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Innoson Chairman Gifts New Bishop Of Nnewi Catholic Diocese, Benson, Brand New IVM SUV The Chairman of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM), Chief Dr. Innocent Chukwuma OFR, this evening (09/02/22), gifted the new Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Nnewi, Bishop Jonas - Benson Okoye, a brand new IVM G80 SUV.  This was at the Gala night and dinner organised in the Bishop’s honour preceding his Installation as the Bishop of Nnewi diocese on Thursday, 10th February, 2022.  Congratulations to the Bishop.  More photos below. 

Veteran actor, Romanus Amuta, popularly known as ‘Natty’ in the foremost soap, ‘New Masquerade’ is dead. The New Masquerade was one of the most popular soaps of the 1980s. Amuta died on February 9, 2022 at the age of 79 after a protracted sickness. The first son of the deceased, Dr Chukwuma Amuta, confirmed the death of the veteran Nollywood actor in Enugu. Amuta described the actor as a caring father who did his best to raise his children. “Yes! My father died this morning in Lagos after a protracted illness,” he said. The deceased hailed from Ukana in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. He worked with Daily Times Newspapers before venturing into the movie industry. Amuta also acted in some Nollywood movies including Lion Finger in 2003, Eagles Bride in 2005 and Ijele in 1999. He is survived by his wife, Cordelia and six children.  One more photo below.   

 Miraculous, as BIBLE survive intact after Fire outbreak in Onitsha The Cars Were Completely Burnt & destroyed by Fire in Onitsha but the Bible was not Burnt It's proof of God's enduring grace and everlasting word. One more photo below.   

Anambra Police Nab Man Who Allegedly Murdered His Girlfriend Police in Anambra have arrested Ikenna Asiegbu, who allegedly killed his 22 year-old girlfriend in Mgbakwu, Awka North Local government area of Anambra State. Mrs Ngozi Nwude, who witnessed the crime told neighbours that the man had a violent relationship with the girl.  According to her, the victim “has been living with the suspect. She is a native of Enugwu - Agidi in Njikoka LGA of the state, but her mother is from Mgbakwu. The boy has the habit of beating her in the past”.  Other witnesses said that the suspect, Ikenna Asiegbu was allegedly beating the girl when she collapsed and was taken to the hospital where doctors confirmed her dead. Angry youths in Mgbakwu upon seeing the corpse, descended on the suspect, and beat him to stupor. They tried to set him ablaze before Vigilante operatives arrived and took to their office and contacted the police.  Anambra police command PRO, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga said: “The...

A former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (Retd.), has said the country is sinking in the hands of autocrats, mediocre, ethnic champions, incompetent and visionless actors. Babangida stated this when he received the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorcha Ayu, at his Uphill Residence alongside the members of the National Working Committee of the party. “If we have failed to adequately manage the complexities of the competitive party and electoral politics since independence, we now have a golden opportunity at our present crossroads to turn in the direction of pursuing politics as a public interest project, in line with moral and statutory provisions of article 13 and article 14 of the constitution of Nigeria,” he said.  

PRESIDENT BUHARI RECEIVES LT-GEN TY DANJUMA RTD AND ALH MOHAMMED INDIMI IN A PRIVATE AUDIENCE FEB 8TH 2022. More details later and more photos below . 

February 9, 2022 Press Statement 2023: PDP Leaders Parley Former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida  …As IBB Urges Appropriate Turn to Salvage Nigeria  The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, has called on former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, not to relent in his efforts towards the unity, stability and development of the country. This is just as the former military leader described the PDP as the “guardrail of democracy” adding that it is time to make the “appropriate turn to salvage our dear country at the crossroads.” The two leaders spoke when the PDP National Chairman led members of the National Working Committee and other leaders of the Party to a crucial meeting with General Babangida at his Hilltop Residence, Minna, Niger State capital on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, in furtherance of PDP’s efforts to Rescue and Rebuild the nation from the misrule of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP leaders informed...

MAPOLY Student Bags Seven Months Jail Term for Impersonation The Ibadan Zonal Command of the EFCC, on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, secured the conviction and sentencing of a 24-year-old student of Computer Science at Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, MAPOLY, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Adebowale Babatunde Ismail, to seven months imprisonment before Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State for the offence of criminal impersonation. The offence is contrary to Section 22 (2) (b) (ii) of Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc.) Act, 2015, and punishable under Section 22 (2) (b) of the same Act. The defendant fraudulently represented himself as Annabel Torrens to one John Dauherty through an email address: dsprinklse@gmail.com in order to take advantage of his victim. Upon his arraignment, he pleaded ‘guilty’ to the one count charge.   

N3m Land Scam: EFCC Arraigns Man Who Defrauds In- Law  The Kaduna Zonal Command of the EFCC, on February 9, 2022, arraigned Yakubu Musa before.Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna for criminal misappropriation. The defendant allegedly collected the sum of N3million from one Mr. Thalmon Friday sometime in 2014, for a plot of land at Mahuta area in Kaduna State but diverted the fund as the complainant who happens to be his in-law neither got the said land nor a refund.   

LASG TO DIVERT TRAFFIC AT IYANA-IBA INTERCHANGE BRIDGE In continuation of the ongoing construction on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway now at an advanced stage, the Lagos State Government will divert traffic for the casting of the Iyana-Iba Interchange Bridge round deck on Saturday, 12th February 2022, for a period of 24 hours. A statement signed by the Honourable Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, said the continuous work on the project is in furtherance of the State Government's determination to complete the road works up to Okokomaiko as announced earlier. Explaining the diversion plan, the Commissioner stated that motorists on the service lane inbound Lagos will be diverted to NEPA Road from Okokomaiko/Alaba Rogo axis to access Olojo drive, connect Alaba International Market and Volkswagen Bus Stop inward Mile 2 to proceed with their journey. He said, similarly, traffic on the service lane inbound Lagos heading towards Volkswagen, Mile 2 and LASU axis will be ...

SANWO-OLU PAYS WORKING VISIT TO AMUWO-ODOFIN, COMMISSIONS NEW HEALTH CARE FACILITY •Jubilant residents receive Governor, His team •‘Your second coming not in doubt’, Residents tell Sanwo-Olu A working visit by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to Amuwo Odofin area of the State, on Wednesday, grew to become a political carnival, as residents trooped out in their numbers to give the Governor a rousing welcome into their community. Governor Sanwo-Olu, during the visit, inaugurated a primary healthcare centre named after the former First Lady of Lagos and sitting lawmaker representing Lagos Central District in the Senate, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. The two-storey healthcare facility, built by Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area chairman, Hon. Valentine Buraimoh, was initiated to shore up health care delivery to the council residents and those in the neighbouring Oriade Local Council Development Area (LCDA).   The Governor, in company of his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, and cabinet mem...

One Dead As Car Rams Into Parked Dump Truck In Awka It was a tragic evening in Awka, around the Dr Godwin Maduka Foundation axis of new Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, after a Toyota Camry Spider rammed into a dump truck parked beside the expressway, leaving one person dead. According to bystanders and eyewitnesses, the Toyota Camry driver had lost speed, then ran over a man as it made its way to the parked dump truck. The victim, a man in his late thirties, simply identified as Ebuka, was said to had alighted from a commercial bus, minutes before the tragedy. The victim, who was smashed into the drainage on the side of the road died instantly, while the driver of the Toyota Camry who was said to be in critical condition, was rushed to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku, Awka, same as the body of the deceased. Men of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, alongside other persons were around to help. More photos below.   

TROOPS NEUTRALIZE NOTORIOUS IPOB/ESN GUNMAN EJIKE, THREE OTHERS IN ANAMBRA Troops of Nigerian Army (NA)have neutralized four Indigenous Peoples of Biafra/ Eastern Security Network gunmen at Ihiala town in  Anambra State. The gunmen who were out enforcing the illegally imposed sit-at-home order fired sporadically in and around a filling station in Ihiala town. On receipt of a distress call, troops of the NA launched out to the location to restore normalcy. On intercepting the dissidents, a fire fight ensued and the gallant troops neutralized their leader, Ejike and three others. Items recovered from the gunmen during the encounter include one motorcycle, two pump action double barrel guns, 12 live cartridges and substances suspected to be cannabis amongst others. Sadly, one combat vehicle conveying troops was involved in an accident during the operation following a technical fault. One gallant officer and a soldier paid the supreme price in the accident, while two sustained injuries...