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Jun

25

2022

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Isuochi Kidnap: Peter Obi Next Assassination Target, Says Kidnapped Victim of Fulani Jihadists I… SCLRL raises alarm

NATIONAL NEWS, NEWSassassination, Methodist prelate, Peter Obi

Isuochi Kidnap: Peter Obi Next Assassination Target, Says Kidnapped Victim of Fulani Jihadists I... SCLRL raises alarm A kidnapped victim of Fulani Jihadists at Isuochi, in Umunneochi Loca Government Area of Abia State, (named withheld), has raised alarm over ploys to kidnap and assassinate Mr. Peter Obi, the Presidential flag bearer of Labour party. Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State who seems to be the preferred candidate for the presidential election, in the fourth general election, has been in the news since he declared his ambition to vie for the highly exhausted seat. Famousreporters.com reports that…

Sep

29

2021

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Dora Akunyili’s husband assassinated after honouring late wife

CRIME, NEWSassassination, Dr.. Chike Akunyili, Honorary award, murder, Prof. Dora Akunyili, University of Nigeria Nsukka UNN

Gunmen have gruesomely murdered Dr. Chike Akunyili, the husband of the former Minister of Information, Late Prof. Dorah Akunyili. A reliable source disclosed that the Dr. Akunyili was still at the University of Nigeria Nsukka Alumni Association (UNAA) where his late wife Dora was honoured some hours before he was killed, although there more stories involving the incident are yet to be uncovered. The terrible incident occurred at dusk yesterday, Tuesday, at Umuoji, in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State. The source, who was shattered by the murder, said: “God, pls render the devil and his agents powerless and useless.…

Jun

03

2021

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Gulak: You Don’t Want Those Behind Gulak’s assassination unveiled, Uzodimma slams Fani-Kayode

NATIONAL NEWSAlhaji Ahmed Gulak, assassination, femi fani-kayode, Governor Hope Uzodinma

“Fani-Kayode in his characteristics of always trying to reap from ugly situations has taken to his Facebook wall to make insinuations that suggest he does not want those behind Gulak’s assassination unveiled." Those were the words of Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State as he fired back at former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani – Kayode in reaction to his perceived suspicious statement against the former. Enraged by the comments made against him by a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani – Kayode, the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has said the former minister would not “benefit” from the assassination of…

Jun

01

2021

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Obioma: NECO Debunks Rumour of assassination, *Reveals how he died

NATIONAL NEWS, NEWSassassination, Godswill Obioma, Heart failure, National Examination Council NECO

Godswill Obioma, NECO Registrar. National Examination Council, NECO has debunked the rumour of assassination of the former Registrar, Prof. Godswill Obioma, saying he died of heart failure in Minna. Recall that the Registrar of National Examinations Council, NECO, Prof. Obioma was reported to have been strangled to death by some yet to be identified gunmen. However, Obioma, according to Vanguard’s source, died Monday night in his sleep in his Minna residence and not assassination. The Director, Human resources of the NECO, Abdul Mustapha confirmed the death of the NECO boss, said he died in his sleep as a result of…

May

31

2021

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Read Northern Governors’ Statement On Gulak’s Assassination

NATIONAL NEWSassassination, Biafra agitation, Mr. Ahmed Gulak, Northern governors, Unknown Gunmen

President Mohammadu Buhari The Northern Governors Forum has condemned in totality, the ghastly killing of Ahmed Gulak, yesterday, in Owerri, the capital of Imo State. The deceased was a former Special Adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Political Matters. In a statement released by the Forum Chairman and Plateau Governor, Simon Lalong, the awful of fate that befell Gulak was described as unfortunate. Lalong, in his remarks, insisted that the incident should be treated as a criminal act, warning that politicization of issues surrounding the death could lead to further violence, while urging all Nigerians to condemn the incident in…

May

31

2021

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Assassination Of Hon. Ahmed Gulak: Former SFG, Anyim Pius Wails …Drops a dirge

NATIONAL NEWSAPC government, assassination, Mr. Ahmed Gulak, Sen..Anyim Pius Anyim

Hon. Ahmed Gulak, former APC Chieftain Former Secretary to the Federal Government, (SFG) of Nigeria, Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, GCON has described the horrific assassination of Hon. Ahmed Gulak, a former Political Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, as "the darkest point in the senseless and mindless violence growing in the country and South East." Recall that Mr. Gulak, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), was shot dead on Saturday night by some gunmen In his dirge which was made available to Famous Reporters, the former SFG bemoaned the death of Gulak, which he likened to other innocent…

Sep

06

2020

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Gunmen invade home, Rape, Kill 14-year-old Girl at her bathroom

CRIMEassassination, banditry, blood, death, hoodlums, pain and agony

Unidentified gunmen have invaded the home of one Babangida Idris in Shimfida, a rural area in Batsari Local Government Area, the focal point of banditry and criminality in Katsina State. An eyewitness claimed that the bandits whose initial mission to rob the household incidentallymet 14-years-old Aisha, who was taking her bath, raped her and eventually killed her while her parents were away from home. According to the eyewitness, when they saw her in the bathroom, the miscreants “raped the young girl. Perhaps in an attempt to hide their crime, the assailants clamped down on her with machete and ended the…

Aug

09

2020

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Happening! Governor Willie Obiano’s SSA Security Assassinated

CRIME#politics of hatred, assassination, death, Mr Azubuike Ekwegbalu

Unidentified assailants have today, Sunday stormed the residence of Mr Azubuike Ekwegbalu, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Willie Obiano on Security, leaving him dead after reportedly stabbing him with a kitchen knife.According to News Agency of Nigeria, the incident took place at his residence at the Commissioners’ Quarters, Awka, a high brow area for government officials, in the early hours of Sunday An account by an eyewitness revealed that the late Ekwegbalu, who hails from Ogbunike in Oyi Local Government Area of the state, was a close relation to the wife of the governor. “He was murdered by unknown…