On Sunday night, amid his escalating feud with Burna Boy, nightlife entrepreneur Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, vowed to secure the release of embattled rapper Speed Darlington. He wrote, ‘‘Tomorrow we are coming for you, Akpi Nwamama. Monday is almost here. Let’s now showcase power.” Cubana Chief Priest’s bold declaration was a … Read more
The Bishop of the Owerri Catholic Archdiocese, Lucius Ugorji, has said the church leadership “highly regrets” the shooting to death of a boy by a Catholic priest in Imo State, Nigeria’s South-east. The killing PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the Catholic priest, Joseph Enyiaka, allegedly shot the boy dead after the latter set off firecrackers … Read more
A former National Vice-Chairperson of the Peoples Democratic Party in South-east, Fidelis Chukwu, has emerged as the new president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. Mr Chukwu replaces the immediate past president-general of the Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, who died on 25 July after a protracted illness. The spokesperson of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chiedozie Ogbonnia, in a … Read more
The PDP accused the lawmaker of gross indiscipline, insubordination and anti-party activities. The post PDP expels Nigerian lawmaker, gives reason appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. … Read more
The police in Imo State have spoken on the reported abduction of Fabian Ihekweme, a former commissioner for foreign affairs in the state. The reported abduction There was a report suggesting that Mr Ihekweme was abducted on Wednesday by gunmen in his Abuja residence. The former commissioner was said to have been whisked away after … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Imo State recorded 62 road traffic crashes and 43 fatalities from January to October 2024. The Sector Commander of the FRSC in Imo State, Anthony Uga, disclosed this at the official kickoff of the command’s year 2024 “Ember Months” campaign in Owerri on Thursday. The year’s ‘ember months’ … Read more
Gunmen have abducted a Catholic priest in Imo State, Nigeria’s South-east. The victim, Emmanuel Azubuike, was abducted on Tuesday night in Obollo, a community in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of the state, PREMIUM TIMES gathered. Mr Azubuike is the parish priest of Saint Theresa’s Catholic Parish in Obollo Community. The Catholic priest was said … Read more
The police in Imo State said they foiled an attack on Tuesday by suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN). Henry Okoye, the police spokesperson in Imo, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Owerri. Mr Okoye, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, said that … Read more
Some hoodlums have razed the residence of a former senator, Frank Ibezim, in Imo State, Nigeria’s South-east. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the incident occurred on Monday night in Nsu, a community in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state. Mr Ibezim represented Imo North District under the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform between 2021 … Read more
Combined security forces have begun a specialised operation to flush out kidnappers and other criminals in Imo State, Nigeria’s South-east. The police spokesperson in Imo State, Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Mr Okoye, an assistant superintendent of police, said apart from kidnappers, the operation was also targeted at armed robbers and … Read more
