Nze Ugezu J. Ugezu
24 Aug
Nigerian junior athlete, Emmanuel Ineh Ortisemeyiwa, was a promising athlete with potential to be a world champion in the long jump, but his life and athletics career took a tragic turn after he was accused of rape in Alabama, United States.
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Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has announced a N10 million bounty for information leading to the capture of each gunman responsible for the attack during a burial ceremony in Ihiala, Ihiala Local Government, last Monday. No fewer than seven persons died in the attack, carried out by gunmen reportedly enforcing a sit-at-home order…
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A passenger bus, popularly known as ‘Molue,’ rammed into pedestrians at the Ahmadiya bus stop along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, injuring no fewer than eight people. In a statement signed by the spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, it was explained that the accident occurred when the bus tried to avoid…
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The impeached Chairman of Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State, Paul Iyoha, on Friday accused Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, of orchestrating his removal from office. Iyoha faulted the process leading to his impeachment, noting that neither he nor other local government chairmen in the state were given a fair hearing before being…
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The Lagos State Government has vowed to restore water supply to areas affected by the halt in production at the Iju and Adiyan 1 waterworks following a leakage from an underground pipe in the Maryland area of the state. A video on social media showed a flooded highway as a result of the leakage. According…
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The Bauchi State Chapter of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has described the N1.4 billion budget for travel and another N1 billion for fuel as a “shameful display of mismanagement and greed” by the state government. The party expressed its disapproval and disgust over the recently unveiled budget plans of the state government and the…
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The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has notified residents of some communities in Abuja that there will be a power interruption for two weeks in January. The AEDC noted that the power interruption will commence on January 6 and end on January 21. This anticipated power interruption results from the FCDA relocating the 33kv DC…
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Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Jarret Tenebe, on Friday said the allegations of Edo government
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Hoodlums suspected to be terrorists on Thursday afternoon set a driver ablaze with his commercial vehicle in Katsina State.
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Abia Sector Command, has confirmed the death of two people in a road accident which occurred on the Umuahia-Enugu Expressway. The Sector Commander, Mrs Ngozi Ezeoma, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday in Umuahia. She said that the accident, which occurred at 3.50 p.m. at the Ohiya,…
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The Police Command in Kwara has promised to arrest those involved in Wednesday’s killing of a retired controller of works, Abdulrazaq Ajani, in Ilorin. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, gave the assurance in Ilorin on Friday while presenting an update on the incident. According to the spokesperson, investigations are ongoing to arrest and make…