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Nov

26

2025

BREAKING: Bandits Attack Kiri High School In Kogi — All Students Rescued, One Vigilant Killed

Metro, Social IssuesInsecurity, Metro, Security

Kiri High School in Aiyetoro Kiri, Kabba Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, was attacked in the early hours of Wednesday, 26th November 2025, when armed bandits invaded the community. According to information confirmed to Egbe Mekun Parrot, members of the Kiri Vigilante Group swiftly mobilised and confronted the attackers, successfully rescuing all students who had been kidnapped during the assault. Community sources report that no student remains in captivity, following the prompt and coordinated response by the local security team. However, the operation came at a tragic cost. One vigilante member was k!lled while defending the community, and…

Nov

24

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu Blames Nnamdi Kanu for Over 30,000 Deaths

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Metro, News, PoliticsAbia State, Metro, Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Orji Uzor Kalu, Politics

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has attributed the deaths of over 30,000 people and widespread destruction of businesses in the South-East to the agitation led by Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who was recently sentenced to life imprisonment. Speaking on Channels Television's Sunday Politics, Kalu expressed his concerns, stating that Kanu's actions had devastating consequences, including the loss of lives and livelihoods. He recalled instances where traders, including his friend's late mother, lost their businesses during the unrest. Kalu, who alleged to have been involved in efforts to resolve the issue, urged for a political…

Nov

22

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Our Intention In Building Correctional Facility Is To Reduce Congestion – Gov. Otti

Lifestyle, Metro, News, PoliticsAbia State, Metro, Nigeria, Politics

Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, OFR, says his intention in building new facilities for the Correctional Centres in Abia State is to reduce congestion in the facilities. Governor Otti stated this on Friday, November 21st in his office, when the new Zonal Coordinator of the Nigerian Correctional Services, Owerri, Zone E and Assistant Controller General of Corrections , Dr Ngozi Amanze, paid him a familiarisation visit. In the words of the Governor, "Our intention when we decided to build new facilities (for the Correctional Centres) is to reduce congestion and reduce the temptation to more crime in there. "Even…

Nov

21

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Kanu’s Conviction is for Electoral Convenience in 2027, Dr Kalu Alleges

Current Events, Metro, News, Opinion, Politics

Following the unexpected conviction of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, after a protracted incarceration and legal process widely described as unjust by many observers, new allegations have surfaced regarding the motives behind the government’s actions. Chief Dr. Emeka Kalu, Chairman of the E.C.K Foundation and a prominent political commentator, has accused the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of orchestrating Kanu’s conviction not solely on legal grounds, but as a calculated political maneuver aimed at the 2027 general elections. According to Dr. Kalu, the government’s handling of Kanu’s case is steeped in political…

Nov

20

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Nigerian Wrestling Legend, Ikenga Gburugburu Ohafia & UAAP Chairman, Ambassador Osita Offor, Greets Jonathan at 68, Says Ex-President an Exemplary Democrat

Current Events, Lifestyle, Metro, NewsBirthday, Goodluck Jonathan, Osita Offor, Politics, Ultimate Commander

The United Abia Artistes and Patriots (UAAP) has joined prominent voices across Nigeria and Africa in celebrating former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, on the occasion of his 68th birthday. In a goodwill message issued on Wednesday, the Chairman of UAAP and celebrated Nigerian wrestling icon, Ambassador Osita Offor, hailed Jonathan as “a continental statesman whose humility, democratic credentials, and peace mission work have enriched Africa’s political landscape.” Ambassador Offor, widely known as “The Ultimate Commander” and honoured with the revered chieftaincy title Ikenga Gburugburu Ohafia is one of Nigeria’s most decorated wrestlers. He transitioned from a successful global sporting…