Police declare manhunt over lynching of two men in Nsukka
POLICE IN ENUGU STATE HAVE STARTED A MANHUNT OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALLEGED MOBBING AND LYNCHING OF TWO PERSONS AT EDE-OBALLA COMMUNITY IN NSUKKA AXIS OF THE STATE ON JULY 4.
ENUGU STATE POLICE SPOKESMAN, DANIEL NDUKWE, WHO MADE THIS KNOWN TO NEWSMEN IN ENUGU THIS WEDNESDAY, SAID THE TWO PERSONS WERE ACCUSED OF BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MURDER OF A 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL FOR RITUAL PURPOSES.
NDUKWE SAYS PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT THE GIRL WAS INITIALLY REPORTED MISSING ON JUNE 28 AT ABOUT 1P.M, AND HER DECOMPOSING BODY WAS FOUND IN A BUSH IN THE COMMUNITY ON JULY 2, WHICH LED TO THE ACTION OF THE ANGRY MOB.
HE URGED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO DESIST FROM RESORTING TO SELF-HELP OF THIS NATURE, AND KEEP SUPPORTING THE POLICE TO PROPERLY INVESTIGATE AND SET THE GROUND FOR THE DISPENSATION OF JUSTICE IN CRIMINAL CASES.
Bread scarcity looms as southeast bakers announce strike
THE SOUTH-EAST CHAPTER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF MASTER BAKERS AND CATERERS OF NIGERIA (AMBCN), SAYS IT IS SET TO WITHDRAW ITS SERVICES FROM JULY 13, AS DIRECTED BY ITS NATIONAL BODY.
THE ZONAL CHAIRMAN OF THE ASSOCIATION, DOMINIC NWIBE, WHO MADE THIS KNOWN TO NEWSMEN THIS WEDNESDAY, SAID THE ZONE DECIDED TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIVE OF THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF AMBCN, MANSUR UMAR FOR MEMBERS TO BEGIN A TWO-WEEK STRIKE FROM JULY 13, OVER AN INCREASE IN PRICES OF BAKERY MATERIALS.
NWIBE SAID ALTHOUGH AUTHORITIES BLAMED THE HIGH COST OF MATERIALS ON THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE INVASION OF UKRAINE BY RUSSIA, THE MEMBERS FEEL IT IS UNNECESSARY TO KEEP INCREASING THE PRICES OF BAKERY PRODUCTS SUCH AS BREAD TO THE DETRIMENT OF CUSTOMERS.
ALSO SPEAKING, THE SOUTH EAST ZONAL SECRETARY OF THE ASSOCIATION, OKEY EZEANATA URGED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ALLOW MASS PARTICIPATION IN THE IMPORTATION OF BAKING MATERIALS AS IS OBTAINABLE IN OTHER SECTORS.
Roe v Wade: Mississippi judge refuses to block abortion ban
A judge in Mississippi has rejected a request from the state’s only abortion clinic to temporarily block a ban on almost all abortions.
This implies that – providing there are no further legal developments – the ban will take effect on Thursday, 7th July, with the clinic closing the day before.
Recall that the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v Wade ruling last month, and hence the ban can come into force.
2023 Presidency: Obi, Kwankwaso’s planned alliance dead
The Director-General of the Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, Doyin Okupe, has said that the planned alliance between the Labour Party, LP, and the New Nigerian People’s Party, NNPP, for the 2023 general election is “dead.”
Okupe, who is the placeholder as running mate to the LP presidential candidate and former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, stated this in an interview on Tuesday night, saying the plan has been dead for about four weeks now.
Okupe says the negotiation became deadlocked when the LP side queried the emergence of another Muslim northerner succeeding the President Muhammadu Buhari, who’s a Muslim from the North.
Terrorists attack Buhari’s advance team, kill two policemen
Suspected terrorists have ambushed the convoy of cars conveying the Presidency’s advance team of security guards, protocol and media officers, near Dutsinma, Katsina State, killing two policemen in the process.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, confirmed the attack saying, that the Presidency officials were travelling to Daura ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s trip to his hometown for Sallah.
The spokesman of the Katsina State Police Command, Gambo Isah, in a separate statement, confirmed that the Police Area Commander for Dutsinma, Aminu Umar, and one other were killed in the ambush.
FIFA President Congratulates Rivers United
FIFA President, Gianni Infantino has praised newly crowned Nigeria Professional Football League champions, Rivers United, for their historic feat.
Against all odds, the Port Harcourt based team emerged as the 2021/22 NPFL winners having missed the opportunity to do so in the last three seasons.
The FIFA boss sent his applause via a letter addressed to the President of Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick.
Infantino congratulated Rivers United FC for having been crowned 2021/22 champions of Nigeria, saying the title could not have been achieved without the entire teams hard work, passion and dedication
He also thanked the Federation for their contribution to the development and prosperity of football in Nigeria, and in Africa.
France repatriates minors from Syrian Camps
France has repatriated 35 children and 16 mothers from camps in Syria holding family members of suspected Islamic State fighters.
The Foreign ministry in France stated this this Tuesday, saying that the minors have been handed over to child protection services while the mothers will face judicial proceedings.
Reports say, families and campaigners have long sought to draw attention to the plight of around 200 French children in Syrian camps after they were either brought to IS territory by their parents or born there during the years of fighting.
According to a report by the Save the Children campaign group last September, one of the biggest and most overcrowded camps is Al-Hol, where about two children die every week on average.
Until now, France had refused to repatriate people in large numbers, arguing that its security concerns were more paramount after a series of attacks from IS jihadists.
Suspect arrested after July 4th mass shooting
United States police have arrested a suspect following the mass shooting that occurred at its Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, in which 6 people were killed.
The police say the suspect, 22 year old, Robert Crimo III, was detained after a brief chase.
Although, Crimo was referred to as a “person of interest” after the shooting, after his arrest, the police say they believe he is responsible.
Reports say the gunman climbed on to a roof, shooting randomly at spectators using a high-powered rifle.
Ebonyi PDP suspends factional Chairman
The members of the State Working Committee of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ebonyi State chapter have suspended its factional Chairman, Tochukwu Okorie for alleged diversion of over fifty million naira from the Party’s Treasury.
The Deputy state Chairman of the party, Emmanuel Nworie, stated this after an emergency meeting at the party secretariat along Abakaliki/Enugu Expressway in Abakaliki the Ebonyi State capital.
Nworie, who led other members of the committee, also alleged that Okorie failed to organize a meeting with the executive for four months since he was reinstated as Chairman by the Court of Appeal in Abuja.
He also alleged that the party Chairman abandoned the activities of the party after his reinstatement, and joined an aspirant to file a suit against PDP in the state.
However, our Correspondent in Ebonyi State, Emmanuel Nnaji, reports that Tochukwu Okorie has reacted to the development, saying that his suspension is illegal as it is only the national leadership that can suspend him.
ASUU gives condition to ‘immediately’ call off strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has issued a condition that will cause it to immediately call off the strike that led to the closure of many public universities in Nigeria.
ASUU’s president, Emmanuel Osedeke, stated this condition on Monday night during an interview, challenging the federal government to accept the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) payment platform for it to call off the ongoing strike.
Osodeke says the strike will continue unless the government accepts UTAS and honour the 2009 agreement.
The ASUU president said their demands are in the interest of Nigerian students who are learning under unconducive environments.