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A total of 15 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who had just finished their orientation in Imo were kidnapped, but police officers in Anambra rescued them. When they were kidnapped, the corps members from the NYSC orientation camp at Eziama-Obaire, Nkwerre, Local Government Area of Imo, were in a car traveling to Lagos. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Anambra, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, stated this in a statement on Tuesday in Awka. He claimed that around 12:15 in the morning, police officers reacted to a distress call along the Isseke, Ihiala-Orlu expressway and rescued the 15…

On Tuesday, artisanal fishermen in the Niger Delta who operate along the Atlantic coast bemoaned the difficulties they had been experiencing since the CBN’s cashless policy had made their line of work impossible. Rev. Samuel Ayadi, the Niger Delta Coordinator for the Artisanal Fisherman Association of Nigeria (ARFAN), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa that the lack of gasoline and money had severely hurt fishermen. He claimed that ever since the CBN implemented a 20,000 maximum daily withdrawal, fishermen had been unable to collect the funds necessary to fuel their outboard motors for fishing expeditions. He said…

Nigerians are being urged by the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to use the Valentine’s Day celebration in 2023 to demonstrate their love for their country and for one another, which will aid in national rebirth and peace. The counsel was given at the Patriotism Orientation Programme at Government Secondary School, Gosa, Abuja by the Director-General of NOA, Dr. Garba Abari. According to Abari, the program’s goal is to encourage kids in Nigeria this Valentine’s to use the internet safely. The director-general claimed that Nigeria and its people had noticed a troubling tendency in social and political discourse that occasionally questioned…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) said on Monday that they have no interest in the upcoming general elections and that they are nothing more than a jamboree. The outlawed separatist organization claimed in a statement on Monday that all it needed was a referendum to exit Nigeria. But it distanced itself from the ongoing INEC infrastructure attacks in several South-Easterly regions, particularly in the Anambra State Ihiala Local Government Area and the Imo State Orsu Local Government Area. The IPOB spokesman also disowned a rumored fresh sit-at-home order in the South-East. Powerful said, “IPOB condemns the recent attacks on…

Whitney Adeniran, a 12-year-old student at Chrisland School, died while competing in inter-house sports at Agege Stadium in the state’s Agege district. The Lagos State Government on Monday ordered a coroner’s inquest to determine the cause of death. The state’s attorney general and commissioner for justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), made the announcement in a statement and promised a thorough inquiry to determine Whitney’s cause of death. “In accordance with Sections 14 and 15 of the Coroners’ Systems Law, Laws of Lagos State 2015, a coroner’s inquest has been immediately requested to ascertain the cause and circumstances of death. “By Section…

Police arrest House on the Rock pastor bearing AK-47 on the pulpitUche Aigbe, the senior pastor of House on the Rock’s Abuja Chapter, has been detained, according to the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, for addressing the audience while brandishing an AK-47 gun. The command also announced the arrest of Inspector Musa Audu and the church’s Chief Security Officer for giving Aigbe his weapons. In a statement released on Monday, Josephine Adeh, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, acknowledged the development. Adeh said, “The FCT Police Command on the heels of intelligence arrested one pastor, Uche Aigbe, of House on…

While many of Toyin Abraham’s fans praise the actress for her decision, others have heavily criticized her. Nollywood actress Toyin Abraham-Ajeyemi has gotten mixed reactions for declaring her support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Tinubu. The actress shared photos and videos of herself and called herself “Asiwaju Baby” in the caption. “God bless you Tee. Asiwaju Baby. BAT is coming,” she wrote. Reacting to her post, many followers praised her, while others trolled her for her choice. While many of her fans applaud her decision, others have harshly criticized her. I was stillborn, my parents threw…

On Monday, the Maitama District 9125 Rotary club of Abuja donated birthing kits to 100 pregnant women at the Maitama District Hospital in Abuja. The club also donated two wheelchairs, one stretcher, and medical supplies, as well as renovated the hospital’s accident/emergency unit and the matrons’ and nurses’ compound. Mr. Yusuf Alli, President of the Rotary Club of Abuja, Maitama, stated that the donation is intended to supplement the government’s efforts to provide quality healthcare services to Nigerians. “All we do is supplement what the government does in any country or environment,” he explained. `In our case this year, we…

Alexx Ekubo, a well-known Nollywood actor, has proclaimed his support for Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s nominee for president. In a widely circulated video, the artist expressed his opinion that the former governor of Anambra, if elected president in the upcoming election, had the potential to alter the nation for the better. He urged eligible voters to prepare their Permanent Voter’s Cards or PVCs, so they can cast fair votes in the general elections in February and March. He said: “If you don’t have your PVC, you are not just part of the problem, you are actually the problem. With…

The Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022, also known as the Omnibus Bill, was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, Special Adviser to the President on Ease of Doing Business and Secretary, Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), said this. According to Oduwole, the bill will make it easier for small business owners in the country to do business. ” This marks an important step in the delivery of an enabling environment for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria. PEBEC lauds NEC’s endorsement of $750m World…