrested one Sunday Nwadiagba for allegedly raping a 75-year-old woman. State operatives, in collaboration with security agents, made the arrest on Friday at about 4 pm in Nkwelle Awkuzuz, Oyi local government area of Anambra state. The Spokesman for the state police command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, said the suspect, who is 30 years old, is a native of Eyiba, Ebonyi State. According...
KADUNA — Suspected armed bandits have murdered the Chaplain of the Catholic Community of the Kaduna State Polytechnic Priest, Rev Fr. Vitus Borogo on Saturday. Rev Fr. Christian Emmanuel of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday, saying the priest was killed at his Prison Farm in Kujama, along Kaduna-Kachia Road, after a raid on the farm.. Part of the statement read: “it is with a heavy heart, but...
By Handel Patrick, Anastasia Mbabie (Staff Reporters) AWKA — Anambra State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare has rescued a 9-year old girl allegedly raped by an elderly man above 60 years and two other younger boys at Amakpulu village, Ihite Community in Orumba South Council Area of the state. The victim was rescued following an SOS message to the Ministry from a hospital where the father of the child took her for medical...
The 21 Intending pilgrims kidnapped by suspected bandits operating on the corridor linking the eastern part of Sokoto state from Isa LGA of the state on their way to Hajj Camp for takeoff to this year’s Pilgrimage have been rescued. Commissioner for Information in the state Alh Isah Bajini Galadanci in a press statement confirmed that all the 21 Intending pilgrims and the security escort, as well as their relatives, were rescued. The statement added...
By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter) The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Reverend Paulinus Ezeokafor, says the attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, that left many people dead on Sunday, June 5, 2022, is an eye-opener to the Mother Church and all churches in Nigeria. Bishop Ezeokafor who stated this at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral, Awka, while fielding questions from newsmen, said that it was a wake-up call for all Christians in...
By Anastasia Mbabie and Handel Patrick (Staff Reporters) The Anambra State Police Operatives have arrested a 34 years old man, Mr. Onwele Anayofor allegedly killing a three years old child. Anambra State Police command’s spokesperson, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this to the journalist said the incident happened at Hillview Estate, Nkwelle -Ezunaka, near Onitsha. Ikenga said: “Today 16/6/2022 police operatives arrested one Mr. Onwele Anayo ‘M’ aged 34years on the murder of Divine Eze...
To further enhance security surveillance, the Kano State House of Assembly Wednesday approved an N10bn loan request by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for the installation of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras on the state roads. Hamisu Ibrahim Chidari, Speaker of the Assembly read the letter at the plenary Wednesday seeking the approval of the house. According to the letter sent by the governor, the project became necessary due to the alarming rate of insecurity in...
The chairman of Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi state, Moses Olorunleke, has declared Thursday for fasting and prayers for peace to return to the area. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Kabba, the chairman said the Obaro of Kabba, Oba Solomon Dele-Owoniyi, approved the declaration. He said that the fasting and prayers became imperative in view of the insecurity in the area in recent times, which was worsened by two explosions that occurred...
By Handel Patrick and Anastasia Mbabie (Staff Reporters) Police operatives in Anambra have rescued 35 girls from a baby factory in the Nkpor area of the southeast state. A statement by the spokesman of the Anambra Police Command Ikenga Tochukwu said the girls were rescued during a raid in a hotel. “Following a rigorous analysis of crime trends and pattern, the Command operatives on 13th June 2022, working on information burst a hotel named Gally...
The ongoing offensive onslaught on the Islamic State’s West Africa Province in Borno State by troops of Operation Desert Sanity and the Civilian Joint Task Forces has yielded positive results as the troops neutralized some of the terrorists. The Nigerian Army on Wednesday tweeted that the troops on Tuesday recovered weapons and intercepted Mrs. Mary Ngoshe who is believed to be one of the abducted girls from GGSS Chibok in 2014. The tweet read: “Ongoing...
