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Aug

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2025

NPF Mourns Former IGP Solomon Arase’s Passing‎

NPF Mourns Former IGP Solomon Arase's Passing‎ ‎As IGP Egbetokun Pays Condolence Visit to Family ‎‎The Nigeria Police Force is deeply saddened to announce the passing of the 18th indigenous Inspector-General of Police of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and immediate Past Chairman of the Police Service Commission, IGP Solomon Ehigiator Arase, CFR, NPM, fdc, FCIA (Rtd.), who died in the early hours of Sunday, August 31, 2025 at Cedarcrest Hospital, Abuja after a brief illness, National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP can report. The news of the passing of IGP Arase was officially communicated to IGP Kayode…

Aug

31

2025

By Famous Reporters

Chief Kalu Honored at Eluama Iriji Cultural Festival 2025

METRO#DrEmekaCharlesKalu, #Irijifestival

Chief Kalu Honored at Eluama Iriji Cultural Festival 2025 The annual Eluama Iriji and cultural Festival was held yesterday at the Eluama Civic Center, Nunya/Ogboro Isukwuato LGA, Abia State. A cherished tradition that symbolizes gratitude, renewal, and unity, took on added significance this year with the invitation of a distinguished philanthropist and politician Chief Dr Emeka Charles Kalu. The festival, celebrated across many communities in Igboland, marks the harvest of the new yam crop and is deeply rooted in cultural heritage. Beyond feasting, it is a day of reflection, thanksgiving to God and the ancestors, and reaffirmation of communal ties.…

Aug

31

2025

By Famous Reporters

E. C. K President Receives Warm Welcome In His Amaogwu Bende country home

NEWS#Dr.EmekaCharlesKalu, #ECKFoundation

E. C. K President Receives Warm Welcome In His Amaogwu Bende country home‎‎E.C.K President, Chief Dr. Emeka Kalu, Atakata Agbuo I of Bende, affectionately known as the "Man of the People," received a warm welcome in his hometown of Amaogwu Bende.‎‎ Significantly, his every visit to his people has become an occasion where the people receive blessings of his genarousity and philanthropic life. The president's reputation for being a man of the people precedes him, and the community's enthusiasm was palpable as residents gathered to celebrate his visit.‎‎With a strong connection to his community, the president's presence was met with…

Aug

31

2025

By Famous Reporters

Tension, as man tortures neighbour, 28 to death, hides his body in drum

METRO#EzeAmadi, #IfeanyiOtu, #Murder

Tension, as man tortures neighbour, 28 to death, hides his body in drum Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have successfully arrested one Eze Amadi who allegedly murdered his neighbour, Ifeanyi Otuin coldblood and obfuscated his lifeless body inside of inside a water tank. DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, the command’s spokesperson disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during a telephone conversation, on Friday. The victim's father, Michael Otu, said he only got wind of the sad news of his 28-years-old son's death after the arrest of Eze by the police. Reportedly, the tragic incident occurred in Kajola,…

Aug

30

2025

By Famous Reporters

MediServe Holds Medical Outreach, offers Free Eye Screening, Glasses, others

HEALTH#Mecure, #MediServe

MediServe Holds Medical Outreach, offers Free Eye Screening, Glasses, others A youth-led health initiative, MediServe, co-founded by Soleeha Musa-Etiko and Joy Ogunsan has impacted the healthcare needs of senior citizens in Nigeria with a free eye screening exercise and eye glasses. Apart from the elderly, the medical outreach, which was conducted within a bus park, also attracted many drivers who serve in the public transport sector. The outreach became an answer to the yearnings of the beneficiaries who have not only enjoyed the eye screening but are also assured of getting free eye glasses, if they are found to be…

Aug

30

2025

By Famous Reporters

FACT CHECK: Viral post on passage of ‘Cybercrimes Act 2025’ is fake

NATIONAL NEWS#Cybercrime, #CybercrimeLaw, #Daddyfreeze, #GodswillAkpabio

FACT CHECK: Viral post on passage of ‘Cybercrimes Act 2025’ is fake Recently, a viral post across social media platforms claimed that the national assembly had passed into law the “Cybercrimes Act 2025”, and was shared particularly on X (also known as Twitter), WhatsApp, and Facebook. The post also claimed that the provision of the purported legislation is “now fully binding and enforceable across Nigeria”. “The new Cybercrimes Act 2025 has officially been passed into law by the National Assembly under Senate President Godswill Akpabio. This means every provision in the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act is now fully binding…

Aug

29

2025

By Famous Reporters

Enugu ADC Rejects INEC’s Voter Registration Figures, Alleges Attempt…

POLITICS#ADCCoalition, #INEC, #Misrepresentation, #Voteregistration

Enugu ADC Rejects INEC’s Voter Registration Figures, Alleges Attempt… Enugu, Nigeria – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Enugu State Chapter has strongly rejected the recently released voter registration figures by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for Enugu State and the entire Southeast, describing the numbers as “false, manipulated, and designed to suppress the voting power of the region.” In a press statement signed by Comrade David C. Ani, State Publicity Secretary of the ADC in Enugu State, the party expressed shock and disappointment at the data published by INEC, insisting that it does not reflect the reality on the…

Aug

28

2025

By Famous Reporters

Police Inspector shielding illegal mining truck allegedly shoots soldier dead

Economy#Illegalmining, #Intetception, #nigerianarmy

Police Inspector shielding illegal mining truck allegedly shoots soldier dead There was tension in Bauchi state, in the early hours of, Thursday, August 25, as a trigger happy Inspector of the Nigeria Police, allegedly shot dead a soldier of the Nigerian army, all in a bid to assist aid an illegal mining truck in Bauchi while helping illegal mining truck slip away from possible arrest. Reportedly, the mobile police officer Inspector allegedly gunned down the soldier of the Nigerian Army, while trying to intercept a truck suspected to be conveying solid minerals from an illegal mining site in Futuk, Alkaleri…

Aug

28

2025

By Famous Reporters

Innocent Ike as Access Holdings’ Substantive Group MD/CEO, commends Bolaji Agbede’s impacts

BANKING SECTOR#AccessHoldingsPLC, #InnocentIke

Innocent Ike as Access Holdings' Substantive Group MD/CEO, commendsBolaji Agbede's impacts Access Holdings (‘Access Holdco’ or ‘the Company’) today announces the appointment of Mr. Innocent Ike as the substantive Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective August 29, 2025, following the receipt of regulatory approval. Mr. Ike will succeed Ms. Bolaji Agbede, who has served as the Company’s Acting Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer for the past 18 months and has played a vital role in driving the Company’s performance. Due to regulatory stipulations on the required years of experience for a Financial Holding Company’s Managing Director, Ms.…

Aug

28

2025

By Famous Reporters

Shocking reason Man stabs pregnant girlfriend to death

LITIGATIONS, METRO#BotsheloMoimane, #HappyThaboAphane

Shocking reason Man stabs pregnant girlfriend to death A 23-year-old woman, Botshelo Moimane, has been k!lled by her 31-year-old lover, Happy Thabo Aphane of Leeuwfontein, in South Africa. It is alleged that on 19 August 2025, the accused stabbed his girlfriend who was four months pregnant several times and fled the scene. The accused was nabbed on 20 August 2025, at Elandskraal. Reportedly, Aphane appeared in Marble Hall Magistrates’ Court Limpopo, South Africa on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 for the murder of his girlfriend. She was certified dead at the scene after being found by community members who then called…