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Aug

2025

“I Thought He Was an Armed Robber Until He Said ‘All of You, Outside” – A Harrowing Assault That Exposes the Perils of Vigilante Overreach

CRIME, OPINION#AgunechembaVigilanteGroup, #AssaultedAnambraCorper, #CorperAssaultedinanambraState, #HarrowingAssaultonAnambraCorper, #NYSC

“I Thought He Was an Armed Robber Until He Said ‘All of You, Outside" - A Harrowing Assault That Exposes the Perils of Vigilante Overreach The recent testimony by NYSC member Elohor Jennifer Edema, recounting how she was traumatized by the actions of armed operatives of the Agunechemba Vigilante Group (also known as Operation Udo Ga-Achi) in Oba, Idemili South LGA, Anambra State, is shocking and deeply troubling . What is meant to be a lawful community security outfit to eradicate criminality in Anambra State is rapidly metamorphosing into an outfit of intimidation and violence. Elohor’s fear that she thought…

Aug

2025

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NYSC Director sent me letter, assaulted Corper’s family seeks Police , Court’s intervention–Gov. Soludo

CRIME, NEWS#AgunechembaSecurity, #AssaultedAnambraCorper, #GovernorCharlesSoludo, #NYSC

NYSC Director sent me letter, assaulted Corper's family seeks Police , Court's intervention-- Gov. Soludo "I received a letter from the NYSC Director now, indicating that the family wants the matter to go forward," were the words of Governor Chukwuma Soludo Sequel to the assault case involving a corps member in Anambra State, Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, says a formal report has been sent to him from the National Youth Service Corps. The Governor pointed out that the communication did not only summarize the incident but also reflected the position of the victim's family. Soludo stated…

Aug

2025

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Stop fabricating statements in my name — it hurts our party El-Rufai rebuts ADC Vanguard’s claims

POLITICS#ADC, #ADCCoalition, #ADCVanguard, #NasirEl-Rufai

El Stop fabricating statements in my name — it hurts our party El-Rufai rebuts ADC Vanguard's claims The former governor of Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai has sternly warned the ADC Vanguard, a support group that claims affiliation with the African Democratic Congress (ADC), to desist from fabricating statements and attributing them to him. Speaking in a post on his X page today, Thursday, el-Rufai said he would not hesitate to repudiate remarks erroneously attributed to him. In his post, he wrote:“Dear ADC Vanguard, please stop fabricating statements and attributing them to me. I have my own social media accounts where I…

Aug

2025

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Anambra Dismisses Eight Operatives Over Attack On Corps Member, Orders Prosecution

CRIME#AnambraSecurityOperativeAttackCorpMember, #CorperAssaultedinanambraState

Anambra Dismisses Eight Operatives Over Attack On Corps Member, Orders Prosecution The Government of Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, has brushed off eight operatives of the Agunechemba security outfit over the fiscal assault of a female corps member in the state. This was disclosed yesterday, Wednesday, at the agency's headquarters in Awka, the state's capital, by the Special Adviser to Governor on Community Security, Ken Emeakayi. Emeakayi, said that any officer of the outfit found guilty of misconduct would face immediate dismissal and prosecution. According to Emeakayi, the government took the action after receiving reports of the ugly incident,…

Aug

2025

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Access Holdings: From Global Trade Halls to Zambian Maternity Wards, A Vision in Action

BANKING SECTOR, NEWS#AccessBank, #AccessHoldingsPLC

Access Holdings: From Global Trade Halls to Zambian Maternity Wards, A Vision in Action When Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Chairman, Access Holdings, stepped into the AfriCaribbean Trade & Investment Forum (ACTIF) 2025 in Grenada, the agenda was global, linking Africa and the Caribbean through new pathways in trade, energy, and digital innovation, National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP can report. Days later, he was thousands of miles away, walking through the halls of Zambia’s largest referral hospital, where Access Bank Zambia had just renovated a maternity ward. The shift in setting, from high-level international dealmaking to hands-on community impact, captures…

Aug

2025

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Release Osun LG allocations without delay-Adeleke tells FG

POLITICS#AdemolaAdeleke, #BolaAhmedTinubu, #OsunLocalGovernmentAllocation, #OsunState

Release Osun LG allocations without delay-Adeleke tells FG The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has called on the federal government to release the state’s Local Government allocations without further delay. BACKGROUND In February, the Osun government held elections into the local councils across the state. The exercise was ruined by violence, verbal controversies, and legal battles. This is following the discharged LGA chairpersons elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were striving to repossess their seats, citing a court judgement. Famousreporters.com writes with reference to The Cable. According to the publication, Lateef Fagbemi, the attorney-general of…

Aug

2025

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BREAKING NEWS: Nollywood Industry Loses another Veteran Actor

ENTERTAINMENTS#FabianAdibie, #Nollywood, #ThingsFallApartActorFabianAdibie, #ThingsFallApartActorFabianAdibieIsDead

BREAKING NEWS: Nollywood Industry Loses another Veteran Actor Nollywood Industry has lost another veteran actor, Fabian Adibie. He passed at the age of 81. This was disclosed by Celebrity Journalist and movie producer, Seun Oloketuyi in the early hours of Wednesday, August 20. Seun posted that “Things Fall Apart actor, Fabian Adibie, is dead. Died 2:30am this morning.” The news of his passing which spread like wildfire, has elucidated an outpouring of grief across social media and entertainment circles. Nollywood actor, Fabian Adibe, attained stardom for his role in the classic television series, Things Fall Apart. Adibe, who celebrated his 81st birthday…

Aug

2025

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BREAKING NEWS: Journalist Evelyn Osagie is dead, as Lagos govt, IPC, writers mourn

NATIONAL NEWS#EvelynOsagieIsDead, #EvelynThePoet, #JournalistEvelynOsagie, #TheNation'sEvelynOsagie

BREAKING NEWS: Journalist Evelyn Osagie is dead, As Lagos govt, IPC, writers mourn The entire Lagos State government, International Press Centre (IPC) and writers across the nation and Africa have been thrown into a deep state of melancholy, following the sudden death of Evelyn Osagie. Evelyn who was referred to as Africa's most prestigious literary journalist as a result of her mind captivating poetic skills, was a senior Correspondent with The Nations newspaper. She was, up until her demise, the Nation’s Arts and Life writer. Evelyn who was lively and passionate about her job and devoted immensely to the world…

Aug

2025

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Amaechi’s and ambition, ‘dead on arrival’- Wike

NATIONAL NEWS#ADC, #ADCCoalition, #BolaAhmedTinubu, #NyesomWike, #RotimiAmeachi

Amaechi's and ambition, 'dead on arrival'- Wike Nyesom Wike, Minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), says Rotimi Amaechi is cocksure that his presidential ambition is like 'a bucket of water off a duck's back'. Describing Amaechi's presidential bid as “dead on arrival”, Wike, in a cajoling manner, insisted that the former Rivers knew that "he won't get ADC's ticket." It will be recalled that Amaechi who was a former minister of transportation had on August 9, boasted about his envisaged victory over the incumbent President, Bola Tinubu in the forthcoming presidential 2027 elections if he clinches the African Democratic…

Aug

2025

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Details of Extortion, Human Rights Violations Involving Inspector Kalu

NATIONAL NEWS#ExtortionAllegationsAgainstNigeriaPolice, #MargaretOchalla, #POSagent

Allegations Of Extortion, Human Rights Violations Involving Inspector Kalu Following reported extortion and abuse of human rights by officers of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) against a petitioner, and subsequent investigation, the Assistant Inspector General of Police, in charge of FCID Annex, Margaret Ochalla, has announced that the said amount has been recovered and returned to the owner while the officer involved has been subjected to orderly room trial. AIG Ochalla made the remarks via a statement signed by the Annex's Public Relations Officer, ASP Mayegun Aminat, and made available to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers…