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Oct

19

2025

Tension in Nigeria as Coup Rumours Rock Military: Lawyers, Civil Groups Rally Behind Democracy

NATIONAL NEWS#BolaTinubugovernment, #CivilsocietygroupsNigeria, #CoupattemptinNigeria, #DefenceHeadquartersNigeria, #Militarydeniescoupplot, #Nigeriacouprumours, #Nigeriandemocracy, #Nigerianmilitarycoupplot, #Seniorlawyerscondemncoup, #TukurGusaustatement

Tension in Nigeria as Coup Rumours Rock Military: Lawyers, Civil Groups Rally Behind Democracy Reports of an alleged coup plot by some military personnel to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration have sparked outrage across Nigeria, drawing condemnation from senior lawyers, civil society groups, and retired generals who warned against any attempt to derail democracy. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has, however, dismissed the reports, stressing that there was “no coup-related detention or plan within the Armed Forces.” Speaking with Sunday PUNCH, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, said the military was unaware of any plot to overthrow…

Oct

18

2025

By Famous Reporters

Justice for My Brother”: Man Shot Dead After Exposing Market Theft in Anambra

Uncategorized#Anambracrimenews, #Anambramarketshooting, #AnambraStatenewstoday, #EkeAwkamarkettheft, #EkeAwkamarkettragedy, #Justiceformybrother, #Mankilledafterexposingthieves, #MarkettheftinNigeria, #ViralFacebookstoryNigeria, #YoungmanshotdeadinAwka

Justice for My Brother”: Man Shot Dead After Exposing Market Theft in Anambra Pandemonium erupted in Anambra state, as a young man was reportedly shot dead after exposing theft in Eke Awka market" A heartbreaking post shared by Facebook user Nasa Love has revealed how her brother was brutally shot dead after exposing a theft syndicate operating in the Eke Awka Market, Anambra State. According to her, the deceased worked for a woman who sells fowls and other items in the market. He reportedly discovered that some of the boys working around them were “stealing from their madam and secretly…

Oct

18

2025

By Famous Reporters

2026: Aba Reunion Moves Second Global Convention to Atlanta, Promises Grand Event

NEWS#2ndAbaReunion, #2ndAbaReunionConvention, #AbaReunion2026, #AbaReunionAtlanta2026, #AbaReunionevent, #AbaReunionGeorgia, #AbaReunionGlobalConvention, #AbaReunionUSA, #Atlanta, #AtlantaGeorgia, #BoardofTrustees, #BoT, #ChuckEnyinna, #Chuddyambassador, #CollegePark, #ConventionPlanningCommittee, #CPC, #Georgia, #JazzyJBanquetCenter, #MarriottHotel, #OkeyWaboso, #UnitedStatesofAmerica

2026: Aba Reunion Moves Second Global Convention to Atlanta, Promises Grand Event Preparations are in top gear for the 2nd Aba Reunion Global Convention, scheduled to hold in Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, from September 11 to 13, 2026. According to the organizers, a Convention Planning Committee (CPC) has already been constituted, comprising members of the Board of Trustees (BOT) and selected group members drawn from the United States, United Kingdom, and Nigeria. Speaking during an online press conference, Chief Chuck Enyinna who is popularly known as Chuddy Ambassador, President of Aba Reunion, confirmed that the convention would take…

Oct

17

2025

By Famous Reporters

Customs Officer Found Dead in Hotel Room After Night with Women

METRO#Customsofficerinvolvedinthreesome, #LawalTukur, #NigeriaCustomsService

Customs Officer Found Dead in Hotel Room After Night with Women A Customs officer has reportedly been found dead in a hotel room in Katsina after allegedly engaging in a threesome with some women. An Assistant Superintendent of Customs, Lawal Tukur, has reportedly died after lodging at a hotel with three women in Katsina State, north-west Nigeria. According to information released by security analyst Zagazola Makama, the tragic incident occurred on Wednesday, October 15, at Murjani Hotel in Katsina, where the late officer had checked in. Hotel staff reportedly discovered the officer’s lifeless body in his room at about 8:30…

Oct

17

2025

By Famous Reporters

‘Don’t Let My Husband Die in DSS Custody’, Nnamdi Kanu’s Wife Begs Court

NATIONAL NEWS#BiafraAgitation, #Dss, #FavourMichaelKanu, #FreeNnamdiKanu, #ipob, #MaziNnamdiKanuGlobalDefenceConsortium

'Don’t Let My Husband Die in DSS Custody', Nnamdi Kanu’s Wife Begs Court According to a report by Vanguard News, Favour Michael Kanu, wife of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has appealed to Justice James Omotosho of the Abuja High Court not to allow her husband die in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). In an open letter addressed to the judge, Mrs. Kanu faulted the medical report presented in court by a panel of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), which claimed that her husband was not in any…

Oct

17

2025

By Famous Reporters

#FreeNnamdiKanuNow, US Embassy Issues Warning

NATIONAL NEWS#AmericanEmbassy, #BiafraAgitation, #BIAFRAagitators, #MaziNnamdiKanu, Freennamdikanuprotest

US Embassy Issues Warning Ahead #FreeNnamdiKanuNow Protest in Abuja The United States Embassy in Abuja has issued a security alert to its citizens ahead of a planned protest scheduled for Monday in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The protest, organised under the banner #FreeNnamdiKanuNow, is expected to attract large crowds to Eagle Square and the Central Business District. The demonstration was announced by activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, via his X (formerly Twitter) account on October 9. Sowore stated that the protest would take place on October 20, describing it as a…

Oct

17

2025

By Famous Reporters

Kalu Applauds Alex Otti’s Inclusion of Bende in Abia Power Plan

POLITICS#BendeLGA, #Dr.AlexOtti, #DrEmekaCharlesKalu, #EEDC, #Electricityrestoration, #EmekaCharlesKaluFoundation

Kalu Applauds Alex Otti’s Inclusion of Bende in Abia Power Plan President of the Emeka Charles Kalu Foundation (ECK), Chief Dr. Emeka Kalu, has commended the Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, describing him as a “listening governor” following the inclusion of Bende Local Government Area in the state’s electricity roadmap. This development comes shortly after Chief Kalu made a passionate appeal through an open letter, drawing attention to the urgent need for improved electricity supply in Bende — a challenge that has persisted for years. Chief Kalu expressed gratitude to the Governor for his swift and…

Oct

17

2025

By Famous Reporters

How 51-yrs-od Teacher allegedly Conspired , beat Man to Death

CRIME#AbayomiOlamitoke, #Criminalcode, #GbogidiOjoWilliams, #Murder, #Publicprosecution

How 51-yrs-od Teacher allegedly Conspired , beat Man to Death The Ondo State Police Command has arraigned a 51-year-old teacher, Gbogidi Ojo Williams, before an Akure Magistrate’s Court for allegedly killing one Abayomi Olamitoke by beating him to death. According to the police prosecutor, Taiwo Oniyere, the defendant, alongside others now at large, allegedly committed the offence on September 16, 2025, at about 2:30 p.m. at Akunmi Quarters, Akungba-Akoko. Oniyere stated that the accused persons conspired to commit a felony “to wit: murder.” The charge sheet reads: “That you, Gbogidi Ojo Williams ‘m’, and others now at large, on the…

Oct

16

2025

By Famous Reporters

Northern Minorities Warn Against Ethnic Bias, as Senate Screens Tinubu’s INEC Pick, Prof. Amupitan

NATIONAL NEWS#Arrestyakubumahmood, #Ethnicbigotry, #INEC, #INECchairman, #ProfessorJoashOjoAmupitan, #YakubuMahmood

Northern Minorities Warn Against Ethnic Bias, as Senate Screens Tinubu’s INEC Pick, Prof. Amupitan The Senate has today (Thursday) screened Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan for the position of Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The announcement was contained in a circular issued on Wednesday by the Director of Information for the Senate, Bullah Audu Bi-Allah, and made available to journalists in Abuja. The development comes barely 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu’s letter seeking the speedy confirmation of Amupitan was read on the Senate floor by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. The circular partly read: “The…

Oct

16

2025

By Famous Reporters

UPDATE: “A Priest Put His Belt Around My Waist” — Sr. Anastasia Recounts Abuse in Auchi Catholic Diocese

RELIGION#Catholicpriests, #Dismissedcatholicnun, #RevdsisAnastasiaKinse, #sexualabuseofnunsbycatholicpriests, #Sexualharrassmentincatholicchurch

UPDATE: “A Priest Put His Belt Around My Waist” — Sr. Anastasia Recounts Abuse in Auchi Catholic Diocese A Nigerian nun, Rev. Sr. Kinse who has been on the spotlight since the month of August has opened up more on her many years of sexual harassment in the hands of priests of Catholic Order, in Auchi Diocese. Rev. Sr. Anastasia Kinse, a member of the Congregation of Mother of Perpetual Help of the Archangels Sisters in the Auchi Diocese, Edo State, has publicly condemned the sexual harassment she allegedly endured during her years of religious service. Kinse, who joined the…