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Jun

06

2021

Several feared dead as suspected gunmen storm Igangan community

News, PoliticsBoko Haram, Crime, Herdsmen, Nigeria, Religion, RIP

Some gunmen have invaded Iganga town in Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State, causing collateral damages in the town, OHAFIA-TV News has gathered through a Daily Post reports. It is said that the gunmen who were suspected to be Fulani herdsmen invaded the town around 11.pm on Saturday and left the town around 3.am on Sunday. Our correspondent gathered that during the invasion, several residents of the town were killed.. Sources within the town have maintained that the number of lives lost during the invasion have not been ascertained. The residents claimed that it was Fulani herdsmen that…

Jun

01

2021

By OHAFIATV

‘Write your will before you step out’, police warn IPOB against its sit-at-home order

News, PoliticsBiafra, Freedom, IPOB, Nigeria, Security

Police operatives in Imo State have vowed to deal with members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) that distrub the public space on May 30 following their sit-at-home order. The Imo State Police Command has threatened to decisively deal with members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over the sit-at-home order declared by the group. IPOB had earlier in May ordered its members in the South-East region and other parts of the country to stay indoors throughout on May 30, in commemoration of its fallen heroes and heroines. The group said the order would be observed in…

May

08

2021

By OHAFIATV

Policeman killed as Shiites attack Abuja residents, 49 arrested

News, PoliticsFreedom, Islam, Nigeria, Religion

The FCT Police Command has confirmed the death of a policeman during the violent protest by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) aka Shiites in Abuja. ASP Mariam Yusuf, Public Relations Officer, in a statement Friday night said calm has been restored calm at Berger roundabout. The spokesperson noted that the Police were able to disperse the members after hours of riots. Yusuf said the Shiites went on rampage, destroyed public property, attacked citizens and security operatives. They used dangerous weapons such as clubs, cutlasses and sharp knives, the Police said. “ASP Adama Ezekiel deployed to restore calm during the…

May

01

2021

By OHAFIATV

Insecurity: Call in mercenaries now, no one is safe – Ondo workers tell Buhari

News, PoliticsMohammadu Buhari, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Security

Workers in Ondo State on Saturday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently seek the intervention of mercenaries as well as the international community to combat the insecurity ravaging the country. While lamenting that Nigerians are no longer safe in their homes, the Organised Labour stressed that the country is gradually sliding into a state of anarchy. The Chairman of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, in the state, Mrs Helen Odofin during the commemoration of the 2021 Workers’ Day Celebration in the state, emphasized that the basic responsibility of any government is the protection of lives and properties of other…

Apr

27

2021

By OHAFIATV

Imo: Hope Uzodinma no longer picks my calls – Father Mbaka cries out

Lifestyle, News, PoliticsImo State, Nigeria, Opinion, Personality, Politics, Religion

Catholic Priest and Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Rev. Fr Ejike Mbaka, has accused Imo Governor Hope Uzodinma of shunning him. In his 2020 New Year message, the cleric had said Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a former Senator, would be sworn in as governor. “In spite of all that would happen this 2020, there is hope. In Imo State, there is hope. Hope, hope, hope … hope in Imo State! “Imo people have suffered (but) God is raising a new hope that would be an agent of salvation for them”, he said. Emeka Ihedioha of the…