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KILLER HERDSMEN KILL SCORES OF SCHOOL CHILDREN IN OGUN STATE It was a sad day for the Management and Pupils of St.John's Anglican Primary School Agodo, Ogun State (near Lagos) as Fulani herdsmen invaded the School premises in the early hours of today and turned the school into a pool of the blood of the innocent little kids. An eyewitness who pleaded anonymous, said "some of the kids' heads were severed from their bodies and other body parts mangled with machete cuts".   He lamented that the images obtained from the scene of the incident are too gory to be shared, and said that they are under siege.  Another eyewitness who spoke with pains in his heart said:  "The evil we are condoning with Buhari and his goons is gradually inching closer by the day".  He however called on Government and all lovers of justice to arise and speak up against the spate of killings going on in the country on daily basis. May it not be too late...

KIDNAPPERS KILLED WHILE COLLECTING RANSOM IN KOGI STATE It was another bad day for some criminal elements operating in Kogi State as two kidnappers were gunned down in the early hours of Tuesday while collecting ransom on behalf of their victims from one of the neighboring state.  Following actionable intelligence report, professional hunters in Okehi Local Government Area of the state ambushed the kidnappers who came out in Abobo area behind Nigerian Iron Ore Mining Company, Itakpe to collect the ramsom demanded before the release of their victims.  Two of the three kidnappers were killed in the process while one escaped into the bush with gunshot wounds with captives freed in the operation.  Speaking, the Divisional Police Officer, Okehi Local Government Area, Mr Ovanja Yakubu said men of the Nigerian Police in his division have been drafted to join professional hunters to fetch out the third kidnapper dead or alive.  Reacting to the development, the Ko...

MARRIAGE DOES NOT NEED LOVE A successful marriage has little to do with love.  Love is not the qualification for marriage.  Love is a dangerous thing.  Love can make you think you can make it. Every divorce person was first in love with the person they divorce. So, don't tell me love keeps you together.  Love does not guarantee success in marriage. Love brings happiness but doesn't bring what it takes to make marriage work. The only thing that makes marriage work, is knowledge. You feel like you love someone, but you better get knowledge on how to live with them. And we are such a feeling culture that our insanity takes us to the alter, making commitments we know we can't keep. Marriage is not protected by love, Marriage is protected by knowledge.  Myles Munroe

The Governor of Ebonyi State, His Excellency, Engr. Chief David Nweze Umahi, FNSE, FNATE, has approved the appointment of New members of his cabinet. The Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr. Francis Nwaze made this known through a post he shared on his verified Facebook Page. Announcing this to the public, Mr. Francis Nwaze said: "His Excellency, the Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. Dr. David Nweze Umahi, FNSE, FNATE, has approved the appointment of the underlisted persons: 1. Chief Emmanuel Obasi – Principal Secretary to the Governor. 2. Ogbuefi Enekwachi Akpa – Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Governor on Local Government and Rural Development. 3. Prince Sunday Ugwuocha – Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Governor on Environment. 4. Jennifer Adibe Nwafor – Special Assistant (SA) to the Governor on Labour Matters. 5. Amauche Otunta Godwin – Special Assistant (SA) to the Governor, Government House. 6. Mrs Patience Offor-Okorie – Special...

The Federal Government has arrested the leader of the proscribed Indegeniuos People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, who made the disclosure to journalists on Tuesday, revealed that Kanu was arrested and brought back to Nigeria on Sunday. He said the arrest followed a collaborative effort between security agencies in Nigeria and the Interpol. Malami further disclosed that Kanu would be taken before the Federal High Court in Abuja for continuation of his trial on charges bordering on terrorism, treasonable felony, unlawful possession of firearms and management of an unlawful society. Emma Powerful, IPOB spokesman, denied the news of the arrest while Frank Mba, police spokesman, is yet to respond to TheCable’s enquiry on whether the police was involved in the development. Kanu is facing charges bordering on treasonable felony instituted against him at the federal high court in A...

Mr. Usifo Ataga’s close friend, Mr. Douglas Aniemena, gives an inside look into what really transpired with the SuperTV CEO. He wrote the following :  "Finally, we have an arrest in the ongoing saga of  the murder of Usifo Ataga, and we also have a ‘confession’. An apprehended suspect has spoken, and, in a nutshell, she tells the World that it was a crime of passion. The same crime of passion angle that was rushed, planted, and disseminated via the social media by person(s) unknown, barely hours after the news broke. In whose interest is it if we all accept this as a crime of passion?  The culprit, Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu, an innocent looking, soft spoken 21-year-old University of Lagos female undergraduate, spoke to the assembled press in a calm and measured tone, stating that basically, they had a drug-fuelled sex tryst that got out of hand when he tried to rape her, hitting her head against the wall and she grabbed a knife and stabbed him twice. She also sta...

Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe is constructing Nigeria's biggest maternity & New-born complex with the following multiple facilities in Damaturu.  It has 8 blocks of storey buildings containing the following multiple facilities.  STOREY BUILDING 1: (Gynecology) 32 consultancy rooms for Gynecologists, 6 Waiting areas, 6 Side pharmacy, 4 Rest room. STOREY BUILDING 2: (Gynae ward) 32 Open cubicles, 5 Call duty room, 5 Side pharmacy, 4 Nurse station. STOREY BUILDING 3: (Special baby care ward) 28 Septic baby unit,  10 Out-born unit,  10 In-born unit 4 Nurses station,  10 Mother's room,  10 Breastfeeding/dining,  5 Doctor's rest room,  5 Nurses rest room,  5 Matron office,  4 Medical record and documentation,  4 Kitchen and store. STOREY BUILDING 4: (Labour & Theatre Ward) 4 Theatre space, 2 Recovery room,  6 Recovery ward, 6 Offices,  4 conference rooms, 4 computer rooms. ...

2023: INEC Launches Online Portal For Voters To Register THE Independent National Electoral Commission INEC Nigeria on Thursday launched an online portal for eligible voters to register ahead of the 2023 general elections. This was disclosed by the Chairman of the Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu while addressing newsmen shortly after the launching. The Commissioner said the portal was created for intending registrants to commence the process online before the centres would reopen. The Commissioner urged those intending to participate in the exercise to register by imputing their important details before proceeding to the next stage of the registration exercise. According to him, the decision to register first online was due to the current security reality of the nation, stating that the commission would begin full registration at the 2,673 registration centres across the nation. “However, I must quickly reiterate that the online registration is a public service and the...

DASH Fulfilled Requirements For Teaching Hospital, Says CMD  THE Chief Medical Director, the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH), Dr. Hassan Ikrama has has stated that it has fulfilled all requirements for the take off of a Teaching Hospital in Lafia.  Ikrama made this known on Thursday during the Public Hearing conducted by the Senate Committee on Health, as part of the procedures for the passage of the Bill, seeking the establishment of a Teaching Hospital for the medical college of the Federal University; a bill sponsored by the former governor, Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura. He explained the situation on ground saying  it's a "win win situation", adding that the Federal Government does not need to put in so much as adequate infrastructure, equipment and manpower are already on ground.  "If the Federal Government gives the additional needed support, we are on our way to having a robust Teaching Hospital", he assured. He however expressed confi...

How I stabbed Super TV CEO to death, 21-year-old UNILAG student speaks By Kayode Oyero   A 21-year-old undergraduate of the University of Lagos, Chidinma Ojukwu, has narrated how she stabbed the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, to death in the Lekki area of Lagos State. She spoke at the Lagos State Police Command headquarters in Ikeja on Thursday after she was paraded as a suspect by the state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu. Odumosu said Ojukwu was arrested at her parents’ residence in the Yaba area of the state on Wednesday night. Ojukwu, a 300-level student of Mass Communication, said she had been in a romantic relationship with 50-year-old Ataga for about four months before the ugly incident occurred on June 15, 2021, at a Short Service Apartment, situated at No 19, Adewale Oshin Street, Lekki, Phase 1, Lagos. The undergraduate said she and Ataga were “having fun” when an argument broke out and she stabbed him twice. A remorseful Ojukwu said,...

 Former CBN governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo emerges as APGA guber candidate for Anambra guberpoll Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo who contested with three other candidates, won the APGA Governorship Primary Election with 740 Votes. According to the results obtained after the election, a breakdown of the results according to each Local Government Area in the State reads: Aguata LGA: Ezenwankwo - 2 Damian - Nil Ibe - Nil Soludo - 44 Anambra East LGA: Ezenwankwo - Nil Damian - Nil Ibe - Nil Soludo - 40 Anambra West LGA: Ezenwankwo -1 Damian - Nil Ibe - Nil Soludo - 25 Anaocha LGA: Ezenwankwo - 4 Damian - 1 Ibeh - 1 Soludo - 40 Awka North LGA: Ezenwankwo - 4 Damian - 0 Ibeh -0 Soludo - 29 Awka South LGA: Ezenwankwo - 2 Damian - Nil Ibe - Nil Soludo - 46 Ayamelum LGA: Ezenwankwo - 1 Damian - Nil Ibe - Nil Soludo - 28 Dunukofia LGA: Ezenwankwo - 1 Damian - Nil Ibe - 1 Soludo - 32 Ekwusigo LGA: Ezenwankwo - Nil Damian - Nil Ib...

Delta State chapter of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), has suspended the Senator Representing Delta North Senatorial District in the National Assembly.   In a statement signed by the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Dr. Ifeanyi M. Osuoza and made available to newsmen in Asaba, the Capital of Delta State, the party alleged that the lawmaker is suspended on the grounds of anti-party activities.  The Statement reads: "The State Working Committee (SWC) of the Delta State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), rising from an emergency meeting, has suspended the Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District in the National Assembly SENATOR PETER ONYELUKA NWAOBOSHI, for a period of ONE MONTH.   This action has become necessary against the backdrop of the recent romance with an opposition Party, verbal recklessness, and unprovoked utterances of Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, particularly against the person of His Excellency, Senator Dr. ...

Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Gumi Advocates For Bandits The Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi has once again asked Nigerians to allow Bandits to guard the forests for peace to reign, noting that the Bandits are as important as the militants. The Islamic cleric said this while reacting to questions from journalists. According to him: “Allow Bandits to guard your forests for peace to reign. When they [militants] were vandalising pipelines, they were given the pipelines to guard. Now, the herdsmen are controlling a big chunk of land whereby they are preventing farmers from farming. As the Niger Delta is important to the economy, these herdsmen are now becoming important to the Nigerian economy" Gumi said.

BREAKING: Gunmen Abduct Traditional Ruler, Wife In Ibadan June 23, 2021050          The Baale of Araro, Bakatare in the outskirt of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Chief Tafa Apanpa, and his wife, were on Tuesday evening abducted by unknown gunmen. A resident of the village, who craved for anonymity, disclosed that the chief and his wife were abducted around 9:pm on Tuesday. Confirming the incident, Police Public Relations Officer PPRO in the state command, Adewale Osifeso, said the incident happened very late on Tuesday 22nd of June, 2021 at Araro on village. He said; “Efforts are in top gear to rescue both victims and as well apprehend the abductors, please.” The gunmen stormed the village during a down pour and went straight to the home of the traditional rulers to abduct him.

COURT AWARDS $1,114,551,610.00; $2,258,411,586.00 TO RIVERS AND AKWA IBOM STATES.       The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Hon. Justice Taiwo O. Taiwo has ordered the Federal Government to pay Rivers State  $1,114,551,610.00 and Akwa-Ibom $2,258,411,586.00 respectively. The money is entitlements of Rivers and Akwa-Ibom States, based on the subsisting decision of the Supreme Court over production sharing contracts arising from the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contracts. Justice Taiwo, delivered the judgment in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/174/2021 filed by the  Attorney General of Rivers  State and  Attorney General of Akwa Ibom against the Attorney General of the Federation. It would be recalled that in 2016 Rivers, Bayelsa and Akwa Ibom States through their Attorneys-General had sued the Federal Government, represented by the Attorney General of the Federation at the Supreme Court in Suit No: SC.964/20...

GYB@46: DISCUSSANTS CANVASS FOR PEACE, ONENESS AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP IN NIGERIA A cross section of panelist at the GYB@46 symposium on security and the roles of youths, have canvassed for peaceful coexistence,  integration, youth leadership and women inclusiveness affirming that these areas would guarantee a safer and better Nigeria The symposium discussants at the event included the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, Dr. Bilikisu Magoro, a renowned female activist, Mr. Femi Fani Kayode, Dr. Moghalu George, Prof. Chris Mustapha Nwaokobia as well as the celebrant, Gov. Yahaya Bello. The Ooni of Ife, Oba. Ogunwusi in his remarks urged the Governor to pioneer something remarkable in the country which the younger generation who were looking up to him could emulate while emphasizing that youth leadership in the nation was the way to go He commended the Governor for his efforts in security, youth and women inclusiveness  noting that he was a staunch advocate fo...

WHAT DOES APGA STAND FOR? - Brotherliness or Deceit? Growing up, one was taught that HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY . But as the political terrain has taught us: Honesty is for the downtrodden, the poor, the apolitical class. The popular slogan of our great party: Onye aghana nwanne ya ! Or, Be your brother's keeper!  seems to be mere words, shared by the populace, never lived on by the leaders.  We are also taught that *the end in view, is the cause of the starting points. Not that the end justifies the means, as we Igbos say that *agu ada eli agu. What happened to our morals? Must a politician be a liar, a dishonest and dubious human being? We have seen men & women of integrity in politics, why loose the track now? The recent screening of all the governorship aspirants by APGA leaves much to be desired. Why drop the popular candidates and smear them with liabilities that make them non-commited? Why not create a level playing ground  and watch the people's ca...

2023 Presidency: Southeast zone and Gburugburu’s option 23rd June 2021 By   Henry Omoreigbe   Ahead of 2023 presidency, one thing that is very clear is the unanimity of opinions by majority of Nigerians across the divide that in the interest of fairness and equity Southeast zone should be supported and encouraged to produce the next president of the country.  The rest of Nigerians have since realised that what is good for the goose is also good for the ganders.  This is considering the fact that out of the six geo-political zones in the country, it is only the Southeast and Northcentral that have not produced elected President since the return of democratic governance in 1999. This is why the clamour for Nigerian president of Southeast extraction has been consistently and repeatedly echoed and re-echoed in the media and public fora from the East, North to the West. Many believe that doing so will help quell the agitations in Southeast region and prom...