Tragedy yesterday, September 8, 2023, hits the Ahoada Police Division in Ahoada Local Government Area, River State, when the Divisional Police Officer DPO , Superintendent Bako Amgbashin was murdered by a suspected cult group that called itself the Iceland cult group. In a video circulating around, the DPO’s body was seen dismembered after killing him and voices of the cult group heard saying in pidgin English; ‘This na DPO of Ahoada, you wan challenge Iceland, shebi you don die na’. The River State Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, could not be reached for confirmation before filling this report. …
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By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Terrorists operating in Kaduna has again murdered a Catholic Seminarian when they burnt down the parish rectory of Saint Raphael’s Catholic Church under Kafanchan Diocese in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, suffocating a seminarian, Stephen Danlami to death. The marauders said to be in their large numbers stormed the Saint Raphael Parish at Fadan Kamantan, on Thursday night, setting the building ablaze alongside a vehicle parked in the premises. The late seminarian, Stephen Danlami, reportedly died from the smoke he inhaled while groping to escape from the raging fire. The parish priest inside the parish…
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The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has returned to Nigeria following his medical leave in Germany. The governor embarked on a 21-day leave on June 7 and was expected to return on July 6. His deputy, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been standing in as Acting Governor in his absence. In August, Akeredolu wrote to the House of Assembly, notifying the lawmakers that he would be extending his medical leave abroad. However, SaharaReporters learnt from a source close to the family that Akeredolu returned to Nigeria on Wednesday. “He is in Ibadan (Oyo State capital) currently but will leave for Ondo…
Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, has said one of the major reasons why numerous projects are abandoned in Nigeria is the failure or refusal of political leaders to continue with projects started by their predecessors. Oborevwori disclosed this today, why inaugurating multi-billion naira projects at the Dennis Osadebe University, Anwai-Asaba, as part of activities to mark his first 100 days in office. The governor also commissioned 29 network of roads with 31.45 line drains around Madonna College road in Asaba and Okpanam areas of Oshimili South and Oshimili North Local Government Council areas. The projects inaugurated at the Dennis Osadebay University, Anwai-Asaba,…
A 24-year-old man, identified as Arinze Igbonakwu, has been declared wanted for allegedly setting his 18-year-old ex-girlfriend, her newborn baby, and three others ablaze over paternity fraud in Ogun State. It was gathered that the unfortunate incident occurred on Tuesday morning, September 5, 2023, in Okun Owa, Odogbolu LGA of the state. According to the report, “Esther and Arinze were dating when she fell pregnant. Arinze took care of her and shouldered all the financial responsibility until she gave birth sometime last month. It was Arinze who paid all the hospital bills. “However, a few days after she put to…
Ousted Gabon President, Ali Bongo has been released from house arrest by the military junta in Gabon, eight days after he was deposed as president. The new military leaders in the Central African nation said Bongo is free to leave the country for medical treatment. Bongo was toppled on the morning the electoral umpire announced that he had been re-elected to a third term in office. On Monday, Brice Nguema, an army general who led the coup, was sworn in as interim president. Nguema who is Bongo’s cousin, served as a bodyguard to Bongo’s late father and also headed the…
The Bishop of thr Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion Diocese of Makurdi, Rt. Rev. Dr. N. N. Inyom on Tuesday, cried to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, to intimate them of l how workers the Church employ to work in the Church end up defrauding the Church. The Bishop laid this complaint when he led a delegation to visit the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Commission. He said, “One of my greatest frustrations in ministry, as a minister of God, is that those whom we employ to assist us in overseeing resources end up defrauding the Church and…
*says we can no longer remain slaves in Our Father Land The Immediate past Specail Adviser on Security to Former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and Ex-Agitators’ Leader, General Aroni Oputu together with other top Ex-agitators drawn from the Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State Wednesday demanded outrightly from the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) their own Percentage of the Pipeline Security Surveillance Contract, saying that Egbema people can no longer continue to live like slaves in their father land, while an individual collects the entire block of pipe Surveillance Contract from the Federal government. Addressing Journalists on behalf of…