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Jun

2022

Owo Massacre: Catholic Family Holds Mass Burial For Over 40 Victims barely 14 Days Later

CRIME, NATIONAL NEWSMass burial, Owo killing, Rotimi Akeredodu, St. Francis Catholic Church

Owo Massacre: Catholic Family Holds Mass Burial For Over 40 Victims barely 14 Days Later Barely fourteen days after the terror attack by gunmen on worshippers at Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, funeral mass for the deceased victims has commenced. No fewer than 40 persons were gruesomely murdered on June 5 when daredevil gunmen rained bullets on the worshippers during service. The funeral mass began at 10:00 am after the caskets bearing the bodies of the deceased were brought in. The venue of the mass, Mydas Resort, Owo, was filled to capacity with Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in attendance…

Jun

2022

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ABDUCTIONS: Prof Ibe Sues For Release Of Abia Journalist, Chuks Onuoha, Others

CRIME#Abduction, #Investigavtive Journalism, Chuks Onuoha, Gregory Ibe, kidnap

ABDUCTIONS: Prof Ibe Sues For Release Of Abia Journalist, Chuks Onuoha, Others The governorship candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia state Prof Gregory Ibe has lend his voice to the call for immediate unconditional release of the Provost of Gregory University Uturu College of Medicine, Prof Uwadinachi Iweha and former Sun Newspaper Correspondent Mr Chucks Onuoha. In a formal reaction to news of the recent abduction of the two public figures, Prof Ibe passionately appealed to their assailants to consider the trauma being faced by members of their families and free them on personal recognition. According to…

Jun

2022

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KALU LAMENTS KIDNAP OF ANGLICAN BISHOP, ADEROGBA, CATHOLIC PRIEST, KANTOMA

CRIMEBishop Oluwaseun Aderogba, Gunmen, kidnap, orji Uzor Kalu

KALU LAMENTS KIDNAP OF ANGLICAN BISHOP, ADEROGBA, CATHOLIC PRIEST, KANTOMA Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Kalu has condemned in strong terms the abduction of Bishop Oluwaseun Aderogba of Jebba Diocese, Anglican Church of Nigeria and wife. Lamenting the abduction of Catholic Priest in charge of St. Anthony Parish, Angware community in Jos East local government area of Plateau state, Kalu called on security agencies to put in their best in ensuring safe rescue of the victims. The former Governor, called on Nigerians to be vigilant, adding that the perpetrators of kidnapping, terrorism…

Jun

2022

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SAHARA ENERGY SAGA:Rivers Gov, Wike files criminal charges against former minister Amaechi

CRIME, NEWS#Nyesom Wike, embezzlement, misappropriation of funds, Rotimi Amaechi, Sahara Energy

SAHARA ENERGY SAGA: Gov. Wike files criminal charges against former minister Amaechi The Government of Governor, Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is steaming for a fresh war against the immediate former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. This is as Governor Wike has filed criminal charges against the immediate past Governor of the State. The fresh probe comes after Mr. Amaechi, a former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, lost his bid to clinch the All Progressives Congress Presidential ticket during the recently concluded Presidential primary. It would be recalled that last month, the Governor Wike, had posited that the…

Jun

2022

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See Teenage Boy Who Murders Mother, A-year-Old Child Over Failed Rape Attempt

CRIME#Crime, #rape #justice #GenderBasedViolence, drowning

See Teenage Boy Who Murders Mother, A-year-Old Child Over Failed Rape AttemptEigh An eighteen year (18) old boy from Adamawa state has been arraigned by the State Police Command over an alleged murder of a 36-year-old nursing mother who resisted his forceful sexual attempts at a certain river. The rapist was said to have drowned his victim and her one year old baby when he realized he could not succeed in raping the woman. The Adamawa State Police Command on Monday, June 6,2022 apprehended an 18-year-old suspect for the alleged brutal murder of a 36-year-old…

Jun

2022

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Owo Massacre: Fulanis were pushed to wall, Gumi justifies killing *we’re alive, nothing happened to me and my husband… New Bride debunks rumoured death

CRIME#Fulani Herdsmen, Ahmad Gumi, Akeredolu Rotimi, Owo killing

Owo Massacre: Fulanis were pushed to wall, Gumi justifies killing *we're alive, nothing happened to me and my husband... New Bride debunks rumoured death Popular TVC Journalist Babajide Kolade Otitujo has replied to Sheikh Gumi after he openly said that Fulanis are peaceful people and the attack on Owo should have been avoided if they were not pushed to the wall. According to Sheikh Gumi, he sympathizes with the family of the victims, but if Fulanis are given what rightfully belongs to them such killings will be avoided. It would be recalled that on Sunday, the…

Jun

2022

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ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH, OWO: Kalu sympathises with victims, calls for justice

CRIME#Dr. Orji uzor kalu, #Fulani Herdsmen, bloodbath, Boko Haram insurgents, Ondo crisis, Owo Community, St. Francis Catholic Church

KaluST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH, OWO: Kalu sympathises with victims, calls for justice Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Kalu has expressed shock and sadness over the bombing of St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state leaving many worshippers dead and others injured. Lamenting the ugly incident, which he described as evil and sinful, Kalu called on security agencies to deploy their skills in fishing out the perpetrators of the wicked act, adding that the unfortunate incident is devastating and wicked. The former Governor admonished appropriate authorities to strengthen the security framework of…

Jun

2022

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UPDATE: Owo Attack: We Will Hunt Down Assailants, Make Them Pay-Akeredolu •Condemns Attack, Condoles With Families of The Victims (Watch Videos)

CRIME#Fulani Herdsmen, bloodbath, Boko Haram suicide bomber, governor rotimi akeredolu, Ondo State, Owo Community

UPDATE : Owo Attack: We Will Hunt Down Assailants, Make Them Pay-Akeredolu •Condemns Attack, Condoles With Families of The Victims (Watch Videos) Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, is deeply saddened by the unprovoked attack and killing of innocent people of Owo, worshiping at the St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, on Sunday. The vile and satanic attack is a calculated assault on the peace-loving people of Owo Kingdom who have enjoyed relative peace over the years. Describing it as "a black Sunday in Owo", in a release signed by Mr. Richard Olatunde,…

Jun

2022

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ANOTHER BLASPHEMY: Muslim Mob stones to death, burns Vigilante saying even if “God comes down” in Abuja

CRIME#Blasphemy, #DeborahSamuel, #DeborahYakubu, #MuslimReligion, Muslim, Vigilante

ANOTHER BLASPHEMY: Muslim Mob stones to death, burns Vigilante saying even if “God comes down” in Abuja A vigilante operative who insisted that even if “God comes down”, he would not release their detainee, during an argument with his colleagues in Abuja, has been stoned to death and set ablaze. Muslim mob has stoned a vigilante operative to death and his corpse burnt at the Lugbe Timber Shed, along Airport Road in Abuja over alleged blasphemy. According to AIT, trouble started after an argument ensued between two vigilante operatives. The argument led to the…

Jun

2022

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Methodist Prelate Exonerates IPOB, Reveals Identities of Abductors *Says ‘They Are Likely Behind Beheading Of People In South-East’

CRIME#Fulani Herdsmen, #Indigenous People of Biafra, #Insecurity, Dr. Samuel Kanu-Uche, IPOB, Kidnapped Methodist prelate, kidnappers

Methodist Prelate Exonerates IPOB, Reveals Identities of Abductors *Says 'They Are Likely Behind Beheading Of People In South-East' Dr. Samuel Kanu-Uche, Prelate, Methodist Church of Nigeria, has vindicated members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, saying they are not associated with the their recent abduction. According to Dr. Uche, the kidnappers had upon being apprehended, confessed that they were foreigners from other African countries. The prelate noted that the abductors told him and the other clerics that they…