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WOMEN AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER, OBINABO, REACTS TO THE NEWS OF THE DEATH OF SEPTUGENARIAN WHOSE ORGANS WERE HARVESTED FOR RITUALS By Chidinma Ikeanyionwu  Anambra State Women and Social Welfare Commissioner, Hon Ify Obinabo has reassured of her commitment in bringing to book the perpetuators of Late Charity Okoli  She made this known in her office in Awka when the news of the death of Septugenarian Whose Organs were Harvested for Ritual purposes broke out.  Reacting, Hon Obinabo expressed sadness over the death of the 72 year old woman and vowed to use everything within her power to bring justice to the deceased.  She went further to urge everyone especially Umunze women who has gone on a peaceful protest to give the court some time to follow the law and make their judgment even as she explained that she will not relent until others involved in the dastardly act is apprehended and arraigned before the special court in Awka. The women and social welfare boss also used the...

We Recorded Over 12.9 million Cyberattacks On Presidential Poll, Says FG The Federal Government has revealed not less than 12.9 million cyberattacks from within and outside the country were recorded during the just-concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections.  The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, who disclosed this said on elections day alone over 6.9 million attacks were recorded.  He announced the attacks were successfully blocked owing to the sophisticated infrastructure on grounds by different agencies of government charged with the responsibility of protecting the nation’s cyberspace.  Pantami commended President Muhammadu Buhari for providing the enabling environment for agencies of government to perform their assignments without let or hindrances.   

Court Orders Lagos State Government, Nigeria Police To Pay N5 Million As Compensation To Uber Driver Assaulted During 2021 EndSARS Anniversary A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, ordered the Lagos State Government and the Nigeria Police to pay the sum of 5 Million Naira as compensation to Adedotun Clement, the Uber driver who was publicly attacked, assaulted and humiliated by officials of the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Agency and the Nigeria Police Force during the first anniversary of EndSARS in 2021. During the first anniversary of the EndSARS protest on 20th October, 2021, Mr Clement was carrying a passenger from the Island to the Mainland part of Lagos, when he encountered the protest at the Lekki Toll Gate which was disrupted by officials of Lagos State and the police. Following the pandemonium that ensued after policemen and the officers of the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Agency fired tear-gas canisters to disperse the peaceful protesters an...

Ex-Imo Deputy governor to stay in prison till Wednesday 14 March 2023  The Ex-Imo state Deputy Governor, Gerald Irona, who was remanded in Owerri correctional centre, last Thursday, could not appear in Owerri high court on Tuesday, due to his matter was not enlisted. The Imo state Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, legal adviser, Kissinger Ikeokwo, made this known to newsmen in Owerri. According to Ikeokwo, ” The arraignment will now take place on Wednesday. We hurriedly filed on Friday and when we got to the court on Tuesday we discovered that the arraignment will no longer take place today. The matter was not enlisted in court for the day. The case file has not been to the court. He will now be arraigned on Wednesday.” It should be recalled the Imo state police command charged Irona to court on three-count charges which bordered on alleged felony, illegal possession of government properties, and, alleged utterances to make Imo state ungovernable. According to the three count charge, ...

400-level UNIBEN student shot dead 14 March 2023  A 400-level Computer Engineering student of the University of Benin, Destiny Osasenaga has been killed by suspected gunmen in Benin, Edo State. The deceased was abducted at his residence in the Uwelu area of Benin by gunmen suspected to be secret cult members in the presence of his father and other family members. The gunmen were said to be in search of the deceased elder brother who they said had offended one of their gang members and subsequently declared him wanted. The source quoted by Punch added, “When they could not find their target, they abducted the deceased, put him in a Mercedez Benz GLK Jeep and zoomed off to a bush path along Benin-Akure Road by Oluku community. “The deceased was beaten to death by the gunmen and dumped at a refuse site by the roadside,” the source added. Following the murder, one Kenneth Ediagbony was arrested in Port Harcourt by the police in his hideout as the principal suspect. When contacted, Edo ...

In a world where technological innovation is constantly evolving, Nigeria has recognized the need to keep up with the pace. That's why the Investment in the Digital and Creative Enterprises (IDice) program was born, after almost five years of groundwork and collaboration between government and private sector partners.  The program is set to support young entrepreneurs in digital tech and creative industries to unlock their potential and create job opportunities. At the launch of the program, I couldn't help but celebrate the remarkable strides already taken by Nigerian digital entrepreneurs. With over $1 billion in funding secured by 180 startups, Nigeria is now Africa's best-funded country with approximately 30% of funded ventures on the continent.  With the IDice program, we aim to take this success even further. Thanks to the support of partners such as the African Development Bank, Agence Française de Développement, and The Islamic Development Bank, we have raised over ...

How Ex-Minister Wakil, Others Shared N450m 2015 Election Bribe Cash- EFCC Witness A Federal High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 heard how a former minister of power, Mohammed Wakil and others shared a sum of N450million meant to influence the outcome of the 2015 presidential election in Borno State. The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 re-arraigned Wakil alongside Garba Abacha, Ibrahim Shehu Birma, Dr. Abubakar Ali Kullima and Engr. Muhammad Baba Kachalla. They are alleged to have received the said sum from the $115million disbursed by a former minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke to influence the outcome of the 2015 presidential election. They pleaded “not guilty” to the charges. At the resumed trial today, counsel for the prosecution, Mukhtar Ali Ahmed led the third prosecution witness, PW3, Dauda Umar, in evidence. He narrated how the sum of N450,000,00...