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Big Tent for Obi-Datti Movement holds fundraising telethon
The Professor Pat Utomi-led Big Tent Coalition of political parties and civil society groups for Obi-Datti, have held the first telethon on Nigeria television for a political purpose. The telethon brought the people of Nigeria from across the globe together on a televised 13-hour live programme to engage Nigerians on the agenda of the Obi-Datti
Gunmen behead Imo LG Chairman
Steve Uzoechi, Owerri Gunmen have beheaded the Sole Administrator of the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, Hon. Chris Ohizu. This came after he was abducted last Friday from his home in Arondizuogu, in the Ideato North Council Area of the state. He was abducted alongside two other persons,
Report: Aristocrat missing with rapist partner was previously ‘brainwashed’ by T. B. Joshua
An aristocrat mother who has gone missing with her rapist partner and their newborn baby was ‘brainwashed’ by a charismatic Nigerian preacher, a friend has said. Constance Marten is understood to have spent around six months living in Nigeria and working for the controversial pastor T B Joshua, becoming one of his
Nigeria begins UK court bid to overturn $11bn arbitration award
Nigeria will today mount a high-stakes attempt at London’s High Court to overturn an $11bn arbitration award that left it owing more than a quarter of its foreign reserves to an obscure oil and gas company. The legal dispute, which has rumbled for more than a decade, centres on a contract that
JUST IN: Chaos at Lagos airport, passengers stranded as NAHCO workers stage strike
Wole Shadare Scores of international flights at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) on Monday morning were shut down as Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc. (NAHCO) workers embarked on strike over salary increment demand. A traveller, who was caught up in the chaos as a result of the face off, told New
Pandemonium as 3 suspected land grabbers beat commercial motorcyclist to death in Osogbo
… mob attempted to set police station ablaze There was pandemonium in Osogbo, Osun State, when three suspected land grabbers allegedly beat a commercial motorcyclist, simply identified as Seun, to death over minor argument. However, the suspected killers have been arrested by men of Osun State Police Command. It was gathered by our corre
Elderly California suspect found dead after killing 10
California police have identified the gunman suspected of killing 10 people in a ballroom dance studio near Los Angeles as Huu Can Tran, 72, who was later found dead in a white van. He had a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was declared dead at the scene, LA County Sheriff Robert Luna said. Celebrations
NDLEA intercepts cocaine, skunk from Brazil, Canada at Enugu airport, Lagos port
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has recovered cocaine, skunk concealed in herbal tea packsandimportedvehiclesbydrug cartels from Brazil and Canada and thwarted efforts to bring drugs into Nigeria through the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu, and the Tin-can seaport in Lagos. The agency’s spokesperson, Mr. Femi Babafemi, in a statement yesterday said that
Ogun: 2 arrested for kidnapping herdsman
Operatives of the Ogun State-owned security outfit, So-Safe Corps, have arrested two suspected kidnappers for allegedly abducting a herdsman. The victim, simply identified as Oseni was allegedly kidnapped at Olorunda-Lukosi, Iro, Owode- Egba Local Government Area of the state, while grazing his cows. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the corps, Moruf Yusuf confirmed the
Lagos: Fleeing suspected armed robber loses hand, 5 others arrested
Detectives from the Lagos State Police Command have arrested five suspected armed robbers at the Apapa Iganmu area of the state. Meanwhile, one of the suspect’s hand was severely chopped off by an angry mob while fleeing from the scene of the operation. The arrested suspects were identified as Jamiu Dauda (alias Fogo), (22), Adebayo
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