Day: September 10, 2024

Jose Olmos, 42, with Jazele and Daniel, the children he is suspected of murdering before killing himself at the family home in Amarillo on Saturday evening. A family has been shattered after a violent husband shot dead his young wife and their two children at their home in Texas. Police were called to the 3600 block of NE 14th Avenue in Amarillo early on Saturday evening after a family member found the bodies of Jose Olmos his wife Jessica, 33, and their children Jazele and Daniel. The 42-year-old electrician had…

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The Cope-and-Live Mental Health Awareness Foundation has called for more investment on mental health with institutionalisation of counselling units and departments in communities, organizations and schools. The Executive Director of the Foundation, Rev. Chukwudiebube Nwachukwu, made the call in Enugu while addressing a cross section of mental health stakeholders on the 2024 World Suicide Prevention Day. The World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners and stakeholders have designated Sept. 10 each year as World Suicide Prevention Day. Nwachukwu, who is mental health therapist and life coach, noted that such counseling…

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At least three people were killed and five others injured when unidentified gunmen attacked the Isionye community, which borders Enugu Ukwu and Nawfia in the Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. Reports indicate that the armed assailants, disguised as land buyers, lured their victims to the site before launching their brutal attack. Local sources revealed that the incident occurred late Monday evening, sending shockwaves through the community as multiple gunshots rang out. One eyewitness recounted, “Unidentified gunmen invaded our community in Enugu Ukwu, Njikoka Local Government, this evening, killing…

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Valentine Obienyem has clarified that the Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) did not arrest Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi. Unconfirmed reports circulated about Obi being taken into custody along with his wife, Margaret. However, in a statement released on Tuesday, Obienyem who is Obi’s media aide firmly dismissed these claims as entirely false and baseless. He noted that the rumour first emerged on Saturday but was swiftly refuted. Obienyem further stated that Obi was not even in Anambra State at the time of the alleged incident.…

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President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has opened up on his experience in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). Ajaero, who confirmed his release in an interview with Channels Television, said the secret police allowed him to go home around past 11:00pm yesterday, Monday, September 9, 2024. The NLC President said he was grilled for about 15 hours since his arrest around 7:00am at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Ajaero, however, said his travel passport was seized by the secret police. The labour…

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Thousands of residents have fled their homes following a devastating flood in parts of Maiduguri, Borno State capital. Daily Trust reports that most of the affected places are in Jere Local Government Area. Borno state government had earlier ordered closure of schools over reports that the flood in the state could worsen within 48 hours. Our correspondent gathered that the incident, which began a week ago, reached its peak in the early hours of Tuesday. Many residents of Fori, Galtimari, Gwange, and Bulabulin were displaced. The State-owned Broadcasting Station BRTV…

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The Department of State Services DSS, has granted administrative bail to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero. The Advocate reports that pro-democracy activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, made Ajaero’s release public in a tweet Monday night. According to him, Barrister Marshal Abubakar from Femi Falana Chambers facilitated Ajaero’s release from the DSS Custody. Omoyele Sowore wrote on his official Facebook page, “The fascist regime of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has released Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, from the…

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