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Umahi showers teenage hawkers with N1m

  Luck smiled on two teenage hawkers in Abakaliki on Tuesday as Governor David Umahi doled out N1m to them. The two children, Ukamaka Ikema and Chimuanya Nwarie, had unknowingly ran into the Governor who was inspecting the Akanu Ibiam Roundabout flyover along the Transhara Expressway in the city. .   Ukamaka, aged 10 is a primary three pupil of […]
Crime

FBI closes Brad Pitt child abuse investigation

The FBI has closed an investigation into the child abuse allegations filed by Brad Pitt’s soon-to-be ex wife, Angelina Jolie against him, involving one of his children, an FBI spokeswoman said. The accusation stemmed from an incident that took place on a private plane between Pitt and the oldest of their six children, Maddox Jolie-Pitt, giving the FBI jurisdiction.
Crime News

Military’s new division unsettles Avengers

  The recent establishment of six divisions within Rivers State, Port Harcourt in the Niger Delta by the Nigerian Army that will improve its internal security operations in four states of the Niger-Delta, Tuesday sparked-off fresh trouble for the Niger Delta Avengers who threatened more attacks on oil pipelines within the region, describing the strategies as […]
Crime

Fake medical doctor arrested in Lagos

A 32-year-old Junior secondary school three dropouts, Nonlonfun Celestine, has been arrested by the police in Lagos for allegedly impersonating a medical doctor and conducting surgery on a pregnant woman which resulted in her death. The suspect was said to have been running a clinic named ‘Be well in third Millennium clinic and Maternity Home’ […]
Crime

Photo: Over 20 members of Nigerian mafia gang, Black Axe arrested in latest police raids across Italy

More than 20 members of notorious Nigerian mafia gang, the Black Axe have been rounded up during raids in Italy. The suspects are accused of being involved in a catalogue of criminal activities, from prostitution and protection rackets through to drug dealing and human trafficking. The nationwide operation was co-ordinated by the anti-mafia squad in […]