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RIVERS POLICE BUST CHILD TRAFFICKING RING The Rivers State Police Command on Saturday 7th January 2023, at about 1645 hours based on credible intelligence available to C4I Intelligence Unit Operatives, stormed Igwuruta and Omagwa axis. Following an intelligence report, the following suspects were arrested by police operatives: Favour Bright 'F', 30 years old, from Umudioga Community in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, and Peace Alikoi 'F', 40 years old, from Iguruta Community in Ikwere Local Government Area, who is the leader of the syndicate and the owner of the outfits. Others were Gift Saviour ‘F’ 19yrs from Umudioga Community in Ikwere Local Government Area, Favour Charles ‘F’ 23yrs from Abale Community in Obingwa LGA of Abia State, Joy Monday ‘F’ 21yrs from Bumy Community Gokana Local Government Ares Rivers State, Chiagoro Nice ‘F’ 19yrs from Ndas Community Etche Local Government Area, Blessing Francis ‘F’ 28yrs from Ngwa Community Ikot Ekpene Local Go...

 Gunmen open fire at Anambra residents, kill four 10 January, 2023 Four persons, including a woman,.were on Tuesday killed by hoodlums in Eziani in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. The yet-to-be-identified deceased lost their lives during an indiscriminate shooting by the miscreants armed with Ak47. The Nation gathered that the hoodlums immediately took to their heels, leaving the deceased in the pool of their blood. Confirming the incident, Police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga said the unidentified lifeless bodies were recovered during Police/military operations in the area. He said the bodies have been deposited in the morgue. He said: “Police/military operations have been intensified in Ihiala and its neighboring town as operatives responded to a distress call in the early hours of today 10/1/2023 at Nzomiwu Street, Eziani, Ihiala, recovered yet unidentified lifeless bodies, three males and one female at the scene. “Preliminary information reveals that the criminal...

Rwanda can no longer offer refuge to people fleeing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Paul Kagame said Monday, stoking already high tensions between the two neighbours. Persistent fighting in the east of the mineral-rich DRC pits federal troops against rebels from the M23 group, which has captured swathes of territory. The DRC, along with the United States and several European countries, has repeatedly accused Rwanda of backing the rebels from M23, although Kigali denies the charge. Tensions have soared and thousands have fled the battles into neighbouring states, including Rwanda. In November, the UN said around 72,000 Congolese had crossed into Rwanda. "We cannot keep hosting refugees," from DR Congo, Mr Kagame told the upper house of parliament in the capital Kigali. "This is not Rwanda's problem. And we are going to ensure that everybody realises that it is not Rwanda's problem," he vowed. "I am refusing that Rwanda should carr...

The Joint Security Task Force in Fort Portal City, Kamwenge and Kyenjojo has in custody three suspects behind the theft of motor vehicle number plates. A task team of the Flying Squad led by the RPC, and intelligence zeroed on one female suspect, identified as Bonabana Glades, an associate who led us to Kabonesa Sharon, a lodge attendant at Mutabazi Guest House where the prime suspect, one Kissebo Richard, was arrested.  Upon arrest, Kisembo took our officers to various places of Kitumba, Bukwali, Kijura and others where around 12 motor vehicles were recovered.  The criminal gang after plucking off number plates, would leave behind their numbers 0759487032, 0760687751 and 0706 162394, where they would ask the victims to deposit one hundred thousand shillings (100,000) before telling them where the number plates are hidden. We want to urge members of the public not give money to such criminal elements. Paying money encourages the vice. We have improved capacity to deal w...

Lagos State Government has expressed shock over the sudden demise of Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, the Founder of the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) and President of the Association of Movie Producers (AMP), who reportedly died in a Lagos Hospital on Tuesday.  A statement signed by the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, described the death of Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, as a big loss for the entertainment industry in Nigeria and beyond.  She linked the success stories of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture in the area of capacity enhancement of creative practitioners to the huge contribution of Peace Anyiam-Osigwe through the Lagos Creative Industry Initiatives (LACI).   She said: “I am particularly saddened based on the fact that the deceased was a member of the Lagos State Film Fund Committee with other notable practitioners in the film industry through which some beneficiaries emerged last year”.  Noting that the deceased film...

MISSING! MISSING!! MISSING!!!  Mrs Adeboye Olubukonla Arike, a teacher at F Kuti Primary School, Isabo, Abeokuta left home yesterday Monday 9th January, 2023 for resumption and up till now she has not been seen. She boarded a taxi from Gbonagun at Obantoko axis. She has neither been seen at home nor in the school.  

Ogbaru Market Fire Outbreak Fake - ASMATA PG By Juliana Nwachukwu The President General (PG), Anambra State Markets Amalgamated Traders' Association (ASMATA), Chief Humphrey Anuna, has described as false and unfounded, the allegation that  made the round that some plazas  in Ogbaru Relief, (Main) Market, was on fire on January 6. Chief Anuna who expressed dismay at the social media fake report that the incident happened at Ogbaru market said that such thing never happened in the said market or in any markets in the State. "There was no such fire outbreak in Ogbaru Relief (Main) Market, nor in any market in the State. It was a figment of the imagination of the social media writer. "Such fake news by the social media should be stopped to avoid sudden death because somebody who is having High Blood Pressure (HBP) may die on hearing that his wares in the market have been gutted by fire," he advised. Reacting also, the chairman of the said market, Chief Daniel Ogbogu Nwan...

Anambra Community Conducts Election, Gets New Monarch After 19 years  By Juliana Nwachukwu Isuaniocha community, Awka North Local Government Area, Anambra State, gets another Monarch Chief Sylvester Ngini, 19 years after the demise of their Traditional Ruler, HRH late Igwe Emmanuel Emebo 11. Ngini emerged the Igwe-elect polling 375 votes to defeat his rival, Chief Donatus Okeke, who polled 329 votes, in a keenly contested election held at Central School field, (Christ the King Parish), Isuaniocha. In his post election speech, the Igwe-elect promised to carry everybody along including his rival for the rapid infrastructural development of the community. He expressed satisfaction with the smooth conduct of the election and commended the electoral committee, Gov. Chukwuma Soludo and the people of the community for a successful election. Also contributing, Chief Okeke, who lost the election said he was satisfied that a new monarch has emerged in the community 19 years after the demise ...

WOMEN AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER TO INVESTIGATE DEATH OF WOMAN ALLEGEDLY KILLED BY HUSBAND OVER A LOAF OF BREAD. By Chidinma Ikeanyionwu Anambra State Women and Social Welfare Commissioner, Hon Ify Obinabo says investigation is currently on to ascertain the true cause of death of one late Ogochukwu Anene who was allegedly killed by her husband Mr Wilson Uwadiegwu over a loaf of bread in Enugu state. This she made known when the mother of the deceased Mrs Cordelia Anene visited her in her office in Awka. While alleging that her daughter was killed by the husband, Mrs Anene explained that late Ogochukwu was beaten by the husband because he ate the loaf of bread she bought for the kids and when the children wanted to eat, he became furious why they would ask him about the bread and pounced on her with mirror and other objects which left her in bad condition. Mrs Anene noted that few days after the beating, her daughter was hospitalized at Niger Foundation Enugu where she was said to be bleeding...

Trinity Biotech Trial: EFCC Accuses Defence of Delay Tactics The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, 10 January, 2023, expressed displeasure with  the antics of counsel to Trinity Biotech Nigeria Limited, Michael Ajara, accusing him of attempting to delay trial. Trinity Biotech Nigeria Limited, one of the over thirty companies associated with $9.6b Process and Industrial Development, P&ID, fraud, is facing a six count amended charge bordering on money laundering and failure to comply with the money laundering requirements alongside directors of the company: James Nolan(at large), Adam Quinn(at large) and Gerrard Nash(also at large) , before Justice D.U. Okorowo of the Federal High Court Abuja. At the resumed hearing today, defence counsel, Michael Ajara approached the court to order the prosecution counsel to avail the defence with the processes of the trial and adjourned the matter to enable them to get acquainted with the case. But prosecuting counsel,...

I Will Stand As Nnamdi Kanu’s Surety If Granted Bail – Senator Orji Uzor Kalu The Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu says he will stand as surety for the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu if granted bail again. “I will stand surety for him (Kanu) if the Federal Government wants to release him to me,” Kalu said on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm programme aired on Tuesday monitored by ABN TV. Kalu, a former governor of Abia State, also believed the Federal Government will respect the next court judgement on the bail of the embattled IPOB leader. The federal lawmaker said he is close to the family of Kanu in the Afaraukwu Ibeku area of Abia but the IPOB leader and his family did not listen to his counsel.  

GOV. WIKE PRESENTS CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO OBA OF OGBALAND   Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has presented certificate of recognition and Staff of office to His Royal Majesty (Dr.) Nwachukwu S. Obuoha as Obi III, Oba (Eze Ogba) of Ogbaland.   The brief presentation ceremony held at the Banquet Hall of Government House in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.   Governor Wike said the king was long recognised by the State government, the day he was coronated as Oba of Ogbaland.    He stated that the presentation event was mere ceremony to affirm what has been done.   Governor Wike charged the king to use the opportunity of being the traditional father over Ogbaland to foster unity, promote peace and harmony among his subjects.   The Rivers State governor noted that the throne, while the former King Chukumela Nnam Obi II was alive, commanded honour, respect and candour across Nigeria.   Governor Wike advised the king not to indulge in any act tha...

House on the Rock Pastor's wife who is also a Pastor is celebrating her mother inlaw who turned 98 years today She shared all these photos few minutes ago on her social media with the caption  "Happy Birthday to a true Matriarch, an Amazon, an Icon, a Legend, a Role Model, a Loving Mother 🎊🎉 We your children rise up and call you blessed at 98 years old 💃💃💃 God chose to favour us especially with the gift of you as ‘Mummy’. My heart warms every time that you come to mind.  Thank you for the gift of motherhood which you lavishly embraced me with. There is so much that I learnt from the privilege of being in your company. Thank you for inspiring me, teaching me, instructing me in many life lessons.  Today, I celebrate you, your life and the legacy that you have.  Happy 98th Birthday Mummy 💕❤️🥰🤗   #family #birthday #celebration #mother". More photos below. 

N500B NDDC 2023 BUDGET CAN'T ADDRESS DEVELOPMENT ISSUES -WIKE    *Says media must critically oversight public officers   Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says politicians are exerting pressure on the National Assembly to hurriedly pass the N500B Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) 2023 budget ahead of the general elections.    Bearing this in mind, governor Wike has expressed doubt over the capability of the 2023 NDDC budget before the National Assembly to address development issues in the region.   Governor Wike made the remarks when the Senior Vice Chairman/Editor-in-Chief, Mr. Azu Ishiekwene led a delegation of the management of Leadership Newspaper Group Limited to the Government House, Port Harcourt on Monday to present a nomination letter of award to him as the "Politician of the Year 2022."   Also, the delegation of Sun Newspaper Publishing Limited was led by the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief, Mr. Onuohia Ukah, presented a let...

 *Says Commission Cannot Register Such Association As It’s Name And Object Offensive Amongst Other Reasons According to a statement by the manager of the commission dated 9th of January 2023, the Commission does not register Associations as business names and could therefore not have approved the registration of the peddled Association as a Business Name. The statement also added that the purported registration certificate was not and could not have been issued by the Commission for the following reasons: 1. The Commission does not register Associations as Business Names; 2. The name and object of the “Association” offend the provisions of Section 852(1)(c) in that they are undesirable, offensive, and contrary to public policy; and 3. The officer who purportedly signed the certificate had retired from the service of the Commission long before the date the certificate was purportedly issued. The Commission urged the public to disregard the registration of the said Association and de...

Peter Obi Promises 20,000MW Power Supply The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said that if elected president in 2023, the first four years of his administration will ensure that 20,000MW of power is distributed to solve the electricity problem in the country. He said the problem with the electricity in the country was the lack of proper intervention by those in charge of the sector. Obi said this on Sunday when he and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, appeared on Channels Television’s The People’s Town Hall Meeting. He said, “I don’t think the power is stubborn. It is the people who are trying to solve it that are not doing the right thing. We are not the only country that has power problem. People have solved it everywhere. “This is not rocket science. It has been done in several countries of the world, so why is our own different? Yes, there have been issues where we will say that the privatisation of the process which was started or completed did not go w...

 Over 7,000 nurses across the city went on strike Monday morning, after their union failed to secure new contract agreements demanding increased staffing levels at Montefiore Medical Center and Mount Sinai Hospital. The New York State Nurses Association’s negotiations with Mount Sinai and Montefiore management reached a deadlock overnight following months of bargaining for the union’s first new contracts at each hospital since before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. No new bargaining sessions have been scheduled since the strike commenced, a union spokesperson said. Both hospitals said they paused or rescheduled elective procedures slated for Monday, requested ambulance diversions and started discharging as many patients as safely possible. Mount Sinai also transferred babies out of its intensive care unit to hospitals outside its network. The union, however, urged patients to seek treatment if they required emergency medical attention. “We appreciate solidarity from our patient...