Five inmates regain freedom in Anambra

Five Amawbia Correctional Service Center inmates in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State have been set free. A non-governmental organization (NGO), Abu Mmaduaburochukwu Foundation, perfected their bail conditions. The freedom ceremony was held in the presence of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) officers, Nigeria Police delegates from Zone 13 Ukpo, led by its Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ihunwo Josephine, members of the press, and the management team of the Foundation at...

53 Year Old Rape Mentally Challenged Minor

A 53-year-old suspect identified as Usman Tela Ahmadu, a resident of Samunaka, Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State has been arrested for Sexually Assaulting a Mentally Challenged Minor. According to the spokesman of the command, SP Suleiman Yahya Nguroje, the Suspect, hails from Maiduguri in Borno State and resides in the Area as an Internally Displaced Person (IDP) receiving gifts and undue support/ sympathy from the locals. The release reads in parts: “The...

Governor Fintiri Intervenes In Police, Soldiers Clashes

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has summoned security meeting in the Government House, Yola Wednesday aimed at resolving the conflict that ensued between some Army and Policemen in Yola, the state capital which resulted into the death of a soldier and policeman. Addressing Journalists after, Governor Fintiri said investigation into the matter was ongoing with a view to ensuring peace and justice. “The meeting has resolved the conflict and that the security chiefs in...

NAF strengthens counter-insurgency with winging of 12 combat pilots

Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), has charged 12 newly winged pilots of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to justify the efforts and resources invested in their training by contributing their best towards sustaining the successes recorded in the various theatres of operation within the country. According to Air Marshal Abubakar, the Service has continued to conduct independent and joint operations aimed at not only decimating the criminals and denying...

Burna Boy is Billboard’s Afrobeats artiste of the year

…Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ tops the Afrobeats song chart. Burna Boy is the highest-ranked Afrobeats artiste of 2023 in the United States, according to Billboard. Burna Boy, who finished second in 2022, secured this year’s top spot with 26 leading entries throughout the 2023 chart year: November 19, 2022–October 21, 2023. Rema, one of Nigeria’s most decorated artistes of the year, snagged the silver medal from his seniors in the music industry including Davido and Wizkid...

Terrorists on the run as military raid hideouts, rescue 31 hostages

A gang of bandits terrorising Tangaza local government area of Sokoto State abandoned their captives and fled when men of the Nigerian Army came upon them unexpectedly. The terrorists were hiding in the thick Buani forest in Alya Fulani village. The soldiers rescued 30 hostages and burnt down the fleeing terrorists’ camps. The operation, the Nigerian Army said in a social media post on Wednesday, was carried out on 21 November by the Joint Task...

FBI hails Olukoyede’s appointment as EFCC Chair

Jack Smith, the legal attache of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, in Nigeria, has extended a hand of friendship to Olanipekun Olukoyede, the new chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Smith, during a courtesy visit to the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, said Olukoyede has an impressive track record to head the anti-graft agency. “I came to congratulate you on your appointment. I did my homework and research and...

5,000 civil servants risk not getting December salaries

The Yuletide season might be tough for no fewer than 5,000 civil servants in Nigeria. They are likely not to receive their December salaries, raising concerns about how they will fare as the country is in the grip of an economic depression. The national president of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, Tommy Okon said the affected workers have discrepancies in their dates of first appointment and birth. “The physical verification exercise...

INEC shortlists1,076 electoral offenders for prosecution

About 1,076 persons who committed varying crimes during the 25 February and 18 March polls in Nigeria will be prosecuted, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, assured on Wednesday. The electoral offenders were arrested across 35 states with Ebonyi having the highest number of cases. Ebonyi has 64 cases involving 216 suspects and Edo is second with 22 cases and 80 suspects, while Anambra is third with 12 cases involving 66 suspects. Kaduna State is...

Anambra Government Commences Mentorship Session for Youths

The Special Adviser on Youths, to the governor of Anambra State, Dr. Nelson Omenugha, has commenced a mentorship session for Anambra youths. The maiden edition of the mentorship session has been scheduled to be held on Friday in Awka the state capital, and will feature Obinna Etele, Group Managing Director of Eteleson Industries Limited. For the most part, Mr. Etele may be referred to as a born entrepreneur, having abandoned his medical studies at the...

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