By Ovat Abeng Suspected gunmen on Wednesday, killed four persons, injured several others in Ekwulobia, Aguata local Government Area, and Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area respectively in Anambra State. According to eyewitness accounts, the assailants,numbering about 20 arrived around 8:00 a.m. and took strategic positions atop the newly constructed flyover bridge in the center…
By Ovat Abeng A business man, Mr Chinedu Anaukwu has dragged a former House of Representatives members from Anambra State, Hon Chinedu Obidigwe to court for beating him up over a comment demanding accountability for his performance as lawmaker. Obidigwe who represented Anambra East and West Federal Constituency was said to have carried out the…
By Ovat Abeng Police Operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Awkuzu, Anambra State has arrested a suspected cult member, Mr Chukwujekwu Micheal Okoye a.k.a Bus-Stop, aged 25 years old, linked to the murder and abduction of unsuspecting members of the public in the state. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga…
ER Editor: We’re wondering if this case is somewhat historical and only getting reported on now. There seems to be a rash of pedophilia stories entering the media space this month. Beauvais is a town about 100 kms north of Paris. Translation: Pierre ROBERT, Brigitte MACRON’s cousin, arrested in Beauvais on suspicion of child pornography……
By David Ogar In the early hours of 25th November 2024, terrorists launched an assault on the 101 Special Forces Battalion under Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) in Kukawa Town, Kukawa Local Government Area, Borno State. The attackers, mounted on gun trucks and motorcycles, attempted to breach the camp using a Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED)…
By David Ogar The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, before Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, Abuja. Bello was arraigned alongside Umar Shuaibu Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu on a 16-count charge of criminal breach of trust and money…
By Ben Nsemo Former Chairman of the Bank of China, Liu Liange, has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve by the Jinan Intermediate People’s Court in Shandong Province. The verdict, delivered on November 26, 2024, found Liu guilty of accepting bribes worth 121 million yuan (approximately $16.7 million) and approving illegal loans totaling…
By Ben Nsemo The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) announced on Thursday that Nigerian troops have successfully neutralized 115 terrorists, including a notorious commander named Munzur Ya Audu, in various operations across the country last week. Major General Edward Buba, the Director of Defence Media Operations, revealed this during a press briefing in Abuja. He emphasized the…
By Frank Ulom Last week Monday, a Junior Secondary, JS 2 Student stabbed a Senior Secondary, SS 3 Student in one of the public schools in Calabar, Cross River State capital. THE PARADISE gathered that the SS 3 Student, Joseph Umoren told the JS 2 student (name withheld) to correct his stockings but the latter…
Pharaoh Akahenton Okadigbo, the first son of late Senate President, Dr Chuba Okadigbo, has died. According to sources close to the family, the deceased was involved in a car accident on Saturday night, May 22, 2021, in Abuja and his body was deposited at the morgue. Though the cause of his death has not been…
