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Israel-Iran War - More Than 100 Dead In 48hrs, Donald Trump Talks Toughhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/israel-iran-war-more-than-100-dead-in-48hrs-donald-trump-talks-tough/15/06/2025/#Issues #Iran #Israel #Netanyahu #Trump #UK #US ©June 15th, 2025 ®June 15, 2025 11:08 am Not less than 100 persons, mostly civilians have been confirmed dead less than 48 hours since on Friday early morning night Israel and Iran began new massive waves of offensive military campaigns that have forced commercial airplanes to avoid the troubled Middle east airspace as the two countries fly missiles of mass destruction in the air corridors, with local media confirming Iran ballistic missile killed 10 persons and injured more than 20 others at a single building struck at Bat Yam City in Israel as the angry Iranian Soldiers launched a massive all night continuous air bombardments campaign against the State of Israel that earlier on Friday began the new offensive military campaign when It flew fighter jets to strike Iranian military homes, nuclear weapon facilities, killing Iran nuclear weapon scientists, military leaders including Iranian Chief of Staff and Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, IRGC alongside almost 60 civilian death casualties, this, President Donald Trump of the United States, US in a statement issued on Friday shortly after Israeli attack via his personal verified social media handle on his own Truth Social media platform, praised and boasted about the military strength and capability of Israel, saying, things will only get worse for Iran because he gave them a chance to make a deal but they ignored the chance, adding with some level of mockery that the Iranian hardliners who spoke bravely are now dead as a result of the Israel attack on Iran, saying with emphasis that the US produces the best leathel military equipments any where in the world, and Israel already has alot of the US military leather equipments, adding that, Israel knows how to use the weapons and more will be giving to them, and in another statement issued also through the Truth Social media platform on Saturday shortly after the unprecedented military parades to mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States Army, President Donald Trump threatened to unleash the full strength and might of the US Armed Forces to attack Iran at a level never seen before if Iran dare attack US in any way, shape or form, claiming that the US had nothing to do with the Israeli attack on Iran, reacting earlier, Iran Supreme Leader, Imam Sayyid Ali Khamenei said Iran will retaliate Israeli attack with a strong response of no mercy, just as Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian said Israeli attack on Tehran on Friday killed military commanders, nuclear scientists, women and children, while wishing President Donald Trump and US Armed Forces happy birthday on Saturday, Israel Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu alleged that Iran made an attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump twice, adding that Israel attacked the military and nuclear facilities in Tehran on Friday because Iran was building Intercontinental nuclear weapons that could be used to destroy Israel and any other country in the world. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Day After 1212 Body Bags Return, Zelenskyy Say Russia Suffer 1m Casualtieshttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/day-after-1212-body-bags-return-zelenskyy-say-russia-suffer-1m-casualties/13/06/2025/#World News #Putin #Russia #Ukraine #Zelenskyy ©June 13th, 2025 ®June 13, 2025 8:53 pm Day after Russia government led by President Vladimir Putin released over 1,212 bodies said to be dead Ukrainian soldiers, Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a written and video press release on Thursday said that Ukraine has recorded over one million casualties of Russia soldiers, both dead and wounded inclusive. #OsazuwaAkonedo
How I Ran Out After Plane Crash Landed Killing 241 In India - Only Survivorhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/how-i-ran-out-after-plane-crash-landed-killing-241-in-india-only-survivor/13/06/2025/#Life #Ahmedabad #India #Ramesh ©June 13th, 2025 ®June 13, 2025 6:16 pm Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the only Survivor in the Air India Boeing Flight 171 that crashed into hospital hostel on Thursday afternoon at Ahmedabad, says, he quickly removes his seat belt and runs out of the plane after the aircraft crash landed less than 59 seconds after takeoff on the ground floor of the medical students hostel with a luck on his side, that the door of the plane got broken and opened immediately after the plane crash landed, and no wall of the building was blocking his way unlike many others who could have escaped but they were prevented or blocked by the wall of the hostel building that denied them the opportunity to be able to run out of the plane, and, Air India in a press statement said the Boeing 171 is 12 years old and the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Air India, Campbell Wilson in a video press release said that only one person out of the 242 passengers and crew members onboard the plane survived, this, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Boeing, the US plane, missiles and rockets Manufacturer, said he has spoken with Air India, Tata Sons and Tata Group Chairman, Natarajan Chandrasekaran to offer full support, saying, a Boeing team stands ready to support the investigation led by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau while India Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today paid an on the spot assessment visit to the crash site and the hospital where people on ground that sustained injuries and the British National, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh who is the only survivor among the people onboard the plane are being treated, and the Prime Minister after the visit issued a statement to condole with the families and relatives of the dead victims including the family and relatives of former Gujarat Chief Minister, Shri Vijay Rupani, a highly notable personality of apparent centre of interest that also died in the plane crash. #OsazuwaAkonedo
8pm-6am Curfew In Los Angeles - Trump Putting NG Troops At Risk - CA Govhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/8pm-6am-curfew-in-los-angeles-trump-putting-ng-troops-at-risk-ca-gov/11/06/2025/#Issues #Bass #California #LosAngeles #Newsom #Trump #US ©June 11th, 2025 ®June 11, 2025 7:06 pm California Governor, Gavin Newsom has described the action of the United States, US President, Donald Trump deploying National Guard Troops to the city of Los Angeles as a way of putting the lives of the troops and people of the US city at risk, this, the Homeland Security Service stated that its men have arrested an illegal immigrant from Mexico, Emiliano Garduno Galvez over attempted murder for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, I.C.E law enforcement agents during the Los Angeles riots, which has led to high level of looting and vandalization of shops; and in response to the alarming rate of mass stealing, the Mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass on Tuesday evening declared 8pm to 6am curfew to commence today in certain parts of the Los Angeles city. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Mass Protest In Ballymena Over Alleged Assault On Female Minor In Irelandhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/mass-protest-in-ballymena-over-alleged-assault-on-female-minor-in-ireland/11/06/2025/#Issues #Ballymena #Ireland ©June 11th, 2025 ®June 11, 2025 2:27 pm Thousands of residents in Northern Ireland of Ballymena almost throughout on Tuesday night continued a mass protest against foreigners or immigrants over alleged sexual assault on a female minor by suspected Romanians, leading to a more chaotic situation on Tuesday around Clonavon Terrace area and Bridge road, with protesters seen engaging police officers with petrol bombs, heavy masonry, bricks and fireworks, with police authority, the Police Service of Northern Ireland, PSNI confirming that the violent civil unrest was brought under control around 1am on Wednesday morning night, adding that, 17 police officers sustained serious injuries and the police service senior officer, Chief Constable Jon Boutcher described the protest as a racial behaviour. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Police In Edo Arrest 7 Alleged Cultists While In Action Against Okada Riderhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/police-in-edo-arrest-7-alleged-cultists-while-in-action-against-okada-rider/11/06/2025/#Nigeria Police Force #Benin #edo #Police #Sapele ©June 11th, 2025 ®June 11, 2025 10:16 am Policemen in Edo State of Nigeria have arrested seven persons suspected to be members of a secret cult group while the suspects were in the act trying to kill a commercial motorcycle driver also known as Okada rider at Sapele road axis in Benin City. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Los Angeles Protest - Come And Arrest Me - California Governor Tells Trumphttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/los-angeles-protest-come-and-arrest-me-california-governor-tells-trump/10/06/2025/#Issues #California #LosAngeles #Newsom #Trump #US ©June 10th, 2025 ®June 10, 2025 11:50 am California Governor, Gavin Newsom has reacted to the arrest threat issued against him on Monday by the United States, US President, Donald Trump over the unrest and ongoing violent protest across the streets of one of the cities in California, Los Angeles, over Trump led government crackdown and massive raids of immigrants in the Los Angeles city, with the governor daring the president to come and arrest him, that, he does not give a damn over his arrest, that he cares more about his communities, with emphasis that the situation in downtown Los Angeles is a manufactured crisis by President Donald Trump led government. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Zelenskyy Confirms Putin Free Prisoners, Says War Still Intense In Pokrovskhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/zelenskyy-confirms-putin-free-prisoners-says-war-still-intense-in-pokrovsk/09/06/2025/#World News #Putin #Russia #Ukraine #Zelenskyy ©June 9th, 2025 ®June 10, 2025 1:08 am President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that President Vladimir Putin led Russia government has set free first badge of Ukrainian prisoners in line with the agreement both countries reached at the last peace meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, adding that, the Russia war in Ukraine is still intense at Pokrovsk area of Sumy region. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Police Have Commenced House-To-House Cultists' Arrest - Edo CPhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/police-have-commenced-house-to-house-cultists-arrest-edo-cp/09/06/2025/#Nigeria Police Force #Benin #edo #Police ©June 9th, 2025 ®June 9, 2025 9:07 pm Edo State Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika has announced the commencement of house to house arrest of people suspected or identified as members of a secret cult group in the South South geopolitical state of Nigeria. #OsazuwaAkonedo
NDLEA Intercepts Cannabis Concealed As Tea From Thailand Into Nigeriahttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/ndlea-intercepts-cannabis-concealed-as-tea-from-thailand-into-nigeria/08/06/2025/#NDLEA #Thailand #edo #Lagos #Nigeria ©June 8th, 2025 ®June 8, 2025 3:29 pm Men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA have intercepted parcels of loud, a strong strain of cannabis concealed as green tea, shipped from Thailand via the United Arab Emirates, UAE into Nigeria. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Police Says 1 Killed In Aguata After 7 Hours Gun Battles Near Gov Hometownhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/police-says-1-killed-in-aguata-after-7-hours-gun-battles-near-gov-hometown/06/06/2025/#Nigeria Police Force #Aguata #AguluEzechukwu #Isuofia #Police #Soludo ©June 6th, 2025 ®June 6, 2025 10:35 pm Anambra State Command of the Nigeria Police Force in a press statement a few minutes ago says that the combined joint team of men of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, Department of State Service, DSS, Armed Forces of Nigeria, AFN, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC and Anambra State Vigilante members have killed one of the suspected gunmen after seven hours gun battles with the non state actors at Agulu-Ezechukwu community, a town near Isuofia, the hometown of the incumbent governor of the state, Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, and both towns are in Aguata local government area of the Southeast state. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Umunze Attack - No Group Claims Responsibility More Than A Day Afterhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/umunze-attack-no-group-claims-responsibility-more-than-a-day-after/06/06/2025/#Security #Anambra #Orumba #Umunze ©June 6th, 2025 ®June 6, 2025 5:59 pm More than a day after Agunechemba security outfit came under attack at Umunze town, the special state vigilante group established by Anambra State Government under the leadership of Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo to boost the level of security in the state, no one among the armed groups fighting in the Southeastern part of Nigeria has claimed responsibility for the early Thursday morning attack that left one of the special vigilante group members dead, another injured, with five of the vigilante operational vehicles burnt to ashes, even when one of the Biafra armed groups, Biafra Defense Forces, BDF led by Igwe Butuzor often described by the secessionist armed group as General and the Chief of Defense Staff, CDS in charge of the Biafra Government in Homeland, had in early April, 2025 reiterated and announced their presence in the Orumba local government area of Anambra State that has Umunze town as the administrative headquarters in the Orumba South council area. #OsazuwaAkonedo
EFCC Tells Court Jude Buy ₦850m Land From PSquare Alleged ₦1.38b Stolehttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/efcc-tells-court-jude-buy-%e2%82%a6850m-land-from-psquare-alleged-%e2%82%a61-38b-stole/06/06/2025/#EFCC #Jude #Okoye #Paul #Peter #psquare ©June 6th, 2025 ®June 6, 2025 10:09 am Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has told a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State that the elder brother of Paul and Peter Okoye of PSquare music brand, Jude Okoye allegedly stole one billion, three hundred and eighty million naira from the twin music stars and used eight hundred and fifty million naira from the alleged proceed of crime to purchase a land in Lagos State after he created and registered a company with a near similar name to outsmart his younger brothers who he was managing as their record label Director as at the time of the crime. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Nigeria Arrests 2 British Citizens Trying To Smuggle In Illicit Drugshttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/nigeria-arrests-2-british-citizens-trying-to-smuggle-in-illicit-drugs/04/06/2025/#NDLEA #British #Lagos #Rivers #UK ©June 4th, 2025 ®June 4, 2025 3:19 pm Nigeria authority has arrested two British citizens; Mhizha Jordan Alexander Tatendra and Ayedipe Andrew Adejuwon at Murtala Mohammed International Airport while trying to smuggle some quantities of illicit drugs into the West Africa country through Qatar. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Nigeria Arrests Pilgrims With Cocaine Enroute Saudi Arabia For Hajjhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/nigeria-arrests-pilgrims-with-cocaine-enroute-saudi-arabia-for-hajj/04/06/2025/#NDLEA #SaudiArabia #Kano ©June 4th, 2025 ®June 4, 2025 9:55 am Nigeria anti illicit drugs police, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA have arrested two Pilgrims who ingested quantities of cocaine at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano State alongside their sponsors who had planned to travel to Saudi Arabia for the 2025 Hajj. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Ukraine Offensive - Every Day Russia Hit Us With Missiles - Zelenskyyhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/ukraine-offensive-every-day-russia-hit-us-with-missiles-zelenskyy/04/06/2025/#World News #Crimea #Russia #Sumy #Ukraine #Zelenskyy ©June 4th, 2025 ®June 4, 2025 8:52 am Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has given reasons why the country under Russia attacks is currently launching offensive actions deep inside Russia territories, saying, almost every single day, Russia fired hundreds of drones and missiles into Ukrainian cities especially civilian or residential areas, killing civilians, women and children, specifically stating that, a day before Ukraine military launched the drone strikes that destroyed over 40 bomber plane carriers inside Russia military airfields on Sunday, Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with 480 drones and missiles. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Man Who Claimed To Be EFCC Journalist To Defraud People Arrestedhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/man-who-claimed-to-be-efcc-journalist-to-defraud-people-arrested/04/06/2025/#EFCC #Filipinos #Lagos #PTF ©June 4th, 2025 ®June 4, 2025 2:03 am Nigeria anti corruption police, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested a 63 years old man, Ernesto Chukwudum Chukwukamma who allegedly presented himself as a journalist working with the EFCC to defraud an unsuspecting victim a sum of two million naira with the pretense to help discontinue the investigation of $4.5 billion fraud in the Nigeria Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Govt Confirms 23 Killed In Apa, Naka As Herders Invade Benue Communitieshttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/govt-confirms-23-killed-in-apa-naka-as-herders-invade-benue-communitites/03/06/2025/#Nigeria Police Force #Apa #Benue #Gwer #Naka #Police ©June 3rd, 2025 ®June 3, 2025 11:15 pm Benue State Governor, Reverend Father Hyacinth Lormem Alia has confirmed the killing of 23 persons by herdsmen who invaded the Naka community and other communities in Apa and Gwer West local government areas on Sunday. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Zamfara - 20 Dead As NG Army Apparently In Error Drops Bombs On Vigilanteshttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/zamfara-20-dead-as-ng-army-apparently-in-error-drops-bombs-on-vigilantes/02/06/2025/#Nigerian Army #army #Maru #Zamfara ©June 2nd, 2025 ®June 2, 2025 8:25 pm Residents in Zamfara state, one of the troubled states in Nigeria with frequent attacks on the locals by bandits have reported that not less than 20 Vigilantes were killed apparently in error by the Nigerian Air Force fighter jet on Saturday when a group of vigilante members gave a chase to invading bandits who killed and abducted alot of persons most especially farmers at Garin Mani, Maraya and Wabi villages in Maru local government area of Zamfara state, this, an apparent military insider news media, Zagazola in its publication titled; “Airstrike in Zamfara kills over 20 bandits, but claims vigilante casualties” released on Monday, claimed that only five vigilante members were killed because the victims failed to follow operational guidelines of military joint operations, specifically, the probably pro government and military news media stated that when the vigilantes were given signal to retreat, they failed to do so. #OsazuwaAkonedo
153 Dead, Families Washed Away At Sleep In Mokwa As Flood Hits Nigerhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/153-dead-families-washed-away-at-sleep-in-mokwa-as-flood-hits-niger/02/06/2025/#Issues #Mokwa #NEMA #Niger ©June 2nd, 2025 ®June 2, 2025 4:00 pm Reports from Mokwa community in Niger State on Monday indicated that over 153 people have been confirmed dead, with hundreds of houses destroyed as floodwaters submerged large part of the community during the heavy downpour that occurred last Wednesday and Thursday, with residents stating with video footage that the floodwaters washed away thousands of families who were still at sleep as at 5am on Wednesday when the water started submerging parts of Tiffin Maza and Anguwan Hausawa communities in Mokwa, and some of those who woke up immediately to escape the floodwaters as seen in one of the video footages, ran to rooftop of a house but they were all completely washed away as the floodwaters destroyed the building. #OsazuwaAkonedo
40 Planes Destroyed As Zelenskyy Confirms Ukraine Drones Hit Russia Citieshttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/40-planes-destroyed-as-zelenskyy-confirms-ukraine-drones-hit-russia-cities/02/06/2025/#World News #Russia #Ukraine #Zelenskyy ©June 2nd, 2025 ®June 2, 2025 8:20 am Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that Ukraine on Sunday launched a large scale of multiple drones to attack and destroy cruise missiles war plane carriers stationed at the military airfields of five Russian cities of Murmansk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Ryazan and Amur regions, with Zelenskyy saying that it took Ukraine one year and six months to plan and execute the attacks, stating that, all those who were in Russia territories that aided the successful execution of the planned attack are safe and they have all returned to Ukraine. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Trump Reacts After French President Apparently Seen 'Slapped' By Wifehttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/trump-reacts-after-french-president-apparently-seen-slapped-by-wife/01/06/2025/#Life #Brigitte #France #Macron #Trump #US ©June 1st, 2025 ®June 1, 2025 4:42 pm President Donald Trump of the United States, US, has called on the general public especially married people and intending couples to make sure the door remains closed apparently to avoid exposing their marital life to the public, this, he stated on Friday while reacting to a video footage of French President, Emmanuel Macron who was probably seen being slapped by his wife, Brigitte when the two first family of France were about to deplane shortly after they arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam on May 25, 2025 for an official visit, which stands as the first trip to Vietnam by a French president in nearly a decade. #OsazuwaAkonedo
More Than 60 Killed In Nigeria Army, Boko Haram Offensive Battles In Bornohttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/more-than-60-killed-in-nigeria-army-boko-haram-offensive-battles-in-borno/31/05/2025/#Nigerian Army #Bita #Borno #Kukawa #Marte ©May 31st, 2025 ®May 31, 2025 7:49 am More than 60 people including soldiers and terrorists have been killed during the week as Boko Haram terrorists and men of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, AFN continued to launch offensive and counter-offensive battles on each other in Borno State, with the Nigerian Army saying in a series of news releases issued during the week that two of its soldiers paid the supreme price on Tuesday when the Boko Haram terrorists engaged New Marte community in an offensive operation, and more than 60 of the terrorists were killed at Bita community when troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria launched a coordinated offensive attacks against the terrorists on Thursday, and on Friday at Kukawa community, the Army said it killed one of the major leaders of the Boko Haram insurgents, Amir Abu Fatima who has ₦100 million bounty placed on his head due to his notorious and disastrous activities. #OsazuwaAkonedo
PDP, Making Us Celebrate In Edo - Okpebholo...Says Obaseki Hiding In UShttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/pdp-making-us-celebrate-in-edo-okpebholo-says-obaseki-hiding-in-us/30/05/2025/#Politics #APC #edo #Obaseki #Okpebholo #PDP ©May 30th, 2025 ®May 30, 2025 6:09 pm Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC on Friday says, his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki is currently hiding in the United States, US since he allegedly ran away from Nigeria and abandoned Asue Ighodalo, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the last September 21 Governorship election in the State, categorically saying that, the PDP is making the people in the state to always celebrate, because, according to Okpebholo, all the money the PDP, the political party of ex-governor Obaseki allegedly stole were taken to the state Election Petition Tribunal and Appeal Court with the alleged intention to bribe the judges of the courts, but, the courts ruled otherwise and affirmed him as the winner of the guber poll. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Naira Abuse - Issue In Benin After Tony Kabaka Honours EFCC Invitationhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/naira-abuse-issue-in-benin-after-tony-kabaka-honours-efcc-invitation/29/05/2025/#Issues #Adun #Amagba #Benin #edo #EFCC #Obaseki #Obazee #TLatifah ©May 29th, 2025 ®May 29, 2025 4:03 pm Anthony Adun aka Tony Kabaka one of the most prominent Youths Leaders in Nigeria believed to have thousands of youths very loyal to him, during the week, came out with a video press release to confirm before the general public that he was invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC over petitions and allegations of naira abuse, stating that, he honoured the invitation because ‘nobody is above the law', but, he decided to issue the video press release because of Albert Obazee, a loyalist of the immediate past Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, whom, he accused of always insulting him and trying to spoil his name on social media, thus, he issued a threat message to pluck off his teeth and break his bones with his own bare hands, anytime Albert Obazee who is currently living in London comes to Nigeria, adding that, since, his parents cannot call him to order, and if Albert Obazee ever insults him on social media platforms again, his parents home will be visited and the parents will start feeling the heat, although, in less than 24 hours after issuing the statement, Tony Kabaka issued another video press release at night, apologizing to the parents of Albert Obazee and withdrew his apparent threat messages earlier issued against them, but hours after issuing the apology message on Tuesday, on Wednesday, Albert Obazee cried out on social media, raised an alarm that his own house situated at Amagba area in Benin City has been attacked and properties destroyed by people he suspected to be Tony Kabaka and his boys. #OsazuwaAkonedo
CP Arrests Policemen Seen Destroying Vehicles Over Edo Youths Attack On IRThttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/cp-arrests-policemen-seen-destroying-vehicles-over-edo-youths-attack-on-irt/28/05/2025/#Nigeria Police Force #Benin #edo #Okhumwun #Oluku #Police ©May 28th, 2025 ®May 28, 2025 9:10 pm Edo State Police Commissioner, Monday Agbonika says he has arrested policemen seen venting their anger and destroying vehicles in Benin City after they were sent as a backup team to rescue their colleagues, some men of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team, IRT who apparently were overpowered by a group of youths who protested, demanded and ensured the IRT officers released the suspects the special police officers had arrested on ground of alleged unlawful arrest, wit to extort money from the suspects, forcing the protesting youths to vandalize the police vehicle at Okhumwun quarters in Oluku area of Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State last week, and in addition to this, the Inspector General of Police has also subjected six officers including their supervisor to a disciplinary action after a viral video that was circulated on TikTok and other social media platforms saw one of the officers of the Nigerian Police Force extorting money from travellers along the Benin Bypass in Edo State under the pretense of enforcing the Electronic Central Motor Registry (e-CMR) certificate, even when the Inspector General of Police has long suspended the enforcement since July 2024. #OsazuwaAkonedo
776 Deaths In Southeast - IPOB Reacts Over SBM, Reuters Reports, Accuse NSAhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/776-deaths-in-southeast-ipob-reacts-over-sbm-reuters-reports-accuse-nsa/26/05/2025/#Issues #Biafra ©May 26th, 2025 ®May 26, 2025 11:59 pm Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB on Monday reacted to a report released by SBM security Intelligence and Reuters International News Agency publication of the report which stated that over 776 people have been killed since August 9, 2021 when sit-at-home started every Monday in the Southeastern states of Nigeria, with the SBM attributing the killings and the 30 travellers allegedly killed earlier this month around Okigwe-Owerri highway and Umuna community in Onuimo local government area of Imo State to IPOB and ESN__Eastern Security Network, this, IPOB in a rebuttal issued by its Spokesperson, Emma Powerful on Monday, accused the the Nigeria National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu of allegedly plotting with the SBM and Reuters to give the Biafra group a bad name. #OsazuwaAkonedo
50% Tariff - Start Day Shifts To July 9 After Trump, Ursula Phone Talkhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/50-tariff-start-day-shifts-to-july-9-after-trump-ursula-phone-talk/26/05/2025/#Issues #EU #Trump #Ursula #US ©May 26th, 2025 ®May 26, 2025 7:30 pm Both European Commission President, Ursula Von Der Leyen and the United States, US President, Donald Trump have confirmed that the start date for the US newly imposed 50 percent tariff on goods not made or manufactured in the North America country, specifically, goods from European countries, has been shifted from June 1st to July 9, 2025 after the two leaders had a phone conversations on Sunday, and agreed for an extension of time so that the 27 member countries that made up the EU single market block maybe able to reach a good deal with the United States. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Nigeria Court Deports 12 Philippines For Terrorism, Orders Firm Closurehttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/nigeria-court-deports-12-philippines-for-terrorism-orders-firm-closure/26/05/2025/#EFCC #Lagos #philippines ©May 26th, 2025 ®May 26, 2025 2:18 pm Nigeria High Court sitting in Lagos State has convicted and ordered the deportation of 12 Philippines or Filipinos after the Federal High Court found them guilty of engaging in the act of cyber-terrorism with intent to cause disruption to Nigeria economy, and another court in Lagos State has ordered the closure of a collective investment scheme firm, CJC Markets Limited, overt the firm failure to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC. #OsazuwaAkonedo
2025 UTME - JAMB Says Nigeria Students Use AI To Commit Exam Malpracticehttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/2025-utme-jamb-says-nigeria-students-use-ai-to-commit-exam-malpractice/25/05/2025/#Education #JAMB #Lagos #Nigeria #UTME ©May 25th, 2025 ®May 26, 2025 12:18 am Nigeria examination body responsible for conducting entry examinations for secondary school students to gain admission into higher institutions of learning in the West Africa country, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Sunday says it recorded a case of Nigeria students using Artificial Intelligence, AI to indulge in the act of examination malpractice, specifically stating that the Nigeria students used A.I to enhance photograph but Jamb refused to give further details on how the A.I enhanced photo was used to commit the examination fraud. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Nigeria President Tinubu Denies Being Invited To Whitehouse By Trumphttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/nigeria-president-tinubu-denies-being-invited-to-whitehouse-by-trump/25/05/2025/#Politics #Nigeria #Tinubu #Trump #US ©May 25th, 2025 ®May 25, 2025 10:18 pm Nigeria President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has denied being invited by the United States, US President, Donald Trump to a working visit to the Whitehouse, following a media statement circulated on the internet claiming to have been issued by the office of the Nigeria President. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Nigeria Troops Kill 44 Days After Boko Haram Sack 3 Military Base In Bornohttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/nigeria-troops-kill-44-days-after-boko-haram-sack-3-military-base-in-borno/25/05/2025/#Nigerian Army #army #Borno #Damboa #Katsina #Marte #Rann #Sokoto #Wulgo ©May 25th, 2025 ®May 25, 2025 9:16 am Nigerian Army in a series of reports during the week says its troops have killed over 44 terrorists in different locations in Borno, Katsina and Sokoto states days after Boko Haram terrorists had on May 12 and 13, 2025 sacked the Armed Forces of Nigeria, AFN military base in Wulgo town, a Nigeria border town in Borno State of Ngala local government area, a throw stone to Cameroon in the shores of Lake Chad, also, the Boko Haram terrorists attacked and sacked the 3 Battalion, a military formation in Rann, headquarters of Kala-Balge Local Government Area in Borno State, and the military base in Marte town in Marte local government area of Borno State, killing soldiers, overrunning the military formations, stealing arms and ammunitions and setting the military buildings ablaze including the armed forces operational vehicles, with the Governor of Borno state, Professor Babagana Zulum, saying, the Boko Haram terrorists in recent days are currently in control of 299 communities out of a total of 300 communities in the Marte Local Government Area of Borno state, meaning, the Federal Government under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is barely and currently controling one community after the Nigeria commander-in-chief of the armed forces whose supporters are apparently busy talking and preparing his re-election ahead of the country 2027 general elections had lost territories to terrorists and the Boko Haram terrorists appeared; aggressively advancing and retaking more territories in Nigeria. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Europe Leaders Keep Mum As Trump Plans 50% Tariff On Goods Not Made In UShttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/europe-leaders-keep-mum-as-trump-plans-50-tariff-on-goods-not-made-in-us/24/05/2025/#Issues #EU #Tariffs #Trump #US ©May 24th, 2025 ®May 24, 2025 11:13 pm As at the time of filing in this news report on Saturday night, leaders in the European countries have kept mum ever since on Friday, the United States, US President, Donald Trump announced plans to impose 50 percent tariff on goods not made in the North America country that comes from European countries, with a specific threat to impose 25 percent tariff on Apple if the iPhone manufacturer does not move production to the United States, this, President Donald Trump based his actions on what he claimed to be cases of unfair and unjustified lawsuits filed by the European countries against American companies among other reasons, but, it could be recalled that, earlier in the month of April 2025 when President Trump issued the first tariff threat of 25 percent on European goods, the immediate past Germany Chancellor, Olaf Scholz had said that even if European countries did nothing in response to Donald Trump imposed tariffs, the increased tariffs will cause a big problems in the US economy, adding that, Trump intending tariff increment on EU goods is an economic error, and the European Commission President , Ursula Von Der Leyen had also in early April 2025 said that the EU countries is the largest single market in the world and the EU have what it takes to retaliate or strike back. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Nnamdi Kanu - DSS DG May Show Govt Approval Enabling Youths Kill In Bauchihttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/nnamdi-kanu-dss-dg-may-show-govt-approval-enabling-youths-kill-in-bauchi/23/05/2025/#Law #Ajayi #Azare #Bauchi #Dss #Kanu #Namdi #TafawaBalewa ©May 23rd, 2025 ®May 23, 2025 9:11 am Case between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu apparently took a new technical twist on Thursday after one of the lawyers of the detained Biafra Leader, Paul Erokoro, SAN, presented and played three videos which the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja later admitted in evidence, the videos of former Nigeria Chief of Army Staff, Retired General Theophilus Danjuma, saying, security operatives in the West Africa country specifically the armed forces are working together with the armed bandits to kill Nigerians, stressing that, if Nigerians depend on the armed forces to curb insecurity, they will all die one by one, also that of Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State saying politicians are behind killings in the state, lastly and the most interesting video played at the court to counter the testimony or statement made by the DSS prosecutor witness over Nnamdi Kanu led IPOB founding Eastern Security Network, ESN allegedly created by group of youths in the Southeastern geopolitical zone of Nigeria often referred to as Biafra land to fight in self defence against Fulani armed bandits or terrorists that were advancing and killing people in the Eastern states during the era of President Muhammadu Buhari, was that of the Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Adeola Ajayi, who is apparently the government chief complainer in the case, and the DSS DG in the video recorded and published by SymFoni news media in February 2025, narrated how youths at Azare community in Katagum local government area and Tafawa Balewa community of Tafawa Balewa local government area in Bauchi state, when the DSS DG was the state Director of State Security Services, SSS, resorted to self help and killed all Boko Haram terrorists that came to attack them without depending on the security operatives, according to the DSS DG, when Boko Haram terrorists invaded Azare community, they started shooting and killing people, then, the youths went after the Boko Haram terrorists and killed all of them even when one of the Boko Haram terrorists named Khalid climbed a tree and started firing gunshots from the tree towards the people who were on the lower ground, the Azare people resisted and went after him and subsequently killed him, although the Federal government prosecution witness identified as BBB who is a DSS Operative stated that the ESN is an illegal organisation because there is no approval of government given to the people of Southeast to establish such a self help group to defend their land against terrorists unlike Amotekun security network in the Southwest states that was approved and permitted by the government, also claiming, his boss, the DSS DG in the video was asking communities to build the first line of defence by thus working with security operatives, but, a careful and detailed study of the DSS DG speech in the video shows that the FG witness, BBB probably talked off points, totally off key from the original intent and intention of Mr Adeola Ajayi, the DSS DG teachings and advise in the video, who had said the Azare community people acted in quick response to an emergency situation, and the storyline indicated that the people of Azare prepared themselves in advance likely purchasing and acquiring firearms equivalent to AK-47 riffles to be able to face and kill all the Boko Haram terrorists that invaded the community as narrated by the DSS DG, and if true, the DSS DG, the chief complainer must also be ordered to appear before the court as a defender in the case to present a certified true copy of government approval given to Azare people to defend themselves, or prove beyond reasonable doubts how the people of Azare community were able to kill; merely with their bare hands all the Boko Haram terrorists that invaded their community with high precision weapons of mass destructions, in addition, the DSS DG in the video probably advocated for the need for all individuals in Nigeria to have a gun, because, he gave an example of a visit to the United States of America, USA, when his host in the US heard a police siren sound, he quickly brought out his gun and said, if the criminal chased after by the US police ran into his apartment, he would used the gun to kill the criminal suspect, and that not all, the DSS DG in the video also recalled and referenced the words of Nigeria former Head of State, retired General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida that if insecurity must end in Nigeria, Nigerians must be ready to resort to self help like the people of Azare community did. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Cult War In Edo - $1 Billion Lost Annually - Gov Okpebholohttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/cult-war-in-edo-1-billion-lost-annually-gov-okpebholo/22/05/2025/#Issues #edo #Okpebholo ©May 22nd, 2025 ®May 22, 2025 9:22 pm Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has called for more stakeholders supports and actions towards ending secret cult related killings and other organised violent crimes in the state, stating that the aged long secret cult war in the South South state of Nigeria has driven away a lot of investors and as such, Edo State has been at a loss of one billion dollar every year, with statistics, according to the Governor showing that the natives of Edo State top the list of the highest diaspora remittances in Nigeria, but, over 95 percent of the natives divert the funds to other states to avoid secret cult violence in the state also known as the Heartbeat of the nation. #OsazuwaAkonedo
EFCC Arraigns EcoBank Staff Over Cash Pay Into Saver's Acct Without Consenthttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/efcc-arraigns-ecobank-staff-over-cash-pay-into-savers-acct-without-consent/22/05/2025/#EFCC #Borno #EcoBank #Lagos ©May 22nd, 2025 ®May 22, 2025 3:16 pm Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned a staff of EcoBank PLC, Solomon Stephen Ufayo for cybercrime after the suspect made deposit into one of the bank customers' account and later withdrew same without the consent of the account holder. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Bullet Killing WAEC Student - We Thought Father Was A Kidnapper - Policehttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/bullet-killing-waec-student-we-thought-father-was-a-kidnapper-police/21/05/2025/#Issues #Ibadan #Oyo #OYTMA #Police #WAEC ©May 21st, 2025 ®May 21, 2025 8:15 pm Following the killing of a 14 years old boy, Kehinde Alade by a stray bullet fired by policemen on hot pursuit of the vehicle conveying the deceased, the Oyo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has made some clarification inline with video evidence that one of its men attached to Oyo State Traffic Management Authority, OYTMA on Tuesday targeted and fired bullet to deflate one of the tyres of the vehicle because the driver who later was found out to be the father of the deceased, Odunayo Alade drove the vehicle in a life endangering manner, giving the police the room to suspect the dangerous driving to be an apparent act of kidnapping hence the police team gave the vehicle a hot chase and opened fire towards the tyres of the vehicle but the bullet missed and penetrated through the car booth and hit the student who was on his way to take the West African Examinations Council, WAEC exam, with the deceased student's father who introduced himself as a single father taking care of the kids since his wife allegedly abandoned and left them seven years ago, confirming, he actually refused to stop after driving against traffic, this, an eyewitness who was one of the occupants in the vehicle said they continued the driving for some moments even when the little boy screamed and shouted he has been shot, initially believing the boy and other kids at the back seat who were also screaming to have raised the alarm out of fear of the Police until they saw the boy gasping. #OsazuwaAkonedo
We Stopped PTBank Staffs From Stealing Depositors Funds - EFCChttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/we-stopped-ptbank-staffs-from-stealing-depositors-funds-efcc/21/05/2025/#EFCC #cbn #Emefiele #Lagos #PremiumTrustBank #PTBank ©May 21st, 2025 ®May 21, 2025 1:47 pm Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has alerted the public that it prevented the act of mass stealing of depositors' funds at Premium Trust Bank, PTBank after some of the bank staff conspired together with alleged intention to steal after allegedly agreeing with three other persons to manipulate the bank server and domain credentials to gain access to the bank customers' savings data base, this, EFCC made known on Tuesday when the commission arraigned the suspects before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State for Cybercrime and conspiracy to steal. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Nigeria Arrests UK Ex Convict, Hijab Woman With Cocaine Hid In Her Privatehttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/nigeria-arrests-uk-ex-convict-hijab-woman-with-cocaine-hid-in-her-private/21/05/2025/#NDLEA #Iran #Lagos #PortHarcourt #Qatar #Rivers #UK ©May 21st, 2025 ®May 21, 2025 12:10 pm Nigeria authority, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA operatives have arrested a United Kingdom, UK two times ex convict, Campell Kaizra Kofi Johannes Slifer who has served two separate jail terms for robbery and drug trafficking in the British prisons with a very large quantities of illicit drugs he allegedly shipped from Thailand through Doha with Qatar airways at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos State, also, the NDLEA operatives intercepted and arrested an Iran bound Hijab dressed woman, Ihensekhien Miracle Obehi with quantities of cocaine hidden in her private part while trying to board Qatar airline to Iran through Port Harcourt International Airport in Rivers State. #OsazuwaAkonedo
NG Court Convict 10 Thai Sailors, Ship Over Cocaine From Brazil Into Africahttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/ng-court-convict-10-thai-sailors-ship-over-cocaine-from-brazil-into-africa/21/05/2025/#NDLEA #Thailand #Apapa #Brazil ©May 21st, 2025 ®May 21, 2025 9:45 am Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State, Nigeria, has convicted 10 Thailand nationals who were the sailors of a ship that smuggled 32.9kg quantities of cocaine from Brazil in the South America continent into the West Africa country, Nigeria through Apapa seaport in Lagos State. #OsazuwaAkonedo
NDLEA Arrests 82-Year-Old Grandmother Who Sells Tramadol To Survive In Abiahttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/ndlea-arrests-82-year-old-grandmother-who-sells-tramadol-to-survive-in-abia/21/05/2025/#NDLEA #Abia #Australia #Kaduna #Kwara #Osun #UK ©May 21st, 2025 ®May 21, 2025 8:26 am Men of the Nigeria anti-illicit drugs police, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA have arrested an 82 year old woman and grandmother, Mrs Uloma Uchechi Sunday who took over the illegal business of selling illicit drugs including tramadol to earn a living and survive two years ago after her son who was doing the illicit drugs business died, the grandmother who was arrested at her home at Umuaguma Ntigha Uzor village in Abia State last Saturday, allegedly confessed to the crime according to the NDLEA. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Cancer Touches Us All But Jill And I Are Strongest In Broken Places - Bidenhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/cancer-touches-us-all-but-jill-and-i-are-strongest-in-broken-places-biden/19/05/2025/#Health #Biden #Joe #US ©May 19th, 2025 ®May 19, 2025 6:02 pm Former United States of America President, USA, Joe Biden on Monday issued a statement thanking everyone for the love and care messages he received since on Sunday the personal office of the ex president announced that the former North America country president has been diagnosed of aggressive cancer that has spread to the bones, with Joe Biden saying in the Monday message that; cancer touches us all but him and his wife, Jill are strongest in the broken places, this, the news of the former president cancer diagnosis has become a major issue in the United States especially in the media with a video of the ex president comforting the daughter of John McCain over McCain cancer diagnosis during a televised TV shows years back and President Donald Trump son, Donald Trump Junior resharing a 2022 video of Joe Biden personally announcing that he has cancer; now trending on the US media space. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Police In Edo Arrests Dethroned Juju Chief Priest With AK-47, Human 'Skull'https://osazuwaakonedo.news/police-in-edo-arrests-dethroned-juju-chief-priest-with-ak-47-human-skull/18/05/2025/#Nigeria Police Force #edo #Okhoromi #Police ©May 18th, 2025 ®May 18, 2025 4:55 pm Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force on Saturday says it has arrested the eyes or servant of the gods or Juju Chief Priest, known in Bini language as Ohen, Chief Ovbokan Igbinovia, the Ohen of Okhoromi with human skull allegedly found in his house, alongside AK-47 guns found with the said gang members of the dethroned Chief Priest, who was reportedly deposed as the Ohen of the Okhoromi community by the Oba of Benin, after series of allegations of land grabbing and alleged abuse of his administrative powers as the traditional ruler representing the Oba of Benin and overseeing the affairs of the Okhoromi community, this, the police said it has made the arrests after the disturbed and troubled looking Juju Chief Priest went live on social media to accuse one of the prominent former motor park tax collectors in the state, Anthony Adun aka Tony Kabaka of using police to harass him, his visitors and family members while at the time debunking the state media reports that he has been suspended or removed as the Ohen of Okhoromi, saying, he went to the Palace of the Benin Monarch, he was told he has not been dethroned or suspended. #OsazuwaAkonedo
9 Killed, Full Family Among As Russia Drone Hits Civilians' Bus In Sumyhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/9-killed-full-family-among-as-russia-drone-hits-civilians-bus-in-sumy/17/05/2025/#Breaking News #Putin #Russia #Sumy #Ukraine #Zelenskyy ©May 17th, 2025 ®May 17, 2025 3:43 pm Drone strike fired by Russia army led by President Vladimir Putin has killed nine persons which included a full family involving the Father, Mother and their daughter after the military weapon of mass destruction hit a passenger's bus at the Bilopillia area in Sumy region of Ukraine early Saturday morning, signaling, the ceasefire peace talks held during the week at Istanbul, Turkey was unsuccessful. #OsazuwaAkonedo
War Could've End If Only Putin Wasn't Afraid To Come To Turkey - Zelenskyyhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/war-couldve-end-if-only-putin-wasnt-afraid-to-come-to-turkey-zelenskyy/17/05/2025/#World News #Ankara #Istanbul #Putin #Russia #Trump #Turkey #Ukraine #US #Zelenskyy ©May 17th, 2025 ®May 17, 2025 2:09 pm Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday has said that the Russia war in Ukraine was moving towards ending this week if only that the Russian President, Vladimir Putin wasn't afraid of coming to Ankara, the Turkey capital on Thursday to have face to face peace deal talks with him inline with his own request for direct peace talks, which, Zelenskyy said made him to travel to Turkey in person but it was a surprise, the Kremlin leader, President Vladimir Putin instead sent a very low level government officials to the Russia president proposed dialogue meeting in Ankara, although Russia and Ukraine have been wrestling for months over the logistics of peace talks with hopes of achieving such in the proposed Ankara peace talks, but days before D-day, President Donald Trump of the United States, US had said that he sees no movement of Putin coming to Ankara until he and Putin get together, and according to President Zelenskyy, it was President Trump who told him publicly to immediately accept the Kremlin leader's proposal of direct talks. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Cult War In Edo - Matters Arising As Govt Blacklists Neo Black Movementhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/cult-war-in-edo-matters-arising-as-govt-blacklists-neo-black-movement/16/05/2025/#Issues #Benin #edo #Kakor #Okpebholo ©May 16th, 2025 ®May 16, 2025 2:20 pm Edo State Government led by Governor Monday Okpebholo has issued an Executive Order, blacklisting a government registered acclaimed sociocultural organisation, the Neo Black Movement, NBM as a violent organisation among those responsible for violent crimes of high rates of secret cult related homicide killings in the state, and in a swift reaction, the President of the Neo Black Movement of Africa, NBM, Olorogun Ese Kakor while speaking with a panel of presenters at Arise News Television during the TV programme, accused the Governor, Monday Okpebholo of allegedly using members of the Black Axe Confraternity during his election, adding that the Governor never consulted with them to know if members of Black Axe Confraternity are also members of the Neo Black Movement, saying, the Governor is now attacking NBM because of Black Axe, stressing that, Black Axe Confraternity is a criminal organisation, insisting that, members of the confraternity are never members of the NBM, and shortly after the NBM President statement, large group of Youths in Edo State led a solidarity protest match to the Edo State Government House in Benin City to express their support and willingness to defend the government policies and actions to stop the massive destructions of lives and creation of young widows and high rates of fatherless children in the state due to secret cult activities; this, assessments of some of the pro government policy protesters indicated that some of them are people who may have identified themselves in the past as members of the Neo Black Movement and they also appeared to be people very loyal to one of the prominent leaders of the NBM, Anthony Adun aka Tony Kabaka who trend when he was interviewed about the activities of the NBM in a BBC documentary published by the British broadcasting service some years back. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Kidnapping In Edo - New Law Indicates Friends Risk 14 Years Imprisonmenthttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/kidnapping-in-edo-new-law-indicates-friends-risk-14-years-imprisonment/16/05/2025/#Law #Aduwawa #Benin #edo #Okpebholo ©May 16th, 2025 ®May 16, 2025 7:52 am Edo State Government under the leadership of Governor Monday Okpebholo has explained and given wider clarifications to the new anti kidnapping laws in the state, with specifications that, friend or family member of suspected kidnapper or any person suspected to have made an attempt to kidnap, discovering such friend or family member to have hidden or provide a temporary stay or shelter to the criminal suspect, with complete disregard to the level of innocency such a friend or family member may be found to be in connection with the crime, the New laws stipulate 14 years imprisonment with no option of fine for such shelter provider or providers, this, the Edo State Government published the clarification a day after the government demolished a house of an elder sister of suspected kidnap gang member along College road at Aduwawa area in Benin City simply because the suspect was living in the house; according to the news report as broadcasted by Okpella Television, with additional information that the elder sister of the suspect is not living in Nigeria, she has been in abroad where she has been working and providing financial support to her younger brother who got himself into the crime of kidnapping business for a reward of ₦350,000. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Alleged Police Harassment In Edo - CP Warns PoS Operatorshttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/alleged-police-harassment-in-edo-cp-warns-pos-operators/15/05/2025/#Nigeria Police Force #Benin #edo #Police ©May 15th, 2025 ®May 15, 2025 10:31 pm Edo State Police Commissioner, Monday Agbonika has cautioned operators of Point of Sale, P.O.S to be careful while allowing men of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF in unmarked vehicles to transact with them, with specific instructions that the P.O.S operators in the state must henceforth demand and keep the official records of such policeman or policemen he or she decides to do business with, before initiating any financial transaction with the security operatives, the Commissioner of Police made this known on Thursday after he hosted a group of stakeholders in the entertainment industry in the state to a meeting held at the commissioner's office on Tuesday, following the massive public outcry which include voices from some popular entertainment celebrities like Aifuwa Gift Esohe aka Edo Princess, Lawrence Osarenkhoe aka MC Casino, Gbadamosi Agbonjor Jonathan aka Edo Pikin among others who trend on social media the allegations of policemen constantly harassing and extorting money from young Nigerians in the ancient city, Benin City, the Edo State capital, the allegations apparently gave further sufficient strength to the virtual evidence of a White lady seen on social media on April 27, 2025 video recording group of policemen along the Airport road in Benin City who allegedly turned official roadblock of stop and search to prevent crime into a criminal ambush of threatening to attack innocent citizens probably to rob them at gunpoint by thus forcing them to pay them certain amount of money through the aid of a P.O.S operator. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Cult War In Edo - Govt Warns Neo Black Movement, To Demolish More Houseshttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/cult-war-in-edo-govt-warns-neo-black-movement-to-demolish-more-houses/12/05/2025/#Issues #Amagba #edo #Okpebholo ©May 12th, 2025 ®May 12, 2025 5:31 pm In apparent anger, Edo State Government under the leadership of Governor Monday Okpebholo has issued a serious warning with a strong message sent to the President of the Neo Black Movement of Africa, NBM, Olorogun Ese Kakor that the Edo State Government has started consultations to enable it take more appropriate legal action against the Neo Black Movement, saying, the International Headquarters or Secretariat of the Movement situated AT Amagba area in Benin City that was demolished last month by the State Government, has been an enclave used for planning and execution of secret cult related killings by members of the Neo Black Movement the Governor also referred to and described as Black Axe secret cult, probably expressing more anger that the leadership and members of the Neo Black Movement had the courage to come out publicly to identify themselves with the demolished building, the governor said they will be made to face prosecution, this, the National President of the Neo Black Movement, Olorogun Ese Kakor while speaking in reaction to the demolished building on Arise News TV programme, said, the Movement is not Black Axe, emphasizing that Black Axe is a criminal organisation while the Neo Black Movement is a social cultural organisation that promote and engage in humanitarian services. #OsazuwaAkonedo
Artificial Intelligence Economic Revolution - Why I Chose Leo XIV - Popehttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/artificial-intelligence-economic-revolution-why-i-chose-leo-xiv-pope/10/05/2025/#Economy #LeoXIV #Pope #Trump ©May 10th, 2025 ®May 11, 2025 12:07 am Pope Leo XIV has said that he chose the name Leo XIV because late Pope Leo XIII made a great impact in the first industrial revolution during his time, adding that, the current industrial revolution of Artificial Intelligence, AI that posed a new challenge to the defence of human dignity, justice and labour warrant the Church to offer her social teachings in response to the AI industrial development threat, this, as it could be recalled that while billions of people across the globe awaited the election of the new Pope, an AI generated photo of Donald Trump dressed and seated as the new Pope was posted on social media through the verified account of President Donald Trump on Truth social media platform with President Donald Trump later on Monday dismissing the backlash against the AI-generated image of him as the pope posted by the White House on social media, saying it was a harmless joke, but communications experts as reported by Reuters said they did not see the funny side of the preceding weekend AI-generated posts of Trump dressed in white papal vestments and another of him wielding one of the red light sabers preferred by villains in the “Star Wars” movies. #OsazuwaAkonedo
India, Pakistan Resume War Hours After US Brokered Ceasefirehttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/india-pakistan-resume-war-hours-after-us-brokered-ceasefire/10/05/2025/#Breaking News #India #Kashmir #Pakistan #Sirsa #US ©May 10th, 2025 ®May 10, 2025 9:08 pm Few hours after President Donald Trump of the United States, US and his state officials brokered a full and immediate ceasefire truce between India and Pakistan, leading to massive joy of celebrations for Indian and Pakistani residents in Kashmir, the two countries again have picked up weapons and resumed war, with India Foreign Secretary, Shri Vikram Misri accusing Pakistan of violating the the ceasefire agreement hours after it was brokered, stated this in a video press release made available to the public via Whatsapp channel through the Office of the Spokesperson of India Ministry of Defence, this, the office of the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan, Asim Munir in a tweet through his verified X social media account few minutes ago stated that; “From Peshawar Airport Once again, warplanes took off”, and few seconds after, he tweeted again that, “Pakistan has hit the Indian city of Sirsa. Pakistan's Fatah One and Fatah Two in action”, signaling the resumption of the war that entered its new dimension early on Saturday morning, with both countries firing missiles into each other's territories, which resulted in the killing of over five persons on Saturday, after the decades long conflicts reawoke last month when some suspected terrorists killed over 26 India tourists at Kashmir, leading to over two weeks of build up tensions before the two countries began the large scale war on Saturday. #OsazuwaAkonedo