Police Arrest Medical Doctor In Enugu For Child Trafficking And Forgery

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Arrest Medical Doctor In Enugu For Child Trafficking And Forgery

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)October 11, 2024

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a medical doctor, Emmanuel Chimaobi Ugwumba, an imposter involved in child trafficking. The 52 years old Dr. Emmanuel Chimaobi Ugwumba of Ezimo-Agu, Udenu Local Government Area was arrested by police operatives serving in the Anti-Kidnapping Tactical Squad who trailed him through his publication in the Daily Sun Newspaper of 27th September 2024. “On the 20th Day of December 2023 at exactly 11am being Wednesday, a baby girl of...

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Fubara Heads to Supreme Court As Rivers State Assembly Crisis Deepens

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFubara Heads to Supreme Court As Rivers State Assembly Crisis Deepens

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 11, 2024

The Rivers State Government has reacted to the Court of Appeal’s decision, which upheld the Federal High Court’s ruling that nullified the N800 billion budget passed by four Rivers State House of Assembly members, led by Edison Ehie. Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Israel Dagogo Iboroma, SAN, in a statement on Thursday, emphasized that the Appeal Court’s judgment did not reinstate the Martin Amaewhule-led faction of the assembly. The Attorney General stated...

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Bandits Control Part Of Isa LGA In Sokoto, Appoint, Depose Village Heads

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBandits Control Part Of Isa LGA In Sokoto, Appoint, Depose Village Heads

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 11, 2024

The Chairman of Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Alhaji Sharifu Kamarawa says some communities in the council are still under the control of bandits. He disclosed this when he receiving Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle on Thursday at the local government secretariat. Kamarawa stated the bandits led by Kachalla Bello Turji, appointed and deposed village heads in those areas. He said: “Here in Isa town, we are living peacefully. The...

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13 Repentant Boko Haram Escapes With Rifles, Motorcycles In Borno

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria13 Repentant Boko Haram Escapes With Rifles, Motorcycles In Borno

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 10, 2024

Thirteen repentant Boko Haram fighters co-opted to join military operatives in the fight against the insurgents in Borno state have escaped with rifles and motorcycles given to them by the State government. The 13 are among thousands of former Boko Haram fighters and their families who had surrendered to the government. The “repentant” Boko Haram members and their families are being managed under the Borno Model, a post-conflict amnesty programme with a focus on deradicalization,...

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Flood: Borno State Gov’t Receives €1.2m Donation From Switzerland

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFlood: Borno State Gov’t Receives €1.2m Donation From Switzerland

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 10, 2024

In response to the flood disaster that ravaged some parts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, the Swiss Federation has donated 1.2 million Euros to the Borno State Flood Disaster Relief Fund. Switzerland had previously supported the Borno Model in 2023 with about 700,000 USD. The Borno Model is a programme for the mass exit of armed Boko Haram insurgents and civilians trapped in the lines of conflict. Nicolas Lang, Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, announced...

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President Tinubu, Former Presidents To Attend Burial Of Iwuanyanwu

NewsNigeriaPresident Tinubu, Former Presidents To Attend Burial Of Iwuanyanwu

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 10, 2024

In a bid to ensure that the late President General of the Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, elder statesman and business mogul Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, gets a befitting burial, the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) has disclosed that adequate security has been put in place during and after the burial scheduled for November 1 at his country home, Atta, in the Ikeduru Council Area of Imo State. Prince Charles Amadi, chairman of the committee, who disclosed this on...

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Fuel Prices Soar as NNPCL Ends Subsidy Role in Dangote Refinery Deal

NewsNigeriaOil & GasFuel Prices Soar as NNPCL Ends Subsidy Role in Dangote Refinery Deal

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 10, 2024

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has increased the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly known as petrol, across its retail outlets nationwide. The development follows recent changes in the company’s role in petroleum distribution. In Abuja, the capital city, NNPCL fuel stations have raised the price of petrol from N897 per litre to N1,030 per litre amid long queues. In Lagos, the price of petrol has also surged from N885 per...

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Tinubu Hails Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu On Her Election As UICC President 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Hails Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu On Her Election As UICC President 

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 9, 2024

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hailed Dr. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, a renowned pediatrician with distinguished career in public health and former First Lady of Kebbi State, on her election as President of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). Tinubu in the congratulatory message on Wednesday signed by his Special Adviser on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, underscores the historic significance of Dr. Shinkafi-Bagudu’s election on October 8 as the first African and the fifth woman...

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Armed Forces Were Winning War Against Insecurity-BON

National SecurityNewsNigeriaArmed Forces Were Winning War Against Insecurity-BON

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 9, 2024

The Armed Forces of Nigeria have received accolades for the victories recorded in the fight against insecurity. The Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) who commended the efforts of the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, stressed that the Armed forces were winning the war against insecurity in the country. The Director General of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Comrade Salihu Dembos and the Chairman of the organization stated this during a courtesy visit to the Minister of...

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We’re Still Negotiating With Dangote Refinery-IPMAN

NewsNigeriaOil & GasWe’re Still Negotiating With Dangote Refinery-IPMAN

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 9, 2024

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says negotiations are still ongoing with the Dangote Refinery regarding the commencement of oil lifting operations. The chairman of IPMAN, Abubakar Maigandi, stated in an interview with BBC Hausa that it is widely known that the NNPCL is currently the sole offtaker of oil products from Dangote, with IPMAN members serving in a retail capacity. He emphasized that the union is actively engaging with the leadership of...

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