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Henceforth, Justify Your Posting Or…,Enugu CP Warns Top Officers

Henceforth, Justify Your Posting Or…,Enugu CP Warns Top Officers

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Commissioner of Police, Enugu State, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, has issued a stern warning to supervisory officers, particularly Divisional Police Officers (DPOs), Heads of Tactical Squads and other Units, to redouble their efforts and justify their postings or face immediate replacement. Speaking during the Police Strategic Conference with senior officers and a routine briefing, the CP emphasised that the directive formed a core part of new measures aimed at strengthening accountability and operational excellence within the Command. The CP further affirmed that the era of complacency was over, declaring that every officer must now prove daily that…
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UCL Semi-final 1st Leg: Arsenal, PSG Set To Serve Up A Cracker Today

UCL Semi-final 1st Leg: Arsenal, PSG Set To Serve Up A Cracker Today

Arsenal hosts French powerhouse PSG in the opening leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinal in London today, Tuesday, April 29. Who : Arsenal vs Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)What : UEFA Champions League semi-final, first legWhere : Emirates Stadium, London When : Tuesday, April 29, at 8pm. Thirteen-time English top-flight league victors Arsenal continue their quest to win a maiden UEFA Champions League title when they clash with PSG in the first leg of their semi-final at Emirates. The Gunners booked their place in the final four of the tournament by thoroughly outplaying defending champions Real Madrid to win their quarterfinal…
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10 Dead In Makurdi Rival Cult Clash, New CP Bares Fangs

10 Dead In Makurdi Rival Cult Clash, New CP Bares Fangs

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi About 10 persons believed to be members of cult groups reportedly died on Sunday night during a clash in Akpehe axis of Makurdi, the Benue State capital. An eye witness account has it that killings in the area started on Friday when some youths, believed to be cult members, came on a motorcycle to Akpehe and shot dead a young man alleged to be a member of a rival cult group. It was gathered that cult comrades of the shot man subsequently mobilized and unleashed a more serious attack on Sunday night. Reports said they arrived…
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Benue Insecurity: Abuja Cracks Down On Terrorists, Posts Mobile Police Officer As CP

Benue Insecurity: Abuja Cracks Down On Terrorists, Posts Mobile Police Officer As CP

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Perhaps to give greater bite to the fight against insecurity or a mere routine posting, but Benue State, reeling from the blood-filled onslaught of killer herdsmen, has a new Commissioner of Police (CP). He is CP Emenari Innocent Ifeanyi, a veteran officer,with a reputation for toughness. He hails from Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State, South-East Nigeria. Recall that following the recent upsurge in killings and destruction by suspected Fulani herders on communities in Benue and Plateau States, an angry President Bola Tinubu had ordered security top brass to end the unnecessary bloodfest,…
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Dozens Of Africans Killed In U.S Strike On Yemen

Dozens Of Africans Killed In U.S Strike On Yemen

At least 68 African migrants have been killed in a United States (U.S) air strike on a detention centre in Houthi-controlled north-western Yemen, the armed group's TV channel said on Monday, April, 28. It was not known if there were any Nigerians among the casualties. Al Masirah reported that another 47 migrants were injured, most of them critically, when the centre in Saada province was bombed. It posted graphic footage showing multiple bodies covered in the rubble of a destroyed building. A US defence official said the US military's Central Command was aware of the claims of civilian casualties. The…
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Osinachi: Court Sentences Husband To Death By Hanging

Osinachi: Court Sentences Husband To Death By Hanging

Justice has been served on Mr Peter Nwachukwu, husband of late popular gospel singer, Osinachi, as the hangman's noose awaits him in prison. This is because Justice Nwosu-Iheme of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting at Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, passed a verdict of death by hanging on him today, Monday, April 28. The court sentenced Nwachukwu to death by hanging having found him guilty of culpable homicide resulting in the death of his wife, Osinachi, on April 8, 2022. The judge held that the prosecution has proven the burden of proof. Osinachi's husband was brought before the…
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I Ran Barefoot To School, Hungry For Education -Mbah Relives His Youth

I Ran Barefoot To School, Hungry For Education -Mbah Relives His Youth

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, said his special interest in education is driven by purpose, not politics, noting that the South-East state is on the cusp of renaissance, given the transformational promises of the Smart Green Schools initiated by his administration. Mbah also maintained that the consistent allocation of about one-third of the state’s annual budget to education by his administration underscored his belief that education is the game-changer for any society. This was even as the University of East London (UEL) Alumni Network lauded him for what it described as his outstanding performance…
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Benue Bloodfest: Ex-CAN Leader Alleges Over 300 Killed Recently, Churches, Christians Targeted

Benue Bloodfest: Ex-CAN Leader Alleges Over 300 Killed Recently, Churches, Christians Targeted

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Immediate past Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Benue State, Rev. (Dr.) Augustine Akpen Leva has revealed that bandits' interest was more on the church and the Christian community in the North-Central (or Middle Belt) State. Speaking during a one-day fast and daytime prayer organised by NKST Church Worldwide, Dr Leva, who is the resident Pastor, NKST Church, Iortyer, Makurdi, the state capital, disclosed that churches and Christians were the targets of bandits. He said Christians were being killed by the bandits and churches destroyed, underscoring their objectives. The former CAN Chairman noted that…
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River Oba, Boundary Between Ibadan, Iwo -Olubadan Dives Into History

River Oba, Boundary Between Ibadan, Iwo -Olubadan Dives Into History

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Revered monarch, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty Oba (Dr.) Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin (Ige Olakulehin 1), has declared that the Oba River is the boundary between the city of Ibadan and Iwo town. The paramount ruler made the declaration at an emergency meeting of Obas, Mogajis and Baales in the boundary areas of Ibadan and Iwo, which took place at the Committee Room at the Olubadan Palace, Oke Aremo, Ibadan, Oyo State capital. Speaking through the Ekerin Olubadan, His Royal Majesty, Oba Hamidu Ajibade Salaudeen, the Olubadan said the boundary between Ibadan and Iwo in…
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Thrills As Sanwi Chiefdom Holds Carnival, Kefas Pledges Support

Thrills As Sanwi Chiefdom Holds Carnival, Kefas Pledges Support

By Okerafor Athanasius, Jalingo The Sanwi Chiefdom of the Yandang-speaking people of Taraba State, North-East Nigeria, have held their maiden cultural Carnival, tagged 'Sungki Yandang Carnival'. The carnival with the theme 'Cultural Heritage; A panacea for National Cohesion', was graced by a glittering array of personalities within and outside the State. Speaking on the occasion, held at Government Day Secondary School (GDSS), Sayonti, Lau Local Government Area (LGA) of the State, the State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the State (SGS), lauded the Yandang people for coming up with such a cultural carnival.…
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