Roscees Okemebeose
4 Feb
A mother has called for a thorough investigation and justice after her son, Starry-Joshua Mustapha Okemebeose, a 100-level medical student at Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State, was allegedly assaulted and humiliated by the institution’s security officers.
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A factional youth leader of the apex socio-cultural Igbo organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, has allegedly been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The Guardian gathered that Igboayaka was taken by his abductors in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Saturday evening. However, several quarters believe that Igboayaka was rather arrested by police operatives following a…
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The Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, has said the killings at Amagu Nkalaha Local Government Area of the state, which happened on February 2, were not carried out by herdsmen but by criminal elements within the community. According to the governor, he came to this conclusion following investigations by security agencies into the attack,…
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Liverpool's quest for a quadruple came to a crashing halt on Sunday as they were dumped out of the FA Cup 1-0 by Championship strugglers Plymouth. Ryan Hardie scored the only goal from the penalty spot as Arne Slot was made to pay for resting his star names as he suffered…
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Lazio crushed last-placed Monza 5-1 in Rome on Sunday to climb back into the Serie A top four. Adam Marusic nodded the home team in front after 31 minutes and they ran away with the game after half-time. Pedro scored twice and Taty Castellanos once, before Stefano Sensi converted an 86th-minute penalty for the visitors.…
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An Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Shafi’u Bawa, has committed suicide. Sources say the officer attached to 61 Police Mobile Force, Kontagora, Headquarters of Kontagora LGA of Niger State, committed the act on Saturday afternoon. His lifeless body was discovered hanging from the ceiling of his room by his father, Mallam Usman Bawa, who reported…
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The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Jubilee, Ikot Abasi, has arrested nine suspected crude oil thieves from a wellhead about 26MM offshore. The Commander, Commodore Abubakar Umar, who made this known to the press on Sunday, said a wooden boat suspected to be engaged in economic sabotage with nine persons in the vicinity of one…
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Igbo socio-economic apex group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has rejected the proposals for the creation of 31 additional states currently at the House of Representatives, saying that the imbalance in the number of states between the North and the South should be addressed first before discussing the creation of more states. In a statement in Abakaliki, the…
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Access Bank has paid one year remembrance tribute to the former CEO of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, his wife, Chizoba, and their son, Chizzy. The trio died tragically in a helicopter crash in California exactly one year ago, on February 9, 2024. In a post on X, Access Bank said Wigwe's legacy lives on in…
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Amid Nigeria's rising debt crisis, ActionAid Nigeria has asserted that countries in the global North owe Nigeria an estimated $9.9 trillion in climate reparations from 1960 to date. The Country Director of ActionAid Nigeria, Andrew Mamedu, while speaking to journalists in Abuja, stressed the need for climate justice, explaining that countries in the global…
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Criminals masquerading as street traders are increasingly targeting motorists in Lagos traffic, the Nigeria Police Force has warned, following the arrest of four suspected robbers caught preying on stranded passengers. The suspects—Kadir Ibrahim, Ifeanyin John, Oduwole Shola, and Rilwan Olajuwon—were intercepted on February 7 while attempting to rob passengers of a broken-down vehicle at Ascon…