The National Crime Agency, NCA has revealed the arrests were across London but did not disclose the identities of the persons. “The National Crime Agency’s recently formed International Corruption Unit has arrested five people across London as part of an investigation into suspected bribery and money laundering offences,” the agency said in a statement. Meanwhile, THEWILL has gathered that the arrests in London was at the instance of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which has a working relationship with the UK agency. Also, operatives of the EFCC Friday…
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Biafra Activists On The Run As Military Intensifies Clampdown
Activists of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, a group clamouring for the independence of the South East region of Nigeria, have fled the region in droves, the wake of increased military clampdown by Nigeria Security Forces deployed to their agitation. The IPOB led by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has in the recent past intensified agitation for secession from Nigeria allegedly on the basis of gross marginalization of the people of South East by the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government. In line with that plan members of the group in…
Read MoreInsecurity: Abducted clergyman regains freedom
One of the clergymen of the African Church, Rivers Province, Venerable Isobo Dokubo who was abducted last week along Kalabari-Emohua Road in company of his fellow clergyman, J.B Lawson, has now regained his freedom and hospitalized. Nigeria Newspoint gathered that the abducted Dokubo was released two days Thursday ago but the leadership of the church opted to keep it secret. He has also been admitted in a hospital where he is receiving medical treatment but it was unclear whether his admission is in connection with the injuries he sustained in…
Read MoreAlleged IPOB Inauguration: FG Declares Sunday Onyekachi, Enebechi Chika, Ndidiamaka Collins, 9 Other IPOB Members Wanted
The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared some alleged arrow heads of the outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra,IPOB wanted for reported seperatist act and terrorism. Correspondent report revealed that the following members of IPOB made the list:Sunday Onyekachi, Ogechukwu Obiorah, Ndidiamaka Collins and Amaechi Sunday. The rest wanted members include; Kanu Dickson Ekene, Enebechi Chika, Uchechi Kalu, Emma Powerful,Ifegwu Ogbonna and twelve others. The report stated that these IPOB members are wanted over the alleged inauguration of the separatist movement in the South-East Zone of the Country. It was further…
Read MoreSamdaddy’s detractors are cowards -Aide
Media Assistant to Hon. Samdaddy Anyanwu, the PDP Senatorial Candidate, Owerri Zone, Mr. Kelechi Eke has described those engaged in attacks of calumny aimed at distracting the PDP Senatorial Candidate as cowards. Mr. Kelechi was speaking against the backdrop of the various attacks on Hon. Samdaddy by his opponents including the dastardly dropping of coffin in his village residence. “It is very clear that those behind these acts of desperation are simply afraid of Hon. Samdaddy’s intimidating electoral records, and are only conspiring fruitlessly to stop him, Mr. Kelechi…
Read More2015 Election: APC will win landslide- Oguchienti
The Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Imo State, Engr. Nwabueze Ignatius Oguchienti has said that the All Progressives Congress, APC, would record landslide victory in the forthcoming general elections. Speaking to Nigeria Newspoint over the weekend, Oguchienti posited that given the infrastructural development the Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has brought to bear in the state in less than four years, it is evident that the people would want to re-elect him to enable him complete some of the on-going projects, pointing out that the…
Read MoreCatholic Pol Debate: Using Children As Political Shield Is Condemnable -Ihenacho
…Says: Okorocha is now jittery …Acts as an emperor The former Nigerian Minister of Interior and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA in Imo State for 2015 elections, Captain Emmanuel Larry Ihenacho has described as horrible and manifestation of every thing which has gone wrong in Imo State under the supervision of Governor Rochas Anayo Okorocha, the recent ordering of minors and students of some secondary schools to join in his political rally: Speaking to newsmen in Owerri soon after the botched political debate organized by the…
Read MoreOnly coalition of opposition will sack Rochas -Ezeh
The contender for the Imo APGA governorship ticket, Mr. Okey Ezeh has suggested what he described as major steps to be taken if Imo people were serious about stopping the re-election bid of Governor Rochas Okorocha. Mr. Okey Ezeh, who made this suggestion in a press release, urged all well- meaning and educated Imo people to do more because according to him, though the Okorocha administration has done more damage to the economy of the state than all other administrations put together, stopping him in the April election is possible,…
Read MoreOrlu Senate: Izunaso’s team disrupts Idiga’s rally in Oguta
…As Akabor vow not to vote him A row was averted by display of political maturity and trait of leadership integrity as Chief Felix diga (JAFAC) the Accord Party candidate for Orlu Senatorial Zone ignored the provocative intrusion of Senator Osita unaso, the ABC Sciatoriaf candidate, who arled, his (Idiga) campaign train to Akabor in Oggia CA of Imo State, disrupting his ward to ward rally causing a fuss in the community. It was gathered that Senator Osita Izunaso and his group arrived Akabor Community square where Chief Idiga was…
Read MoreOkorocha commends Obinna, Imo people over postponed governorship debate
His Excellency, the Executive governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has commended the people of Imo State, especially members of all political parties and their governorship candidates that could have participated in the botched debate organized by the catholic Archdiocese of Owerri. Owelle further noted that it is a good development for Imo people that are supporters of the political parties met for such a function and there was no record of fracas and nobody was wounded, which means, Imolites have came to appreciate the fact that beyond politics,…
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