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Mr. Samuel Chukwu, a forensic auditor from Amaokwe Item in Bende LGA of Abia State, who was accused of beating his wife, 24-year-old (not 25-year-old) Jessica Olua Chukwu, to death, has denied the claim, saying it is a false narrative to tarnish his image. He said the wife died as a result of the alleged negligence and deceit of the mother-in-law in depriving the daughter Jessica Olua of proper prenatal care during pregnancy labour and delivery. Jessica Olua Chukwu was said to have passed away in Aba during childbirth as a result of complications of placenta only, arising from poor…

The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed claims linking its officers to a viral video showing uniformed personnel scooping fuel from a crashed tanker. In a press statement issued on Monday by Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the NPF clarified that the individuals in the footage were not policemen but uniformed personnel from a neighbouring francophone country. “The viral video circulating in the media that depicts uniformed personnel in camouflage scooping fuel from the wreckage of an accident tanker was just released to discredit the Nigeria Police Force. It is essential to clarify that the individuals in the video…

Glitz, Glamour As DailyBlastNG Publisher, Dr Uzor Ngoladi, Marries Princess Brenda In Lagos Igbo cultural heritage was beautifully displayed on Sunday, 24th September, in Lagos during the traditional marriage ceremony between Hon. Princess Brenda Ifeoma Esokawu and the publisher of DailyBlastNG, Dr Uzor Ngoladi. The event was graced by family, friends, and well-wishers. Guests present at the colorful event included His Royal High Chief Hon. Francis Bartholomew Chima (OmoBarca) and his beautiful wife, High Chief Esther Francis; Hon. George Adegeye Olawande Omogeye; Hon. Rahman Owokoniran; Eze Dr. John Nwosu; Eze Steve Dike; Chief Thompson Ohia; Onowu Everest Ozoweke; High Chief…

Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Chioma Otti, has commended the lawmaker representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa, for launching a smart school initiative at Ofali Agwu School in Amaekpu Ohafia, Ohafia Local Government Area. Governor Otti made this remark while commissioning the smart school facilities initiated by the lawmaker on Wednesday in Ohafia. He said: “What has been achieved here will set the standard for all schools in Abia State. I thank Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa for leading the way, and we will all follow suit.” The lawmaker stated that smart school project…

PRESS RELEASE EDO ALLEGED RAPE: INSPECTOR DISMISSED FOR GROSS MISCONDUCT, CRIMINALITY. As Police Reaffirms Discipline at All Levels. The Nigeria Police Force hereby reaffirms its justification for the dismissal of one Edith Uduma, a former Police Inspector, who was recently dismissed for her act of gross misconduct and complicity surrounding the alleged rape of a 17-year-old female suspect by one Abraham Uzuobo. It would be recalled that in a video that went viral on social media, where a Police Sergeant was alleged to have raped a female suspect in the station on October 7th 2024, former police Inspector Edith Uduma…

Chaos in Senate Over Tax Bills as Lawmakers Protest Entry of President’s Team into Red Chamber From Abuja, Kenneth Udeh Chaos erupted in the Senate on Wednesday as some lawmakers protested a motion by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele to suspend the Senate’s rules and proceedings to allow the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zaccheus Adedeji; the Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele; and the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu, into the Red Chamber. According to Bamidele, the move was intended to enable the presidential team to…

APGA Crisis Laid To Rest As Supreme Court Affirms Ezeokenwa As National Chairman, Dismisses Njoku’s Claim The Supreme Court, on Wednesday restrained Edozie Njoku from parading himself as national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance. A five-member panel of justices, led by Justice Stephen Adah, affirmed the emergence of Sly Ezeokenwa as the authentic national chairman of APGA. The apex court, in two unanimous judgments, held that Mr Njoku was wrongly laying claim to the party’s chairmanship position. Justice Adah held that the earlier judgment on the appeal marked: SC/CV/687/2021, delivered on October 14, 2021, which was corrected on…

Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, has approved the sum of N200,000 as a maintenance allowance for principals of each secondary school across the state. The governor made the announcement on Monday during the Sokoto State 2025 Citizens Budget Discussion, held at the Sultan Abubakar Maccido Institute of Quranic and General Studies. In his remarks, the former deputy governor of the state, Chiso Abdullahi, appealed to the governor to approve a certain amount of money for school principals to cover the immediate maintenance needs of the schools. Abdullahi explained that the money would assist the principals in repairing minor damages…

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has said the price of Premium Motor Spirit churned out by the old Port Harcourt Refinery which resumed production on Tuesday, is ₦75 per litre higher than that sold by the Dangote Refinery. This was revealed by the association’s Public Relations Officer, Dr. Joseph Obele, during the official reopening ceremony of the refinery, which is now operating at a capacity of 60,000 barrels per day. Dr Obele, a former chairman of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) at the Port Harcourt Deport who initially applauded the federal government…

Gov Peter  Mbah Presents ₦971bn 2025 Budget To Enugu State House Of Assembly Gov Peter Mbah presents the 2025 budget to the Enugu State House of Assembly in Enugu on November 26, 2024. Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, has proposed a record ₦971bn budget bill for the 2025 fiscal year to the Enugu State House of Assembly. Presenting the estimates entitled “Budget of Exponential Growth and Inclusive Prosperity” on the floor of the House on Tuesday, Mbah said the proposed estimates comprised ₦837.9bn capital expenditure, representing 86 per cent of the budget estimates, and a recurrent expenditure component of…