Awka — The kidnapped member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Justice Azuka, has been found dead. Azuka, who was elected under the Labour Party (LP) platform, was abducted on December 24, 2024, along Ugwunabakpa Road, Inland Town, Onitsha, while on his way home. A joint security team made the grim discovery of his decomposing body near the 2nd Niger Bridge in the early hours of Thursday. Confirming the tragic incident, the Police Public Relations Officer for Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, stated: “In the early hours of today, February 6, 2025, at the Second Niger Bridge, the joint…
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A housewife, Mrs Alex Gift, told a magistrates’ court in Kubwa, Abuja, that a 30-year-old mechanic, Matthew Sunday removed important vehicle parts from her car worth N1.5 million and blocked her Gift, the complainant, made this known while being led in evidence by prosecution counsel, John Okpa. The police charged Sunday, who lives in Dutse Alhaji, Abuja, with criminal breach of trust and mischief. The complainant said that while driving, she heard an unusual sound coming from her vehicle and decided to take it to the defendant’s workshop for repairs. ”The defendant told me that he can fix the problem.…
The Police in Akwa Ibom have apprehended a 13-year-old pupil, suspected of having threatened schoolmates with a pistol at St. Paul Primary School Ikot Ibiok, in Eket Local Government Area. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state, Mr Baba Azare, disclosed this during a press briefing in Uyo on Wednesday. Azare said the operatives of the Command acted on credible information, on Jan. 30, at about 0800 hours, that the boy was going about with pistol in the school, threatening to fire his fellow pupils. “The operatives of the command immediately swung into action, arrested the suspect and recovered…
Some gunmen have reportedly launched an attack in the Tsiga community in Bakori local government area of Katsina State. Leadership Newspapers reports that the gunmen allegedly kidnapped several residents of the community including a retired Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga. General Tsiga served as the director general of the National Youths Service Corps between January 2009 and September 2011. Sources within the community said that gunmen launched the attack at about 12.30.am on Wednesday, February 5, causing panic among residents. It was also gathered that relevant security agencies have been contacted and efforts have already been put in place to rescue…
Newcastle United have secured their place in the Carabao Cup final after a commanding 2-0 victory over Arsenal, extending their lead to 4-0 on aggregate and inching closer to ending a 56-year trophy drought. With a 2-0 advantage from the first leg, Eddie Howe’s side completed the job at St. James’ Park, setting up a final showdown with either Liverpool or Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley. Newcastle were off to a fast start, with Alexander Isak having a goal ruled out for offside. In the 19th minute, Jacob Murphy opened the scoring, pouncing on a rebound after Isak’s shot hit the…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Wednesday, welcomed the senator representing Delta North, Senator Ned Nwoko, following his defection from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. Nwoko, who officially switched allegiance to the APC, hinged his exit on the current crisis rocking the PDP leadership. The lawmaker added that Delta Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori and a former governor of the state, Ifeanyi Okowa, did not accord him a conducive atmosphere to function at an optimal level. Welcoming Nwoko on Wednesday, Ganduje assured his delegation that with all the three Delta senators on their side, the ruling…
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a 40-year-old America-trained Nollywood filmmaker, Mbadiwe Emeka, to five years imprisonment for trafficking in 17. 30 kilograms of Canada Loud, Cannabis Sativa, a narcotic drug similar to cocaine, LSD, and heroin. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa, handed down the jail term after Emeka pleaded guilty to the two counts of unlawful importation of the drug by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. Earlier, when the convict was arraigned, the NDLEA prosecution counsel, Abu Ibrahim, told the court that the convict was arrested on December 24, 2024, during the examination of incoming…
The Edo State Government has announced the suspension of its Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Samson Osagie, and the Chairman of the Local Government Service Commission, Damian Lawani. The Secretary to the State Government, Mr Musa Ikhilor, announced the suspension in a statement in Benin, the stste capital, on Thursday morning. Ikhilor said the two-state top officials were suspended over allegations of “grave official and financial infractions”. According to him, the suspension, which takes immediate effect, is pending the conclusion of an investigation into the allegations. It is hereby announced for the information of the general public that the Gov.…
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested one Onu Simeon, following an altercation that led to the death of one Ifeanyi Chukwu at the Utako Market, Abuja. According to a statement by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the incident occurred on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, around 9:30 a.m. According to her, the command received a distress call about a fight at the market and immediately dispatched operatives to the scene. Upon arrival, they found Chukwu lying unconscious and rushed him to the NNPC Hospital, Utako, where a doctor confirmed him dead. The statement read, “On…
The lawmaker representing Delta North Senatorial District, Ned Nwoko, has formally defected to the All Progressives Congress from the Peoples Democratic Party, under which he was elected in 2023. In a resignation letter addressed to the party leadership in Ward 8, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, dated January 30, 2025, Nwoko lamented the state of the PDP, citing deep divisions and irreconcilable factions as the primary reasons for his defection. “My decision to resign is, first and foremost, due to the deep divisions and factionalisation within the party. This fragmentation has made it increasingly difficult to foster…