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The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has facilitated the provision and installation of solar powered street lights-up project across his constituency. Kalu, who is the senator representing Abia North senatorial district disclosed this in a statement signed by his media office. Kalu said the installation of the street lights up projects would commenced across the five Local Government Areas of the district. He said that the project is meant to increase social and economic activities in various benefiting communities. The former Abia state governor urged community leaders and residents of the various communities to take ownership…

THE Adeosun/Idi Orogbo Community in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State was thrown into shock on Sunday when they found of one of their landlords, Mr John Aderemi Abiola, in his room, almost four years after he was last seen in December 2018. The discovery was made after the community decided, with the approval of the police authorities, to go into his compound to clear the bush in his compound which had overgrown his fence into the next house, causing invasion by reptiles. As 2019 crept into 2020, the residents started wondering where the man could be. Though he…

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a suspected child trafficker, Maureen Wechinwu, who claims to be a Reverend Sister and confessed she ‘buys’ the children. This police also paraded 20 other suspects arrested between August and September for various crimes. According to Vanguard, the police had based on intelligence report arrested Maureen at her residence in Aluu, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, and rescued 15 children from her home. The Commissioner of Police, Friday Eboka, revealed that the children rescued from the suspected trafficker were aged between seven and nine, adding that the suspect would…

Bandits in Katsina State have ‘arrested’ a scavenger found with stolen items in a village. The middle-aged man specialized in pulling out metal rods and removing iron bars from deserted buildings. The bandits narrated how they caught the suspect while on a ‘patrol’ of the area on their motorcycles. In a video obtained by PRNigeria, they paraded the scavenger and his loot packed inside a cart before a community leader. The group, armed with different firearms, further lectured the thief about the dangers of stealing. “Don’t you know that it is an offence to steal? You’re lucky we are handing…

The people of Ebem Ohafia in Ohafia local government area of Abia State will today, orie September 3, 2022 hold their annual new yam/Ịgba Ekpe festival which will also coincide eith the masquerade festival, called igba ekpe amidst tight security. "HRH Ukoha Kalu Ukoha, JP, Kpoke I of Ekeluogo Ebem Autonomous Community and the Natural and Paramount Ruler of Ebem Kingdom, Ohafia, in my capacity as the Ezieogo Ebem, acting on the advice of the traditional yam barons (Ndi Ezie Ji) and in consultation with the Ezie Ebem in Council had earlier rolled out activities to mark the day," the…

A man, Peter Orji, has allegedly killed his elder brother, Godwin, during an argument bordering on the payment of N1,500 electrical bill at their residence in Uruagu, in the Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Punch Metro gathered that the brothers were at home when they started arguing over Peter’s refusal to pay N1,500 for his monthly electrical bill on Tuesday. As a measure to get him to pay the money, it was learnt that power supply into Peter’s flat in the house was disconnected. A source in the community said Peter, who was angered by the development,…

Celebrity barman, Okechukwu Pascal, popularly known as Cubana Chiefpriest, has escaped unhurt from an armed attack in Anambra State. While his vehicle was riddled with bullets, Cubana Chiefpriest said him and his entourage are safe. He said, "God Did!!! The marathon continues, all my people are safe & sound. Sh*t never happened here in Imo. It happened in Anambra on my way to work in Asaba. Fact remains the entire South-East needs to be sanitized completely."

Some thugs have invaded St. Bridget Catholic Church ljesha, Surulere Lagos, and carted away registration machines and disrupted officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission from registering people for the permanent voter card (PVC). As at the time of filing this report, the Parish Priest of the church this reportedly locked up the church while people who came out to get registered scampered for safety. A resident of the area who pleaded anonymity told Vanguard that the thugs invaded the venue, saying they wouldn’t be allowed to register because they won’t vote for their (thugs) candidate. He claimed they destroyed…

A fresh attack has been recorded in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) amid the rising insecurity in the nation’s capital. The council has been hit by bandits for at least three times this week, with one of the attacks leading to the shutdown of Federal Government College, Kwali. Daily Trust had reported how a couple, Mr Sunday Odoma Ojarume and Mrs Janet Odoma Ojarume, were abducted at Sheda village in Kwali area council, on Sunday, but the kidnappers later released the victims wife who was asked to source ransom. According to Daily Trust, Sheda shares a…