Anambra Police Deploys Massive Enforcement for Today’s Rerun Elections

….Restricts Vehicular Movement In Nnewi North, Orumba North LGAs In view of the rerun elections in Nnewi North and Orumba North Local Government Areas of Anambra State scheduled for Saturday, February 3, 2024, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Aderemi Adeoye has ordered massive deployment of personnel to provide adequate security for the electorate as well as officials taking part in the election. This was contained...

Anambra: INEC commences distribution of sensitive materials ahead of Saturday, election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Anambra State has commenced the distribution of sensitive materials to Nnewi North and Orumba North Local Government Areas (LGAs) ahead of Saturday, February 3, 2024 rerun election in the state. According to reports, the distribution exercise took place at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Awka, on Friday and was supervised by the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Queen Elizabeth Agwu. While addressing journalists, Dr. Agwu said that the...

Unknown gunmen attack on operatives of Ebonyi State Police Command on patrol along Ngbo-Effium road in Ohaukwu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state has resulted in the death of a policeman, while another officer sustained injury. The State Police Command disclosed this in a statement signed by the acting Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Joshua Ukandu, on Friday. The statement noted that the hoodlums operated in an ash coloured Toyota Sienna. The attack took...

Federal Fire Service Ask To Refund Over N1bn COVID Fund Within A Week

The Federal Fire Service has been given one week to refund one point four billion naira to the Federation Account. The House of Representatives gave the directive for the failure of the Service to appear before the House Committee to clarify how the COVID-19 intervention funds allocated to the service was utilized after several invitations by the Green Chamber. Mr. Bamidele Salami, Chairman, of the House Committee on Public Account, gave the order during its...

Household of David Church in flames, ravaging properties worth millions

A raging fire on Wednesday evening had claimed properties worth millions of naira belonging to the Household of David Church, on Adeniyi Jones Street, Ikeja Lagos. An eyewitness, a church worker told newsmen said the church was expecting thousands of people in the church on the evening of Wednesday for its 5-day annual crusade before the fires started at about 11 am. “We have been making arrangements, even went as far as decorating the place and...

Reactions as Anambra Government Proposes a 10-Storey Hotel

The proposed 10-story world-class hotel in Awka, by the government of Anambra State, has continued to generate debate with many people finding fault with the idea or its mention. This prompted the press secretary to the governor, Christian Aburime, to write a full article dedicated to the proposed project. In the article entitled, “Why Anambra Needs a World-class Hotel in Awka”, the press secretary argued that world-class hotels are a status symbol that both points...

Nigerian Army strikes down 4 terrorists in Zamfara, Katsina

Nigerian troops of the joint task force “Operation Hadarin Daji” have gunned down four terrorists in separate attacks in Northwest Zamfara and Katsina States. Two of the terrorists were slain in Zamfara on January 29 when the army raided their forest hideout. One of the deceased outlaws is a notorious terrorist kingpin called Sainaje. With two of their men down, other gang members retreated to escape meeting the same fate, abandoning their prisoners. The troops...

Atiku asks Tinubu to step down if rising security threats overwhelm him

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar berated President Bola Tinubu for his seeming failure to tame the armed groups on rampage across the country. Nigerians are feeling more unsafe as frequent killings and kidnappings for ransom have continued to be on the rise despite heavy assurances from the authorities to stem the tide. “Tinubu is playing fiddle while Nigeria is drowning in the ocean of insecurity,” Abubakar said in a post on X on Tuesday. The...

Tinubu assures Nigerians security nightmare will soon end

President Bola Tinubu received the report of the killing of the Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsola with a heavy heart, presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngalale said on Tuesday. Pilot News reported earlier that both traditional rulers were murdered by unknown gunmen, suspected to be herdsmen, on Monday morning. A few hours later, students of Apostolic Faith Secondary School in Emure LGA of Ekiti State were...

Nigerian Navy Hands Over 11 Suspects NSCDC

The Nigerian Navy handed over 11 arrested suspects to the Rivers State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC who were arrested with items used in legal refinery construction at Billie in Degema local government area of Rivers State. Handing over the suspects to the officials of NSCDC, the Commander NNS Pathfinder, Port Harcourt, Navy Commodore Desmond Igbo, who was represented by the Base Operation Officer, Commander Sa’id Mohammed Kabir, said its...

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