Young Architect Hangs Himself in Imo State

By Tony Adibe A young architect, who graduated from the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, in Imo State, Mr. Chinechenwa Elemamba, alias Nerus, has reportedly taken his own life by hanging. His body was found dangling in his room on Monday evening, in his village, Umuohii, Obaoma Autonomous Community, Ezinihitte-Mbaise LGA of Imo State. Reports said Nerus hanged himself several hours after he participated in the normal village manual labour involving the youths. A source in the village who spoke to NewsBits on condition of anonymity, revealed that the deceased purportedly showed…

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Lagos State Police Arrest Woman For Kidnapping Three Pupils In Lagos

The operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a suspected female kidnapper and rescued three pupils from her custody in the state. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, who disclosed this in a statement, said the case was reported to Area M Police Command in Idimu by one Segun, the headmaster of a school (name withheld) in the Ijegun area of Lagos at about 3:30 p.m. on Monday, March 11, 2024. Hundeyin said the headmaster reported that some unknown persons invaded the school and kidnapped three pupils on the…

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Fire Razes Shops In Wuse, Abuja Market

Latest reports reaching us has it that evening fire has razed no fewer than 10 shops in Wuse Market in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Nkechi Isa, said no life was lost in the fire outbreak, which occurred on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Isa said the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained. She, however, said the fire was brought under control by a combined team of the Federal Fire Service, FCT Fire Service,…

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Yari Distributes Ramadan Food Items To 250,000 Households In Zamfara

The senator representing Zamfara West Senatorial District, Abdulaziz Yari, has flagged off the distribution of 358 trucks of assorted grains to 250,000 households in Zamfara State. Yari in his speech during the distribution ceremony held at his country home Talata Mafara on Monday, March 11, 2024, said the gesture was to cushion the current hardship among the less-privileged people during the month of Ramadan. Yari, a former governor of Zamfara State, said the assorted grains comprising of rice, maize, millet, and sugar would be distributed in 14 Local Government Areas…

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Claret Academy Secondary School Area ‘A’ Owerri Marks 2024 Career Day With Launch Of Three Products

By NewsBits Talking of thinking outside of the box to be able to wade through the challenging Nigerian economy rather than sit down and complain like most people, the management and students of Claret Academy Secondary School, Area ‘A’ World Bank, Owerri Imo State on March 9, 2024 launched a number of products that were produced by the students. The products include the Claret Classic Hand Wash, Dish and Car Wash Liquid Soaps. They were launched as one of the major activities of the school’s maiden Claret Academy Secondary School…

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Nigerian Armed Forces Comb Sambisa Forest, Eliminate Boko Haram, ISWAP Terrorists

The Nigerian Army has announced that its troops, along with hybrid force elements, have successfully taken out 8 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists at Ukuba, a well-known hideout for terrorists in the notorious Sambisa Forest. Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations, revealed in a statement on Monday that the operation, conducted on Sunday, March 10, 2024, resulted in a fierce gun battle that inflicted heavy losses on the terrorist group, forcing them to retreat and abandon their camp in disarray. During a separate clearance operation on the same day…

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CBN Under Buhari A Mess As Most Payments Lacked Presidential Approval

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale on Monday disclosed that numerous approvals for fund releases within the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) during Godwin Emefiele’s tenure lacked the signature of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Ngelale, in an interview on Channels Television, acknowledged President Tinubu’s fairness in acknowledging the issues that transpired under the previous administration, emphasising that many approvals leading to the current economic state had no traceable signature of President Buhari, which also means that the Central Bank of Nigeria under the…

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Wike’s Men Visit Fubara, Declare Support For Governor

By NewsBits Former Coordinators of the Grassroots Development Initiative, a political arm of the Peoples Democratic Party in 12 local government areas of Rivers State have pledged their support for the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The coordinators represent Obio/Akpor, Ogu/Bolo, Port Harcourt City, Opobo/Nkoro, Gokana, Bonny, Ahoada West, Ahoada East, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni, Oyigbo, Asari-Toru, and Akuku-Toru Local Government Areas. The former Coordinator in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Collins Onunwo, led a delegation of former members of the GDI All Coordinators’ Forum on a solidarity visit to G Fubara at the Government…

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Like Lagos, Oyo State Government Bans Use Of Styrofoam

By NewsBits The Oyo State Government has placed a ban on the use of Styrofoam for food services, storage, and other related purposes. The state Commissioner for Health, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, made this announcement on Monday during the Food Safety Stakeholders Forum and the inauguration of the Food Safety Compliance Enforcement Task Force. The Task Force is to oversee the enforcement of food safety rules and regulations in Oyo State. Represented by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Akintunde Ayinde, Ajetunmobi said, “Prevention is better and cheaper than cure; hence the…

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Nigerian, Oyetunji Appointed Auditor-General In Australia

By NewsBits Australia’s New South Wales Government has appointed Bola Oyetunji, a Nigerian-born professional, as the next Auditor-General. Premier Chris Minns made the announcement and Oyetunji is set to be sworn into office in April, succeeding the current Auditor-General, Margaret Crawford. According to a statement on the government website, Oyetunji was appointed following a merit-based recruitment process. His former roles include Group Executive Director – Financial Statements Audit Service Group and Group Head – Systems Assurance and Data Analytics Group at the Australian National Audit Office. He also had a…

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