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
Gunmen have again attacked vigilante operatives in Anambra State, South-east Nigeria. The incident occurred on Sunday along Amesi-Uga Road in Umuchu, a community in Aguata Local Government Area of the state. Tochukwu Ikenga, the police spokesperson in Anambra State, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Mr Ikenga, a superintendent of police, said one of … Read more
The police in Enugu State, South-east Nigeria, have arrested two lovers who allegedly murdered and buried a 70-year-old woman in a shallow grave in the state. The suspects, a 33-year-old man, Ikechukwu Okoye, and a 39-year-old woman, Juliet Ogbodo, are both indigenes of Onuorie-Obuno in Akpugo Community, Nkanu West Local Government Area of the state. … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has sacked the newly appointed Vice-chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU), Bernard Odoh. NAU, a federal university in Anambra State, is popularly known as UNIZIK. Mt Tinubu also dissolved the university’s Governing Council led by Greg Mbadiwe. Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to Mr Tinubu on Information and Strategy, announced … Read more
Gunmen have killed four vigilante operatives in two communities in Anambra State, Nigeria’s South-east. The hoodlums invaded the communities between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Monday, residents told PREMIUM TIMES. Some residents suspect that the attackers, given the day and manner of the operation, were enforcers of the illegal Monday sit-at-home order. The illegal … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned two Chinese brothers for allegedly attempting to export some solid minerals to China without requisite permit. The Chinese brothers, Jiang Wang and Richard Wang were arraigned alongside a Nigerian, Michael Agu, before Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Enugu. The trio, according to … Read more
The police in Abia State, South-east Nigeria, have arrested 141 crime suspects for various offences in the state. The police spokesperson in the state, Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this during a press briefing at the State Police Headquarters in Umuahia on Thursday. Ms Chinaka, an assistant superintendent of police, said the 141 suspects comprised 110 males and 31 females. She … Read more
The Enugu State Government, on Friday, demolished another building used as a hideout by kidnappers in Enugu State. The building, a twin bungalow, was located at Nokpa-Nike, a community in Enugu East Local Government Area of the state. The Chairperson of the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, Uche Anya, told reporters that the building had … Read more
The legal team of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has appealed to the Nigerian government to get the IPOB leader released on bail or provide a conducive environment for his trial. Mr Kanu, facing terrorism charges, has been in detention since he was repatriated to Nigeria from Kenya in June … 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
