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PDP issues certificates of expulsion to Wike, Fayose, others
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has issued certificates of expulsion to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and 10 other members earlier sanctioned by the party. National Chairman, Tanimu Turaki, disclosed this to journalists after the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. Others…
Read More »Man arrested for killing cousin who accused him of defilement
By Deborah Nnamdi The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a 51-year-old man, Emmanuel Nwangwu, for allegedly murdering his 19-year-old maternal cousin, Loveth Uloma Nwangwu, after she reported him for years of sexual abuse, abduction, and threats. The incident occurred at a pharmacy in Umuabor community, Nsukka Local Government Area,…
Read More »DSS arraigns Sowore over alleged cybercrime
By Deborah Nnamdi The Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday arraigned politician and online publisher Omoyele Sowore before the Federal High Court in Abuja on allegations bordering on cybercrime. Sowore, a former presidential candidate, is facing a five-count charge accusing him of defaming President Bola Tinubu by referring to…
Read More »Army rescues six kidnap victims in Kogi forests
By Deborah Nnamdi Troops of the 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have rescued six kidnapped victims during coordinated operations in the Ejiba and Saminaka forests of Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State. The Brigade’s spokesperson, Lt. Hassan Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lokoja, noting that…
Read More »Tinubu nominates former CDS Musa, as new defence minister
By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated General Christopher Musa as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence, following the resignation of former Defence Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who stepped down citing health reasons. The appointment was announced in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President…
Read More »Police arrest five suspects, recover rifles stolen in Rivers attack
By Deborah Nnamdi The Rivers State Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with the attack on its operatives at Tonninno Filling Station in Elioparanwo, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, where rifles were stolen early last month. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the arrests in a statement issued…
Read More »Gov Otti not attacked by gunmen – aide
Governor Alex Otti’s spokesman has slapped down claims that the governor’s convoy came under fire on the way to Sam Mbakwe Airport, calling the reports wildly misleading. Chief Press Secretary Ukoha Njoku said the governor was never in harm’s way. Instead, an advance team of three officials from the Abia…
Read More »Inside pressure that forced Badaru’s exit as Defence Minister
Photo: Mohammad Badaru Abubakar, former Minister of Defence By Didimoko A. Didimoko In a country where political officeholders hardly succumb to pressure, no matter how bad they perform, the resignation of Minister of Defence, Mohammad Badaru Abubakar, a key ally of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at a moment when the…
Read More »Adeleke dumps PDP hours before party’s governorship primary
By Deborah Nnamdi Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) barely 24 hours before the party’s governorship primary, escalating the crisis currently unsettling the party’s state chapter. A resignation letter dated November 4 and addressed to the chairman of Sagba Ward 2 in Ede…
Read More »Man nabbed for allegedly faking own kidnapping, demanding N35m ransom
Police operatives from the Trans-Ekulu Division of the Enugu State Command have arrested a 26-year-old man, Chibuike Ugwuja, for allegedly staging his own abduction and demanding N35 million from his family. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Monday in Enugu. According to…
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