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Jun

30

2023

ABIA: Female Journalist attacked, held hostage by PRO, staff of Ministry of Women Affairs in Umuahia ( See Audio)

CRIME#DistinguishedChacha, #OluchiFranklin, #SEEDC, #WomenAffairs, attack

ABIA: Female Journalist attacked, held hostage by PRO, staff of ministry of women affairs in Umuahia A female Journalist practising in Umuahia, the capital of Abia State, Miss Charity Uwakwe, popularly known as Distinguished Chacha), a Correspondent of Nigerian Horn Newspaper was in the early hours of today, Friday, June 30, 2023, brutally assaulted by some staff of Ministry of Women Affairs, led by the Public Relations Officer, (PRO), Mrs. Oluchi Franklin. According to the victim, she had gone to inquire about the CBN project under the South-East Entrepreneurial Development Centre, (SEEDC) from the management, as she learnt the management…

Feb

18

2023

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Call Gov Umahi to order, Ebonyi PDP Implores PMB *Condemns Attack On Party’s Chieftain By APC Members

POLITICS#DavidUmahi, #EbonyiAPC, #EbonyiPDP, attack

Call Gov Umahi to order, Ebonyi PDP Implores PMB *Condemns Attack On Party's Chieftain By APC Members By Joyce Onuora The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Council Ebonyi State has condemned the unwarranted and heinous attack on the party chieftains, Chief Boniface Ofoke at Edukwu Achi, Izzi Local Government Area of the State. In a statement signed and issued by Moses Idika, Deputy Director, Media and Publicity of Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) Campaign Council Ebonyi State, on Friday. He alleged that the said attack on PDP's chieftains was carried out by the agents of the All Progressive Congress (APC) which…

Feb

13

2023

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Labour Party Rally: Lagos Police Launches investigation towards apprehending, prosecuting attackers

POLITICS#CriminalInvestigationDepartment, #LabourParty, #PreliminaryInvestigations, #TheNigeriaPolice, attack

Labour Party Rally: Lagos Police Launches investigation towards apprehending, prosecuting attackers The Lagos State Police Command has commenced investigations into circumstances surrounding attacks on Labour Party supporters who were on their way to a rally at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Onikan, Lagos today. Four injured persons were promptly taken for medical attention and are responding to treatment. National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP gathered that the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) has taken over investigations into the incident from Ilasan Division which had earlier commenced preliminary investigations. The Lagos State Police Command strongly condemns…

Feb

09

2023

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Soldier Kills Area Boy In Self Defence, As Hoodlums Unleash Attack

CRIME, SECURITY#Murder, #Oshodi, attack, hoodlums

Soldier Kills Area Boy In Self Defence, As Hoodlums Unleash Attack Th Some unidentified hoodlums launched an attack on a innocent Soldier at Oshodi, Lagos State on 7 February 23. The soldier, in self defence, was said to have stabbed one of the hoodlums who was critically injured and later pronounced dead by a medical facility where he was rushed to after the incident. According to an eye witness account, she said the soldier was walking in front of them when they attacked him from behind. "I don't know if they wanted to snatch his phone,…

Oct

22

2022

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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…

Jul

07

2022

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Kuje Prison: Move our leader to Southeast, IPOB cries out … As terrorists allegedly plot to eliminate Kanu in DSS

CRIME, IPOB#BIAFRAagitators, #Biafraland, #Department of state Services, #Dss, #IndigenousPeopleofBiafra, #ipob, #KujePrison, #MaziNnamdiKanu, #Terrorism, Abba Kyari, attack, Fulani, invasion, Mohammed Buhari, terrorists

Kuje Prison: Move our leader to Southeast IPOB cries out ... As terrorists allegedly plot to eliminate Kanu in DSS The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has appealed to the federal government of Nigeria to move its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to a South-East correctional facility. This is following an alleged plot by terrorists to eliminate Nnamdi Kanu in the Department of State Services, DSS, facility. In their bid to avert such occurrence, IPOB said Kanu should be transferred to a prison facility hey in the Southeastern part of the country. Emma Powerful, the spokesman of…

Jul

07

2022

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Kuje Prison: Where is Abba Kyari, terrorists queried prisoners during attack …Only God saved us’ — Abba Kyari recounts experience

CRIME, NEWS#DCPAbbaKyari, #KujePrisons, attack, invasion, terrorists

KyaKuje Prison: Where is Abba Kyari, terrorists queried prisoners during attack ...Only God saved us’ — Abba Kyari recounts experience All efforts by some suspected to capture DCP Abba Kyari, one of the inmates failed, as they invaded Kuje prisons on Tuesday. Suspected terrorists who attacked and freed over 600 inmates of Kuje Prisons on Tuesday night, allegedly searched for DCP Abba Kyari but could not break into the wall fortified part of the prison where he is being detained. An intelligence source said that after ensuring that the 64 terrorists were released, a group of the…

Jun

19

2022

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BREAKING: Terrorists attack Kaduna Church, kill 3 worshippers, abduct 36

CRIMEattack, bloodbath, Gunmen, terrorism, worshipers

BREAKING: Terrorists attack Kaduna Church, kill 3 worshippers, abduct 36 Terrorists in Kaduna State have attacked a church killing 3 worshippers and abducting no fewer than 36. A former Special Adviser on Media to the Governor of Kaduna State, Mr Reuben Buhari said the attack on Roboh village, Kajuru LGA where 36 people were kidnapped and 3 killed wasn’t the first attack. According to him, ” attacks on rural communities by kidnappers have been going on without respite. Most go unannounced, unreported.” “The attack on Roboh village, Kajuru LGA today where 36 people were kidnapped…

May

07

2022

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Buhari’s Visit To Ebonyi: Nigerian Soldiers Kill Four Gunmen Enforcing Sit-at-home

CRIME#EbonyiState, #nigerianarmy, #presidentMohammaduBuhari, #UnknownGunmen, attack, Gunmen

Buhari’s Visit To Ebonyi: Nigerian Soldiers Kill Four Gunmen Enforcing Sit-at-home Soldiers attached to the 144 Battalion of the 14 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have killed about four gunmen terrorising the South-East region, and staging a broad daylight patrol in Aba, Abia State. The gunmen had stormed some major streets in the town on Wednesday where they declared sit-at-home on May 5 and 6 in the region in protest against the two-day visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Ebonyi State. They had also threatened to deal with anyone caught disobeying the order. In a video obtained by…

Mar

30

2022

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Kalu Condemns Abuja- Kaduna Train Attack

CRIME#Dr. Orji uzor kalu, attack, banditry, insurgency, Train Station

Kalu Condemns Abuja- Kaduna Train Attack The Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Kalu has described the attack on the Kaduna bound train from Abuja on Monday as evil and cruel. Lamenting the ugly incident, Kalu commiserated with families of the departed souls, while wishing victims hospitalized speedy recovery. Kalu urged security agencies to work assiduously in rescuing kidnapped victims, adding that the perpetrators of the evil act must be face the wrath of the law. In his message , the former Governor who was shock and sad over the ugly attack, called on security agencies to work…