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House minority gives Tinubu 72 hours to rescue Oyo school children

Editor — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:49:12 +0000

Abuja Correspondent The Minority Caucus in Nigeria’s House of Representatives has demanded an immediate overhaul of the national security architecture, describing the state of emergency declared by the President in 2025 as a move targeted at political opponents. House Minority Leader, Fred Agbedi, who made this demand at a media briefing in the […]

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BREAKING: Portable Arraigned, Remanded For ‘Assaulting Police Officer, Car Theft’

Editor — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 04:47:47 +0000

Controversial singer, Habeed Okikiola aka Portable, facing a nine-count criminal charge, was arraigned on Monday at the federal high court in Ota, Ogun state. The charges, as confirmed by Ogun police spokesperson Oluseyi Babaseyi, include assault, theft, causing harm, and resisting arrest. His arraignment follows a viral video on Sunday showing […]

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THE SUSTAINED MEDIA ATTACK ON IMO TIGER BASE:

Editor — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:53:11 +0000

MAY WE NOT THROW AWAY THE BABY WITH THE BATH WATER: Deacon Chike Okafor, Ph.D Democracy flourishes when public institutions are subjected to thoughtful scrutiny. The right of citizens to interrogate power, question state actors and ventilate legitimate anxieties is not merely a procedural feature of liberal governance,it is its animating soul.Our civic space […]

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Imo West Senator Frees 14 Prisoners in Owerri

Editor — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 04:59:38 +0000

…Demands good conducts from inmates. By Iyke-Jacobs Nwosu Distinguished Senator Osita Bonaventure Izunaso ,Esq has released about 17 Convicted Prisoners at the Imo state Correctional Center, Owerri . Chief Osita Izunaso, representing Imo West senatorial district at the National Assembly, Abuja disclosed that his actions were part of his agreement […]

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Gov. Uzodimma Condemns Widowhood ‘Corpse Water’ Ritual in Imo, Orders Probe

Editor — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 11:52:50 +0000

Imo State Governor, Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma, has condemned the attempted reintroduction of a barbaric widowhood ritual in Awo-Omamma, Oru East Local Government Area, where a widow was reportedly forced to drink water used to wash her late husband’s corpse. The Governor, represented by the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Chief Nkechi Ugwu, ordered […]

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Breaking: Nigeria Ex-Senator Abbo in Police Custody Over Alleged Rape of Minor

Editor — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 03:51:30 +0000

Former Senator representing Adamawa North, Elisha Abbo, has surrendered to the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) in Abuja following allegations that he raped a 13-year-old secondary school student. The parents of the victim told journalists that Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed (Binani), a former governorship candidate in Adamawa State, visited their home to plead […]

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BREAKING: NJC retires 10 Imo Judges,clears 9, orders Uzodimma to swear-in most senior Judge as Ag CJ

Editor — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 07:33:05 +0000

By Iheanyi Enwerem The National Judicial Council at its 109th Meeting presided over by the Honourable, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kudirat M. O. Kekere-Ekun, GCON, held on 25 June 2025 recommended compulsory retirement of ten Judges of Imo State Judiciary. Nine (9) of the affected Judges of the Imo State Judiciary […]

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Breaking: Uzodimma orders clampdown on tinted vehicles

Editor — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:12:22 +0000

By Iheanyi Enwerem News Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has approved the clamp down on all tinted vehicles used for commercial activities in the State following reports of the use of such vehicles, mainly buses, to perpetrate criminal activities around Imo State. Consequently, all bus drivers operating in the State with such vehicles have […]

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Otti Orders demolition of bungalow housing kidnappers

Editor — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 19:45:04 +0000

By Promise Uzoma Okoro, Umuahia Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has ordered the complete demolition of a bungalow in Osokwa, Osisioma Local Government Area, where four kidnapped victims were rescued following a fierce gun battle between tactical officers of the Abia State Police Command and the kidnappers. Speaking at the Banquet Hall […]

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Chike Okafor comes to aid of girl battered by stepmother

Editor — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 15:24:40 +0000

… Call on Nigerians to assist in bettering her life By Iheanyi Enwerem Story The member representing Ehime Mbano, Ihitte-Uboma,Obowo at the Green chambers of the National Assembly, Hon. Dcn. Chike Okafor, has come to the rescue of Miss Amarachi Emmanuel, who was battered by the stepmother Mrs. Blessing Emmanuel, for cooking rice for her […]

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