Blog - Page 41 - FAMOUS REPORTERS

Aug

2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

Aug

2025

By Famous Reporters

BREAKING: Gunmen Allegedly Kidnap Peller during Livestream

ENTERTAINMENTS#Peller, #PellerandJarvis, #PellerKidnapped, #TiktokPeller

BREAKING: Gunmen Allegedly Kidnap Peller during Livestream Popular entertainer Habeeb Hamzat, known by his stage name, Peller has allegedly been kidnapped live on stream by yet to be identified gunmen displaying firearms. The shocking incident which has left millions of fans in utter dismay and shock,occurred a few moments ago during a livestream session. Viewers are currently in panic as the broadcast suddenly captures the terrifying scene before going offline. According to reports, none of his crew members currently know his whereabouts or have been able to establish contact since the abduction. On a viral video shared by fans on…

Aug

2025

By Famous Reporters

Irete community protests intimidation, harrasment, illegal demolition of prpty by govt

METRO#Demolition, #HopeUzodimma, #Landproperty

Irete land owners protest intimidation, harrasment, illegal demolition of properties by state agents Land owners in Irete community, in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State have unanimously protested against the subsisting spate of intimidation, harrasment and illegal demolition of their property by the APC government of Governor Hope Uzodimma. The Irete land owners of Imo Modern Market and Extension Layout, Owerri, on Wednesday staged a protest against the intimidation, harrasment, illegal demolition as well as unwarranted land grabbing of some Imo State Goverment agents. The peaciful demonstration which over 200 men, women, and youths participated in took place…

Aug

2025

By Famous Reporters

2027: No automatic ticket for Tinubu, APC declares

POLITICS#2027PresidentialElections, #APC, #BolaAhmedTinubu, #Noautomaticticketfortinubu

2027: No automatic ticket for Tinubu, despite endorsement, says APC The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has affirmed that the party's 2027 presidential ticket is open to all and sundry in spite of the widespreadendorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term. APC thus clarified that other members of the party with the zeal to contest could also for the party’s ticket during the primaries. The All Progressives Congress used the medium to debut claims that it plans to reserve the 2027 presidential ticket only for the incumbent President. The National Organising Secretary, Alhaji Sulaiman Argungu during a…

Aug

2025

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BREAKING NEWS: Popular Igbo Broadcaster, Ozioma Okereke is dead! Abia NUJ mourns

NEWS#BCA, #Igbonews, #NmaOziomaOnwuka-Okereke, #NmaOziomaOnwukaOkerekeisdead, #Zikfm

BREAKING NEWS: Popular Igbo Broadcaster, Ozioma Okereke is dead! Abia NUJ mourns The entire Abia State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of journalists (NUJ), has been thrown into a deep state of melancholy, following the shocking passing of a popular radio broadcaster, Comrd. Nma Ozioma Onwuka-Okereke. She reportedly joined her ancestors today, Wednesday, August 27, 2025. The news of her sudden death which came as a rude shock was disclosed by one of her colleagues, this evening. Formerly, Onwuka-Okereke a resounding voice at the Broadcasting Corporation of Abia State (BCA ), for many years, was an Igbo Broadcaster, but was…