By Our Reporter The Chairman of the Cross River State Diaspora Commission, Mr. Otu Okor, has come under fire for allegedly impersonating the revered Etuboms’ Council of the Efik Kingdom by adorning a red feather on a white bidak cap, a sacred symbol reserved exclusively for Etuboms. In a strongly worded statement issued on Tuesday,…
By Ovat Abeng Eighteen journalists who were touring electoral Wards and communities of the 7 Councils that made up the Anambra South senatorial zone where the bye-elections held were on Saturday arrested and detained under menacing gunpoint by the operatives of the Anambra State Vigilante Service (aka Udo-Gachi). The journalists had gone to Nnewi, in…
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a fraud complaint against Nigerian motivational speaker and self-acclaimed wealth coach, Joseph Nantomah, accusing him of duping investors of over $4.4 million in an unregistered real estate scheme. Court filings exclusively obtained by Peoples Gazette showed that Mr Nantomah, widely known as “Dr Money,” was sued…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled major cross-border drug trafficking networks in a sweeping week-long operation across Lagos, Nasarawa, Kano, Gombe, and Edo states. The crackdown yielded over 3.4 tonnes of Cannabis varieties — including Colorado, Loud, and Skunk — as well as more than 645,000 opioid pills. The most dramatic bust…
Former Nigerian senator Ibrahim Musa Kontagora has died in Abuja after suffering a medical emergency, with his family alleging that a $30,000 hospital bill delayed urgent surgery. Kontagora, who represented Niger North Senatorial District from 2011 to 2015, passed away at Nizamiye Hospital. His family claimed he was unable to pay the full amount upfront, managing only a $15,000 deposit….
By Ovat Abeng The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) workers under FIRSTPOWER, a subcontractor, on Thursday, protested in Awka, Anambra State capital, over alleged management harassment, intimidation, poor pay and unlawful arrest. It was gathered that four members of the staff, including a mother of three, were allegedly arrested by the EEDC Management in collaboration…
…Recovers body parts at shrine By Ovat Abeng Anambra State Police Command said it has arrested a 24-year-old female suspect,Somtochukwu Nwafor in connection with the murder and mutilation of a pregnant nurse at Umueri village, Ogbunike community in Oyi local government area of the State. The state police public relations officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who…
By Ovat Abeng The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has directed all tactical and intelligence units to redouble their efforts in tracking down the armed men responsible for the abduction and subsequent killing of Mr. Ifesinachi Onyekere, the Managing Director of Fish Magnet Outlet, who was attacked in the evening of…
By Ovat Abeng The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has expressed deep appreciation to the Management of the Nigeria Police Force for the delivery of a new Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) to the Command. He stated this when he received the APC at the State Police Headquarters Amawbia -Awka on Monday,…
By Sylvia Okoi The Cross River State Sanitation Team, led by the Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Moses Osogi, arrived in Ogoja Local Government Area on Saturday for an on-the-spot supervision of the Statewide Environmental Sanitation Exercise. Fielding questions from Journalists after the exercise, the Commissioner expressed his disappointment on the low level of compliance observed…