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Bomb scare in Imo as Okorocha, aides scamper for safety

All hell was let loose yesterday at the Ahajioku Convention Centre in Owerri, the Imo State capital, when security aides

Politicians, traditional rulers offer us bribe, says retiring S-Court Justice

As the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mariam Aloma Muhktar, intensifies effort to weed out corrupt elements from the judiciary, a retiring Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Stanley Shenko Alagoa, yesterday, admitted that some judges collect bribe from politicians and traditional rulers to pervert the course of justice. Speaking at a valedictory court…

How Imo Governor Is Spending N300m for 51st Birthday, PDP Alleges

The Imo State arm of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has raised alarm on the amount of money the State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha would allegedly spent for his 51st birthday celebration.In a statement made available to Trumpeta, the party noted that not less than N300m from the state coffers will be sunk into the…

National confab’ll keep Nigerians busy Sen Obende

BENIN—THE Senator representing Edo North senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Domingo Obende, has said that the decision of the Federal Government to hold a national conference on the way forward for the country was to keep Nigerians busy. Obende, who fielded questions from newsmen in Benin City, Edo State, yesterday, where he highlighted…

National Confab: ACF tackles Ohanaeze on equal representation

LAGOS—The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has rejected the suggestion by the umbrella association of all Igbo unions, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, that representations in the proposed national conference should be on equality of tribes or ethnic groups. National Publicity Secretary of ACF, Mr Anthony Sani, made this known in a terse statement yesterday.The statement read: “Someone needs…

Plans by ex-Biafran soldiers to stage protest uncalled for Pensions board

AUTHORITIES of the Military Pensions Board in Abuja have described plans by some ex-Biafran soldiers to storm Abuja and protest the non-payment of the benefits as uncalled for, noting that if they are genuine ex-soldiers, they should seek the necessary clearance and come for payment. Chairman of the board, Commodore D.S Audu, who spoke with…

Double tragedy Aircraft conveying Agagu’s corpse crashes in Lagos • Olu Falae’s son, MIC boss, 11 others killed • Casket survives crash intact, black boxes too

Another tragedy struck in Lagos on Thursday morning when a chartered aircraft carrying the remains of a former Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Agagu, 20 passengers and crew crashed less than a minute after take-off from the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja. The Embraer 120 aircraft with registration number SCD…