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Ondo State governor’s wife Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu has postponed her installation as the Ada Owere till further notice, following the insecurity in Owerri, the Imo State capital. This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Mr. Olatunde Richard. The statement, which apologised for the inconveniences the postponement might have caused, said the conferment was in recognition of the contributions and giant strides of the governor’s wife in her home town and across the country. Gunmen attack another Imo Police station, abduct officer The statement said: “Due to the high level of insecurity in…

Britain moved Thursday to reassure the public over the safety of its coronavirus vaccine campaign, after deciding to offer alternatives to an AstraZeneca jab amid blood clot concerns. Health Secretary Matt Hancock urged people to keep getting inoculated, a day after Britain’s medicines regulator said the vaccine developed by the British-Swedish firm was linked to 79 cases of rare clotting and 19 deaths. But those under 30 are to be offered alternatives the AstraZeneca vaccine, more than 20 million doses of which have been administered since early December. Hancock emphasised the serious side effects were “extremely rare”, adding that all…

Imo Governor Hope Uzodinma has revealed those behind Monday’s attacks on the police headquarters and correctional facility in the state. Uzodinma noted some aggrieved politicians were behind the attacks. He spoke on Wednesday while featuring on Channels Television Politics Today programme. Uzodimma explained that hoodlums were hired from outside Imo, noting that they were only disguising to be IPOB members. He also added that the attacks could be a win-win situation as it will help them collaborate more with other security agencies and strengthen security. https://twitter.com/channelstv/status/1379877513011339264?s=20 https://twitter.com/channelstv/status/1379872330235711498?s=20 But police had said the Eastern Security Network (ESN), an outfit of the…

Apprehension has engulfed communities in Imo, especially those hosting divisional police headquarters, as gunmen have attacked the Mbieri Divisional Police Headquarters in Mbaitoli council area of the state. The Nation learnt the incident occurred Wednesday night, less than 24 hours after another station in Ehime Mbano was razed. An indigene of Mbieri reported the fleeing gunmen immediately released the suspects in the police facility. One of the police officers, who fought back, was abducted while two other officers sustained serious gunshot injuries. The gunmen also took away the phones belonging to suspects and police operatives at the station. A community…

By Deyemi Saka It will amount to stating the obvious if I say Gold is the most precious metal known to mankind and the quest for it has brought about wealth and in some instances desolation and destruction of lives and property. We have been told how the huge gold deposit in Zamfara is responsible for the high level of insecurity in the state and reason behind bandits running over the State. The “Gold” and the precious stone here is Governor Bello Muhammed Matawalle who the All Progressives Congress is doing everything to bring into its fold. Governor Bello Matawalle…

Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Paris St-Germain (PSG) produced a superb away performance to beat title holders Bayern Munich in a thrilling Champions League quarter-final first leg. This was a meeting between last year’s finalists and they both contributed in a hugely entertaining game that in itself would have been worthy of being the final of the competition. Mbappe took just three minutes to make his mark as he was fed by Neymar and the striker thumped a drive through Manuel Neuer’s legs. Marquinhos doubled the lead for the French champions midway through the first half with a neat finish…

Chelsea bounced back from a testing few days to earn a commanding first-leg quarter-final away win over Porto in the Champions League. Mason Mount’s clever turn and finish in the first half helped bring some welcome relief to Blues manager Thomas Tuchel after his side’s heavy defeat to West Brom on Saturday, which was followed by a training ground incident between team-mates Kepa Arrizabalaga and Antonio Rudiger. Ben Chilwell added a late second after a mistake by Corona, moments after substitute Christian Pulisic had hit the bar. Having conceded five goals against West Brom, Chelsea produced a dogged defensive performance…

The police force must work hard to regain the trust and confidence of the public by stamping out the excesses, abuses, and culture of impunity exhibited by some elements within the police according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Wednesday at the decoration ceremony of the new Acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Akali Baba, at the State House in Abuja. The Vice President emphasized that under the leadership of the new Acting Inspector General, “the police must now rebuild the broken bridges of trust with the public and regain the confidence of the citizenry.”…

The Chairman of the United Bank of Africa (UBA), Mr. Tony Elumelu, has stressed the need to unlock the potential of youths in Africa, in order to catalyse the socio-economic development of the continent. According to Elumelu, youth restiveness remains a ticking time-bomb in the continent, noting that countries in the region continue to face issues around extremism, banditry, robbery, senseless killings, kidnappings and political thuggery, among others. The Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation said this in an address he delivered to 21,000 youth at the Joshua Generation International Youth Conference organised by the Anglican Church at the University…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Gombe Zonal office today secured the conviction of Yusuf Ibrahim Gokaru, a former Bauchi State Accountant General, before Justice Muazu Abubakar of the Bauchi State High Court on charges bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, concealment of the source and origin of the money. His troubles began in August 2019, when the Bauchi State Government, in a petition to the Commission, alleged that the convict abused his office as Accountant General and obtained the sum of One Hundred and Eight Million, Three Hundred and Sixty Three Thousand, Two Hundred Naira Only, (N108,…