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Sep

23

2024

Be Wary Of Naysayers: Neither Ikwuano LGA Nor Labour Party Is In Crisis

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsAbia State, Ikwuano LGA, Opinion, Ossy Nwaka, Police

My attention has been drawn to a rather childish, badly scripted, and blatantly infantile aberration targeted at tarnishing the image of the hardworking mayor of Ikwuano Umuahia Local Government, Hon. Ossy Nwaka, and the Labour Party family as a whole. Ordinarily, I would have looked the other way because I do not hold brief for the mayor, nor am I his image maker in any capacity. However, it is an affront to our collective sensibility and moral obligation that a group of frustrated individuals will be allowed to have a field day spreading countless lies to score cheap political goals…

Aug

14

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Police Arrest Native Doctor for Counterfeiting in Bauchi

Metro, NewsMetro, Police

Bauchi, Nigeria - In a significant breakthrough, the Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 62-year-old native doctor, Tahir Ahmed, for allegedly producing counterfeit Nigerian currency. Ahmed was caught with paper notes that he had transformed into what appeared to be new N1000 notes through ritualistic chanting. According to police reports, Ahmed's arrest was made possible by a tip-off from a member of the public. The police acted swiftly, leading to the recovery of the counterfeit notes and preventing their circulation in the state. The production and circulation of fake currency can have severe consequences on the economy, and the…

Mar

31

2024

By Nneka Nancy

Ten-year-old boy detained by police after he allegedly strangled his friend to death

Lifestyle, Metro, NewsCrime, Metro, Police, RIP

A 10-year-old child has been taken into custody by the Lagos State Police Command on suspicion of fatally strangling his fellow 10-year-old during a football game. On Sunday, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, a spokesman for the Command, told reporters that the arrest had been made. According to Hundeyin, the Ejigbo Police Division was notified of the incident on Friday at approximately 6:20 p.m. Israel Ogunleye, 10, was playing football with some boys at Oluwole Street, Powerline in the Ejigbo area, where the boy's mother keeps her shop, according to the father of the deceased, who reported the incident to the police.…

Mar

27

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Kalu, Another Officer Killed As Police Station Is Attacked in Awka.

Amos Oge Kalu, Lifestyle, Metro, NewsCrime, Police, RIP

The people of Ogbu in Awka on Monday 25th March 2024, woke up to another sad news of the sacking of a police station in Anambra town and the killing the two police officers on duty. According to information available to us form a concerned citizen, the Ogbu Police station was attacked by yet-to-be-identified gunmen around 2 am on this fateful day, and upon arrival of the invaders, the officers on duty engaged them in a prolonged gunfight to defend the station and possibly repel the determined attackers Unfortunately, the two officers were overpowered when they ran out of bullets…

Mar

24

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Gunmen Attack Patrol Van in Imo State, Kill Two Policemen

Lifestyle, Metro, NewsBandits, Crime, ESN, Insecurity, IPOB, Police, RIP, Security

At least two police officers were killed in an attack on a patrol van along the historic Gariki Road in Okigwe Local Government Area, Imo State, by gunmen who had been thought to be insurgents. OHAFIATV News obtained a Saturday Telegraph report, which stated that MOPOL 18 Owerri men were ambushed during a patrol in the early hours of Saturday. According to reports, the gunmen engaged the officers in a protracted gunfight after throwing dynamite on their patrol car. They were believed to be part of the Indigenous People of Biafra's (IPOB) armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). It…