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COLLAPSED BUILDING: SANWO-OLU CONDEMNS DEVELOPERS' ILLEGAL, RECKLESS ACTIVITIES  •Governor inspects Banana Island collapsed building site •Orders demolition of buildings without appropriate approvals  Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has condemned the illegal activities of developers hiding under agencies of the Federal Government to build illegal structures at Banana Island in Ikoyi area of the State.    Governor Sanwo-Olu blamed the collapse of the recent seven-storey building on First Avenue, Banana Island on ‘reckless’ operations of some developers hiding under the pretense that Federal Government agencies had issued approvals to hoodwink unsuspecting property owners.   He said his administration will no longer tolerate the activities of greedy developers who reclaim land from water illegally in connivance with some government agencies.  Governor Sanwo-Olu spoke on Saturday during an on-the-spot assessment of the collapsed seven-storey build...

April 22, 2023 Press Statement PDP Consoles Former Governor Emeka Ihedioha on Mother’s Death The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) family commiserates with the former Governor of Imo State and former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha CON, on the death of his mother and Matriarch of the Ihedioha Family, Dame Dorothy Nsonma Ihedioha. Dame Nsonma Ihedioha was a graceful, peaceful, friendly, cheerful and exceptionally kind lady; a very affectionate mother, devout Christian and inspiring personality who deeply cared for the wellbeing and happiness of others and lived as an epitome of humility, hard work, faith, love for God and service to humanity. As a Party, we draw solace from the fact that Mama lived a fulfilled life of God’s abundant grace in good health and left resounding legacies including bequeathing to our great Party, the PDP and our dear Nation Nigeria a statesman in Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha. The PDP believes that Rt, Hon. Ihedioha’s commitment ...

FG EMBARKS ON REGISTRATION OF UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN BENUE 22nd April, 2023   The federal government has commenced the registration of unemployed persons in the 23 local government areas of Benue State. Our correspondent reports that the federal government through the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in the state also distributed materials to its local government area liaison officers for the exercise. The State Co-ordinator of NDE, Akile Patrick, who flagged off the exercise in Makurdi, told the liaison officers to go to their areas and register all unemployed persons, whether old or young. He said the federal government understood the plight of people who are unemployed and has positive plans for their well-being, therefore, it had directed the NDE to register all such persons in the state.  

Drogba advises Osimhen as Man Utd, Chelsea eye striker 22 April 2023  Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, is reportedly set to leave Napoli in the summer, with the Ivorian living legend advising the Nigerian to shun any overture from Paris Saint Germain. He Is valued at £150 million and “has been heavily linked with a move away from the Serie A side and United are eager to bolster their attacking options,” Daily Mail reported. Others eyeing the highly sought-after Nigerian striker are Real Madrid, Paris Saint- Germain, as well as Chelsea. According to the UK media house, Manchester United have eyes set on Osimhen as they are still looking for a long-term replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo, who left the club in November. This season United have scored only 46 times in the Premier League. Chelsea has also been linked to having an interest in the striker with Didier Drogba saying that a move to Paris Saint-Germain would not be beneficial for the forward. Speaking with Canal +, Drogba said,...

COUNCIL APPROVES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BUREAU OF MISSING PERSONS Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) has approved the creation of a Bureau for Missing Persons in the Ministry of Justice. The establishment of the Bureau is part of the interim recommendation earlier made by the Truth, Justice and Peace Commission (TJPC) in its Inception Report earlier submitted to Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo (CFR), Governor of Anambra State, on the 17th of February 2023. The job of the Bureau is to trace cases of missing persons and coming up with the needed database to support Police investigations and eventual prosecution of suspects by the Ministry of Justice.  Recall that on the 23rd of June 2022, Governor Soludo, pursuant to the Commission of  Inquiry Law of Anambra State, inaugurated the Truth, Justice and Peace Commission which has Professor Chidi Anselm Odinkalu as the chairman, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu as the secretary and Professor Sylvia Chike Ifemeje as one of its Co...

Gunmen Kill 10 Family Members In South Africa April 21, 20230 Two gunmen attacked a home in South Africa and shot 10 members of the same family to death. The oldest victim of the mass shooting was 65-year-old while the youngest was a 13-year-old teenager. Jay Naicker, police spokesperson in South Africa said the victims were shot dead in their home at Pietermaritzburg in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province. He added that the bodies were found in the early hours of Friday after neighbours alerted the police about the shooting. “In the early hours of this morning, police in Plessislaer were informed of gunshots emanating from Imbali, Unit 14,” the police spokesperson said. “When they attended the scene, they found 10 members of one family were shot and fatally wounded in one of the homes.” “It is believed that two unknown gunmen entered the home and opened fire on the family members – seven females and three males.” Bheki Cele, police minister in South Africa, said the motive for the atta...

Why we can’t evacuate Nigerian students in Sudan now — FG 22 April 2023  Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said that evacuating Nigerian students from warring Sudan will not be possible at this time even though there are plans already in place to make that happen. The fighting in Sudan has claimed over 400 lives, leaving thousands wounded since it began on Saturday between forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and is commonly known as Hemeti. In a tweet on Friday, she said the tensed situation makes it gravely risky and impossible for any flights at this point in time. She tweeted: “Update on Nigerians in Sudan: While @nemanigeria and the Nigerian Mission in Sudan have put in place necessary arrangements, any flight now is gravely risky. Airlines on ground at the airport were all burnt today, there is a curfew in place an...

 Ex-Man Utd star Wes Brown who earned £50,000 weekly bankrupt after divorce 22 April 2023  Former England and Manchester United star, Wes Brown has been declared bankrupt at the High Court. On February 27, 2023, the tax authority of the UK government, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) filed a bankruptcy petition against the former Red Devils defender, who earned £50,000 weekly at Old Trafford and rubber stamped at the High Court on April 12 with the order published this week in The Gazette. Last year it was reported that Wes split from his 46-year-old wife, Leanne, who appeared in the reality TV show ‘Real Housewives of Cheshire’. According to reports, Wes and Leanne split before Christmas 2021 and there were no third parties involved. He reportedly moved out of the home he shared with Leanne and their children Halle, Lilia, and Lola. The couple, who have three children, had tied the knot in a lavish ceremony at Peckforton Castle near Tarporley, Cheshire, in 2009. Brown...

‘I enjoyed it’, Nedu breaks silence after kiss with BBNaija star, Mercy Eke 22 April 2023  Nigerian On-Air-Personality, Chinedu Ani Emmanuel, popularly known as Nedu Wazobia, has broken silence after a video of him kissing Big Brother Naija star, Mercy Eke went viral. The video sees the pair passionately kissing in wedding regalias amid cheers from the church congregation. The video has stirred reactions since surfacing online with many condemning the act as inappropriate. Speaking amid the backlash, the indifferent Nedu, who also shared the video on his Instagram page, stated how much he enjoyed the kiss. Nedu wrote: “I nearly piss for this kiss. E sweet me die. @official_mercyeke, press my bum bum more next time.” The wedding video of Nedu and Mercy Eke was reportedly culled from a movie that featured Sabinus.    

Police launch manhunt for killers of 5 officers, couple in Imo 22 April 2023  The Police Command in Imo has begun manhunt for the killers of five police officers and a couple at Okpala, in Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of the state on Friday morning. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye, who confirmed the incident, said the command’s Tactical and Operational Teams had been deployed to the area. Okoye, who noted that the command was on the trail of the suspects, said security had been beefed up in the area to increase public confidence. “The command has deployed tactical and operational teams to the area for constant patrol and in search of those behind this dastardly act. “We are closing in on them,” he added. According to him, corpses of the operatives have been evacuated and deposited in a morgue. Okoye urged members of the public to go about their lawful businesses without fear. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the gunmen opened fire on ...

Alex Otti bows to pressure, postpone prayer rally where Gowon was billed to attend. April 22, 2023 The Governor elect of Abia State Dr Alex Otti and his team has bowed to pressure and postponeded the prayer rally where a former Head of State General Yakubu Gowon was billed to attend. A Statement endorsed by a member of the Otti’s team and coordinator of the Abia State chapter of the Nigeria prays Apostle Chuks Alozie, the team said it was due to the unforseen circumstances and challenges. It will be recalled that the prayer event had come under severe opposition by majority of Abians and Southern easterners over the choice of General Yakubu Gowon as the leader of the prayer rally to herald Alex Otti’s Inauguration as the Governor of Abia State come May 29th 2023. Below is the Statement. Following unforseen circumstances and challenges the Nigeria Prays South East Zone National Prayer Rally have been postponed till further notice. We regret the inconveniences this might have caused to t...

Busload Of Narcotics Conveyed By Security Agents Intercepted Near Seme Border April 22, 2023 The Semé Command of Nigeria Customs Service said it intercepted 553 parcels of cannabis sativa worth N10 million, with four suspects arrested alongside. The Customs Area Controller of Seme Customs, Comptroller Dera Nnadi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Semé. Mr Nenadi said a Ford bus conveying the contraband was accosted by Customs officials on routine patrol along the Abidjan – Lagos Corridor on April 21. “Upon search of the bus, seven large sacks containing 553 parcels of cannabis sativa, also known as Indian hemp, were discovered. “Also, Four male occupants of the vehicle, comprising of two civilians and two members of one of the sister security agencies conveying the contraband items were arrested. “The contraband narcotics worth about N10 million and the means of conveyance were taken to the station at Seme and detained, pending further investigations. “Also taken to the statio...

Newly-elected House of Reps Member dies in Abuja 22 April 2023  A newly-elected member of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon Ismaila Yushau Maihanci, has died. Maihanci, who was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to represent Jalingo, Yorro, Zing Federal Constituency of Taraba State, died early this Saturday morning, April 22, 2023, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. His janaza (funeral prayer) is scheduled to hold at the National Mosque in Abuja after today’s noon prayers. A statement made available to newsmen the Taraba State PDP spokesperson, Andeta’rang Irammae, said Maihanci, 37, fell sick shortly after the February 25 election and had been receiving medical treatment in Abuja. He described Maihanci’s death as a rude shock to the PDP, saying that the deceased would be missed by the party and the people of the state at large. Reacting to the sad development, the acting chairman of the party, Abubakar Bawa, described the death as a b...

Cult war claims 16 lives in Enugu as rival gangs battle for supremacy 22 April 2023  A clash between two rival cult gangs has claimed no fewer than 16 lives across Enugu State, The Nation has learnt. The clash between Eiye Confraternity and Aro Mate (Baggers) has raised a lot of concerns among residents in the state. Our correspondent learnt that the killings occurred at Idaw River (Achara Layout) in Enugu South Local Government Area, Abakpa, Emene and Eke-Obinagu in Enugu East Local Government Area, and in the university town of Nsukka, in Nsukka Local Government Area. Although the immediate cause of the clash could not be ascertained, it was gathered that the killings, which started last week, had yet to abate. The latest of the killings occurred on Tuesday evening at Abakpa Nike, where a young musician popularly known as Bado was shot dead. Bado was said to have been killed in front of his shop at Texaco Filling Station, where he also operated a phone accessories shop. Also on t...

After huge ransom, banditry kingpin releases four female students kidnapped almost two years ago, and babies born in custody 22 April 2023  After collecting a huge amount of money as ransom, a notorious bandit kingpin, Dogo Daji, has released four of the 11 remaining students of the Federal Government Girls’ College Yauri, Kebbi state. PRNigeria gathered that two of the released students returned with two babies delivered while in captivity. Dogo Daji had insisted that some conditions must be met by Kebbi State government before the remaining girls could be released. Our sources added that the ransom had to be generated by parents and other stakeholders when Kebbi state government was reluctant to meet the bandits’ demands. The parents had to beg Nigerians to come to their aid financially in order to rescue their children from their abductors. In a letter addressed to all Nigerians in January 2023, which PRNigeria obtained, the group known as “Committee of Parents of 11 Abducted St...

Six policemen arrested for brutalising suspects 22 April 2023  Imo State Police Command has arrested six of its men, for what it called “discreditable unprofessional conduct, improper dressing, incivility to and assaulting two suspects”. The arrest of the erring policemen followed a viral video recording of the brutalization of two youngsters, who are believed to be brothers and students of Imo State University, Owerri. The Command confirmed this development yesterday, via a press statement, signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Henry Okoye. His words: “Upon diligent observation of this viral obscene video, the officers were identified to be a detachment of one of the Command’s Tactical teams, comprising of six police officers, led by Inspector Sunday Amadi, who unfortunately, was seen in the video, assaulting the suspects with a cutlass, which is not one of police accoutrement, while trying to apprehend them on April 20, 2023, at about 1400hrs. “They have default...

Foreign nationals to be evacuated from Sudan — Army 22 April 2023  Diplomats and nationals from the UK, US, France and China are to be evacuated from Sudan by air as fighting there continues, a statement from the Sudanese army says. Army chief Fattah al-Burhan agreed to facilitate and secure their evacuation “in the coming hours”, it said. He is locked in a bitter power struggle with the leader of a rival paramilitary faction, the Rapid Support Forces. The UK government said it was preparing for “a number of contingencies” Previous plans to evacuate foreign nationals have not been implemented because of safety fears. A statement from the army said British, US, French and Chinese nationals and diplomats would be evacuated by air on board military transport planes from the capital, Khartoum. The UK government said It was “doing everything possible to support British nationals and diplomatic staff in Khartoum”. It said its defence ministry was working with the foreign office to prepar...

Japan puts military on alert fearing North Korean missile 22 April 2023  Japan ordered its military Saturday to prepare to shoot down a North Korean ballistic missile after Pyongyang said this week it was ready to launch its first military spy satellite. Placing the satellite into orbit would require a long-range projectile, which North Korea is banned from launching as the United Nations views such exercises as tests of ballistic missile technology. On Saturday Japanese minister Yasukazu Hamada told the country’s Self-Defense Forces “There is a possibility of ordering destructive measures against ballistic missiles and others”, according to a statement from the ministry of Defence. Hamada instructed troops to “implement measures necessary to limit damage in the event of a ballistic missile falling” He ordered preparations for the deployment of destroyers equipped with SM-3 missile interceptors, as well as military units in the southern prefecture of Okinawa that can operate Patrio...

Jota, Salah on fire as Liverpool beat Forest to boost Champions League dream 22 April 2023  Mohamed Salah scored the winner as Liverpool came out on top in a five-goal thriller with Nottingham Forest at Anfield to boost their hopes of claiming an unlikely Champions League place. After a drab opening half, the second half was an end-to-end thriller as relegation-threatened Forest twice levelled. Diogo Jota scored twice, with former Liverpool player Neco Williams as well as Morgan Gibbs-White responding for the visitors. Mohamed Salah netted his 16th Premier League goal of the season to put Jurgen Klopp's side ahead for third third time - and another equaliser proved beyond Steve Cooper's men, who remain in the drop zone.   

Iheanacho scores as Leicester claim crucial comeback win over Wolves 22 April 2023 Leicester boosted their Premier League survival chances after fighting back to beat Wolves in Dean Smith's first home game in charge. Timothy Castagne's goal 15 minutes from time secured the three points for the Foxes and lifts them out of the relegation zone on goal difference. Wolves had gone in front after 13 minutes when Youri Tielemens was caught in possession inside his own half, allowing Matheus Cunha to drive forward and finish from the edge of the box. The goal shook Leicester, who had started brightly, but they were offered a way back into the game when Jamie Vardy went around Jose Sa and was brought down by the Wolves goalkeeper. Kelechi Iheanacho coolly dispatched the penalty and Leicester regained the upper hand before half-time. It was a more even contest after the break but the home side always looked the more likely and found the decisive goal thanks to some nice interplay down th...

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