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The police in Imo State say they have arrested two men who allegedly raped and beheaded Wendy Achumba, a female nursing student in Umulogho, a community in Obowo Local Government Area of the state. Henry Okoye, the police spokesperson in Imo State, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the victim’s decapitated body was found on Thursday evening in her hostel room in the Umulogho Community in the Obowo Local Government Area of the state. The victim, who hailed from Abia State, was a student of the College of Nursing Sciences in Umuadara village in…
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has warned against growing calls for unbridled importation of petroleum products. It argued that such a policy could undermine Nigeria’s industrialisation drive, weaken domestic refining investments, and deepen economic vulnerability. In a statement issued on Sunday, CPPE’s Chief Executive Officer, Muda Yusuf, said the debate around petroleum imports went beyond fuel supply and touches on the broader issues of economic sovereignty, industrial development, and macroeconomic resilience. The advice comes amid an ongoing legal dispute between Dangote Refinery and the federal government following the issuance of fresh fuel import licences to major…
Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has returned to Abuja after attending the inauguration of Romuald Wadagni of Benin Republic. DAILY POST reports that Shettima headed straight to the Bola Tinubu International Conference Centre for the final collation of the APC presidential primary results. The Vice President had on Saturday, jetted to Benin Republic for the inauguration. He was joined by other leaders across Africa and beyond at the event, which was held at the Presidential Palace in Cotonou.
Stakeholders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) across the South West have formally endorsed the presidential aspiration of Mohammed Hayatu-Deen (OON) ahead of the party’s presidential primaries scheduled for Monday, describing him as the candidate best prepared to reposition Nigeria and lead the country out of its current economic and governance crisis. The endorsement was conveyed in a statement issued on Sunday by Babajide Dosunmu, Leader of the ADC South-West Professionals Forum, following consultations with party stakeholders, youth leaders, professionals, and mobilisers across the South West zone. According to Dosunmu, the decision to support Hayatu-Deen was driven by what he described as “a…
Operatives of Obowo Divisional Police Headquarters, in collaboration with community youths, have arrested two suspects linked to the rape and gruesome murder of Wendy Achumba, a 21-year-old nursing student of Mercy College of Nursing Science, Umulogho, whose lifeless body was found in her off-campus residence at Umuadara, Umulogho, Obowo, LGA, Imo State. The spokesperson of the Imo Police, Henry Okoye, in a press statement, said the two suspects were identified as Onyema Okonkwo, 32, and Emmanuel Onyekachi, 25. Both are natives of the community where the crime was allegedly committed. Okoye said the two suspects were arrested following sustained, intelligence-led…
Nigerian media personality and content creator, Amarachi Amusi, popularly known as Ashmusy, has said that at 30, she is not in a rush to get married. She explained that after freezing her eggs to protect her dream of becoming a mother, she now feels secure. Speaking in a recent episode of the Echo Room podcast, Ashmusy revealed that she almost got married to someone she knew wasn’t her ideal husband out of desperation and the “myth of the biological clock.” She said, “I want to get married, but I am not desperate. Just in case the right suitor doesn’t come, I…
Kun Khalifat FC defender Chikamso Amaefula says he is anticipating a tough tie against Wikki Tourists. The Owerri-based club will lock horns with Wikki Tourists in their final match of the 2025-26 Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, season. The encounter is slated for the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri on Sunday (today). Amaefula said the players will show improvement from their previous games. “We are taking good step to improve,” Amaefula told Kun Khalifat media. “It will be a tough game as our supporters have showed that they believed in us. “We need to give our all to get the maximum points.” Kun…
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday said the economic reforms pursued by his administration have been painful not only for ordinary Nigerians but also for him personally, adding that he has lost sleep and weight alongside citizens bearing the burden of the reforms. This was as he accepted the All Progressives Congress presidential ticket for the 2027 election. Addressing party leaders and supporters at the Bola Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja immediately after being declared winner of the APC presidential primary with 10,999,162 votes, Tinubu said he shares in the collective anguish of the nation in the past three years…
The Lagos State Government says 931 persons were arrested for waste offences during intensified environmental enforcement operations conducted across the state within one year. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this during the 2026 Ministerial Press Briefing in Alausa, Ikeja, on Sunday. Wahab said the ministry strengthened Monitoring, Enforcement and Compliance operations to ensure stricter adherence to environmental laws and sanitation standards statewide. He said, “Through the agency’s enforcement drive, 931 persons were apprehended for waste offences, 2,251 sites inspected, 1,711 contravention notices issued and 239 sites sealed.” He added that enforcement teams evacuated more than…
Eight-time Nigerian champions Enugu Rangers have launched an ambitious “Mission-9” campaign as they prepare for a potentially title-deciding clash against Ikorodu City in the final game of the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League season at the Onikan Stadium in Lagos on Sunday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Rangers general manager and chief executive officer, Amobi Ezeaku, said the club was fully focused on reclaiming domestic glory and believed the occasion represented one of the most important moments in the history of the Enugu side. The Rangers boss expressed appreciation to the club’s supporters and the Enugu State Government for their backing…
