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  Things are changing and indeed, changing in a bad direction for youths in the South-East region. Unbelievably, many Igbo youths are abandoning their occupations in droves to become native doctors . Today in many Igbo communities, the youths are fast abandoning their various religions and occupations to embrace their new-found love— native doctor practice. These days, it is common to see shrines of various types and sizes, some fearful, built by this new generation of youthful native doctors, in many communities in the South-East region. Perhaps, this could be one of the reasons for the increasing rate of all manner of rituals in the region. The craze to go into native doctor practice is a big surprise for residents of the South-East region. In the past, genuine native doctors were few in communities in Igbo land and their clients came from far places to consult them. They were believed to possess true powers to foretell human problems and prepare natural medicines that could cure...

  In a dramatic twist reminiscent of mass protests, thousands of Emmanuel TV fans, the broadcasting arm of Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), are moving away from the DSTV cable platform to Free to Air (FTA) Decoder. This followed the delisting of the channel on January 17, 2024, from its platform on an unsubstantiated allegation which viewers have described as “flimsy and spurious”. Our investigations showed that DSTV wrote to SCOAN alleging that viewers of Emmanuel TV were no longer strong enough for it to retain the Christian channel on its stable. But, SCOAN disagreed with the DSTV’s allegation and made a request for an empirical proof which DSTV failed to provide and still went ahead to remove the channel in what looked like a premeditated decision. Our investigations also show that Emmanuel TV before now had been under pressure and attack for “airing offensive broadcasts against the mental health of some people in the world”. These so-called offended people are those in...

Gunmen on Monday struck at Ohii Junction on the Owerri-Orlu Road in Imo State. The attack left no fewer than four persons dead. Sources said that two of the victims were reportedly policemen reportedly on duty in the area. A video clip of the incident is already circulating on various social media platforms showing the lifeless bodies of the victims. A Facebook user, Anyaeri Bright, who shared a video clip of the incident, confirmed that two policemen and two civilians allegedly lost their lives in the attack. It was gathered that the fleeing gunmen opened fire at the junction, which claimed the lives of the victims. As of the time of filing this report, the reason for the attack had yet to be ascertained. This is even as some Point of Sales (POS) operators were attacked and their monies were stolen in parts of Owerri on Monday. Presh Iheanacho said, “Earlier today, around 9am, some armed men in a Corolla vehicle attacked some POS shops and passersby just before Rapour Junction, dispos...

The Imo State Police Command has uncovered three decomposing, unidentified corpses suspected to be kidnapping victims at a forest in Ihiagwa and Avu communities in Owerri West Local Government Area of the state. The Imo State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye, confirmed the discovery to the newsmen on Monday in Owerri. It was gathered that the viral video on social media showed about four decomposing bodies reportedly uncovered in the forest by Imo hunters and forest guards. Okoye said Commissioner of Police Aboki Danjuma had directed a tactical team to thoroughly search all the bushes and forests in the area to see if there were more kidnappers and dead bodies. “Operatives of the Imo State Police Command Special Tactical Squad, led by the Commissioner of Police, Mr Aboki Danjuma, raided a forest along the Avu-Ihiagwa communities, suspected to be kidnappers’ hideouts. “In the process, five suspected kidnappers were arrested, while three decomposing unidentified...

  The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced Sunday their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS, saying it has become a threat to member states. The leaders of the three Sahel nations issued a statement saying it was a “sovereign decision” to leave the Economic Community of West African States “without delay”. Struggling with jihadist violence and poverty, the regimes have had tense ties with ECOWAS since coups took place in Niger last July, Burkina Faso in 2022 and Mali in 2020. All three — founding members of the bloc in 1975 — were suspended from ECOWAS with Niger and Mali facing heavy sanctions as the bloc tried to push for the early return of civilian governments with elections. The sanctions were an “irrational and unacceptable posture” at a time when the three “have decided to take their destiny in hand” — a reference to the coups that removed civilian administrations. The three nations have hardened their positions in recent months and j...

  An ex-beauty queen, Ms. Aderinoye Queen Christmas also known as Ms. Queen Oluwadamilola Aderinoye has been declared wanted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). She was declared wanted after escaping from her Lekki, Lagos residence when operatives raided her apartment at Oral estate, Lekki on Wednesday 24th January, 2024. According to a statement by the NDLEA, The raid came following credible intelligence that the ex-beauty queen deals in illicit substances. The suspect was Miss Commonwealth Nigeria Culture 2015/2016 and founder of Queen Christmas Foundation. Recovered from her home during the search witnessed by the estate officials include 606 grams of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, an electronic weighing scale, large quantities of drugs packing plastics. Also recovered was a black RAV 4 SUV marked Lagos KSF 872 GQ, and her picture frame among others.

  The Nigeria Police Force has reacted to a video of one of its officers caught on camera demanding money from a car driver. It was gathered that the police officer captured in the viral video had insisted that the motorist would not leave unless he paid him the demanded bribe. “Do sharp sharp and go now, if not, I will do my job,” the erring policeman had been heard in the video. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a post on X platform, said the officer had been identified and action was ongoing on the matter. He said, “Do sharp sharp officer identified. We will not gloss over this. He is ASP Luka Bashayi, serving at Ogudu Area Command. “Meanwhile, @Lagos_PoliceCRU has commenced actions on this.” Earlier in his reaction, Muyiwa Adejobi, the spokesperson for the Nigerian Police Force had described the incident in the video as shameful and against their professional ethics. “This is not allowed, so shameful. It's condemned. We need more info about ...

  Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, a 12-year-old pupil of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos State, allegedly tortured by some senior students of the college was laid to rest on Saturday, January, 27, 2024 at the family's compound at Ogbe-Ijoh, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta, after two years of fighting for justice for him. Sylvester, born on December 4, 2009, died on November 30, 2021, in controversial circumstances following alleged tortured by some senior students of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos State. He was allegedly tortured by some senior students of the college who wanted to initiate him into a cult group. The death of Sylvester, which generated condemnation and a series of protests by civil society groups and women across the country as well as heated controversies, was yet to yield any positive results two years after, following alleged delay tactics by some officials of the Lagos State Government. At this burial on Saturday which attracted several dignitaries from far and...

  A Lagos based pastor, Bishop Feyi Daniels who predicted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be arrested during his swearing-in has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping his assistant. The Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja sentenced the cleric to life in prison for the offence of raping a female assistant pastor in his church, “iReign Christian Ministry” in June, 2020. The Court also found Mr. Daniels guilty of the offence of sexual assault of two members of his church and sentenced to three years in prison. Delivering judgment, Justice Rahman Oshodi said he believed the testimony of the complainant as well as other witnesses who gave direct evidence which weren’t contradicted at any point during the trial, despite the denials of the defendant. The court also held that the prosecution had successfully proven all the ingredients of rape under section 260(2) of the criminal laws of Lagos state, 2015. But justice Oshodi discharged the defendant of...

A Baltimore County Circuit Court in the United States of America presided over by Theresa Adams, has slammed a record $50,000 damages on a US-based Nigerian blogger, Funke Ashekun, for defaming the General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Dr Daniel Olukoya. A statement on Thursday by Olukoya’s media aide, Collins Edomaruse, said the jury found that the postings of Ashekun defamed the MFM and portrayed its pastors in a false light. Delivering its judgment in the matter with Case Number: C-03-CV-22-004424, the court returned a unanimous verdict in favour of MFM USA and its three pastors, Grace Ugeh, Kunle Ladipo and Adekunle Adekola. According to the MFM, Ashekun, who recently relocated to the United States, “has been on social media, spreading all manners of falsehoods against the MFM Church and its General Overseer with the sole purpose of tarnishing and damaging the reputation of the respected man of God and that of his ministry.” Reacting to the lawsuit filed again...

  The Nigerian Police, through its Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department in Ikoyi, Lagos State, has arrested  Oyeabuchi Okafor and Jasmine Okekeagwu for allegedly conspiring and defrauding ailing Nollywood actor, Mr. John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu, of N55million. The police in a press statement issued by the spokesperson, ASP Mayegun Amina, on Thursday, disclosed that they acted on a petition from Diamond Waves Law on behalf of Mr. Ibu’s wife, Stella, alleging that the actor’s sons, Onyeabuchi and Valentine Okafor, along with his adopted daughter, Jasmine Okekeagwu, conspired to defraud Mr. Ibu. In December 2023, it was reported  that Mr Ibu underwent another leg amputation and was barely able to talk, while the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) called for prayers and support for the veteran actor. Meanwhile, the police statement read, “Investigation into the case established that as part of efforts to fund his medical bills, Mr. Ibu launched a pub...

  A man, who claimed to be a prophet, drowned and was then torn to pieces by crocodiles while being baptised. The victim’s remains were discovered surrounded by crocodiles in the Olifants River in Limpopo, in a South Africa, on Sunday. The 48-year-old man from Atok drowned during a prayer ceremony with two others days earlier. As they prayed, “One prophet suddenly experienced difficulties and drowned in the crocodile-infested river.” Police spokesperson, Col Malesela Ledwaba, narrated the event. “It is suspected that he was attacked by crocodiles during the baptism ceremony,” Col Ledwaba added.  Police said the man was one of three ‘prophets’ who went to the overflowing river to conduct the service last Sunday. The other two men searched for the crocodile victim but were unable to find the prophet. Also, Police chiefs have urged locals to avoid crocodile-infested rivers, either to swim or conduct spiritual activities. The Nile crocodile is the only variety of croc in Sout...

  The trial of an undergraduate student, Chidinma Ojukwu for the murder of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga resumed today at the Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square on Lagos Island with the testimony of a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Olusegun Bamidele. He told Justice Yetunde Adesanya, that Chidinma the murder suspect, told him she spiked the drink of the deceased and that he believed her. Ojukwu, a 300-level, Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos (Unilag), is facing trial for the offence alongside her sister, Chioma Egbuchu and one Adedapo Quadri. Bamidele who is serving with the homicide department of the State Criminal Investigating Department (SCID) Yaba, was answering questions about the incident while being cross-examined by the defence counsel, Mr. Onwuka Egwu. At the resumption of the cross-examination, a video displaying the last moments of the deceased, Ataga and the suspect, Chidinma was played to ascertain t...

  Cynthia, wife of Big Brother Naija reality show host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, has said that she is never getting a divorce. She said this while responding to a fan during a question-and-answer session on her eponymous podcast. The fan had asked her about getting divorced from her husband, Ebuka. Why would you even ask such a question?” I truly want to know why you’re asking. Cynthia responded: “No, I am not getting divorced, and I will never get divorced. That’s a bizarre question. Are you wishing me a divorce? I reject you. I’m naturally not insecure. So his job is his job. It is just like any other job. I don’t think that his job makes me insecure.” Ebuka and Cynthia have been married for over seven years and the union is blessed with two children.