School Pupils Forced to Swear by Water Deity over Teacher’s Missing Phone
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A mother of one of the pupils told UTV that the children were made to use eggs, mention their family names before swearing by the said deity and declare that the deity should harm them if they were complicit in the alleged theft.

According to the disturbed woman, her ward had left for school to write an examination on the morning of Monday while she had also left for work. Upon returning home at about 10 p.m., she met her ward in a distraught condition with difficulty sleeping. When she enquired, the child then recounted how they were made to swear by the water deity to prove that they did not have a hand in the stealing of the teacher’s phone.

Drama in N/Assembly as Construction Firm Accuses Lawmaker, Ministry of Works Officials of Inflating Road Project from N9 Billion to 54 Billion
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During the sitting of the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the alleged failure of construction and rehabilitation of Ijebu-Igbo Ita Ibadan Road, the Executive Director of DC Engineering Ltd, Engr. Ade Adedeji said the 41 KM road project was awarded to the company in 2018 at the sum of N9.8 Billion and the contract was supposed to be completed within two years but it took the Federal Ministry of Works 5 (five) years (2018 to 2023) before it was able to pay 15 percent mobilization fund of N1.3 billion.

He said the slow pace of the work was due to lack of release of fund. According to him, the 15 percent mobilization fees was paid in several installments until about few weeks a ago that the last installment of the 15 percent was paid.

Exclusive! Gbajabiamila May Be Sacked For Bribery, Corruption Over Ministerial, Board Appointments
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There are strong indications that the Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Rt. Hon Femi Gbajabiabila, may be relieved of his position any time from now, according to OyoEyeWitness findings.

The reason for his removal from office, according to multiple credible sources in the seat of power is not unconnected with alleged bribery and corrupt practices allegation hanging on his neck in relation to ministerial and board appointments.

OyoEyeWitness investigations revealed that the Chief of Staff was accused of selling off not only ministerial appointments, but also almost all board positions to the highest bidders, especially politicians from the Northern part of the country.

Uncertainty, As Proposed PEPT Judgment, NLC Strike, and DSS Warning Cast Shadow Over Nigeria’s Future
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The crossroads began with a shocking turn of events, where Justice Mary Odili, a respected figure in the Nigerian judiciary, issued a statement on September 2nd, addressing the nation with a sobering message: the favored candidate of many Nigerians did not emerge victorious. The announcement sent ripples of disbelief and discontent throughout the nation.

The aftermath of Justice Odili’s statement escalated quickly. On September 3rd, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) declared a 48-hour nationwide strike set to commence on Tuesday. This strike, unlike any other in recent memory, threatens to bring the country to a standstill, affecting vital sectors such as telecommunications, banking, and electricity.

Tinubu Recalls Ambassador To UK
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The letter is signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar and dated 31st August, 2023.

The letter ordered the ambassador to report back to Abuja. A replacement has not been announced for the recalled ambassador.

See letter below:

Breaking: FBI Letter Says Tinubu Was Not A Student of Chicago State University
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Available information indicates that Tinubu may have lied to the electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission.

A July 2011 letter from the U.S Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, addressed to the former Chairman of EFCC, Farida Waziri, said Bola Tinubu was not a Student of the Chicago State University.

Abia Civil Servants Disgrace Alex Otti, Lock Accountant-General Out Of Office Over Salaries
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Some civil servants in Abia State in the South-East on Tuesday disgraced Governor Alex Otti by locking out the state’s Accountant General, Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Njum Onyemenam, out of her office in Umuahia over the non-payment of their salaries.

Sharing a video of the closure of gates, a witness told our correspondent that “all entrances leading to the Accountant-General’s office have been locked by the workers.”

Recall that about a month ago, it was reported that hundreds of civil servants in the state picketed the Accountant General’s office over Governor Alex Otti-led state government’s failure to pay their salaries over claims that they were ghost workers.

Subsidy Payment Is A Scam Says Soludo, Confirms Receiving N2Billion Palliatives From FG
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Gov Charles Soludo of Anambra state has described the payment of subsidy on fuel as a scam contending that the federal government has continued to print trillions of money to pay for subsidy.

Soludo also announced that out of the N5 billion said to be given to the respective states in the country by the federal government Anambra state has so far received only N2 Billion.

Residents Finger Police As Stray Bullets Killed Trader In Imo Market
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One Ebere Chibuike, popularly known as Wazzi, a trader at Timber and Allied Industrial Market, Naze, in Owerri, has been killed by stray bullet from yet to be identified security operatives.

The incident which happened Monday morning sent shockwaves through the market while the traders have cried out to the government, protesting the killing and demanding for justice.

The deceased, an indigene of Onicha in Ezinihitte Mbaise council area of the state, who owned a shop at the market, Society Mirror gathered was hit by the stray bullet at his shop while attending to customer.

The incident according to eyewitnesses resulted from an attempt by the security operatives to arrest some traders in the market over undisclosed reason but were resisted by their colleagues in the market.

How NSIA MD, Aminu Umar-Sadiq Connived With Reps To Bar Journalists From Covering N1tr Probe To Avoid Leaking His Dubious Deals
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However, the investigation as of Friday last week, took a twist after a few hearings. Members of the media were barred from covering the investigations at the National Assembly by the committee noting that it would continue the investigation behind closed doors, without any justifications.

This came following the stiff opposition of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) against the presentations made by the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NSIA, Mr. Aminu Umar-Sadiq, and Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) during the Wednesday hearing.

The ALGON President, Comrade Kolade Alabi who denied knowledge of any projects being implemented through the NSIA across the 774 LGAs, demanded details of beneficiaries of various projects reeled out by the NSIA Chief Executive Officer.

How Imo Gov Uzodinma Continuously Spend $19,000 [N17m] To Fly A Private Jet From Abuja To Owerri
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“The governor spends Imo money hiring private jets at an exorbitant cost.

“It cost him $18,000 to fly a private jet from Abuja to Owerri, and an additional $1,000 as parking cost per hour. Most times, he comes into the State spend about six hours and run back to Abuja. This has been ongoing in the past three years.

Tinubu’s Certificate: Probe Chicago Varsity, Timi Frank tells FBI, CIA
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A political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to investigate the management of Chicago State University.

According to him, the demand became necessary because the institution has curiously refused to release relevant academic records of “a certain Bola Tinubu who is either a female or male, given that there is a President in Nigeria called Bola Ahmed Tinubu who is laying claim to a controversial certificate from that University.”

Frank in a statement in Abuja on Friday said the probe has become necessary to determine the authenticity of the certificates offered to Americans who graduated from the University that have now been called to question by President Tinubu’s claims that the University awarded him with a certificate that was littered with errors by an unnamed employee of the University which he had tendered before Nigerians.

Decomposing Body of Herdsman Found in Anambra Bush
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A dead and decomposing body of a herdsman, identified as Zakari Sale, has been found in a bush in Anambra State.

The deceased was said to have been missing for some days before his decomposing body was eventually seen in a bush in Ukwulu Community in Dunokofia Local Government Area of the State.

Addressing newsmen on the matter on Thursday, the leader of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MCBAN) in the Southeast, Alhaji Gidado Siddiki, said the deceased was shot on the leg by some suspected gunmen.

Nigeria Minister Of Arts And Culture, Hannatu Musawa In Trouble Over NYSC Scandal
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The minister, according to a source, is said to be serving somewhere in Wuse 2, Abuja.

It could be recalled that Section 13 of the NYSC Act stipulates that any Nigerian graduate below 30 who refuses to make himself/herself available for the compulsory one-year service has committed an offence “and liable, on conviction, to a fine of N4,OOO or to imprisonment for a term of two years or to both such (fine and imprisonment).”

An allegation was made by prominent pro-democracy and civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) that mususawa is not qualified to hold Ministerial position in Nigeria until she is done with NYSC.

In a statement titled: ‘You can’t be a serving NYSC Corper and Minister at the Same Time’ and signed by National President, HURIWA, Emmanuel Onwubiko, the group said Musawa was posted to Onyilokwu Onyilowa and Co., said to be located at the old Banex Plaza.

Imo Guber: Anyanwu, Onyeriri Visit To Ikenga Throws Panic In The Camp Of Gov Uzodinma
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The race for who will occupy Imo Douglas House after November Poll is becoming very interesting as candidates are making political moves on daily basis, seeking endorsement from stakeholders and electorates in the state.

The reconciliation visit by the candidate of the peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State, Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu, his running mate Honourable Jones Onyeriri To the member representing Ideato North And South in the federal house of representatives, Ikenga Ugochinyere on Monday, is said to have sent panics in the camp of Governor Hope Uzodinma.

A reliable Authority in camp of the incumbent Govenor, revealed to our correspondent that the reconciliation visit to Ikenga Ugochinyere I his Constituency Office Abuja is a big surprise to them in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Wike Sends Warning To Fulani Herdsmen In Abuja
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Nyesom Wike, the recently inaugurated Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has pledged to engage with stakeholders to put an end to open grazing within the nation’s capital. In his address upon assuming office in Abuja, Wike emphasized that while herdsmen could continue to rear their cattle outside the city, grazing on the ornamental grass used for beautification within the city limits would no longer be permitted.

Wike, who previously served as the Governor of Rivers State, acknowledged the need for consultation with the herding community to address the matter. He stressed that while the grasses outside the city were suitable for grazing, the grasses within the city were intended solely for ornamental purposes and not for consumption.

Peter Obi, Chekwas Okorie To Return To APGA Says National Chairman
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Recall that the duo of Mr Peter Obi and Chief Chekwas Okorie were members of APGA before joining other political parties after serving as governor and National Chairman respectively.

Disclosing this to reporters the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA Bar Sylvester Ezeokenwa said that Mr Peter Obi would surely return to the party’s fold of the noting that it is only in the party that he would actualize whatever ambition that he has.

“Peter Obi going to come back to APGA and that is his home and that is the only vehicle that will take him to his destination ”

How Nigerian, Cameroonian Forces Blocked Pro-Biafra Militants From Bombing Vessels
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Disaster was narrowly averted on Saturday, 19th August, 2023 when Nigerian and Cameroonian forces staved off attack by suspected members of the militant wing of the Biafra Nation League BNL.

Reports say the pro-Biafra militants attempted to drop explosives into warships near Ikang Abana in the Bakassi Peninsula but were repelled of by superior firepower.

Sources in the neighbourhood said the Nigerian Navy may be conducting training exercises on the waters involving the testing of some heavy guns.

Tinubu reshuffles Cabinet
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Furthermore, both Ministers of State in the Oil & Gas sector are now domiciled in the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources with the following designations:

(i) Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri is the Hon. Minister of State (Oil), Petroleum Resources

(ii) Hon. Ekperipe Ekpo is the Hon. Minister of State (Gas), Petroleum Resources

Anambra Landlady Pours Tenant Hot Water and Pepper
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The victim, Mrs. William, who is a resident of Enugwu-Ukwu community in Njikoka Local Government Area of the state, was said to have been given a notice to vacate her apartment after failing to meet the new rent requirements. However, in her plea for more time to secure a new residence, she became a victim of assault as her landlady poured the scalding concoction on her.

The inhumane act of the landlady prompted concerned neighbours of the victim to report the matter at Nimo Police Station, leading to her arrest.

How Tinubu Purportedly Banned Dokubo, Other Ex-Agitators From Aso Rock
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There are strong indications that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has barred all ex-Niger Delta militant leaders from visiting him in the presidential villa, Abuja.

According to report, requests for courtesy visits by notable militant leaders and ethnic militias from the oil-rich region to Tinubu in the villa have lately been disapproved by the presidency.

It was gathered that the decision was taken in the aftermath of the visit to Tinubu by the leader of the defunct Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujarhedeen Asari-Dokubo, on June 16 this year.

Asari-Dokubo, a die-hard and staunchest supporter of Tinubu, backed and supported the president in the run-up to the 2023 presidential election.

Alvan Ikoku Land: Panel Indicts Okorocha For Forceful Acquisition Of Land
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The Committee set up by Imo State Government for the recovery of land belonging to Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education (AIFCE), Tuesday indicted former governor Rochas Okorocha for using brute force to disposes the College of its land.

Submitting its report to Governor Hope Uzodimma, the committee recommended the recovery of the Shell Camp land from Okorocha and his associates within six months and hand the same over to AIFCE.

The report which was signed by the Chairman, Prof Vitalis Orikeze Ajumbe and the Secretary, Barr B F Anyanwu, regretted that Okorocha, as governor, used brute force including the military and hoodlums to snatch the land from the College after which he allocated or sold same to his top associates.

How Tinubu Purportedly Banned Dokubo, Other Ex-Agitators From Aso Rock
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There are strong indications that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has barred all ex-Niger Delta militant leaders from visiting him in the presidential villa, Abuja.

According to report, requests for courtesy visits by notable militant leaders and ethnic militias from the oil-rich region to Tinubu in the villa have lately been disapproved by the presidency.

It was gathered that the decision was taken in the aftermath of the visit to Tinubu by the leader of the defunct Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujarhedeen Asari-Dokubo, on June 16 this year.

Asari-Dokubo, a die-hard and staunchest supporter of Tinubu, backed and supported the president in the run-up to the 2023 presidential election.

NAF jet did not crash, bandits shot it down, killed pilot, 13 soldiers
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Evidence has emerged indicating that the MI-171 Fighter Helicopter belonging to the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) en route to Kaduna but crashed in Niger State did not actually crash but was shot down by bandits.

According to further report, the bandits also killed the pilot as well as other thirteen soldiers.

The spokesman of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet stated in a statement that the aircraft left Zungeru Primary School en route to Kaduna but was later discovered to have crashed in a village in Shiroro local government area of Niger.

Tell Peter Obi To Give You Ministerial Slots, Don’t Disturb President Tinubu – Ebonyi Senator
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The Senator representing Ebonyi North Senatorial District on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi, has said that when Southeast senators protested and demanded more ministerial slots in President Bola Tinubu’s government, they were reminded that the Southeast region voted for Peter Obi and Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election.

Anambra Vigilante Officials Accused of Peeping a Naked Woman During Enforcement
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A lady disclosed this while recounting her ordeal in the hands of the vigilante operatives an interview with newsmen, during which she also narrated how she was manhandled and mistreated by the security men.

According to her, the incident happened over the weekend at Okpuno community in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State where she resides. She father explain that the operation was carried out by the AVG operatives attached to the Okpuno.

Ekpa Is Not an IPOB Member — Nnamdi Kanu
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Mr. Madubugwu who conveyed the message in a viral video he posted shortly after the visit, said Maazị Kanu was very angry with the rate at which people use his name, the name of IPOB, and the name of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) to oppress, torment, dupe and also defraud some gullible, helpless and innocent citizens.

According to him, Maazị Kanu utterly condemned and the debunked the claim by Mr Simon who claimed that he (Kanu) instructed him to take over from him and continue the struggle for Biafran freedom, if anything happens to him. He said Kanu emphasized that he never discussed any such thing with Ekpa, adding that even if anything had happened to him, that it is the Head of the Directorate of State (HDOS) that will take over the leadership of the struggle, in accordance with the chain of command and hierarchical structure of the IPOB.

Tinubu Okays Return Of Afro-Brazilians To Nigeria Under ‘Heritage Voyage Of Return’ Initiative
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“Reconnecting Afro-Brazilians with their African roots will be an iconic project that will rekindle our past and light up the spirit of our ancestors. It will re-awaken memories of what happened many years ago. And it is a good thing that this is coming now at a time when we are working on expanding the frontiers of freedom and democracy in Africa,” President Tinubu said.

“I saw APC hierarchy desperately lobbying tribunal judges”- Bishop Udeh
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Bishop Udeh, the General Overseer of Mount Zion Global Liberation Ministries (a.k.a By Fire by Fire), Nnewi, Anambra state, disclosed that apart from trying to approach the tribunal judges as individuals and as a group, the party hierarchy are also sending emissaries to lure the tribunal judges with millions of dollars in order to their achieve their selfish ambition.

Breaking News: Fulani Herdsmen Attack Benue Village, Uproar [Video]
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Information reaching 247ureports.com indicates that another attack has occurred in Benue State.

The notorious Fulani Herdsmen is reported by eyewitnesses to have attacked a village in Benue State killing. Security forces were reported to be absent on the scene.

Gunmen On Rampage – Set Imo Monarch’s Palace Ablaze
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By Joshua Chibuzo Andrew, Owerri

The palace of a renowned Traditional Ruler, HRH Eze Ikenolu, of Ndianiche Arondizuogu in Ideato North LGA of Imo State, has been invaded by some unknown gunmen who set his palace ablaze

The Monarch’s kinsmen according to a source are currently in an undisclosed bush to get safety as at the press time.