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The body of a lady suspected to be in her late twenties and identified as Ugochi Nworie, has been found dead in a hotel room located on Mgbowe Street, Abakaliki, the capital city of Ebonyi State. Neighbours claim some group of young men had taken the lady to lodge in the hotel on Monday night and left unnoticed, only for her lifeless body to be discovered the next day. A source told AIT that the victim was suspected to be tipsy when she arrived at the hotel. Confirming the incident, Ebonyi State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Loveth Odah, says…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Makurdi cash office, covering North Central States, is on fire. The cause of the fire is not known but fire fighters were yet to arrive the building located in old GRA in Makurdi as of press time according to The Nation. The CBN building in Makurdi is located close to Government House and opposite the United Bank of Africa UBA Makurdi branch. Details Shortly…

The Ohafia Council of Traditional Rulers, has conferred the chieftaincy title of Okpotemba on Engr. Odo Ijere, the Convener of Abia Infrastructure Mandate (AIM). The event took place on Saturday at the Ohafia Local Government Area Secretariat, Ebem Ohafia. According to the traditional rulers, Ijere has proven himself to be worthy of the title through his “relentless efforts in service of the people”. His group, Abia Infrastructure Mandate, AIM, is a network of Abia professionals at home and in diaspora coming together to work towards repositioning infrastructure in Abia state. AIM is constituted of eggheads, technocrats, professionals, and multidisciplinary expertise…

A musician, Roco Nnadiekwe, with a stage name Ja Rule, was on Sunday shot dead as gunmen and Nigerian Army personnel clashed in Orlu community in Imo State. The musician, a 2007 graduate of Political Science from the Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, was said to have returned to his hometown from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, last week and was supposed to shoot a video of his latest song (single) in Owerri, on Monday, before his death. A popular musician in the state, Obinna Okoro, known as Acharaman, who is a friend of the 38-year-old entertainer confirmed the…

A woman has claimed that her 10-year-old daughter was raped during a trip to Dubai which was organised by Chrisland School. Pupils from the private school located in Victoria Garden City were in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to participate in the World School Games between March 10 and 13, 2022. But in a now-viral video shared by Ubi Franklin, the music executive, via his Instagram page on Monday, the woman also claimed that footage of the incident has been shared multiple times on social media. She said she was not aware of what transpired in Dubai till another…

The President of the Senate, Senator Ahmed Lawan, has commissioned Umumara road in Uturu, Isikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State. The road project was attracted by the Chief Whip of the Senate and Senator representing Abia North senatorial district, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. Lawan is also expected to commission other completed roads in different communities, renovated schools and boreholes in Abia North. Notable among them is the Obi Chima Isikwuato, Umu Imenyi Bende and Amankalu Alayi roads. Others are three boreholes in Agbaja, Amurie and Enugwu Nkporo, Ohafia LGA; 7.5KM road in Agbaja Nkporo, Ohafia LGA, Item, Bende LGA…

A lady in Ebonyi State, Michael Ozioma Helen, has called off her forthcoming wedding due to alleged domestic abuse by her fiance. She explained why she took the decision 72 hours to her wedding day. She accused her fiance of physically abusing her repeatedly. Helen expressed disappointment over the behaviours of her fiance, who was her secondary school mate. She a claimed the maltreatment started immediately after the fiance, David Okike paid her bride price. According to her: “This was my secondary school classmate who I thought I knew to an extent. On December 28, 2020 he did the 1st…

The Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Atakumosa East Central Local Government Area of Osun State, Gbenga Ogbara, has been shot dead by gunmen. It was gathered that Ogbara was shot dead in his house in Ogangan, in the wee hours of Monday. The Police Public Relations Officer, Osun Command, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident, according to Daily Post. She said that investigation is ongoing and promised that the perpetrators will not go unpunished. Opalola said: “The APC Chairman was killed around 12am by some gunmen. Policemen have since been deployed to the area. Investigation is ongoing on the…