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By Deborah Nnamdi Officers of the Quick Intervention Unit of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a 36-year-old woman over alleged child trafficking. In a press statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Henry Okoye, The operatives also rescued two children suspected to have been stolen in Anambra State. According to him, the arrest followed a thorough investigation and intelligence-driven operation conducted on November 20, 2024, in Amajeke, Owerri. Okoye stated that upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to her involvement in child trafficking, revealing that she works with a syndicate based in Onitsha, to…

Photo: Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo State By Deborah Nnamdi An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, on Friday ordered the remand of 25-year-old Babuga Muhammadu at a correctional facility over alleged conspiracy, armed robbery, and kidnapping. The Prosecutor, Inspector Toyin Ibrahim told the court that the defendant and others at large, while armed with guns and other dangerous weapons, attacked one Muhammadu Sanni and dispossessed him of his phone. He said the defendant afterwards unlawfully kidnapped Sanni and collected a ransom of N5 million from his family members before releasing him after three days. Ibrahim…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Accountant General of the Federation has announced plans to withhold the payment of October Federal Accounts and Allocation Committee (FAAC) revenue to Rivers State, following a court order by some aggrieved lawmakers of the state. The development is the fallout of an ongoing legal tussle between Governor Siminilayi Fubara’s ongoing face-off with 24 members of the State House of Assembly, led by Rt Hon Martins Amaehule and 24 others. It would be recalled that Governor Fubara had presented the 2024 Appropriation Bill to four lawmakers loyal to his faction, for approval and passage. Consequently, Amaehule and…

The founder of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, movement Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is reportedly in a joyous mood over the arrest of a self-acclaimed leader of the group, Simon Ekpa, by the Finnish government earlier in the week. A source close to the family said “Mazi’s mood was lifted when he heard that Ekpa had been arrested and could be extradited to Nigeria to face trial for his atrocities.” It was gathered that the IPOB leaders believed that Ekpa’s arrest would help reduce the insurgency in the Southeast and pave the way for a political solution to Kanu’s case.Meanwhile,…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested 33-year-old Ikechukwu Okoye and his 39-year-old girlfriend, Juliet Ogbodo, both of Onuorie-Obuno in Akpugo Community, Nkanu West Local Government Area, over the alleged kidnap and murder of a 70-year-old woman. The suspects allegedly kidnapped, murdered, and buried their victim, Mrs Mary Nwatu, a 70-year-old woman, in a shallow grave in September 2024. A statement by DSP Daniel Ndukwe, Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Command, in Enugu on Thursday, said the suspects were arrested by the Anti-Kidnapping Tactical Squad,adding, “Preliminary investigations revealed that the victim was reported missing…

Recurrent Expenditure N1.24tn (41%) Capital Expenditure N1.77tn (59% Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced a N3 trillion 2025 budget. Presenting the 35-page proposal to the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday, the governor reeled out the landmark achievements of his administration, as well as its plan for the future of the state. The budget envisaged a total revenue of N2.597tn and a deficit of N408bn and projected a total Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, of N1,970,897,000,000, and a total federal transfer of N626,137,000,000. The Governor, in his remarks, said, “The Y2025 Budget proposal, tagged “Budget of Sustainability”. “The Year…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has described as ‘cheap blackmail’ the allegations by Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) that the Nigerian Navy was frustrating the fight against crude oil theft. The Chairman of TSSNL, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, made the allegation while hosting the National Leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday. Reacting to the allegation while briefing journalists on the military’s operations on Thursday in Abuja, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, said the allegation was laughable. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, the major general said that the military…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, over the ongoing Israel-Hams war. The ICC also issued a warrant for Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif. The ICC claims there are reasonable grounds to believe that Netanyahu and Gallant bear responsibility for crimes such as persecution and starvation as a method of warfare, while Deif faces charges of murder, torture, and taking hostages. They are expected to be arrested and taken to the Hague, Netherlands to face prosecution. Photo: Victims of Hamas 7 October attack Israel has…

The Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has been arrested by the Finland Government on charges of alleged terrorism. Ekpa, who is blamed for the numerous carnages in the Southeast and the unknown gunmen atrocities, as well as the action of the Eastern Security Network, ESN, could face trial. The District Court of Paijat-Hame has already sent Ekpa to prison over probable terrorism charges. Ekpa’s arrest came amidst a threat by IPOB’s Biafra Liberation Army to attack the burial ceremony of late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah in Nnewi on Friday. He is accused of spreading separatist propaganda, a…

By Deborah Nnamdi Former Governor of Anambra State and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi has called for increased investment in the agriculture sector as a solution to Nigeria’s worsening hunger crisis. According to a statement on Thursday via X, Obi made the appeal during a visit to Mary Agro Farms, Omughu, Obeleagu-Umana in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State. The visit followed his participation in the Peaceland University conference in Enugu on Wednesday. Obi said, “Between the time I visited their pilot scheme in Udi over two years ago and supported them, and yesterday when I…