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Speeding driver kills pedestrian

Speeding driver kills pedestrian in Anambra

By Michael Ovat
Octogenarian arraigned for allegedly defiling 4-year-old Court recovers N16.3m from convicted, Court dismisses case against Rev Fr Alia, Benue APC guber candidate, Court remands Prophet over member's son’s death in Ondo, Court orders INEC to resume voter registration exercise, Firm seeks N500m compensation from Abuja council for unlawful disengagement as revenue collector, Court stops Nigeria Air/Ethiopian Airline deal, Six suspected land thugs arrested, arraigned over attack on Lagos company, orders fresh one within 14 days, Two remanded in Enugu prisons for illegal sale of land, FG moves to, Court convicts 13 suspects for cyber-related crimes in Oyo, Court dismisses pro-Tinubu group's bid to stop certificate forgery case against APC presidential candidate, Court stops Kogi govt from closing down Dangote Cement, others, Court man jail assault,Three brothers, one other in court for allegedly assaulting Amotekun official, EFCC arraigns ex-Lagos, Couple docked for alleged $4m theft, Man in court, Court dismisses EFCC's, Court man jail defilement ,Court acquits man of attempted robbery charge, Court directs El-rufai to reinstate traders, Court remands teenager, Resume work immediately, Court sentences man, A high court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital has sentenced a man, Lucky Godwin to death by hanging for stabbing a woman to death inside a hotel room in Abakaliki, the state capital., Court clears AIICO MD of stealing charges, Court orders BRT driver, Edo PDP crisis worsens as court recognises Obaseki's candidates, orders INEC to publish names, Dethroned Shangisha Baale jail ,presidential ticket to South-East, Kwara district head remanded , rule on FG’s suit against ASUU, Taraba PDP guber candidate, Court grants PDP request, Kwara Court remands 7 for stealing N40m worth of fish, Court stops sports minister, Court grants perpetual injunction restraining Gov Lalong from rebuilding burnt Jos market, Traditional ruler drags one to court over threat to his life in Imo, Court orders arrest of two for impersonation as traditional rulers in Ondo, Court grants bail to Benin palace secretary, four others , Court remands Benin palace secretary, chiefs over illegal demolition of houses, Court remands 23-year-old over alleged killing of his grandmother, Owo Poly staff, son in court for allegedly assaulting neighbour, Four suspected kidnappers remanded, importation of sugar unfortified, court discovers ghost workers, Court convicts man for destroying PDP billboard in Benue, certificate case against Tinubu, Court retrains Lagos Speaker, others from interfering with activities of House Service Commission Chairman, COTRIMCO Zone C tours Southwest judiciary, Alleged N30m fraud: Judge threatens couple with arrest warrant, suspended Accountant General to bail, adoption of addresses in suit against OGFZAA, 7-man robbery gang docked in Lagos, FGGC sexual molestation crisis, Court slaps N5m, Abia APC guber ticket: Appeal Court throws out Ogah's suit against Emenike, board composition of BEDC, Magistrate's absence stalls arraignment of retired NAF officer, Bilal over alleged threat to life, judge who dissolved marriage, Appeal Court adjourns suit, Release Ukpo’s biodata to Ekweremadu, Court restrains Kano govt, Plateau High Court sentences three to death over murder, Police arraigns 38 years old man, Alade Market construction: Company raises alarm on disobedience to court order, Court vindicates Warri chief, Court INEC from ending registration, use of Hijab in schools, Court remands blogger, Court remands man in Warri prison over alleged blackmail of Delta cleric, 5 Staff of Cheda, forgery felony in Ondo, Alleged sexual abuse, Court orders Lagos govt, Court permits landlord, My wife children frequently, PDP's suit against Buhari, 2023: Political appointees drag APC, INEC to court over disqualification threats, 60-year-old man, one other jailed in Ondo for forging late cocoa farmer signature, Senior lawyer sues AGF, Two ex-FIRS chiefs bag 5-year jail term each over income tax certificate forgery, court remands 28-year-old man, Unfreeze 18 frozen accounts belonging to lawyer, Court orders CBN Gov, Court sentences driver to five years imprisonment for stealing diesel, Suspected kidnapper remanded,, Man, 34, in court for allegedly attempting to strangle mother, Court quashes charge, Court dismisses APC's appeal on Akwa-Ibom party leadership tussle, Court remands apprentice , Court frees Ex-NNPC GMD, Court sentences father, Court convicts 73-year-old revenue, FCT designates special courts, After 33 years of marriage, man seeks divorce, says wife always beats him, Court declares seats of 20 Cross River lawmakers vacant for defecting from PDP to APC, pornography My wife My wife denies me sex, Ex-Chief of Air Staff of N66m , Court dismisses Deji of Akure suit, Ondo Judge withdraws from suit over bias allegations, Court strikes out bail granted, Court remands 15 suspected kidnappers at Abolongo correctional facility, Oyo, NICON: Court orders committal proceedings in person against AMCON MD, BPE DG, others, Court slates April 8 , Court remands job seeker , Anambra businesswoman drags cleric to court over alleged N4m fraud, judgement debt to Akwa Ibom , Court orders NNPC, Mobil to pay N82bn judgement debt to Akwa Ibom communities, Court discharges, Anambra court frees three murder suspects, sentences one to 21 years imprisonment, Don, 4 others arraigned over forgery of chieftaincy documents, constitution, Bayelsa Fixes LGA elections, elevation of Ibadan Baales/Mogajis, Court sentences two persons, Court sentences woman to nine years imprisonment for kidnapping 3-yr-old girl, Court adjourns sitting, suit by Aregbesola's loyalist, Court sentences sex offender to life imprisonment, Court sentences man to life imprisonment for impregnating daughter, Court remands Kunle Poly, 2 others over Idumota’s mayhem, Court bars FG from direct funding of Police from Federation Account, Spare parts seller, one other jailed for cybercrime in Kwara, Businessman bags life imprisonment for defiling, impregnating 14-year-old wife’s niece, Court restrains APC from swearing in Benue Chairman, Treasurer, Asst. Secretary-elect, Court sentences three to 17-yr, Court grants Saipem MD, Delta Chief Judge frees four awaiting trial inmates in Warri prison, raids on Justice Odili's residence, Elevation of Ibadan High, Court sentences welder to death by hanging for stabbing carpenter to death in Kogi, YIAGA calls for declaration, Court adjourns FG's

Court sentences two persons to death for killing prostitute in Onitsha

By Michael Ovat
India fines Google $113 million, orders to permit third-party payments in Play Store, Google to train Anambra teachers on digital education, Africa, digital economy, google, GDP , Google and Facebook, Google to publish user location data, coronavirus

Google to train Anambra teachers on digital education

By Michael Ovat
Embattled Ekiti Speaker, Court sentences IGP, IGP orders CPs , IGP to unveil modern police stations, barracks, other 192 projects in 6 states, IGP kicks start security summit parade 11 undergraduates, 20 others over high-profile crimes at Force Headquarters Abuja. Osun election IGP security,Osun 2022: IGP deploys 21,000 police officers, Police N62.6m officers KogiOndo Police widows officers, Kogi CP presents N9.8m, Independence Day Celebration

IGP arraigns three suspects over conspiracy, fraud in Anambra

By Michael Ovat
March 17 handover, Traders gives Obiano 14-day , We’re not benefiting from Ojukwu Varsity Monday is not Work-free Day in Anambra, Obiano tells residents, Anambra govt declares Thursday, Friday work-free for governorship election, We may boycott party, Expect first flight at Anambra International Cargo airport April 30, Governor Obiano employs over 200 , falling bridge in Anambra, Anambra recruits 120 personnel, 2 billion commercial loan to entrepreneurs, Obiano postpones January 18, #EndSARS, protest, victims, Obiano, Ohaneze, computed tomographic diagnosis, Anambra govt trains, data analysis election, APC, PDP, illegal ticketing in transport sector, schools reopening, COVID-19, Anambra health insurance agency lockdown, COVID-19, June 15, Eke Awka market, herdsmen, malnutrition, Anambra communities protest, EFCC witnesses confirm regular banking transactions in Obiano’s money laundering case

Traders gives Obiano 14-day ultimatum to form new leadership in Onitsha market

By Michael Ovat
Police officer gunmen Abia,Catholic priest abducted in Kaduna, Gunmen kill ward head, Gunmen kill 15 worshippers, Gunmen burial guests Ondo,Gunmen abduct former lawmaker, Gunmen kill two policemen, Gunmen community chairman Bayelsa,Armed men kill police, Gunmen kill one in Ondo , gunmen kano village head

Gunmen kill traffic officer in Anambra

By Michael Ovat
Road accident kill three persons

Road accident kills three persons, injures three others in Anambra

By Michael Ovat
Persons with disabilities protest

Persons with disabilities protest, demand justice for member killed by brother over land dispute

By Michael Ovat
onslaught against banditry Kwara Police to bring suspected CMD from Edo for interrogation, Police enforce court judgment reinstating titles to 400 allottees, Delta mourners conveying corpse to Abia were kidnapped in Imo, Police arrest man who killed, buried friend in his house in Kogi, 5 gunmen killed, 3 officers injured as police raid IPOB/ESN camp in Imo, Ogun Father daughter her,Police arrest pastor for allegedly raping 14-year-old girl in Lagos, Police confirm the arrest of Kuje Prison escapee in Kaduna, Suspect car snatcher Kano, Fulani herdsmen did not, 2023: Police tasks

Suspect who allegedly killed girlfriend in our custody, says Anambra Police

By Michael Ovat
No life lost in Onitsha building collapse, Obiano orders employment, Anambra govt flags off, budget, Anambra, Obiano, COVID-19, Anambra, coronavirus

No life lost in Onitsha building collapse ― Anambra govt

By Michael Ovat
Traders blame govt

Traders blame govt as three die in Onitsha building collapse

By Michael Ovat
Gunmen set INEC , Anambra govt rescues, Sit-at-home , 2 dead, Two soldiers four gunmen, Fire gut Anambra , Anambra govt kicks off, Parents Anambra security schools ,Insecurity Anambra community youth,Police rescue two, Anambra govt promises, Flood kills 8-year-old, Gunmen kidnap youth leader, Sit-at-home, Youths protest police brutality in Anambra, Man allegedly killed 22-yr-old, deity that feeds on human, persons with disabilities to serve, 200 persons with disabilities to serve as election observers in Anambra, election must hold as scheduled, Anambra, Gunmen kill soldiers, APGA Rep candidate, Gunmen set shops

Man allegedly killed 22-yr-old girlfriend in Anambra 

By Michael Ovat
Delta APC condemns alleged closure of routes linking Warri stadium, Protest at APC secretariat as party faithful demand removal of FCT Chair, Court nullifies APC gov, Akwa-Ibom APC, Oyo APC threatens to expel Akintola Zonal APC leadership Sokoto commissioner Arewa Coalition faults Babachir, Dogara, says they're not fighting for Christians, 2023 senatorial ticket: Aggrieved Plateau APC guber aspirants, elders form pressure group to fight injustice, Dont allow APC perpetuate itself , Northern APC govs, Muslim/Muslim ticket, presidential candidate, presidential race, APC tickets in Benue, Ekiti aspirants threaten party, Audu emerges senatorial candidate, Ondo aspirants against process , imposition in Ekiti, Protest at APC Secretariat, 2023: Consider party interest above your personal interests, Oyo APC members urged, APC holds delegates congresses , APC aspirant inaugurates coordinators , Be fair to aspirants, Confusion over screening APC committeesConfusion over screening APC committees, Why we are supporting APC, APC group petitions Adamu, Only direct primaries will save APC, APC, Stella Oduah's defection, Oyo APC condemn attack, automatic tickets for non-inaugurated members, Presidential convention, Dont field unpopular presidential , APC denies purported, APC loses former LG boss in Oyo, APC makes u-turn, South-South unity assuring, Anambra APC picks 180 delegates for National Convention, APC convention, no confidence in Senator Akpanudoedehe, APC Convention: Chairmanship aspirant to pick nomination forms for N20m, Edo APC compensates non-inaugurated Assembly members-elect with automatic tickets, APC zoning arrangement, APC youths tackle Lukman over comments on Buni, APC Convention: North-Central to produce National Chairman, as Southeast loses Secretary to Southwest, Give us Dada as youth leader, Ondo Bye-Election: APC wins Akure Reps seat, Egbeda LG APC stakeholders, 2023: APC to swap offices between north, south in agreed zoning formula, Osun APC faction rejects, APC Executive, APC to boycott Bayelsa election, APC to ratify amended, Kwara APC chieftain battles, Enugu APC crisis deepens, inaugurates Oyo APC LG chairmen, Edo APC inaugurates SEC, Oyo APC inaugurates chairmen, Youths ask for more opportunities to serve, APC youths appeal to leaders, Sokoto APC crisis deepens, Anambra APC commends national, Lack of internal democracy, APC candidate to emerge , National Reconciliation Committee, APC reconciliation committee , APC has no candidate, Ekiti APC Primary, 82 youth groups endorse, Defectors were already expelled members, not Omo-Agege's supporters, Delta APC, convention in party's best interest, Leadership tussle rocks APC, APC releases schedule for February Convention, Kwara APC cautions Adamu-led, APC convention, APC govs decide convention, Kalus call for postponement, Oyo APC North America chapter, New faction of APC emerges, APC call Lagos continuity agenda, APC convention, We will intervene very soon, Factional APC caretaker committee, APC insists on going to court, Zamfara APC now rebranded,APC commences sale of forms, Oyo APC crisis continues, Protesters storm APC secretariat, No petition received in Ondo, Stalemate persists in Oyo APC , We didn't receive petition, No petition against Ekiti ,Fake delegate list, Factional Kwara APCnew date for aborted congress, publicity scribe commends members , Lagos APC releases list, Osun APC state congress, Edo APC holds congress, Oke-Ogun 1 zone, Be fair in your dealings, Abia APC would not, APC sweeps Plateau, Delta APC, Lagos appeal committee receives, APC state congress, LG Congress: APC inaugurates Appeal Committees, APC justifies rising external debt, APC LG congress, Plateau APC set, APC swears in 225 wards excos in Kebbi, Buhari administration has expanded, Health Emergency Trust Fund, Buhari's economic initiatives, Don't purchase forms, Ogun APC appeal committee, Court asked to stop, APC to conduct LGs', APC governors fault Southern , APC national convention, We are not recommending sharing, APC Enugu ward congress, Osun APC caucus raises, Water sector has received, APC keeps members, Lagos APC suspends former, APC explains heavy police, Oyo APC Ward Congress result, Ondo APC adopts consensus, stakeholders reject ward congress, No APC ward congress, APC ward congresses, Enugu APC ward congress, Buhari making frantic efforts, Interested members in Ekiti, APC wins chairmanship seats, Sokoto APC assures members, Buhari has revolutionised aviation , APC releases timetable, opening of factional state office, Kwara APC crisis:, APC chairman reiterates commitment, Lagos APC loses treasurer, No crisis in Ondo APC , APC shifts dates, Suspension of lawmakers

Anambra APC commends national leadership for not swearing-in anyone as chairman

By Michael Ovat
being infected with NTDs

Over 5 million Anambra residents at risk of being infected with NTDs, Health Commissioner

By Michael Ovat
Settle us, we are tired of negotiation, UNIZIK ASUU tells FG

Settle us, we are tired of negotiation, UNIZIK ASUU tells FG

By Michael Ovat
PSC deploys team to monitor police conduct during Osun election, Police begin screening exercise, 83 promoted police officers, Kwara Police assign, youths to be trained , Police raid black spots

83 promoted police officers, decorated in Anambra

By Michael Ovat

2023: Okorocha, Tambuwal declare interest in presidency, Obi likely to

By Taiwo Amodu, Olakunle Maruf and Michael Ovat
Obi's disqualification dual citizen

I will contest 2023 presidential election, if PDP throws contest open, zone to South ― Peter Obi

By Michael Ovat
47-year-old blind man allegedly killed, set ablaze by brother over land dispute in Anambra

47-year-old blind man allegedly killed, set ablaze by brother over land dispute in Anambra

By Michael Ovat
Reconcile Ngige Uba Moghalu, Katsina students abduction

Reconcile Ngige, Uba, Moghalu, others ahead of APC national convention, official tells Buni

By Michael Ovat