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Oct

2025

Take Action, Kalu Urges S/Easterners, as Voter Registration Hits 6.8 Million

POLITICS#DrEmekaCharlesKalu, #ECKFoundation, #INEC, #Voterregistration

Take Action, Kalu Urges S/Easterners, as Voter Registration Hits 6.8 Million Over 6.8 million Nigerians have registered for the Continuous Voter Registration exercise. Women account for 52.23% (3,581,562), while men make up 47.77% (3,275,417). Youths aged 18-34 represent 4,689,263 of the registrants, students comprise 1,728,384, and persons with disabilities number 154,479. The completed online pre-registrations total 658,766, alongside 557,282 physical registrations. In light of this positive development, E.C.K. Foundation President, Chief Dr Emeka Kalu, is urging Southeast voters, especially those in Abia North and Abia State, to take the ongoing INEC voter registration exercise seriously. In a statement, Dr Kalu…

Oct

2025

By Famous Reporters

JUST IN: Arise TV presenter, Somtochukwu set for burial, as family announces date

NEWS#AriseTV, #AriseTvjournalistSomtochukwutobeburied, #SomtochukwuChristelleMaduagwu, #Somtochukwufuneralarrangements, AriseTvpresenterfallsfromthreestoreybuilding

JUST IN: Arise TV presenter, Somtochukwu set for burial, as family announces date The remains of the deceased staff of Arise TV who died tragically in a robbery incident is set to be returned to mother earth. The family of the famous Arise TV Anchor, Correspondent and producer, Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, has announced the funeral arrangements of their beloved daughter and sister. It will be recalled that 29-years-old Sommie whose life was cut short at her prime has been on the spotlight, since the fatal incident that claimed her life, on Monday, September 29, 2025, during a heavy robbery operation,…

Oct

2025

By Famous Reporters

‘So, Terrorists, bandits can be released, rehabilitated but Kanu can’t ‘ Momodu Slams Igbokwe

NATIONAL NEWS#Delemomodu, #FreeNnamdiKanu, #Joeigbokwe, #Joeigbokwe'scommentonnnamdikanu, #MaziNnamdiKanu, #Momoduslamsjoeigbokwe, IPOB

'So, Terrorists, bandits can be released, rehabilitated but Kanu can't ' Momodu Slams Igbokwe Veteran journalist and founder of Ovation Magazine, Chief Dele Momodu, has criticized All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart, Joe Igbokwe, for opposing the release of detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Momodu, who is also a leading figure in the African Democratic Congress (ADC), took to his official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Friday, October 10, 2025, to express his disapproval of Igbokwe’s remarks. His reaction followed reports that the APC chieftain had warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration against granting freedom or pardon…

Oct

2025

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“I Tried to Hold Her,” Suspect Reveals in Robbery That Claimed Life of Arise News Staff

CRIME, METRO#AriseTV, #ArmedrobberyoperationinKatampedistrict, #Peterobimournsarisetvpresenter, #SommieMaduagwu, #SomtochukwuChristelleMaduagwu, AriseTvpresenterfallsfromthreestoreybuilding, Arisetvpresenterkilledduringarmedrobberyattack

“I Tried to Hold Her,” Suspect Reveals in Robbery That Claimed Life of Arise News Staff In a major breakthrough, the Nigeria Police Force has apprehended twelve suspects linked to the violent armed robbery that led to the tragic death of Somtochukwu Maduagwu, an employee of Arise News, in Abuja. The robbery, which shook the Gishiri community and indeed the entire country, turned fatal when Maduagwu fell from a three-storey building in a desperate attempt to flee from the assailants. Suspects Identified Police authorities have released the identities of the arrested suspects, who are mostly from Katsina and Kaduna States.…

Oct

2025

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JUST IN: Suspected Police officers shoot man driving Benz GLK dead in Asaba

CRIME, METRO#Assassination, #BenzGLK, #death, #Shooting

JUST IN: Suspected Police officers shoot man driving Benz GLK dead in Asaba The entire atmosphere of Asaba, the capital of Delta State on Tuesday , October 10, 2025, engulfed in riotous uproar, following a heart-wrenching incident involving suspected men of the Nigeria Police and a young man driving in his car along the streets of Asaba. According to reports, the deceased who was glowing with excitement as he drove in his Mercedes Benz GLK, was allegedly sent to his untimely grave on that fateful Tuesday, by some assailants whose true identities are yet to buy ascertained. According to activist…

Oct

2025

By Famous Reporters

UPDATE: ‘Sommie did not jump out of the balcony *Read full account of what happened to Arise TV Journalist

NEWS#Peterobimournsarisetvpresenter, #SommieAriseTV, #SomtochukwuChristelleMaduagwu, AriseTvpresenterfallsfromthreestoreybuilding

UPDATE: 'Sommie did not jump out of the balcony*Read full account of what happened to Arise TV Journalist By Charity Uwakwe The tragic death news of Arise TV presenter, the late Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu has continued to elucidate reactions from concerned citizens of Nigeria both home and in the diaspora. This is even as many different stories spring up from every nook and cranny of the country, all in the quest to ascertain if truly the rising star whose light was put off at her prime, actually jumped from her apartment which was situated on the last floor of a…

Oct

2025

By Famous Reporters

Chronic Debtor Brendan Usoro’s Apologists Stage Unlawful Disruption in Abuja • Bank Swiftly Restores Normal Operations

BANKING SECTOR#BrendanInnocentUsoro, #BrendanUsoro’sApologistsStage, #MidenSystemsLimited, #Sterlingbank

Chronic Debtor Brendan Usoro’s Apologists Stage Unlawful Disruption in Abuja • Bank Swiftly Restores Normal Operations Normal operations quickly resumed at a Sterling Bank branch in Abuja’s Central Business District on Wednesday after a group of protesters, allegedly acting on behalf of Dr. Brendan Innocent Usoro and his company, Miden Systems Limited, attempted to obstruct the bank’s activities. The demonstrators, who claimed to represent a coalition of civil society organizations, reportedly blocked access to the bank’s premises while chanting and distributing petitions containing what the bank described as “false allegations” regarding a long-standing debt dispute. According to Sterling Bank, the…

Oct

2025

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Police Arrest, Remand Three over Violent Assault on Officers

NEWS#Assault, #Officersassaultedinondo, #Violent

Police Arrest, Remand Three for Violent Assault on Officers Operatives of the Ondo State Police command has arrested three suspects over brutal assault on police officers performing their lawful duties around the Ijapo Estate of the state. In a press statement e-signed and released to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP by the Command's Spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola stated that, "The Ondo State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that on 5th October, 2025, at about 1700 hours, a distress call was received by the Ijapo Divisional Headquarters from a commercial motorcyclist (popularly known…

Oct

2025

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Arrest former INEC chairman, Mahmood, court orders IGP

NATIONAL NEWS#Arrestyakubumahmood, #Electoralirregularities, #INEC, #YakubuMahmood

Arrest former INEC chairman, Mahmood, court orders IGP The Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has again ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, to arrest the former INEC chairman, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, for an offence relating to contempt of court. The court gave this directive in spite of Yakubu's exit as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The order was issued a few hours after Yakubu left the office as the INEC chairman. It will be recalled that earlier, the Action Alliance, (AA), had instituted a case before the court…

Oct

2025

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JUST IN: Latest Update On Nnamdi Kanu’s case

IPOB, NEWS#BiafraAgitation, #FreeNnamdiKanu, #ipob, #MaziNnamdiKanu

JUST IN: Latest Update On Nnamdi Kanu's case The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to October 16, in order to pave the way for the presentation of his medical examination report by the Nigerian Medical Association. Justice James Omotosho, the trial judge adjourned the matter due to the NMA’s inability to conclude its assessment of Kanu’s health status and present its findings before the court. It will be recalled that, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) carried out court-ordered health checks on the detained leader…