Thirteen kidnapped people were on Saturday rescued from kidnappers den in Ahor bypass along Benin-Auchi road, Edo State by operatives of the Edo State Police Command. It was gathered that the rescue operation was carried out in collaboration with local hunters and members of the Edo State Vigilante Security Network. The victims were reportedly kidnapped on Thursday while travelling from Lagos to Akwa Ibom State, and Onitsha, Anambra State. Briefing journalists in Benin, the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Philip Ogbadu, said the command deployed drones and were assisted by hunters and members of the Vigilante in the operation. He…
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Governor Nyesom Wike has condemned the recent attacks on police formations in Rivers State. In a statement signed by his media aide, Kelvin Ebiri, Governor Wike said the attacks were carried out by unidentified gunmen who “are bent on plunging Nigeria into another unwarranted crisis.” “He, on behalf of the Government and people of Rivers State, expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the Policemen and the Rivers State Police Command,” the statement said. While assuring residents to be calm, Governor Wike said “the Security Council has taken measures to secure the State.” Seven police officers were killed in…
There is a tiny chance that the debris from a Chinese rocket could hit Abuja this weekend. Citing experts and officials, NBC, an American news platform, said a piece of a rocket launched by China in late April is expected to re-enter earth’s atmosphere between late Saturday and early Sunday. “It’s 10-stories tall and twice as heavy as a school bus, and it’s set to crash back to Earth this weekend — but no one is quite sure where or when.” “The 98-foot-long, 20-ton section of China’s Long March 5B rocket is tumbling through space in an uncontrolled orbit at 18,000 miles per hour after blasting…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Friday said the federal government is profiling for prosecution, well placed Nigerians suspected of being financiers of terrorism in the country. Malami, who said this while fielding questions from State House reporters at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, disclosed that ongoing investigations have given reasonable grounds to prosecute the high profile Nigerians and institutions across the country. The minister said the arrest of the undisclosed number of suspects followed the recent convictions of some Nigerians on terrorism financing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Malami, while reacting to…
Suspended Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman has said the allegations of financial misappropriation levelled against her are false. She stated this in a letter to the Chief of Staff to the president, Amb. Ibrahim Gambari, dated May 5, a copy of which was made available to our reporter, said the figures provided by the Budget Office of the Federation as the operating surplus for the respective years on which basis they arrived at the shortfall were derived from submission of budgetary provision and not the actual amounts derived following the statutory audit of the authorities…
The administrative panel of inquiry set up to probe the suspended managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA, Hadiza Bala-Usman, is set to commence work early next week with a focus on N165.32 billion alleged to be unremitted to the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) by the NPA management under her leadership. Daily Trust gathered yesterday that the panel, headed by director maritime in the Federal Ministry of Transportation, may also expand its probe in accordance with the presidential approval to audit the accounts of the NPA. One area the committee is likely going to look at, according to insiders,…
Rivers special security survey C4I checkpoint at Choba bridge was also destroyed… In what looked like coordinated attacks suspected IPOB militants Friday night attacked Elimgbu Police Station in Obio/Akpor LGA of Rivers State, killing three policemen and injuring one other. In another attack at Rumuji Divisional Police Station in Emouha Local Government Area, the attackers killed two police officers while another police officer was killed at Ogbakiri junction in the same local government area. The State special security survey, the C4I checkpoint at Choba bridge was destroyed by the militants. The Youth President of Elimgbu community, Ambassador Uche Morgan told…
BY GODDEY ELEEH The Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Niger Delta and Bishop of Ikwerre Diocese, The Most Rev. Dr. Blessing Chinyere Enyindah has called on Christians to deepen their understanding and knowledge on the identity of Jesus Christ as the Messiah of the world. He made this call during the 2nd Session of the 5th synod of the Diocese of Ikwerre (Anglican Communion) held from Wednesday 28th April, to Sunday 2nd May, 2021 at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church Omunwei District Igwuruta, with the theme: “WHO DO YOU SAY I AM” – An Imperative for Spiritual Revival (Matt. 16:13-16).…
BY PRINCEWILL IREOBA The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, the Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba has said that the Church of Nigeria is well disposed to work with other churches to accomplish the mission of God. Addressing, via zoom, the Conference of the Provincial and Diocesan Directors of Ecumenism of the Church of Nigeria held at the Ibru Ecumenical Centre, Agbarha-otor from May 3 – 6, 2021 with the theme: “Ecumenism: Mission and Evangelism among Mission Partners”, the Primate said that mission is a team work and that different church denominations need one another. Tracing the birth of the Church…
One Year Inauguration Anniversary Interview With Primate Ndukuba By Acnn (Final Part) Would You Like To Share Your Thoughts On Some Task Force/Committees You Set Up Within This One Year In Working Out Your Agenda Let me begin with the Church of Nigeria Mission Society (CNMS).We reconstituted, the Church of Nigeria Mission Board and now put in place the Management Committee. The intention is that the Board will form the policies while the Management Committee will now see to day to day running of the mission enterprise of the Church of Nigeria under CNMS, so that every other mission enterprise…