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Oct

13

2022

23-year-old man kidnaps himself, demands N10m ransom from family

Lifestyle, MetroCrime, Kidnappers, Metro, Ogun State, Security

Men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 23-year-old man, Edward Okache, for faking his own kidnap and asking his gang to demand N10 million ransom from his family. Okache reportedly contacted four others: Asamoah Ernest, Isiah Uti, Ephraim Anyijor, and charity Lukpata to execute the fake kidnap with a view to getting N10m fund for an online business. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement. The PPRO explained that the suspects were arrested following a report lodged at Mowe divisional headquarters by one Comfort Okache. He said Okache…

Oct

13

2022

By Chimamanda

Chidinma finally confesses to killing Mr. Ataga, Super TV boss

Lifestyle, MetroCrime, Lifestyle, Metro, Security, Super TV boss

A Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square on Tuesday watched the video recording of the lifeless body of Super TV boss, Usifo Ataga, allegedly murdered on June 15, 2021. An undergraduate, Chidinma Ojukwu and one Adedapo Quadri are standing trial for Ataga’s murder. They were arraigned alongside Ojukwu’s sister, Chioma Egbuchu, accused of stealing Ataga’s iPhone 7. Ataga’s body was seen in the video lying on the ground facing up, with his hands spread. He was wearing a white singlet and boxer’s pants stained with blood. His head was close to a wall at the short-service apartment where…

Oct

12

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

OMPAN to embark on stewardship assessment of 17 LGAs’ Bosses, 2 years on

Abia State, Metro, Politics2023, Abia State, Next Level, Nigeria, OMPAN, Politics

OMPAN set to tour 17 LGAs in Abia to assess two years stewardship of Executive Chairmen in the saddle Press Release In continuation of her resolve to uphold transparency and accountability in our democratic governance in the State,the Abia Online Media Publishers,member of Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria (OMPAN) will embark on press tour in the 17 LGAs of the State with a view to identifying as well as publish developmental landmarks of the Local government administration. The Online media body made this known in a statement jointly signed by the State chairman of OMPAN chief Paddy Anyatonwu and…

Oct

12

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

ADP Flag Bearer, Chibuike, Celebrates Deputy, Ifeoma Okoya-Thomas on her Birthday

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Lifestyle, Metro, PoliticsAbia State, Action Democratic Party, Birthday, Chibuike Jonas, Metro, Next Level, Politics

The Action Democratic Party Gubernatorial Candidate for Abia State in 2023, Mazi Chibuike Jonas, has taken time to felicitate with his running-mate for the race for Lion House, the seat of power of Abia State in 2023, Mrs. Ifeoma Okoya-Thomas. In a short message sent to OHAFIATV News, the former Arochukwu LGA Boss expressed satisfaction with the choice of Mrs. Okoya-Thomas as a square peg in a square hole, citing her wealth of experience, virtues, antecedents, and charismatic disposition to leadership, saying she is a blessing to Ndi Abia. "Today marks the birth of a virtuous woman, a good mother,…

Oct

12

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Policemen flee as Rivers cultists hack, rob residents

Lifestyle, MetroCrime, Cultism, Metro, Nigeria, Police, Security

There was pandemonium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Tuesday, after hoodlums invaded some streets in the area, attacked residents, and robbed passersby and shop owners. Our correspondent learned that the gang, numbering about 50, ransacked Eagle Island, Timber Street, and the Echue stretch of Illabouchi, all densely populated areas of the metropolis, with machetes, as residents scampered for safety. According to PUNCH Metro report seen by OHAFIATV News. the hoodlums were members of a suspected cult whose member was reportedly hacked to death last weekend by a faction of the group in the Mile 2 axis of Diobu. An…