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The Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos state police command, has launched a search for the owner of a phone its officers found on the road on Sunday, January 8. In a statement posted online today, the RRS said officers controlling traffic at Iyana Oworo Bus Stop recovered an android phone which was without a Sim card and also locked, from the floor. The police asked that the owner come forward to reclaim the phone. ”About 12:35 p.m. last Sunday, our officers controlling traffic at Iyana Oworo Bus Stop recovered an android phone on the floor. The phone was locked and without…

Constantine, the last monarch of Greece. The last monarch of Greece and godfather of Prince William passed away at the age of 82, according to his physicians. According to reports, lung issues forced Constantine II to be hospitalized last week in Athens, Greece. Greek public broadcaster ERT reported that he passed away on January 11 after having a stroke.The final King of Greece and godfather to Prince William passes away at age 82. One of William’s six godparents, Constantine, was friendly with King Charles, who was also his second cousin. The private Hygeia Hospital’s staff in Athens acknowledged that Constantine…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Enugu State, has denied the claim that the party sponsored the protest by aggrieved members of All Progressives Congress (APC) over alleged involvement of Chairman of the party, Ugochukwu Agballah, and the governorship candidate, Uche Nnaji, in N1.3b fraud scandal in the state. Aggrieved members of the APC, under the auspices of Concerned Members of Enugu State APC, had protested at the national headquarters of the party in Abuja, on Monday, exposing the fraud, and called for the removal of Agballah for a caretaker committee in the state. Agballah had, while reacting to the…

EBOLA Uganda on Wednesday declared an end to an Ebola virus outbreak that emerged almost four months ago and claimed the lives of 55 people. “We have successfully controlled the Ebola outbreak in Uganda,” Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said at a ceremony in the central district of Mubende where the disease was first detected in September. The move was confirmed in a statement issued by the World Health Organization. Aceng said January 11 marked 113 days since the start of the outbreak of the often fatal haemorrhagic fever in the East African country. According to WHO, an outbreak of…

Nigeria Air The Federal Government’s five per cent stake in the national carrier, Nigeria Air, is worth $12.5 million. Prof. Tilmann Gabriel, who served as the Transaction Adviser to the project, disclosed this in a write-up, according to a Nairametrics report. Gabriel said the Nigerian Government’s investment as start-up funding for the airline was $12.5 million, adding that the investment was in line with its five per cent share in the project. Speaking on the formation of the airline, Gabriel said the process leading to the formation had been transparent contrary to the claim by the Airline Operators of Nigeria and other…

A high court in Okoita, in the Akwa Ibom State’s Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area, condemned two thieves to 28 years in prison apiece. The defendants, Nsikan, 28, On January 10, 2023, Justice Okon Okon, the presiding judge, convicted Friday Tom, also known as Nokia, and Augustine Gregory, 27, for robbing a passenger who was attempting to board a tricycle at Okokon Etuk Street in Uyo. Daniel Okon, the third defendant, was cleared by the court of all three counts of conspiracy, armed robbery, and membership in an illegal organization. The court found the pair guilty of two out of…

The Senior Pastor, Trinity House Church, Ituah Ighodalo, on Tuesday, advised Nigerians to vote for detribalised leaders in the forthcoming general polls. Ighodalo gave the piece of advice during the 5th edition of One Man Art Conference, organised by Dr Bolaji Akinyemi in Lagos State. Ighodalo said the nation was in a critical condition as Nigerians were faced with various choices of leaders. He urged Nigerians to evaluate properly before casting their ballots. According to him, the nation needed leaders who are truly passionate about “Project Nigeria”, disciplined, hardworking, energetic and of good pedigree. “We need leaders who think least…

Oriji Kalu A chieftain of APC and former Governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu has disclosed that he did his possible best to make sure that his brother, Mascot Kalu didn’t leave the APC. Mascot Kalu is the governorship candidate of the Action Peoples Party (APP) in Abia. He left the APC after losing the House of Representatives by-election for the Aba north and south federal constituency in 2020. While speaking in an interview with Channels TV, Orji Kalu disclosed that he got several APC chieftains to try and convince his brother to remain in the party. He said before his brother defected, he told…

The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has once again called out former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Atiku Abubakar for the shame the pair brought on Nigeria while they were in power. According to Tinubu who spoke during Yobe APC presidential campaign flag-off, it was a shame to see Obasanjo and Atiku arguing and sharing Nigeria’s money during the time they were in power. That kind of leadership, according to Tinubu will not happen if he is elected. In his own words as seen on TVC today … “With apology to the president, Muhammadu Buhari, I will mention the names of those who fought…

A medical doctor at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu State, Egbe Camillus, has raised the alarm over a failed assassination attempt on his life, calling on the police to probe the incident. Egbe, on Tuesday, said but for the timely intervention and vigilance of officials of the Enugu State Neighbourhood Watch, Ugboezeji Abakpa-Nike unit, who quickly apprehended the suspect, he wouldn’t know whether he would have been alive, a Sahara Reporters’ report says. Narrating his ordeal, Egbe, who is a Registrar in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of UNTH, said, “On December 19, 2022, at about 12…