The source said that the kidnappers were arrested after they kidnapped one Blessing Kime inside a church at Rumuekini Community in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
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Amaechi said this at the first annual lecture organised by CKN News, with the theme: “The Role Of The Social Media
United have played five games in this year’s Caf Confederation Cup, 23 in the Nigeria Professional Football League
The Federal Ministry of Finance, headed by Minister Kemi Adeosun, is reviewing the impact of these releases on the level of salaries and pensions arrears owed by State Governments
Ogoniland, like many parts of Rivers State, in recent times, has been a hotbed of cult gang fights.
Located about 25km south of Opubiri, the oil facility was attacked about 4:45pm by NAF helicopter on armed patrol over creeks around Opubiri, Bille and Alakiri areas
Major General Kasimu Abdulkarim, the General Officer Commanding 6 Division, Port Harcourt, gave the order while addressing officers and soldiers at the Divisional Headquarters in Port Harcourt
He said his administration would not allow itself to be distracted by any form of blackmail and smear campaign by detractors
A sizeable number of gunmen were said to have invaded the town late on Friday
“I am directed to inform the general public and all lawyers concerned that the election tribunal has been relocated to the High Court Apo, Abuja, FCT with immediate effect,” Gusau said
Available information also has it that the gunmen killed 83 cows in Adayi, Nasarawa Local Government Area, where the Nasarawa State attack was carried out
This was contained in a statement signed by Bose Aderibigbe, the NYSC Director of Press, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja
The governor confirmed that the Secretary to the State Government, Chief Kenneth Kobani, and a Special Assistant, Cyril Wite, were arrested by the Army
Although the identities of the victims or those arrested had not been established, our correspondent gathered that one of the dead victims was an officer of the Nigerian Immigration Service serving in the state
The man who was beheaded, identified as Mr. Ukeoma, and the abducted, Mr. Eruchi, were captured in Mgbuitanwo, Emohua Clan, the country home of the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the Saturday’s rerun elections, Chief Andrew Uchendu
Buhari said the Independent National Electoral Commission will be encouraged to explore the possibility of Nigerians abroad voting in the 2019 general elections
The State PDP Chairman, Bro Felix Obuah reacting to the avalanche of threats and unguarded utterances of Amaechi through a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Jerry Needam said now that the former governor has unmasked himself as the sole sponsor of the skirmishes in parts of the State, nobody is now left in doubt as to who is responsible for the so much talked about insecurity in the State
He said: “The APC National Working Committee draws the attention of security agencies and other relevant bodies to the latest string of gruesome politically-motivated killings targeted at APC members
Obuah said this in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Jerry Needam, in appreciation of Wike’s resolve to be magnanimous in victory as the best way to appreciate God for his mercies
The statement reads in full: “The Association of Rivers State Professionals (ARSP) welcomes the ongoing actions by the Joint Task Force (JTF), the Nigeria Police and other security agencies to arrest the deteriorating security situation in Rivers State by undertaking robust pre-emptive raids on identified security dark spots and known cultists, kidnappers, armed robbers and other dangerous criminals