National Assembly Complex flooded after downpour

The heavy rainfall in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Tuesday morning, left some parts of the National Assembly Complex flooded. Part of the areas affected by the flood was the central lobby of the building, which links the Senate and House of Representatives chambers. Other areas include the third and last gate to the premises as well as the road linking the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation to the National Assembly were heavily flooded. At the lobby, workers of the private firms engaged for…

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Medical doctor arrested for selling drugged cookies online

A 26 year-old medical doctor, Jane Chioma Ofoma, who is a graduate of medicine from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and recently completed her housemanship at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital has been arrested in Auchi, Edo State. Chioma was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), for allegedly operating an online catering service, Omachi’s kitchen, through which she sells drugged cookies and biscuits. Following intelligence and surveillance, narcotic officers of the Edo State Command of the Agency on Saturday, June 19, 2021, stormed her…

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Heritage Bank staff protest at Sen. Andy Uba’s Abuja residence over unpaid loan

A video surfaced online on Monday, showing how some staff of Heritage Bank Plc besieged the residence of Andy Uba, a former senator from Anambra State, who once served as an aide to former President Obasanjo. The staff of the bank, displayed placards, as they gathered in front of his residence in Abuja, asking the politician to repay the loan he collected to save their job. One of the bankers at the scene said in the video that, they are appealing to the former senator to “kindly pay this money…

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Suspected bandit in possession of military kits arrested by the Nigerian Army

The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu said in a statement that, the Nigerian Army troops operating along Mokwa-Jebba road, intercepted and arrested a fleeing bandit in a vehicle travelling from Zuru to Ibadan during a stop and search operation on Sunday. Nwachukwu said the vigilant troops spotted an occupant of the vehicle, who claimed to be Sgt. Aminu Sule. He said the suspect was found to be in possession of a pair of camouflage, military boots, knife and substance suspected to be charms. He said on further interrogation,…

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