Day: October 30, 2024

Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode who was abducted by kidnappers The abductors of the Rector of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary of the Catholic Diocese of Auchi in Ivhianokpodi, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode, have demanded N200 million ransom as condition for his release. Oyode was reportedly kidnapped on Sunday by unidentified gunmen while on his way to the evening service in the area. The Director of Communications of the Catholic Diocese of Auchi, Rev. Fr. Peter Egielewa, confirmed the ransom demand in a…

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The House of Representatives has referred the member representing Aba South/Aba North Federal Constituency, Abia State, Alex Ikwechegh to its Ethics and Privileges Committee, for further legislative action. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion of privilege moved by the House Leader, Prof Julius Ihonvbere during Tuesday’s plenary session. Ihonvbere notified the House that Ikwechegh, caught on a video on Sunday, assaulting an Uber driver and threatening to make him disappear without consequences, brought the Green Chamber into ridicule by his conduct. Although a remorseful Ikwechegh…

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Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has flagged off the construction of the 44.8km Amah-Eke–Oghe- Iwolo-Olo-Umulokpa Road, traversing the Udi, Ezeagu and Uzo-Uwani Local Government Areas (LGAs) and also with a spur from Akama Oghe to Aguobuowa, to open the economic corridors of the state. Performing the groundbreaking at Eke, Udi LGA, on Tuesday, Mbah stressed that the flag-off was also a symbolic event for the numerous other roads awarded in Enugu West Senatorial District, noting that beyond Umulokpa, his administration had equally awarded the contract to make it…

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The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has strongly condemned recent statements attributed to Hon. Engr. Aderemi Abasi Oseni, Chairman of the House Committee on the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA). In a press statement signed by Barr. Orji Uchenna Orji, Special Adviser (Media) to the Minister of Works, Umahi described the remarks as “misguided, self-serving, and vicious propaganda” motivated by contractors dissatisfied with his ministry’s policies. The controversy arose from a public statement by Oseni, who criticized the Minister for the poor condition of federal roads and accused him…

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Operatives of Imo State Police Command have arrested and detained a 17-year-old Jesse Chidebere, a student of Imo State University (IMSU) for faking her own abduction and death. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued in Owerri on Tuesday. Okoye noted that the hoax caused significant distress to Chidebere’s family and the university community. The statement read in part: “On October 26, at approximately 10:00p.m., police received a distress call from concerned citizens, reporting Chidebere missing. “A message sent from her…

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