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Oct

2022

Sh0cking: How Gunmen Took Over Onitsha-Owerri Road, Set Vehicles, Goods Worth Billions On Fire

CRIME, METROArmedRobbery, attack, Gunmen

Sh0cking: How Gunmen Took Over Onitsha-Owerri Road, Set Vehicles, Goods Worth Billions On Fire Gunmen on Thursday night attacked the ever busy Onitsha-Owerri Federal road, setting ablaze over 10 vehicles alongside goods worth billions of naira, Osazuwa Akonedo Blog reports. Reportedly, the deadly gunmen started the attack simultaneously in Ekwusigo area of Anambra State and Mgbidi community in Imo State around 11pm. It was gathered that vehicles set ablaze were mostly luxury buses, trailers, and trucks with crude oil, fifty feet containers, and open bucket lorries filled completely with goods. Vehicles were attacked between…

Oct

2022

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A FALLEN HERO: APP Candidate, Anyaragbu Commiserates With Cokey’s Family Vows to immortalise Cokey Chibueze

METRO, NEWS#CardiacArrest, #CokeyChibueze, #immortalize, #LabourParty, #WisdomLanAnyaragbu

A FALLEN HERO: APP Candidate, Anyaragbu Commiserates With Cokey's Family Vows to immortalise Cokey Chibueze Hon. Wisdom Lan Anyaragbu has vowed to erect a football stadium in Ikwuano Local Government Area, of Abia State, in memory of late Cokey Chibueze, younger brother to the Deputy Chairman of the Council, Hon. Cokey Nwachukwu, who slumped and died at an undisclosed football pitch. Anyaragbu, while speaking in his condolence message to the Cokey's, bemoaned the untimely death of the young star in his early twenties (20's), while stressing that, by immortalizing the deceased, the people of Ikwuano would…

Sep

2022

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Edo Govt reclaims 1229 hectares of land from grabbers …Commences demolition of 106 buildings

METRO, NEWSDemolition, Edo state government, land grabbers

Edo Govt reclaims 1229 hectares of land from grabbers ...Commences demolition of 106 buildings Edo State government has commenced the demolition of illegal structures built on the state government land measuring, one thousand two Hundred and Twenty Nine, along Irhirhi-Obazagbon-Ogheghe Road, Benin City. The State Commissioner for communication and Orientation, Mr. Chris Nehikhare who said the exercise is to pave way for a New town Project, on Thursday said that out of the one hundred and twenty-nine buildings marked for demolition, only One Hundred and Six were demolished in the affected areas. According to the government, the exercise, is aimed…

Sep

2022

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ARIARIA DISASTER: LP Candidate, Mgbeahuru Consoles Traders Over Flood …Accused Government of negligence (See Video)

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ARIARIA DISASTER: LP Candidate, Mgbeahuru Consoles Traders Over Flood (See Video) ...Accused Government of negligence Hon. Iheyinna Mgbeahuru, the Labour Party candidate for the Osisioma Ngwa North State Constituency of Abia State, has commiserated with Traders at Ariaria International Market over their recent huge loss orchestrated by flood in the area. This is following the gale of flood disaster that destroyed various range of goods, products, as well as disrupted services during and after the incident. In a message delivered to the Market Association Officers and their members, Hon. Mgbeahuru, stated that he's in sympathy with the traders who lost…

Sep

2022

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Ikwuano Ikot-Ekpene Road death trap: … Tricycles, vehicles, others fall into ditch As APP Candidate, Anyaragbu, narrowly Escapes death, rescues lives, pledges…

METRO#Deluge, #DitchErosion, #ErosionControl, #Ikwuano-Ikot-EkpeneRoad, #Irrigation, casualty, Rep.SamOnuigbo

Ikwuano Ikot-Ekpene Road death trap: ... Tricycles, vehicles, others fall into ditch As APP Candidate, Anyaragbu, narrowly Escapes death, rescues lives, pledges... The Action People's Party, (APP) Candidate for Ikwuano State Constituency, Hon. Wisdom Lan Anyaragbu has vowed that the party would 'leave no stone unturned' in ensuring that the famous Ikwuano Ikot-Ekpene road is rehabilitated if elected into office, in the forthcoming 2023 general election. The House of Assembly Representative hopeful who narrowly escaped death at the deplorable road which has been a death trap over the years, bemoaned the sorry state of the road users particularly motorists,…

Sep

2022

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PREGNANCY SAGA: How Truthful Is Mezie Abia’s Allegation On Ikpeazu’s Daughter’s Pregnancy For Successor’s Son? (OPINION)

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PREGNANCY SAGA: How Truthful Is Mezie Abia's Allegation On Ikpeazu's daughter's pregnancy for Successor's son? (OPINION)o By Patrick Otuonye, Aba There are speculations hovering in the air that the daughter of the incumbent Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, Betsy Ikpeazu has a 'bun in her oven' and fingers are pointed at the second son of Prof. Uche Ikonne as the father of the unborn child. It would be recalled that the Governor had anointed the immediate past Vice Chancellor of Abia State University, Uturu, (ABSU), as his successor in the…

Sep

2022

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Sh0cking! Landlord’s Decomposing Skeleton Found On Bed 4 Years After He Was Last Seen

METRO#Skeleton, death, Decomposition

Sh0cking! Landlord’s Decomposing Skeleton Found On Bed 4 Years After He Was Last Seen The Adeosun/Idi Orogbo Community in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State was thrown into pandemonium on Sunday when they found the decaying skeleton of one of their landlords, Mr. John Aderemi Abiola,The Man was in his room, almost four years after he was last seen in December 2018. The discovery was made after the community decided, with the approval of the police authorities, to go into his compound to clear the bush in his compound which had overgrown his fence into…

Aug

2022

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Abia: How Violent Youths Stopped Prof Ibe’s Free Medicare In Osisioma

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How Violent Youths Stop Prof Ibe’s Free Medicare In Osisioma There was a mild drama today as a group of violent youths armed with weapons prevented a team of medics sent by Prof Gregory Ibe from holding a free medical outreach in Osisioma. According to Dr Ojum Ogwo, Coordinator of the Prof Gregory Ibe Medical and Surgical Outreach, trouble started when a group of angry youths prevented the fifty man medical team undertaking the programme from accessing the scheduled Abayi Council Hall, on the claim that they had earlier secured the venue for an event. However, on further investigation…

Aug

2022

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Tragedy, As Adulterated Petrol Explodes, Burns Black Marketer’s Wife, Two Children To Death

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Tragedy, As Adulterated Petrol Explodes, Burns Black Marketer’s Wife, Two Children To Death A suspected adulterated petroleum has claimed the lives of a black marketer's wife and his two children. A popular black market operator, David Olabanji has been thrown into melancholy consequent on the shocking death of his wife and two children. According to reports, Mr. Olabanji's wife and kids were roasted to death as some petroleum products the former had stored up in his shop, in Dantata area of Satellite Town, Lagos State exploded on Saturday, August 20. Punch reports that Olabanji who had been dealing in the…

Aug

2022

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UPDATE: Muslim/Muslim Tickets: One of Tinubu’s Plumber-Bishops Unmasked (Watch Hilarious photos+Video)

METRO, NATIONAL NEWS#2022 APC Presidential Ticket, #2023Presidency, #BolaTinubu, Fake Bishops, Muslim/Muslim ticket

UPDATE: Muslim/Muslim Tickets: One of Tinubu's Plumber-Bishops Unmasked (Watch Hilarious photos+Video) One among the Bishops who purportedly endorsed Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was today, caught, while discharging his duty as a plumber. The suspected impostor was spotted at a city in Nigeria, while discharging his official duty as a plumber to one of his clients. Unbeknownst to the unsuspecting Plumber turned Bishop that Nigerians, known for their smartness were already on the lookout for all of the "Bishops" who reportedly officially threw their weights behind Tinubu. This was…