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PDP suspends ex-Abia Reps member, Abonta for alleged anti-party activities

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The quick past part who addressed Ukwa East and Ukwa West Government Voting demographic, Hon Uzoma Nkem Abonta, under the foundation of the People groups Progressive alliance (PDP), has been suspended from the party. This was spread the word for newsmen in Akwete today, Wednesday 28, in a proclamation by the PDP Ward Director and Secretary of the party in Akwete-Ohandu Ward. A portion of the reasons they claimed include: hostile to party exercises, factionalization of the party in the ward, proudly exposing the party to a few court suits with no response to the PDP inside system of resolving clashes and debates, his arrangement as the Representative Chief General of the All Reformists Fantastic Collusion (APGA) in the 2023 general political race and his public acknowledgment of the said arrangement, his refusal to surrender the bike given to the Ward Director by Congressperson Enyinnaya Abaribe, his conspicuous refusal to pay the party duty for quite a while at this point, and his open
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Danjuma, Christian Elders Back Obi, Say Nigeria Needs New Leaders

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  The National Christian Elders Forum, led by former Defence Minister, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (retd.), and other elder statesmen, on Tuesday, endorsed Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, ahead of Saturday’s poll. The NCEF said this year’s presidential poll must produce a leader that will ensure national reconciliation and unity, which will in turn lead to socioeconomic prosperity for Nigeria. Urging Nigerians not to vote based on tribal or religious considerations, the group said what Nigeria needed at this time were a new crop of leaders with capacity, integrity and good health because “a sick country requires hearty leaders.” The Christian Elders  forum disclosed this in a statement titled, “Resolutions towards 2023 elections: Think new,” signed by its chairman and former Deputy Governor of Taraba State, Dr Danjuma Gani, and Secretary, Pastor Bosun Emmanuel, on Tuesday. They said, “In view of the need to ensure that democracy survives in Nigeria and the culture of corr
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VIDEO: Another Heavy Magnitude Earthquake Hit Turkey, Felt in Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus, Israel

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  A 6.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded on Monday in Turkey’s southern province of Hatay, the hardest hit by a February 6 tremor which left more than 41,000 dead in the country, the disaster response agency AFAD said. The quake hit the town of Defne at 8:04 pm (1704 GMT) and was strongly felt by AFP teams in Antakya and Adana, 200 kilometres (300 miles) to the north. An AFP journalist reported scenes of panic, adding that the new tremors raised clouds of dust in the devastated town. Two new earthquakes shook Türkiye's Hatay province near the Syrian border, just two weeks after a pair of major earthquakes in the area occurred on Feb. 6. According to Turkey disaster management, AFAD, the epicenter of the first earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.4 was the Defne district. It took place at around 8:04 p.m. local time (5:04 p.m. GMT), at a depth of 16.7 kilometers (10.4 miles). Another magnitude 5.8 earthquake centered in the Samandağ district in Türkiye's Hatay shook the area at a
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Body of Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu will arrive in his homeland Ghana today after his tragic death in Turkey earthquake

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  The body of former Chelsea and Newcastle player Christian Atsu is being flown home to Ghana. The Ghanaian footballer was found dead on Saturday following the devastating earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria. In a statement released on Sunday morning, Ghana's foreign ministry said: 'The Government of Ghana is making arrangements to receive the mortal remains of the late Christian Atsu, a former Black Stars player. The remains will be accompanied by his family and Ghana's Ambassador to Turkiye on a Turkish airlines flight and will arrive in Accra at 7:40pm, Sunday 19th February 2023.' The ministry confirmed that Atsu's brother and sister were present when his body was recovered.   The 31-year-old had been missing since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that took place in the early hours of the morning of February 6, his agent confirmed on Saturday that Atsu's body had been discovered under the rubble. Murat Uzunmehmet revealed the devastating news of Atsu
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Aisha Buhari Sued By Former Aide Over Alleged Illegal Detention And Assault

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  Former aide to First Lady, Aisha Buhari,  Zainab Kassim, has sued her for N100m in damages over alleged illegal detention and assault.  The former Special Assistant to the President in the Office of the First Lady filed a suit for the enforcement of her fundamental rights against Aisha Buhari as she alleged that some Department of State Service officers acting on the orders of the First Lady allegedly abducted her and took her to the Presidential Villa where she was severely assaulted, dehumanised and abused. O ther respondents in the case include the Inspector-General of Police and the Department of State Services. Kassim alleged that the assault was carried out with the support of officers of the DSS and Police after she deleted her posts on social media. In the suit with the number: FHC/ABJ/OS/202/2023 obtained by our correspondent on Friday, she asked the court to declare her arrest and detention as unlawful. Some of the things she's demanding for include;  “Declaration that
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Five gunmen and one police officer killed in Anambra police station

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  No fewer than six people have been confirmed dead following a gun battle that took place on Sunday morning, February 19, at a  police station in Nkwelle Ezunaka, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State. The Nation reported that a resident of the area said the hoodlums came in their numbers and were dressed in “dark” clothing during the attack that occurred around 5:58am.  The resident said;  “The hoodlums arrival to the station followed a gun fire exchange between them and police officers at the station. We heard gun fire. It was intense. We also saw vehicles at the police station burning. “The gun fire exchange resulted in the death of one police officer and two of the attackers were killed. One of the attackers is believed to have sustained an injury.” Confirming the incident, Police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga said five armed men and one police operative attached to the station were killed during the operation. He said;  “The combined security team, made up of the Police and
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Nigerian woman arrested in Italy for allegedly Forcing Young Women And Girls Into Prostitution By Threatening Them With 'Juju' (Video)

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  Italian police has arrested a Nigerian woman for allegedly forcing young women and girls who arrive from Nigeria, into prostitution by using voodoo locally know as ‘juju,’ as a threat. The suspect who is believed to be the ‘Madame’ of a sex trafficking ring was  arrested in the Puglia province of Foggia on Tuesday, police confirmed in a statement on Friday, February 17, 2023.  Flying squad police in the Sicilian city of Siracusa, in collaboration with police in Foggia, have carried out an operation to arrest a Nigerian woman living in Foggia. The arrest warrant was issued by a preliminary investigations judge (GIP) on February 8 in Catania, Sicily. The suspect, who is in pre-trial custody, allegedly organized a prostitution ring, recruiting young women in Nigeria and forcing them to work as prostitutes in Italy, according to investigators. According to police, the young women and girls were forced into prostitution using deceit and voodoo rituals, with death threats against the victi
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Obasanjo’s In-law Bags Seven-Year Imprisonment For Forgery

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  Dr John Abebe, the in-law to the former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has bagged seven years imprisonment for forgery and laundering. Abebe was sentenced after  it was established that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. The  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)  arraigned Abebe, who is a younger brother to the late former First Lady, Stella Obasanjo for forgery. Abebe was first arraigned on July 26, 2018 on a four-count charge of forgery, fabricating evidence, using fabricated evidence and attempt to pervert the course of justice before the Special Offences Court in Ikeja.  An oil company, Statoil Nigeria Limited had on June 22, 2010, accused Dr Abebe of forgery. Statoil Nigeria Limited had alleged that the defendant forged parts of a Net Profit Interest Agreement (NPIA) dated November 30, 1995, which was drafted by British Petroleum (BP). It was alleged that he “knowingly forged” a November 30, 1995 letter written by BP Exploration Nigeria Limited to
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Police Arrests Female Gunrunner, Kidnapper Of Own Mother, And Other Kidnappers In Zamfara

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  A kidnapping syndicate and six members of the gang, including one who masterminded the kidnap of his mother has been arrested by Zamfara State Police Command. According to the state police commissioner, who spoke through the command’s spokesman, SP Mohammed Shehu, "police operatives had acted on intelligence gathered through community policing".    The suspects were identified as Thomas Yau of Maikarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Abdulsamad Mohammed, Bello Abdullahi and Abubakar Namadi. Others are Suleiman Gabriel and Christopher Gabriel, all of the same address. Speaking about    the arrest, he said: “On 12th February 2023, Zamfara Police Command through its community policing engagement acted on intelligence information that led to the busting of a kidnapping syndicate and the arrest of six notorious kidnappers who have been terrorising different villages in Kaduna, Kano and other neighbouring states such as Zamfara, Sokoto and so on.” He continued: “In the cou
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Umahi Bows To Pressure, Disbands Ebubeagu In Ebonyi

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  The Federal High Court judgment disbanding Ebubeagu security outfit a few days to the 2023 general election in the country has been accepted by Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi. Governor Umahi equally expressed worries over the alleged threats issued by a separatist group led by Simon Ekpa, to disrupt election processes in the south east geopolitical zone. He made this known while addressing stakeholders and citizens of the state in a broadcast. According to him: “We are aware of certain complaints regarding the security situation in our state and South East which in the course of this address will be discussed. On the issue of threat to disrupt elections in the south East and by extension in Ebonyi State, I want to appeal to our people to please listen to the voice of reason and disregard whatever announcement that is intended to disrupt elections in South East and other parts of the Country and in particular Ebonyi State. Our people must be very vigilant about this. “We would lik
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Pastor And Two Bricklayers Drown Inside Well In Osun

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  Residents of Ojoro area of Owode Ede, Ede North Local Government Area of Osun State were thrown into mourning after three persons drowned in a well located at a construction site around 9:00am on Friday, February 17, 2023.  The deceased, identified as Adebayo Oluwasina,46, said to be a cleric, and two bricklayers, Lateef Adediran, 22, and Waliu Adediran,31, both siblings, met their death while attempting to recover a fetcher that fell into a well. It was gathered that Pastor Shina, the owner of the site, drowned while attempting to rescue the siblings. A resident of the community, said Waliu and Lateef were bricklayers engaged by Adebayo at his construction site. He further said at the commencement of the day’s work, a fetcher being used to draw water fell into a well located within the construction site and one of the two bricklayers, went in search of it but got trapped. “The younger of the two bricklayers was the one fetching water, and the fetcher fell inside the well. The boy en
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18-year-old girl Who Buried Her Newborn Baby Alive In Akwa Ibom Claims She Didn't Know She Was Pregnant

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A teenage girl buried her newborn baby alive a few minutes after delivery in Ifa Ikot Okpon community, Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state.  It was gathered that t he 18-year-old girl identified simply as Bright, did not want the baby after giving birth, and had to bury her in a shallow grave she dug in a garden inside a compound on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Speaking to Premium Times, the girl who lives with her parents in a rented apartment, claimed that she did not know she was pregnant until the moment she gave birth.  However, from what her father, Okon Ekpenyong and others, who are familiar with the incident, said, it appears she lied. "My body was paining me. All of a sudden, I now fell down here (pointing at the garden where she buried the baby), I saw a baby coming out of my body. I started crying,''  she said, sobbing. "The baby was dead. I was unconscious. I dug a small place to keep the baby until my mother comes back, so I can show her,'&#
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BREAKING: Lawyer asks Appeal Court to stop Tinubu’s inauguration

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  A fresh motion on notice seeking to stop Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu from being inaugurated as Nigeria’s new President on May 29, 2023, has been instituted at the Court of Appeal in Abuja. The fresh suit marked CA/CV/259/2023 is instituted by a Presidential candidate in the 2019 Presidential election and constitutional lawyer, Chief Ambrose Albert Owuru and his political party, Hope Democratic Party (HDP). Owuru, who was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1982, is praying the Court of Appeal in Abuja to prohibit President Muhammadu Buhari, Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from inaugurating the 2023 President-elect on May 29. The politician, who participated in the 2019 presidential poll on the platform of Hope Democratic Party (HDP) wants Buhari, the AGF and the INEC stopped from taking any further steps on the 2023 presidential election that produced Tinubu as winner. Owuru, who claimed to be adjudged constitutional winner of
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Petrol subsidy is pushing Nigeria to bankruptcy - Sanusi warns

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  Former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has warned against petrol subsidy which he said is having a negative impact on the nation’s economy. Speaking at a book presentation in Abuja on Tuesday, May 9, Sanusi said it amounts to “stupidity” for the Federal Government to  continue  subsidy payments when it is clear that it is pushing the nation into ”bankruptcy.” The former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria who called on the incoming government of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to stop the policy, added that those in support of subsidy must realise that “cheap fuel” is not more beneficial to the poor than education,   healthcare and power.  He said;  “In  2011, we tried to explain that it’s bad economics; for every $1 billion Nigeria spends on fuel subsidy, it is $1 billion out of education, $1 billion out of healthcare, $1 billion out of power, $1billion out of infrastructure. “What you (people in support of subsidy) are saying is that for the poor people in this nation, cheap fuel is more im
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BREAKING: Gate Collapses On Female Athlete At Opening Of 7th Nigerian Youth Games In Delta State

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The pandemonium followed the sudden collapse of a gate to the main bowl of the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba on a middle-aged woman said to be one of the athletes. There was turmoi l  on Saturday immediately after the commencement of the opening ceremony of the 7th National Youth Games (NYG) in Asaba, the Delta State capital. The bedlam followed the sudden collapse of a gate to the main bowl of the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba on a middle-aged woman said to be one of the athletes. The victim, SaharaReporters gathered was immediately rushed in an ambulance to a yet-to-be-disclosed medical facility within the capital city. According to eyewitness accounts, the condition of the victim could not be handled by medical personnel at the clinic stationed at the stadium for the ongoing National Youth games. Last week before the commencement of the National Youths Games in Asaba, the state capital, some Delta State athletes camped for the National Youth Games (NYG) had protested against what they
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