Seven Dies, 29 Injured In Calabar Carnival

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaSeven Dies, 29 Injured In Calabar Carnival

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 28, 2022

Seven persons have been confirmed dead and 29 injured in an incident that occurred during the annual Calabar Carnival on Tuesday. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Maikano Hassan confirmed the number of casualties to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and explained that the incident occurred in front of the Jumat Mosque in Bogobiri in the capital city of Cross River during the Bikers Carnival activity of the carnival, when...

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Ghana’s IGP Warn Pastors Against Making False New Year Prophecies on 31 December

AfricaLaw & JusticeNewsGhana’s IGP Warn Pastors Against Making False New Year Prophecies on 31 December

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 28, 2022

The Ghanaian Police has cautioned clerics against instilling fear in people’s minds by making false and misleading new year prophecies during the customary crossover services on 31 December. In 2021, the police proscribed new year prophecies that could cause fear, and anxiety and are likely to endanger lives, saying anyone found guilty risks up to five years imprisonment. On Tuesday, the Ghana police spokesperson, Grace Ansah-Akrofi, said the law, which is to ensure continuous security,...

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The Central Bank says it has no plans to introduce N2000 and N5000 bank notes

MoneyNewsNigeriaThe Central Bank says it has no plans to introduce N2000 and N5000 bank notes

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 28, 2022

The CBN made its stance on the issue known in a post on its official Facebook page on Tuesday. Since the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele announced plans to redesign the 200-, 500- and 1000-naira notes, there have been speculations in some quarters that the apex bank is also planning to introduce new N2000 and N5000 banknotes. Dismissing the widespread rumour, the CBN shared its answer to a frequently asked question on the naira redesign. The...

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Breaking: Ohanaeze President General, George Obiozor, confirmed dead

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBreaking: Ohanaeze President General, George Obiozor, confirmed dead

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 28, 2022

Professor George Obiozor, the President General of the apex Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has been confirmed dead. Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. The renowned academic reportedly died of a heart-related illness. “On behalf of the Government and people of Imo State, I, Senator Hope Uzodimma, the Executive Governor of Imo State, sorrowfully announce the passage of a great Son of Imo State and Nigeria,...

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LP Appoints New Campaign DG as Replacement for Okupe

NewsNigeriaPoliticsLP Appoints New Campaign DG as Replacement for Okupe

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 28, 2022

The Labour Party has appointed Akin Osuntokun, a former political adviser to ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo, as the new director-general (DG) of the party’s presidential campaign council (PCC). Osuntokun was announced as the replacement for Doyin Okupe by the national chairman of the party, Julius Abure on Tuesday after a strategic meeting of the party, which had Peter Obi, the party’s presidential flag bearer for the 2023 general election, members of the national working committee and...

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Bolanle Raheem: Lagos Police Command Release Two Police Officers Who Witnessed Lawyer’s Murder

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBolanle Raheem: Lagos Police Command Release Two Police Officers Who Witnessed Lawyer’s Murder

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 28, 2022

Two police officers arrested alongside Assistance Superintendent of Police (ASP) Dambri Vandi in connection with the murder of a Lagos-based lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, have been released. The Lagos State Police command spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed this in Tuesday in an update on police investigation into the killing. Hundeyin said the officers were arrested because they only witnessed the incident but were released on the orders of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police having given a...

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Why is Bola Tinubu Weighed on a Much Different Scale?

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsWhy is Bola Tinubu Weighed on a Much Different Scale?

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)December 27, 2022

“The PDP is reputed for its penchant to handover it’s ticket to the highest bidder”— Ebuka Onyekwelu The candidate of the All Progressives Congress – APC in the 2023 Presidential Election, Ashiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has continued in most social media debates, to be measured on a different scale. A former governor of Lagos State, Nigeria’s most successful model state, and a former senator, yet, somehow, Bola Tinubu’s presence in the contest has generated more controversy...

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US to support NDLEA on improved intelligence gathering capacity

National SecurityNewsNigeriaUS to support NDLEA on improved intelligence gathering capacity

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 27, 2022

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed the United States government’s intention to work on improving the agency’s capacity for intelligence gathering and prosecution. Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA’s spokesperson disclosed this in a statement on Monday, According to him, the project will also support the agency’s forensic and chemical analysis capacity. Babafemi noted that the support, which is from the US Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, was...

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Nigerian Army To Deal With Terrorist Groups, 100 Top terrorist Commanders Killed

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaNigerian Army To Deal With Terrorist Groups, 100 Top terrorist Commanders Killed

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 27, 2022

The Nigerian Army has been directed to deal decisively with any terrorist group and all those who take up arms against the Nigerian State, as military authorities said yesterday that 100 notorious commanders and fighters of the terrorist group, Boko Haram, were killed by joint military operations involving air and ground components. The Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Farouq Yahaya, stated this at a Christmas luncheon with troops of Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin...

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US To Strengthen Intelligence Gathering, Forensic Capacity Of NDLEA

National SecurityNewsNigeriaUS To Strengthen Intelligence Gathering, Forensic Capacity Of NDLEA

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 27, 2022

The United States government has announced a project that will strengthen intelligence gathering and prosecution capabilities as well as forensic and chemical analysis capacity of Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The project will be implemented by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Nigeria. The latest support from the U.S. Department of States Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) comes on the heels of an award of...

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