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After a teenage guy named Uchenna Okafor, who had been detained by police in the state’s Akwuzu Police Division after being caught in Awka for fighting, purportedly passed away there, the Anambra State Police Command announced that it had opened an investigation into the incident. According to a source, @A mummyya, a social justice activist and proponent of gender rights, who posted information on Uchenna’s murder on Twitter, the dead was detained together with two other people for fighting and transferred to the Awkuzu Police Division. When the parents visited the police station last Tuesday, they were reportedly told to…

Six of the passengers who were kidnapped during the raid on the Tom Ikimi Train Station in the state’s Igueben Local Government Area have reportedly been freed, according to the Edo State Police Command. In the incident on January 7, numerous people who were waiting to board a train headed for Warri, Delta State, were kidnapped. Unknown numbers of the travelers suffered injuries as a result of the incident. Many passengers were kidnapped during the incident, which was allegedly carried out by suspected herders, while some were shot. In a previous statement regarding the attack, Edo State Police spokesman Nwabuzor…

Prince Harry In a shocking interview with the US media source CBS, Prince Harry took another shot at the British Royal Family. The Duke of Sussex revealed that he and brother, William, asked their father, King Charles, not to wed the Queen Consort, Camilla, when their mother Princess Diana passed away during an interview with Anderson Cooper to promote his new book, Spare. The Queen Consort, who had a protracted romance with King Charles while he was still married to their mother, was willing to “rehabilitate her image,” according to Harry, who also called Camilla “dangerous” because of her connections…

Prof. Pat Utomi According to renowned political economist, Professor Pat Utomi, Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, was discovered by angry Nigerian youths who were sick of the dreadful situation of their nation. He claimed that while young Nigerians have been fleeing the country in pursuit of better opportunities abroad, those who are left behind are battling for the country’s advancement by promoting Obi to the presidency. These ideas were communicated by Professor Utomi in a discussion with The Niche. “The young of Nigeria, tired enough of the structure and nature of Nigeria, seeing it denying them opportunities decided…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, reported that of the 93.5 million eligible voters, 48 million are young people, who make up the largest group of registered voters and who would vote in the elections in February and March. During the commission’s engagement with selected groups on the role of the youth before to the 2023 general election, Mr. Festus Okoye, the national commissioner at INEC in charge of the Information and Voter Education Committee, made this statement. He claimed that, out of a total of 9,518,756 legitimately newly registered voters between June 28, 2021, and July 31, 2022, 7,286,871,…

The ancient town of Yola in Adamawa is full of activities as President Mammadu Buhari is expected to arrive in the state for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Buhari is expected to arrive at the Yola International Airport by 10.30 a.m for the event on Monday. Adequate security measures had been put in place following the strategic deployment of security personnel within and outside the Mahmud Ribadu Square venue of the event. On arrival, the president is expected to pay homage to the paramount ruler of the state and Lamido…

After a six-day Christmas and New Year break, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, last week resumed their presidential campaign activities with three rallies within the week in Kano, Edo and Ondo State, and with a town hall engagement with youths. Most importantly, the Presidential Campaign Council of the party announced a review of the campaign timetable, showing that President Muhammadu Buhari will be joining the campaign train. The decision of Mr Buhari to stay away from the campaign had generated concerns within the party, as many viewed it as a sign of cracks…

Ibadan Polytechnic Students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan in Oyo State on Monday protested the hike in hostel refusal fee by the management of the institution.The students, in their hundreds, blocked the school gate and the ever-busy Sango-Poly junction, thereby causing gridlock before heading to the State Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan. All the roads within the Secretariat have also been blocked.Switch Nigeria gathered that the hostel refusal fee was initially N5,000 before the management increased it to N15,000.One of the protesters, Abiodun, other name withheld, said, “We normally pay N30,000 for accommodation every season but for those who don’t want to stay…

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s policy on restriction on daily cash withdrawal takes off across the country today, Monday, January 9. Switch Nigeria reports that in this arrangement, the maximum weekly limit for cash withdrawals across all channels by individuals and corporate organisations is now N500,000 and N5 million, respectively. Individuals or organisations that have a compelling need to withdraw above the approved limits to transact legitimate businesses will have to pay a processing fee of three per cent and five per cent respectively.The financial institutions are also expected to obtain the following information from the customer, at the minimum,…

fair Female Hand Holding brown Purse With Nigerian naira notes, hand removing money out of purse isolated on white background ABUJA — The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the seizure of funds and assets that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, traced to a banker, Mr Aleshe Ayodeji, who allegedly deposited fake currencies worth over N20million, with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. EFCC alleged that Ayodeji, who was in charge of depositing funds in the CBN on behalf of a commercial bank, committed the fraud in connivance with staff members of the apex bank. In legal…