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Dec

21

2023

Five lads in police net for unlawful ownership of AK-47 firearm

MetroCrime, Metro, Nigeria, Security

Five people were detained in Kurmi village in Bakori Local Government Area, according to the Katsina State Police Command, after it was discovered that they were in unlawful possession of an AK-47 gun. This was revealed to reporters in Katsina on Wednesday by the command's spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu. "On December 19, 2023, our operatives attached to Bakori divisional police headquarters, working with vigilante members while on patrol, successfully identified and apprehended five suspects based on credible intelligence." The suspects are 20-year-old Sharhabilu Dahiru, 25-year-old Abubakar Tukur, 20-year-old Kasamanu Abdullahi, 20-year-old Abdulrahman Shu'aibu, and 20-year-old Sulaiman Sanusi. Lawal was invited…

Dec

21

2023

By OHAFIATV

Accelerate the use of Chinese currency, Representatives urge FG

Business, Economy, Metro, PoliticsBusiness, Economy, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Representatives

The Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria have been urged by the House of Representatives to expedite the Chinese Yuan's adoption as a substitute trading currency. This call was part of a resolution that was approved on Wednesday in response to a motion made by Jafaru Leko. Recall that the Federal Government of Nigeria and China established a bilateral currency swap arrangement. This was reported by OHAFIATV News. Amidst the naira's struggle against major Western currencies, Leko encouraged the government to embrace the current in the motion. According to him, the currency need to be included in Nigeria's…

Dec

19

2023

By OHAFIATV

Police officer reportedly kills self after killing his colleague

MetroAccident, Metro, Police, RIP, Security

Inspector Nelson Abuante, a police officer with the Rivers State Police Command, is said to have shot and killed his colleague Monday Gbaramana. Abuante then took his own life. Following a report from the suspect's mother, the two officers, who were assigned to the Taabaa Division of the Command, went to arrest a man on Sunday at Nyogor-Lueku, in the Khana Local Government Area of the state. It was learned that Akere Akpobari, the suspect, began to resist being taken into custody. Due to the fight that resulted from his resistance, Abuante unintentionally shot Gbaramana. Gbaramana was sent to the…

Dec

19

2023

By OHAFIATV

Gunmen kidnap Akwa Ibom High Court Judge, Kill orderly.

Lifestyle, MetroAkwa Ibom, Court, Crime, Kidnappers, Kidnapping, Security

Justice Joy Uwanna, a high court judge, and her driver were abducted by gunmen on Monday in Akwa Ibom State's Oron Local Government Area. It was learned that the attack along the Uyo-Okobo route claimed the life of the judge's orderly. Toroscho Eyene, the chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association's Oron section, confirmed the news to our correspondent on Tuesday. He stated that during a court session, the judge was abducted and taken to Uyo. He revealed that tomorrow (Wednesday) is the scheduled meeting between the association's members and the State Commissioner of Police and the Department of State Services,…

Dec

19

2023

By OHAFIATV

Rivers crisis: PDP urges that INEC set a date for new elections to replace 25 legislators.

Opinion, Politics2023, Peoples Democratic Party, Politics, Rivers State

To fill 25 vacancies in the Rivers State House of Assembly, the Peoples Democratic Party, or PDP, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, to schedule new elections. According to PDP, this demand complies with Nigerian Constitution Section 109 (1) (g). The PDP claims that the 25 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who left the party to join the All Progressives Congress, or APC, have no option. PDP claimed that the lawmakers forfeited their seats and vacated them in accordance with Section 109 (1)(g) of the Nigerian Constitution as a result of their party…