By NewsBits The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested two suspects, Hassan Ismaila, and Mohammed Sani, over the death of their relative who died as a result of starvation. The command said the suspects tied the hands and legs of one Sani over his alleged involvement in witchcraft, and kept him in a room for a long period until he died. The state acting Commissioner of Police, Shettima Mohammed, disclosed this at the command’s headquarters in Lafia on Monday while parading 18 suspects arrested for committing various crimes across the…
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Rwandan High Commissioner Woos ECCIMA To Business Opportunities
By Tony Adibe The Rwandan High Commissioner-Designate, Christopher Bazivamo has encouraged the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA) and indeed, the business community in the southeast zone of Nigeria to take advantage of the abundant business opportunities in Rwanda. Ambassador Bazivamo said that the investors in southeast needed a larger space for their business expansion. He said the ease of doing business in Rwanda is so guaranteed that the Rwandan government has a free-visa policy for all Africans travelling to Rwanda. “This is to ensure free movement…
Read MoreFederal Government Moves To Crash Cooking Gas Price
The Federal Government has initiated a process to resolve challenges bordering on the supply and pricing of Liquefied Petroleum Gas in the country’s domestic market better known as cooking gas. A statement by Louis Ibah, spokesman for the Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, said the minister waded into the issue following a rise in the price of LPG per kg from about N700 to above N1,100 in some parts of the country. He said the meeting, at the instance of the minister, which was held at the…
Read MoreCatholic “Priest” Remanded In Prison For Allegedly Raping, Impregnating Teenage Girl
An Awka Chief Magistrates’ Court, otherwise known as the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court of Anambra State, has remanded a Catholic Priest, “Rev”. Fr. Nwaigwe Stephen to the Nigerian Correctional Center, for allegedly raping and impregnating a teenager. The priest was also accused of forcefully taking the pregnant minor to Benin City, Edo State, where she was delivered of her baby, but police investigation revealed that the whereabouts of the said baby is still unknown. The offence of sexual intercourse with a minor, is punishable under section 34(2) of…
Read MoreMy Pastor Snatched, Impregnated My Wife – Choirmaster
By NewsBits The founder of Christ High Commission Church, Araromi-Ugbesi, in Omuo-Oke, Ekiti State, Pastor Noah Abraham, has been accused of snatching and impregnating the wife of his choirmaster. The church choir coordinator, Dare Ikuenayo alleged that Abraham announced in the church that he had taken his wife and there was nothing anybody could do. Ikuenayo said the cleric deceitfully snatched the mother of his three children when he told him that she had the gift of prophecy, and she should allow her to stay with him. “I joined the…
Read MoreLate Reggae Legend Majek Fashek Battled Alcoholism, Lived In Denial
A United States-based Nigerian journalist and author, Azuka Jebose, speaks about his latest book on the late reggae superstar, Majek Fashek, and other issues. What inspired you to write the book, ‘Majek Fashek: Before and After The Rain’? The inspiration to write this book came from the subject, Majek Fashek. My privileged relationship with him traced back to his days at Tabansi Records as an artiste and repertoire manager, alongside him being the lead guitarist and front man for the Jahstix Reggae Band in the 1980s, was a fantastic inspiration…
Read MoreEnugu CP Assures On Security As Nollywood Producers Tour Film Facilities, Locations
The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, Mr. Anayo Uzuegbu, has assured the Nollywood industry of security in line with Dr. Peter Mbah administration’s determination to make Enugu the premier destination for business, investment, tourism, and living. The CP gave the assurance when Nollywood producers led by the Chairman of the Enugu State Tourism Board paid him a courtesy visit in the course of their tour of film-shooting facilities and locations in the state. “I can assure you that the security concerns have been seriously dealt with due to the…
Read MorePopular Television Series Actor Popularly Known As Samanja Is dead
By NewsBits Veteran Nollywood actor Usman Pategi, popularly known as Samanja, has died at 81. This was revealed by a theatre consultant, Husseini Shaibu, on Sunday via his Facebook page. The cause of his death is yet unknown as at the time of this report. Shaibu said, “I have been reliably informed that light has dimmed on the veteran actor, Usman Baba Pategi, popularly known as Samanja Mazan Fama. “The actor, who rode to national prominence in the 80s playing Samanja in the defunct NTA drama series (about the life…
Read MoreEnugu Targets 1.1m Infants For Polio, Other Immunisations
By Tony Adibe Enugu State Government has said that it was targeting no fewer than 1.1 million infants between the ages of 0 and five years for polio and other routine immunisations in the state. Flagging off the National Immunisation Days in Enugu State at Abakpa-Nike Health Centre, the Commissioner of Health, Prof. Emmanuel Obi, said that the state government was specially focusing on sound health and education development of every child. Obi noted that this special focus was to realize the government vision of having well nurtured children for…
Read MoreTwo Die, 10 Injured In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Crash
By NewsBits Two persons died on Friday morning in a crash that occurred at the Kara turning of the inward section of the Lagos – Ibadan expressway. Saturday, Tribune learnt that ten others were seriously injured in the accident that involved a white colour Mazda bus marked XV 945 EPE and an unregistered white and blue colour Howo Sino Truck. The suspected causes of the crash were route violation and dangerous driving. The injured victims had been taken to a private hospital, and the dead bodies were deposited at a…
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