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The High Court of Abia State on Thursday 28 of July 2022 ordered ‎Mr.Philip Joseph Ihechiluru, to vacate From the Udede Ukwu Property of Mr. Amobi Orji of Okponto Umuariaga , Awomlebo Oboro, Ikwuano LGA.

‎In a unanimous decision by our Lordship, Hon. Justice C.C Udeogu(J) the High court of Abia State Nigeria,In the High Court of Ikwuano Judicial, Division held that Mr.PhilipJoseph Ihechiluru to vacate from the plot of land he trespass into without the authorisation of Mr. Amobi Orji.

Hon. Justice C.C Udeogu(J) , who read the judgment Order, held at the High Court of Ikwuano Judicial, Division .

Stated that the judgement is here by entered in favour of the claimant , Mr. Amobi Orji.as follows:-

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AS FOLLOWS:-
(1).It is hereby declared that 1st Claiment is entitled to statutory Right of Occupancy to the piece of Land Know as and called Udede Ukwu situated at Amaba-Ima Oboro , Ikwuano LGA, Abia State and verged Red in survey Plan number HAS/ABS/19/2017 date 16th August,2017 and Exhibit "B" in the suit.

(2).That the defendant Shall pay to the first Claimant the sun of Three Hundred thousand Naira being general damage for trespass.

(3) That the Defendant,His privies, servants, agents and /or workmen are hereby perpetually restrain from further trespass into the land in dispute.

(4). That the Defendant shall pay cost of this suit assessed at Ten Thousand Naira to Claimants.

CDA News gathered that the Claiment applied for armed Police to provide security during the execution of the judgement on 23rd June 2025.

He attached the photocopies of Judgment and Execution Order and his application was granted.

Today the have evacuated all illegal occupant of the said property called Anna's Lodge and renamed it as Saint Patrick's Lodge back of stadium Michel Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, MOUAU).

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Re:On the Shooting incident at Golden Hotel Ugwu Eke ,Alayi, Bende.

Abia-Unidentified Unknown Gunmen who attacked Policeman at Ugwueke Alayi was gun down during a gun dual.

The police has swung into serious investigation to determine the issue why some sponsored blogs are busy trying to degrade, tarnish and harass the Police by cyber bullying,cyber stocking , cyber deforming the image of the police officer that was involved in the attacked by this hoodlums at Golden Hotel Alayi, Bende LGA , Abia State.

The police unit where the officer is working , in collaboration with other sisters agency have swung into serious investigation.

The hoodlum in their crowd and fully armed,on sighting the police man open fire on him and why shoot sporadically open fire on themselves and the police escaped for his life

The reason of attacking the officer is still in unknown. The incident happened on 20th April 2025 at about 2100hrs.

More details coming soon.

Good morning dear esteemed readers! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. President Bola Tinubu has urged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, to ignore busybodies and naysayers distracting him from his work. The president said this during the inauguration ceremony of the rehabilitated International Conference Centre in Abuja on Tuesday.

2. The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has told the suspended governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara that even if he decides to join the party, his sins cannot be forgiven. Caretaker Committee chairman of the party in the state, Tony Okocha, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja while responding to questions regarding Fubara’s recent Sallah visit to President Bola Tinubu and its attendant political implications.

3. The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, has decried the growing insecurity and hardship across Nigeria, describing the country as a “crime scene” in dire need of repair. Speaking at the public presentation of the book “Obi: The Political Change Agent”, authored by Ike Abonyi, in Abuja on Tuesday, Obi lamented that although Nigeria is not officially at war, many citizens live like refugees, both within and outside the country.

4. A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has sentenced nine Chinese nationals to one year in prison following their conviction for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. According to an EFCC statement released on X, the defendants – LI Dong, Deng Wei Qiang, Huang Bo, Xiong Zhen, Lai Rui Feng, Zhao Xiao Hui, Lui Hai Rong, Lui Gang, and Du Ji Feng – were formally charged in February 2025.

5. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has renamed the Abuja International Conference Centre as the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre. Wike stated this during the Inauguration of the ICC in Abuja on Tuesday

6. A two-term Presidential aspirant and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dele Momodu, on Tuesday, submitted that only a coalition of political parties can wrest power from President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress in 2027. He made this submission while featuring on a Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State monthly programme: “Guest of the Month,” in Ibadan, the state capital.

7.The Labour Party, LP, led by the National Chairman, Julius Abure, has accused its former presidential candidate Peter Obi and Abia Governor, Alex Otti of being responsible for the leadership crisis in the party.

8. Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has dismissed claims that its structure has collapsed following Monday’s defection of its former Publicity Secretary, Hakeem Amode, and others to the All Progressives Congress, APC. A statement signed on Tuesday by the party’s State Secretary, Soji Orioye, claimed that despite the defection of certain individuals, PDP in Lagos remains strong and intact.

9. Naira appreciated strongly across official, black markets to begin week after Eid-Al-Adha. The Naira appreciated significantly against the dollar across official and parallel foreign exchange markets to kick off the week on Tuesday after the Eid-Al-Adha holidays.

10. Borno State governor, Prof. Babagana Umar Zulum, has called on governments at all levels to work collectively to mitigate the effects of climate change in the country. Zulum made this call when he led a state delegation to the Government House in Minna to commiserate with the people and government of Niger State over the flood disaster that occurred in Mokwa.
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The Executive Chairman of Ikwuano LGA, Dr. Anthony Nwaubani has reported at Zone 9 Headquarters, Umuahia, Abia State.

CDA News reports that he was alleged to have assaulted and abused one Mrs . Oluchi Ugochukwu of the same community Ekpiri Eluelu,Ariam-Usaka on 13th April 2025 by his men

Details Shortly!

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The Executive Chairman of Ikwuano LGA of Abia State, Dr Anthony Nwaubani has been asked to resign forthwith from office for brutally assaulting a woman, Mrs .Oluchi Ugochukwu even as relevant bodies including Abia State Governor Alex Otti, and the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC have been asked to investigate the matter and sanction him.

In a statement expressing disappointment and condemnation over the barbaric and inexcusable action, Dr Iheanyichukwu Emmanuel Uke stated that Dr Nwaubani should be sanctioned for directing thugs to physically assault a defenseless woman (another man’s wife) simply because she cultivated crops close to a road.

It is with deep outrage and disappointment that I condemn the barbaric and inexcusable actions ordered by Dr. Anthony Nwaubani, the current chairman of Ikwuano LGA of Abia State”, he declared

Uke, who described himself as a ‘Concerned citizen maintained that Dr. Nwaubani directed thugs to physically assault a defenseless woman (another man’s wife) simply because she cultivated crops close to a road. “This act is not only a gross abuse of power but also a despicable violation of human rights and decency. No person, regardless of their office or status, has the right to unleash violence on any citizen for exercising their means of livelihood”, he affirmed

He further alleged that the LG made deliberate efforts to cover up his atrocity by forcibly seizing phones from onlookers and deleting videos showing the brutal assault. “This deliberate suppression of evidence is an affront to justice and a clear indication of guilt. It also raises serious concerns about the level of impunity with which Dr. Nwaubani operates in Ikwuano LGA. Such lawless conduct can not and must not be tolerated in any democratic society”, he stressed

Uke urged the Executive Governor of Abia State, Dr Alex Otti to immediately order a thorough and independent investigation into the brutal assault and suppression of evidence.

He also appealed to the NHRC, the International Federation of Female Lawyers, FIDA, other human rights advocacy groups, and national security agencies to take swift action in ensuring justice for the assaulted woman and all those whose rights were trampled.

This matter should not be swept under the rug, and no political protection must be allowed to shield perpetrators of violence, abuse of power and violation of human rights of citizens, especially women.

Dr. Anthony Nwaubani has demonstrated through this vile act that he is unfit to continue holding public office. I, as aconcerned and bona fide son of Ikwuano, call for his immediate resignation as chairman of Ikwuano LGA.

The people of Ikwuano, in part and Abia State at large, deserve leaders who uphold the law, respect human dignity, and act with integrity. Anything short of decisive action will set a dangerous precedent, encouraging more acts of impunity and silencing the voices of the oppressed community in the LG”, he submitted
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Gavice Logistics Investor Cry Out as Company is Unable to Meet Obligations .

Investor of Gavice Logistics, an investment company, have cried out on social media that his investment is about to go up in flames as the company has failed to meet its obligations.

The investor said he is miffed at the silence of the company over its failed plans to pay him his monthly returns as promised by the company.

CDA News gathered as the investors dragged Garvis to Social media, the now came up with a new publication to appeal to the Public because the have fail to pay them.

Reports say the investor have notice that this might be another Ponzi Scheme which he was lure into

In a publication made by Gavis Management promising that the investors would be paid in due course but their silence over the payment obligations was Terrible.

CDA News learnt that the investors were promised juicy return on investment to commit his funds running into billions of naira into Gavice Logistics said to be into logistics business.

The CEO of Gavice Logistics, Mr.Tochukwu Ahamba
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Gavice Logistics investment another Ponzi scam like chimark investment ..


Umuahia people have been crying for the money..

Good morning dear esteemed readers! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State, says he was not rejected by the National Assembly as a ministerial nominee. Speaking on Monday during an interview on Arise TV, El-Rufai said President Bola Tinubu simply “changed his mind on the nomination”.

2. Public hearing on the four tax reform bills commenced in the Senate yesterday with key stakeholders throwing their weights behind them. Senate President Godswill Akpabio told the stakeholders at the hearing that less than 30% of Nigerians pay tax.

3. A Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission and the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Umar Damagum, from taking any further steps that could adversely affect the interests of the party’s embattled National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu. Justice Inyang Ekwo issued the order yesterday at the resumed hearing in a suit Anyanwu filed over the threat to his seat in the party.

4. The Kano State chapter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has suspended Senator Kawu Sumaila, lawmaker representing Kano South Senatorial District. He was suspended alongside three prominent members of the party, including Ali Madakin Gini, Sani Abdullahi Rogo, and Kabiru Alhassan Rurum.

5. Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Abdullahi Abbas, has said the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, is not a member of the party. Abdullahi Abbas stated this while responding to the swipe Yusuf Abdullahi Ata took at him recently during an interview on BBC Hausa.

6. The Naira on Monday sustained its upward trend rising to its highest level in seven months in the parallel market, where it appreciated to N1,500 per dollar from N1,530 per dollar last weekend.

7. No fewer than nine persons were confirmed dead by the Federal Road Safety Commission, Ogun State sector in an accident that occurred around Ayetoro on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, in the early hours of Monday. It was gathered that three others sustained serious injuries in the crash.

8. Two residents of Okpekpe community in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, identified as Batemue Ebo and Christopher Bello were killed, on Monday by suspected herders. They were said to have been killed while in their farms.

9. Marketers of petroleum products have expressed concerns that the alleged harassment of tanker drivers by officials of the Lagos State Government could lead to fuel scarcity in a few days, as some filling stations were shut in various parts of the state on Monday. They also vowed to shut down operations in the South-West if the 30 tankers arrested by the Lagos State Government are not released.

10. The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old man, Gbolahan Adebayo, for allegedly beating his girlfriend to death at Ijedodo in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. It was learnt that the incident occurred during the deceased’s visit to the suspect’s house on Friday.

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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abia State, Hon Emeka Atuma, has vowed to unseat the incumbent Gov. Alex Otti of the Labour Party in 2027, explaining that his major objective is to provide “good governance to Abians”.

Atuma who spoke during a strategic political meeting of APC stakeholders in Abia Central at his Ntalakwu, Oboro Ikwuano country home, criticised the leadership style of the Governor.

He claimed that under the current LP-led administration, “the governed are blindfolded on the affairs of the state”, and promised to change the narrative.

Describing Otti’s government as “an accidental government”, Atuma promised to bring accelerated development in the state if voted for.

He promised that the APC , if given the opportunity, would “run on transparency, good governance and human capital development when it takes over leadership in Abia State.”

Atuma debunked insinuations in some quarters that the APC is anti-Igbo, and urged Abians to join the ruling party at the centre.

He insisted that the APC does not hate Ndigbo but promotes the interest of the people.

In his opening remarks Deputy leader of the forum Hon. Uzoma Ihuka, charged the members to be united if they must dislodge the ruling LP in the state.

Speaking at the forum, former Chairman of APC in the state and the incumbent National Welfare Secretary of APC, Hon. Donatus Nwankpa, who welcomed some decampees to the party, said the rate at which new members were joining the party was a sign that APC was gaining wider acceptance in the state.

He challenged the party stakeholders and members to prepare to take over the state in 2027.

Former Commissioner for Finance, Mr Obinna Oriaku, in his remark, claimed Otti’s administration had “performed below expectations”, urging the people to support APC in 2027.

In a communique after the meeting, the stakeholders passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying that he is genuinely committed to Nigeria’s economic restoration.

The forum also commended the efforts of the Abdullahi Ganduje-led National leadership of the APC to reposition the party nation wide.

The stakeholders assured new members of equal opportunities at all levels, promising equitable distribution of democracy gains.

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Good morning! dear esteemed readers Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun on Friday urged Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke to shelve the contentious local government election Saturday slated for Saturday, today, to prevent bloodshed. Egbetokun, through the Force Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the Force has received credible intelligence indicating a high likelihood of violence and significant security threats should the election proceed in Osun State.

2. A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has stopped the zonal congress of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, scheduled to hold in Calabar, Cross River State on Saturday. The court ordered that the south-south zonal congress should neither hold in Cross River nor anywhere in Nigeria.

3. The National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress has fixed the party’s National Caucus for Tuesday February 25 and the National Executive Committee for Wednesday February 26, 2025. This was contained in a notice signed by the National Secretary of the party, Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Bashiru in Abuja on Friday night.

4. The House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution has said that none of the 31 requests it received for state creation met the constitutional requirements. The chairman of the committee, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, who doubles as the Deputy Speaker of the House, disclosed this during a two-day retreat for members of the Committee in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State on Friday.

5. A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of $4.7 million, N830million, and multiple properties linked to Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Yellim Bogoro, who had earlier dismissed an application seeking to arrest Emefiele, granted the final forfeiture application of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, represented by its counsel, Bilkisu Buhari-Bala.

6. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the relocation of 29 custodial centres across the country. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this while commissioning 39 mini Green Maria operational vehicles and five bullet resistance guard booths at the Nigerian Correctional Service headquarters in Abuja on Friday.

7. Organised Labour through the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has forced the Federal Government to reduce telecommunications tariff hikes from 50 percent to 35 percent. Reports says the reduction followed a meeting of the 10-man committee comprising government and NLC representatives at the office of the National Security Adviser, NSA, on Friday, February 21, 2025.

8. The Defence Headquarters has said troops on internal security operations across the country have killed 82 terrorists and arrested 198 criminals within one week. In a statement released on Friday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen Markus Kangye, said the troops also rescued 93 kidnap victims in one week and recovered 86 high-calibre weapons and 2,040 weapons across the theatres of operation in the country.

9. The Council Chairman of Munya Local Government Area of Niger State, Aminu Najumei, has revealed that the council secretary, Daina Usman, who was abducted on Thursday night, managed to escape from his abductors on Friday. The council chairman, who made this known on Friday while reacting to news of his council secretary’s abduction, said Usman escaped from his abductors when the bandits were searching for a place to hide them.

10. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has returned $132,362.43 and N78,566,324.81 to victims of fraud from America, Spain, and Switzerland. Ola Olukoyede, EFCC Chairman, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja, explaining that the funds were recovered from local fraudsters. He stated that handing over the funds to foreign victims was part of the EFCC’s commitment to ensuring justice and restitution for those affected by fraud.

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Good morning dear esteemed readers! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. Former military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, on Thursday, expressed regret over the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, acknowledging that the candidate of the Social Democratic Party, MKO Abiola, won the poll. He described the annulment of the election as an “accident of history.”

2. Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Justice Minister, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) has cautioned the Osun State Government against proceeding with Saturday’s Local Government election. Fagbemi argued that the outcomes of the poll would be invalid since the tenures of ‘’elected officials’’ of the councils would end in October.

3. Senate President, Godwill Akpabio, on Thursday, called security for the lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Mrs Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, amid a heated argument over a sitting arrangement at the plenary. An ensuing rowdiness threatened plenary proceedings as Akpoti-Uduaghan, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, refused to use the seat allocated to her, citing Order 10 of the Senate Standing Rules, which protects the privileges of members.

4. Convicted billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, has told the Lagos State High Court, sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, that he is now a teacher at the correctional centre in Kirikiri after obtaining a teaching diploma in economics from the Yewa College of Education, and is no longer a criminal.

5. A Federal High Court sitting in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State has ordered the remand of 14 Philippine nationals for their alleged involvement in cryptocurrency fraud. This was contained in a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday.

6. A Magistrates Court sitting in Isabo in the Abeokuta area of Ogun State has granted bail to controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, following his arraignment on charges of assault and obstruction of government officials. The singer was declared wanted by the state police command on Monday but surrendered himself on Wednesday.

7. The naira strengthened to 1,494.03/$ at the official window on Thursday according to data from FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited. Similarly, it appreciated at the parallel market to 1,510.00/$, further reducing the spread between the markets to 15.5/$.

8. At least one female student was killed, while 5 sustained injuries after a classroom wall collapsed at Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Potiskum, Yobe State, on Thursday. Multiple sources told Daily Trust that the unfortunate incident happened when the victims were in the classroom.

9. The National President of the Afenifere Youth Council, Eniola Ojajuni, has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Abuja. A statement on Thursday by the National Secretary of the council, Abiodun Aderohunmu, said the incident occurred on Monday, February 17.

10. The United States of America, USA, Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, has said that there was no evidence that the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, was funding Boko Haram or any terrorist group in Nigeria.

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Good morning dear esteemed readers! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday declined to grant an application filed by Senator Samuel Anyanwu seeking to stop his planned removal as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party. In a ruling on Anyanwu’s motion ex parte moved by his lawyer, Ken Njemanze, Justice Inyang Ekwo ordered the embattled PDP national scribe to put the defendants on notice to show cause in the next adjourned date why his prayers should not be granted.

2. Twenty-seven members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday, February 19, dismissed rumours suggesting that they have left the All Progressives Congress to join the opposition Labour Party. The defection rumour is coming amid the crisis rocking the Assembly.

3. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Dr. Danjuma Adamu Ismaila as the Rector and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology in Zaria, Kaduna State. A statement yesterday in Abuja by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced the appointment.

4. The Federal Government has taken legal action against Binance Holdings Limited, a global cryptocurrency exchange, seeking $79.51 billion and N231 million in compensation for alleged economic losses caused by its operations in the country. The Federal Inland Revenue Service filed the lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, accusing Binance and two of its executives, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, of failing to register with the FIRS for tax compliance.

5. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, has announced a ban on 60,000-litre fuel tankers from operating on Nigerian roads, effective March 1, 2025, to mitigate truck-in-transit incidents, some of which had resulted in infernos and several deaths.

6. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has warned state governors against sacking democratically elected local government chairmen, saying it is tantamount to treason. The AGF noted that Section 1(2) of the 1999 Constitution provides that no person or group of persons shall take control of the government of any part of Nigeria contrary to the provisions of the constitution.

7. The Senate on Wednesday called on the federal government to immortalise the late Chief Edwin Clark, a former Federal Commissioner for Information and prominent South-South leader, by naming a national monument after him. The upper chamber also resolved to send a delegation to commiserate with his family and attend his burial rites, in recognition of his service as a former senator.

8. The Senate has summoned the National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Adeola Ajayi; Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed, and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA, Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye, over alleged sponsorship of Boko Haram by the United States Aid for International Development, USAID.

9. The Federal Government on Wednesday disclosed that Nigeria’s petrol consumption has dropped to 50 million litres per day with local refineries supplying half of the daily requirements. The government said the other half is being sourced through importation. It clarified that none of the companies involved in domestic refining was involved in the importation.

10. National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, on Wednesday confirmed that four persons lost their lives while 50 others sustained injuries in the Talata Mafara market explosion in Zamfara State on Tuesday. In a statement, NEMA’s Director General, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, said the agency swiftly deployed a rescue team from its Sokoto Operations Office to respond to the incident.

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The Deadly attackers and Assailants led by Mr.Emmanuel Emetu storm the meeting venue at Awomukwu Oloko, Ikwuano LGA of Abia State with a black sienna vehicle and disrupted the Labour Party meeting and kidnapped the Ward Chairman Oloko 1, Mr.Collins Ndukwe and members of Labour Party at the meeting .

Mr Emetu commanded his men to hold the LP ward chairman, Mr Collins Ndukwe untill he denounce that he is no longer the Labour Party Chairmen of Oloko Ward 1.

His assailants kept Mr.Ndukwe and others from morning till 5:30pm and tourtoured them,confiscated all Valuable party materials both cash was rob from them.

Mr. Emmanuel Emetu who held them hostage in his house released them when he discovered that community have raised alarm on the kidnapping and hostage taken of the LP Oloko officers by him and his armed thugs.

The attackers were led by Emetu ,who stormed the inauguration meeting venue of New caretaker committee members of Labour Party Oloko ward 1 Excos and kidnapped them with his armed thugs.

Mr.Emetu vow stop the LP Oloko ward one from having their inauguration and to inflict injury on Labour Party Oloko ward 1 faithfuls.

During the attack the open fire at the party labour party Excos to over power them.

Without the switch intervention of the police and other security agencies the assailants could have killed them.

Good morning dear esteemed readers! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. Kidnappers have reportedly shot dead two people in their captivity over a delay in the payment of ransom in Gwargwada, Kuje Area Council of the FCT. It was learnt that the two victims, Mohammed Danladi and Nasiru Yusuf, who are natives of Gwargwada village, were abducted alongside a herder and a woman at Gwombe junction, along the Gwargwada-Rubochi road on Wednesday.

2. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has increased the penalty for customers tampering or bypassing their electricity meters. An order published by the commission said culprits would be made to pay a penalty ranging from N300,000, N200,000, N150,000 and 100,000 depending on the type of meter.

3. Several houses, shops, and offices were razed in a fire outbreak on Adebayo Street in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Tuesday. Residents said the incident occurred in the middle of the night while people were asleep.

4. The Republic of Niger has implemented new restrictions on Nigerians travelling with the ECOWAS passport, now barring entry for those with the travel document. The move is coming after Niger, along with Mali and Burkina Faso, recently withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

5. President Bola Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, southern governors, northern governors and the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, on Tuesday led the avalanche of tributes for elder statesman, Edwin Clark, who died on Monday, aged 97 years.

6. Sources from the Ogun State Police Command has disclosed that the reckless driver who killed a professor of Biochemistry at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Oladipupo Ademuyiwa, in a hit-and-run accident on Sunday, is suspected to be a Yahoo boy. Ademuyiwa was hit by the reckless driver, who fled the scene as soon as the accident occurred along the Kemta-Somorin axis of the Ajebo Road, Ogun State.

7. The Ondo State Police Command on Tuesday said it had arrested no fewer than five persons in connection with the alleged burning down of a police station in Ifon Community, the headquarters of Ose Local Government Area of the state. A crisis broke out in the community as some angry youths allegedly protested against the death of a young man, Tolu Bobade, in the police station in the town last Saturday.

8. The Akwa Ibom House of Assembly has confirmed 20 out of 27 Commissioner and Special Adviser nominees sent by Gov. Umo Eno for ratification. During plenary on Tuesday in Uyo, the Speaker, Mr Udeme Otong, confirmed the nominees. They had previously been screened by the House Committee on Judiciary, Justice, Human Rights, and Public Petitions.

9. The Nigerian Army has established a General Court Martial (GCM) for the trial of five officers and 20 soldiers within the jurisdiction of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army in Enugu. The offences of the accused army personnel included murder, defilement, manslaughter, extortion and assault on civilians.

10. The Police Command in Anambra State says it has activated an operational plan to re-arrest two of the suspects involved in the murder of the late Mr Justice Azuka, an Anambra House of Assembly lawmaker. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Onitsha. He explained that the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Ikioye Orutugu, had directed a disciplinary action against the officers for their negligent act.

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Good morning dear esteemed readers! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the release of Rev. Father Maurice Livinus, a Catholic Priest of the Port Harcourt Diocese, and two other kidnapped victims from their captors. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP. Grace Iringe-Koko, said the victims were set free after intense pressure from a combined team of security operatives.

2. The Nigeria Labour Congress has declared an indefinite strike in protest against the planned resumption of sacked All Progressives Congress council executives, who were reinstated by a Court of Appeal verdict. According to The Nation, the Appeal Court ruling paved the way for the APC-backed council officials to reclaim leadership across Local Government Areas in the state. However, Governor Ademola Adeleke has vowed to resist their reinstatement.

3. At least five notorious cultists have been feared killed after rival gangs resumed supremacy battle in the Mushin area of Lagos at the weekend. The gang war said to be between members of the Aye and Eiye cult groups, it was gathered, started from Ilasa and soon escalated to Ile-Epo, Idiaraba, Tollgate and Ilupeju areas of the local government area.

4. An official of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency identified as Aliyu Imran has been murdered in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was gathered that Imran, an Assistant Superintendent of Narcotic 1, was burnt alive by an angry mob in Gadan-Gayan area of Igabi LGA after a vehicle being pursued by the deceased and some of his colleagues was involved in an accidents that resulted in deaths.

5. Seven innocent civilians were said to have been killed by a military airstrike that hit the Yauni community, Zakka ward of Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. Reports said three other security personnel, including two police officers and an operative of the state owned Community Watch Corps were earlier killed in a gun duel with bandits.

6. The lifeless body of a Police Inspector identified as Haruna Mohammed has been found in a hotel room in Ogun State. It was gathered that the inspector attached to Ishashi Police division in Lagos State, had arrived with a woman to Super G Royal hotel, located at Anthony Uzum Estate, Oyeyemi Akute, at about 1:00 am on Saturday.

7. Irate youths have reportedly burnt down a Police Division in Ifon, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. This is as a result of the death of a young man, who was allegedly tortured to death in police custody.

8. Residents of Tudun Tagarji in Kano State were thrown into shock at the weekend after discovering a newborn baby abandoned in a carton near a drainage in the Kaura area of the state. It was learnt this from a statement issued on Sunday by the leader of the Operation Zaman Lafiya vigilante group, Commander Rabiu Sulaiman.

9. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has dismantled a trans-border drug syndicate, arresting four suspects and seizing tramadol pills worth multi-million naira hidden in vehicle bumpers and false compartments. According to a statement on Sunday by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, the vehicle was intercepted along the Nasarawa-Toto Road in Keffi, Nasarawa State, at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, January

10. Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State on Sunday issued a stern warning to teachers, prohibiting them from involving students in hard labour, both on and off school grounds. This is contained in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa. The governor emphasised that schools are for education and moral guidance, not for manual labour.

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Good morning dear esteemed readers! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers

1. Mahamoud Ali Youssouf of Djibouti was on Saturday elected Chairperson of the African Union, AU, Commission. Youssouf emerged winner of the election after five rounds of voting. He defeated Odinga Odinga of Kenya in the 4th round.

2. A self-acclaimed cleric, AbdulRahman Bello, has been arrested by the Kwara State Police Command for allegedly killing a student for ritual purposes. The deceased, Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde, was said to be a final year student at the Kwara State College of Education, Ilọrin.

3. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has described a claim in a viral video posted on social media that its petrol was inferior to those refined by rival Dangote Refinery as false and misleading. NNPC in a statement on Saturday by its Chief Communications Officer, Mr Olufemi Soneye said the assertions in the video were baseless.

4. The South-South Zonal Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended its Zonal Secretary, Chief Felix Omemu, for one month over alleged misconduct. Omemu’s suspension was announced at the south-south executive committee meeting held on Saturday in Benin.

5. The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned alleged attacks on its members by some sponsored thugs. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Saturday by the State APC Publicity Secretary, Malam Yusuf Idris. The state APC leadership described the attacks as uncalled for.

6. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Ogun, Lanre Ogunlowo, has intercepted a group of youths numbering 20 and possessing dangerous weapons, the Police Command in the state said on Saturday. Its spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, disclosed in a statement in Abeokuta that the group was sighted alighting from a truck along the Ogun and Oyo State boundary on Saturday.

7. Former governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has expressed disappointment over the recent wave of defections by members of the Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress. According to Tambuwal, no politician with a conscience would join the APC, given the current economic situation in the country.

8. The Kebbi State Police Command has successfully neutralised four suspected kidnappers, arrested one, and rescued a 60-year-old man, Umaru Bawa, in Suru Local Government Area of the state. The police also recovered N3 million, which had already been paid as ransom.

9. Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State says the All Progressives Congress (APC) is one and will remain the same up to 2027 and beyond. Sani also assured the 50 political stalwarts that defected to the APC that they would enjoy the same rights and privileges like every other members of the party.

10. Singer 2Baba was on Saturday spotted shopping at a hair store with his new love interest, Natasha Osawaru. A video surfaced on the internet showing 2Baba and Ms Osawaru observing hair products. This is coming hours after the musician’s family filed a petition with the Department of State Services, alleging he had gone missing.

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Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Friday recalled how his late parents suffered severe trauma after the Nigerian Army attempted to kill him at his home in Afaraukwu, Abia State.

Kanu said the trauma of the 2017 attack led to the deaths of his parents, Eze Israel Okwu Kanu and Lolo Ugoeze Sally Nmeme Okwu Kanu, five years ago.

In September 2017, soldiers under Operation Python Dance invaded Kanu’s residence in Afaraukwu, but the IPOB leader escaped and fled to Europe.

However, remembering his parents, Kanu lamented that those responsible for their deaths are still walking free.

The IPOB leader disclosed this during his routine meeting with his legal team at the Department of State Services, DSS facility in Abuja.

A statement issued by Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, read: “Rising from today’s routine visitation with Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, he instructed his legal team to issue the following statement:

“Five years ago today, I lost my precious parents (their Royal Majesties, Eze Sir Israel Okwu Kanu (JP) and Lolo Ugoeze Sally Nmeme Okwu Kanu). They suffered severe trauma from which they never recovered, while 28 other innocent souls were killed, simply because the Nigerian Army, without provocation, launched a deadly assault on our royal home with the sole intention of killing me.

“Because I survived, they quickly tagged IPOB a terrorist group to cover up their horrendous crime and mislead the gullible, a deception that persists to this day.

“The best tribute is to never forget what happened to them and all who fell in defence of freedom at our home.

Good morning dear esteemed readers! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. The South-West Governors Forum on Friday mourned the passage of elder statesman and foremost nationalist, Chief Ayo Adebanjo. Adebanjo, an Afenifere chieftain and former National Chairman of the Alliance for Democracy died at his residence in Lekki at the age of 96. Governor Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State is the chairman of the Forum.

2. The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU) has expelled a third-year student in the Department of History and International Studies, Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious, for assaulting a lecturer. An announcement to this effect was made yesterday in a statement issued by the Acting Registrar of the university, Victor Modebelu.

3. Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a health worker identified as Akinola Oyabiyi. Oyabiyi, aged 46, was shot dead inside his car near the Akure Airport at Eleyowo in Akure North Local Government Area. It was around the Akure Airport area that two farmers were abducted last week.

4. A United States lawmaker, Scott Perry, has accused the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, of funding terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram, ISIS, and Al-Qaeda. Perry, a Republican from Pennsylvania, made these claims on Thursday during the first hearing of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, DOGE.

5. No fewer than 23 passengers were confirmed dead in a ghastly motor accident involving a trailer along the Kano-Maiduguri road, under the popular Muhammadu Buhari Interchange Flyover in Kano. The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC Kano Sector Command, Umar Matazu, stated that the accident involved 71 passengers and that 23 persons died, while 48 others sustained injuries.

6. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has registered over 700,000 candidates ahead of its upcoming examinations. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, revealed this on Friday while speaking with journalists after inspecting some registered Computer-Based Test centres in Lagos.

7. Governor Uba Sani of Kaudna State received over 22 political heavyweights from the opposition parties at the All Progressives Congress zonal rally which was held at Kafanchan on Friday. The event was witnessed by thousands of APC supporters from Southern Kaduna and political stalwarts.

8. The federal government has urged Nigerians to ignore comments by the Head of Financial Crime Compliance at cryptocurrency firm, Binance, Tigran Gambaryan, that three Nigerian lawmakers allegedly demanded a bribe of $150m from him. On Friday Gambaryan named Philip Agbese, Ginger Onwusibe and Peter Akpanke, all members of the House, as the men who allegedly demanded the huge sum from him.

9. Following the court order that the shares of Keystone Bank Limited previously held by the shareholders be forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria has assured members of the public that Keystone Bank Limited “remains sound, safe and fully operational.”

10. Embattled Lagos lawmaker, Mudashiru Obasa, has approached the court to challenge his removal as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. The lawmaker dragged the Assembly and the new Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, before a State High Court in Ikeja, claiming that the lawmakers were wrong to have removed him when the Assembly was on recess.

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Good morning dear esteemed readers! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. The Senate and House of Representatives have passed the N54.9 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill presented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In the House of Representatives, the bill was passed after a clause-by-clause consideration by the Committee of the Whole on Thursday.

2. The military high command says its troops on internal operations have recovered two calibrated aircraft engines from a longtime unidentified aircraft crash site in Borno State. It also revealed that the troops killed no fewer than 75 terrorists and arrested 138 suspects while 46 hostages were rescued during the operations between January 3 and February 13, 2025.

3. Southwest governors have risen in unison to secure the region and prevent the infiltration of fleeing bandits and terrorists into their towns and villages. Because of the heat under which the military has put bandits and terrorists in the Northwest, some of them who escaped the attacks are heading South.

4. Chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko, yesterday, failed to appear before the Federal High Court in Lagos for arraignment in the N6 billion fraud case against him and others. The others are former First Bank Group Managing Director Bisi Onasanya; ex-board member of Honeywell Flour Mills Plc, Soji Akintayo and Anchorage Leisures Limited.

5. The N54, 990, 165, 355, 396 proposed 2025 expenditure was yesterday passed by the National Assembly. The sum is N749.99 billion higher than N54.2 trillion estimates forwarded to both chambers of the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

6. MTN Nigeria on Thursday announced a reversal of its 200 per cent tariff hike on the 15GB data plan after facing widespread backlash from customers, including an industrial action declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, against telecommunications operators.

7. A 52-year-old Angela Nzewi was arraigned before the Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Offences Court in Awka, for allegedly using 13 children to solicit for alms. According to the Police Prosecutor, Insp. Chinyere Okechukwu, the accused who hails from Otolo Nnewi, committed the offence on December 21, 2024 at Nnewi.

8. The Naira on Thursday, appreciated to N1,565 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,570 per dollar on Wednesday. But the Naira depreciated to N1,515.06 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM).

9. Communities in the North West of the country have lamented the resurgence of killings and abductions in the region, alleging that the fresh surge was a result of withdrawal of troops from the zone. The military had launched a series of persistent air attacks on the dreaded Lakurawa sect and other terrorist groups’ hideouts in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states, which brought temporary respite to the terrorized region.

10. An investigative committee recently set up by the Nasarawa State Government to look into matters relating to recruitment across schools in the 13 Local Government Areas of the state has uncovered 2,277 illegally employed teachers by the state’s Teachers Service Commission.

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The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) Chieftain , Hon.Ugochukwu Williams Sunday , has condemned the killing and attack of Ariam-Usaka community by the Neighboring Obot Akara Community of Akwa Ibom State.

The attack that injured several others at Ariam Usaka, Local Government Area of Abia State.

The unfortunate incident which occured and put the entire place in pain has been widely condemned.

Hon.Ugochukwu, urged the government , to launch investigation into the incident.

He said It is indeed a paradox that at a time we are facing various challenges and economic hardship , such attack is catastrophic.

Hon.Sunday expressed deep sorrow over the attack and loss of life. He urges Government of both state to conduct a thorough investigation on the killing and those found of creating this crisis should face the full weight of the Law.

He condole the family who lost their loved one in the killed as well as other victims of the gruesome attacked.

Hon.Williams sympathize with the affected families, the Ikwuano LGA and the good people of Abia State for this very unfortunate tragedy”, the statement added.

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The secretary General of Southeast Young Leaders Consultative Forum (SEYLCF) , Miss.Augustina Odor Congratulates the Pioneer Senate Committee Chairman on Southeast Development Commission, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu.

Cdanews Nigeria gathered that Ms.Odor congratulated Senator Kalu on behalf of the South East Young Leaders Consultative Forum (SEYLCF) based on his resounding appointment as the pioneer Senate Committee Chairman of the (SEDC) in the Red Chamber of National Assembly of Nigeria.

She said It is a glaring testimony of your doggedness, tenacity and unquenchable desire in your contribution towards the development of Nigeria remains loudable .

She further said that the appointment is a testament to prove his total commitment towards sustainable development and his contribution towards Southeast.

Finally, Ms.Odor prayed and wished him a successful leadership to steer the committee at the Senate.

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Residents of Rumugboh , Emoha in Rivers State on Tuesday barricaded the Local Government Headquarters in protest against , former Chairman of Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Ohna Sergeant Chidi Awuse alleged forceful acquisition(Grabbing ) of land that belonging to them.

Cdanews Nigeria reports that the protesters alleged that Eze Sgt Awuse spanned hundreds of hectares of land from Rumugboh community and created crisis and have frustrated development in the community.

It was alleged that Sgt Awuse has always intimidate the people and forcefully grabbed hectares of land meant for the families .

They (protesters) called on the State Executive Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara to intervene and compel him to vacate from their land.

The Community Development Chairman , Mr Ogundu Chukwu said the people of the Rumumgboh have suffered about the land grabbing activities of the Eze Sgt Awuse.

He said, Sgt Awuse is not from Rumugboh community of Emohua and should stop grabbing and encroaching on our land .

Our land should not be taken by force because he doesn't belong to our family. If he need land, he should negotiate with the people, We want him to leave our land For us.

The Rumumgboh community youth Leader,Comrade Olomi Light cried out that his inhumane at of land grabbing has affected their Agriculture development and send many to hunger, also his act of land grabbing has hampered on development .

Mr Ogundu Chukwu, told Journalist,that the community will not rest in their agitation until justice was done on the matter because Sgt Awuse is not from the royal family of Rumugboh, He gained the position through FCT minister

So many were carrying placards to indicate their grievance.etc (Awuse you can not buy royalty with money.)

The Local Government Chairman, commend the people for not taking laws into their hands but acted maturely by calling on the government to intervene in order to avoid breakdown of law and order.

He promised the people that Government will intervene into the conflict and peace will be restore to the land ,also demand from the community to stand firm with the Executive Governor of Rivers State , Siminalayi Fubara.

The Rumumgboh community Also took the protest to Rivers State Government House.

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Good morning dear esteemed readers! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. A wave of opposition grew on Wednesday against the 50 per cent telecommunications tariff hike approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress, TUC and Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG described it as insensitive. They said it came at a time workers and the masses were grappling with unprecedented economic hardship.

2. The Department of State Services has filed a five-count terrorism-related charges against the Kaduna-based activist and social critic, Mahdi Shehu, over his recent activities online and offline. The charges were filed at the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna last Friday, two days after he was re-arrested by plain-clothes security operatives at his clinic in Unguwar Dosa.

3. Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, shut down medical services on Wednesday over unpaid 7 months’ salaries to their colleagues employed in 2023. Patients were told most of the General Hospitals in the territory on Wednesday morning that they could not be attended to because doctors were on strike.

4. The Federal Capital Territory, FTC, High Court sitting at Gudu, presided over by Justice Adebiyi Osolo, has sentenced the founder and Bishop of a popular church in Abuja, Bishop Kenneth Duke, to 20 years’ imprisonment without an option of fine for rape. The convict was dragged to court by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, for allegedly raping a 12-year-old daughter of one of the church members.

5. Elected deputies of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Working Committee, NWC, have asked those seeking to remove the party’s acting national chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum, from office to either live with the fact that he will remain in office until December 2025 or leave the party. Deputy National Youth Leader, Comrade Timothy Osadolor, said this at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday

6. Mpu community in the Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State erupted in jubilation, on Wednesday, over the return of Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, from a United Kingdom prison. It was gathered that Mrs. Ekweremadu, who was sentenced to five years in prison in May 2023 for her involvement in an organ trafficking plot, returned to Nigeria on Tuesday.

7. Two unidentified Nigerians have been arrested by the Kuwait General Department of Criminal Investigation in Ahmadi Governorate on suspicion of involvement in an armed robbery. It was gathered that the suspects were apprehended within 24 hours of carrying out a robbery at an exchange office in Mahboula, a district in the southern part of Kuwait City.

8. The Kebbi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Muhammad Sani, also known as Kado, and one other suspect in connection with the tragic shooting incident that claimed the life of a nine-year-old boy and left a seven-year-old critically injured. The incident occurred on January 14, 2025, during a wedding celebration in Unguwar Magaji, Koko/Besse Local Government Area.

9. The Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma has neutralised scores of bandits and dismantled their logistics base in a series of airstrikes at Alawa Forest in Shiroro LGA of Niger. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday by the Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, AVM Olusola Akinboyewa.

10. Kogi security operatives on Wednesday rescued three pastors and 13 other victims who had been kidnapped by hoodlums in the Ofu Local Government Area of the state. The 16 victims, including the three pastors, were abducted after a crusade in Ejule, Ofu LGA. They regained their freedom following the intervention of a combined team of security personnel in the state.

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He passed on today in Nigeria while visiting.

Chief Freddy Godfrey Otuekere, Chairman Caretaker Committee INDA USA and Canada disclosed this on his WhatsApp handle in Ikwuano platform.

A lot of people described as painful, the death of Late Joseph Mpamugo, adding that it is a loss to the entire community.

Chief Freddy Godfrey Otuekere, urge all members to put his family in your prayers.

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Good morning dear esteemed readers! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, on Wednesday, said it remitted N10 trillion into the Federation Account as of September 2024. Group Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mele Kyari, said this was alongside N3.5 trillion paid in dividends after taxes and revenue for the 2024 fiscal year.

2. Rep. Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga., Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, is dead. According to the House Spokesperson, Rep. Akin Rotimi, Jr, she died after a brief illness on Wednesday.

3. There were shootings on Wednesday by suspected thugs as the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal resumed hearing on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, and five others challenging the declaration of Senator Monday Okpebholo as the winner of the September 21, 2024 governorship poll.

4. Security personnel, believed to be from the Department of State Services, DSS, have again arrested activist Mahdi Shehu. It was gathered that Mahdi was picked up by plainclothes security operatives at his clinic in Unguwar Dosa around 11:00 am on Wednesday.

5. The federal government has proposed a 30-60% increase in telecom tariffs to sustain the critical telecommunications sector while ensuring affordability for Nigerians. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, who disclosed this in an interview on Wednesday, stated that recommendations from independent consultants, including KPMG, had been received.

6. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has filed a five-count charge of embezzlement against Jimi Lawal, a former aide to former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai. Mr. Jimi Lawal, who served as Senior Special Adviser/Counsellor to El-Rufai, was charged alongside Umar Waziri, Yusuf Inuwa, and Solar Life Nigeria Limited.

7. The Naira on Wednesday depreciated to N1,670 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,660 per dollar on Tuesday. Similarly, the Naira depreciated to N1,550 per dollar in the official foreign exchange market.

8. A 27-year-old Nigerian woman, Patricia Masithela, tragically lost her life after being mauled by a pack of starving dogs in Latina, Italy. The incident occurred late Monday night while Patricia was visiting a male acquaintance at his abandoned villa in the Lazio region, according to Mirror UK.

9. A head-on collision in Niger State has left no fewer than eight farmers dead in a road accident involving a Toyota Corolla and a tanker trailer. The incident occurred at 8 pm on Monday night around Batati/Lanle Road and heading to Kutigi in Lavun Local Government Area of Niger State. The speeding Toyota Corolla was trying to overtake another vehicle when it ran into an oncoming tanker trailer heading to Lagos State to load fuel.

10. Hamas has reportedly agreed to the terms proposed for a ceasefire with Israel, which has conducted land and air assault on Gaza in retaliation for the October 7, 2023 attack. During the invasion of Israel by Hamas, many hostages were taken into Gaza, with only a few released as the crisis escalated resulting in the deaths of an estimated 46,000 Palestinians.Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, on Wednesday, said it remitted N10 trillion into the Federation Account as of September 2024. Group Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mele Kyari, said this was alongside N3.5 trillion paid in dividends after taxes and revenue for the 2024 fiscal year.

2. Rep. Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga., Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, is dead. According to the House Spokesperson, Rep. Akin Rotimi, Jr, she died after a brief illness on Wednesday.

3. There were shootings on Wednesday by suspected thugs as the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal resumed hearing on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, and five others challenging the declaration of Senator Monday Okpebholo as the winner of the September 21, 2024 governorship poll.

4. Security personnel, believed to be from the Department of State Services, DSS, have again arrested activist Mahdi Shehu. It was gathered that Mahdi was picked up by plainclothes security operatives at his clinic in Unguwar Dosa around 11:00 am on Wednesday.

5. The federal government has proposed a 30-60% increase in telecom tariffs to sustain the critical telecommunications sector while ensuring affordability for Nigerians. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, who disclosed this in an interview on Wednesday, stated that recommendations from independent consultants, including KPMG, had been received.

6. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has filed a five-count charge of embezzlement against Jimi Lawal, a former aide to former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai. Mr. Jimi Lawal, who served as Senior Special Adviser/Counsellor to El-Rufai, was charged alongside Umar Waziri, Yusuf Inuwa, and Solar Life Nigeria Limited.

7. The Naira on Wednesday depreciated to N1,670 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,660 per dollar on Tuesday. Similarly, the Naira depreciated to N1,550 per dollar in the official foreign exchange market.

8. A 27-year-old Nigerian woman, Patricia Masithela, tragically lost her life after being mauled by a pack of starving dogs in Latina, Italy. The incident occurred late Monday night while Patricia was visiting a male acquaintance at his abandoned villa in the Lazio region, according to Mirror UK.

9. A head-on collision in Niger State has left no fewer than eight farmers dead in a road accident involving a Toyota Corolla and a tanker trailer. The incident occurred at 8 pm on Monday night around Batati/Lanle Road and heading to Kutigi in Lavun Local Government Area of Niger State. The speeding Toyota Corolla was trying to overtake another vehicle when it ran into an oncoming tanker trailer heading to Lagos State to load fuel.

10. Hamas has reportedly agreed to the terms proposed for a ceasefire with Israel, which has conducted land and air assault on Gaza in retaliation for the October 7, 2023 attack. During the invasion of Israel by Hamas, many hostages were taken into Gaza, with only a few released as the crisis escalated resulting in the deaths of an estimated 46,000 Palestinians.

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De Norsemen Kclub International has called for more care for the armed forces of Nigeria, noting that the sacrifice they make for Nigerians to live in peace and oneness cannot be measured.

This call was made by the International President of the Kclub, Chief Engr Chidi Anokwu, while interacting with members of the Kclub during a breakfast meeting in commemoration of 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration in Port Harcourt.

"We are very proud of the members of the armed forces. We appreciate the good work they do in defending us, especially our democracy. While we sleep in our mansions, they stay awake in the bushes, warding off enemies. With roofs on our heads, they stand on the road, night and day, ensuring our safety. We truly appreciate them and will always support them in our own little ways.

"De Norsemen Kclub International, as a humanitarian organization, knows what sacrifice and service means. That is why we have joined other well-meaning Nigerians to celebrate our military men and remember those who have fallen," he said.

The International President advised Nigerians to respect and safeguard the lives of military personnel at all times.

"As people of genuine course, we must respect the members of the armed forces at all times. We condemn, in strongest terms, the unwarranted and unprovoked killing of our military men in different parts of the country. A soldier is a brother, a sister, a husband, a wife, a father, a mother, a friend, and above all a human being. They deserve to live like everyone of us. We must help in protecting their lives by providing credible intelligence on the hideout of criminals."

He commended the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, for adjusting the celebration to include the living.

"It is important to commend the Chief of Defense Staff for changing the celebration to, 'Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day'. The adjustment is apt. While we remember the fallen heroes, we celebrate the living ones.

"However, the welfare of the living heroes should be a topmost priority. They should be given modern equipment to fight insecurity. Their living conditions and other welfare packages should be improved. Lastly, the bad eggs who stand on the road to molest and extort money from innocent citizens should be apprehended and severely punished, " he concluded.

Armed Remembrance Day is celebrated on the 15th of January every year to honour members of the armed forces who have paid the supreme price.

However, this year, the military high command saw the need to also celebrate the living members of the Armed Forces and changed the name to: Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day.

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday said it has fined nine banks N1.35 billion for failing to make Naira notes available through automated teller machines (ATMs), during the yuletide season.

According to the apex bank, the fines were imposed on the banks to demonstrate zero tolerance for cash flow disruptions.

Each bank was fined ¦ 150 million for non-compliance,in line with the CBN’s cash distribution guidelines, following spot checks on their branches. The enforcement action follows repeated warnings from the CBN to financial institutions to guarantee seamless cash availability, particularly during periods of high demand.

The affected banks include Fidelity Bank Plc, First Bank Plc, Keystone Bank Plc, Union Bank Plc, Globus Bank Plc, Providus Bank Plc, Zenith Bank Plc, United Bank for Africa Plc, and Sterling Bank Plc.

Communication with the banks revealed that the fines would be debited directly from their accounts with the apex bank.

The Acting Director of Corporate Communications at the CBN, Mrs. Hakama Sidi Ali confirmed the development, noting that “Ensuring seamless cash flow is paramount to maintaining public trust and economic stability.

“The CBN will not hesitate to impose further sanctions on any institution found violating its cash circulation guidelines,” she added.

The CBN’s investigations and monitoring will continue to scrutinise cash hoarding and rationing, both at bank branches and by Point-of-Sale (POS) operators. The Central Bank is working with security agencies to crack down on illegal cash sales and operational violations, including enforcing POS operators’ daily cumulative withdrawal limit of N1.2 million.

Governor Olayemi Cardoso, in his address at the Annual Bankers’ Dinner of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) in November 2024, warned banks to strictly adhere to cash distribution policies or face severe penalties. He underscored the CBN’s commitment to maintaining a robust cash buffer to meet Nigerians’ needs. “Our focus remains on fostering trust, ensuring stability, and guaranteeing seamless cash circulation across the financial system,” Cardoso said.

The CBN urged all financial institutions to comply with its guidelines, warning that further violations would attract swift and decisive sanctions.

Meanwhile, the CBN has reiterated the validity of the old N1000, N500, and N200 denominations urging the public to disregard any claims that they have no longer legal tender from December 31, 2024.

In a statement signed by the Ag. Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, Mrs. Sidi Ali, Hakama, the apex bank said: “The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has observed the misinformation regarding the validity of the old ¦ 1000, ¦ 500, and ¦ 200 banknotes currently in circulation.

In line with the Bank’s previous clarifications and to offer further assurance, the CBN wishes to reiterate that the subsisting Supreme Court ruling granted on November 29, 2023, permits the concurrent circulation of all versions of the ¦ 1000, ¦ 500, and ¦ 200 denominations of the Naira indefinitely.

For the avoidance of doubt, all versions of the naira, including the old and new designs of N1000, N500, and N200 denominations, as well as the commemorative and previous designs of the N100 denomination, remain valid and continue to be legal tender without any deadline.

We, therefore, advise the public to disregard any claims that the old series of the aforementioned banknotes will cease to be legal tender on December 31, 2024.

“We urge Nigerians to continue accepting all Naira banknotes (both old and redesigned) for their daily transactions and to handle them with care to ensure their longevity.

https://cdanewsonline.com/cbn-fines-9-banks-n1-35bn-for-failing-to-dispense-cash-via-atms/

Good morning dear esteemed readers! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. The House of Representatives Committee on Defence says it will increase the N50 billion budgeted for the Ministry of Defence in 2025 to enable it fight insecurity. The committee made the decision following the adoption of a motion by a member, Philip Agbese, who commended the military for their efforts when the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, appeared to defend the Ministry’s budget for 2025.

2. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has sanctioned nine Deposit Money Banks, DMBs, N1.35 billion for failing to make Naira notes available through Automated Teller Machines, ATMs, during the yuletide season. They are Fidelity Bank Plc, First Bank Plc, Keystone Bank Plc, Union Bank Plc, Globus Bank Plc, Providus Bank Plc, Zenith Bank Plc, United Bank for Africa Plc and Sterling Bank Plc.

3. A Hilux Van carrying two company workers, including an expatriate, has plunged into the Okulu river in Rivers State. The incident happened while the driver was reportedly trying to escape from kidnappers who targeted the van along the Eleme section of the East-West Road.

4. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, to eliminate regulatory gaps in the telecoms industry. At the signing of the MoU in Abuja, the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, FCCPC, Mr. Tunji Bello, stated that the journey to this milestone has been both challenging and rewarding, as the partnership will benefit both operators and consumers.

5. The National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance has given revenue-generating agencies 48-hour ultimatum to appear or risk being withdrawn from government funding for 2025 operations. It decried their failure to honour invitations for their 2025 budget defence and their revenue-generating profile.

6. The Naira on Tuesday depreciated to N1,660 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,655 per dollar on Monday. Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM fell to N1,549 per dollar from N1,550 per dollar on Monday, indicating N1 appreciation for the naira.

7. The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, says it recorded 3,555 seizures in 2024 with a 100.92 per cent increase in the Duty Paid Value, DPV of seizures from N17.56 billion in 2023, to N35.29 billion in 2024. The Comptroller-General, C-G of NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja.

8. Former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, has officially quit his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party. He conveyed his resignation from the party in a letter dated January 13, 2025, which was addressed to the PDP acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum.

9. The House of Representatives has ordered an investigation into the spread of hepatitis in the country, even as it called for wider public awareness to curtail the virus. The resolution to probe the spread of the virus followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Kwamoti Laori (PDP-Adamawa) at plenary in Abuja on Tuesday.

10. An auto crash involving an articulated vehicle in Kogi on Tuesday left six persons dead and 60 persons injured, the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, confirmed. Mr Samuel Oyedeji, FRSC Kogi Sector Command, who made the disclosure to NAN in Lokoja on Tuesday, attributed the accident to high speed.
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The Executive Chairman of Ikwuano LGA, Dr. Anthony N. Nwaubani, has congratulated Comrade Ifeanyi Ihunweze from Umuariaga, Oboro, on his election as the Youth Leader of the Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, Abia State Chapter.

CDA News gathered the information signed by the Head of Media, Office of the Executive Chairman, Ikwuano LGA, Pastor Monday E. Ironcho on his verified social media handle.

Dr. Nwaubani described Ihunweze’s emergence as a significant milestone for the youth, acknowledging his dedication to youth solidarity, cultural preservation, and empowerment. He commended the transparent election process and expressed confidence in Ihunweze's ability to unite and develop Igbo youth while building on the achievements of past leaders.

The Chairman assured Ihunweze of the Council’s support, in collaboration with the Abia State Government under Governor Alex Otti, to implement initiatives that empower youth and preserve Igbo heritage. He urged all Ikwuano youths to support Ihunweze’s leadership and prayed for his success in fostering progress and unity.

https://cdanewsonline.com/ikwuano-council-boss-dr-nwaubani-congratulates-new-ohaneze-ndigbo-youth-leader/