The family of a banker, Ifeoma Esther Onyekwelu, who was murdered by suspected kidnappers in Anambra State after ransom payment has announced arrangements for her burial. The victim was reportedly abducted in Onitsha and stayed several days in captivity before her captors reached out to the family members for ransom. It was gathered…
The Trump administration has ordered all federal employees in diversity, equity, and inclusion roles to be placed on paid leave, according to a new memo from the Office of Personnel Management. The memo, issued Tuesday to heads of departments and agencies, sets a deadline of no later than 5 p.m. ET Wednesday to inform…
US immigration authorities will be able to arrest migrants at schools, churches and hospitals after the Trump administration overturned policies banning immigration enforcement from so-called “sensitive areas”. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) and Customs and Border Protection had been restricted from doing so for more than a decade. The US Department of Homeland Security, which oversees both…
US President, Donald Trump has granted an unconditional pardon to the creator of the notorious dark web page Silk Road in honor of the ‘Libertarian Movement.’ Ross Ulbricht, 40, was arrested in 2013 because the dark website he founded facilitated the sale of illicit drugs using cryptocurrency. In 2015, he was sentenced to…
Unilorin graduates travelling to the NYSC camp in Rivers State have allegedly been kidnapped in Delta State. This was disclosed by some X users claiming to know the hostages. One X user explained that they were kidnapped yesterday, Jan. 21, and the kidnappers have demanded N5m for each person. Another X user…
A medical doctor with the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra State, Dr Collinus Onuigbo, has been abducted by unknown gunmen in the state. On Tuesday, January 22. The abduction comes barely three days after the launch of the joint security force, Operation Udo ga-achị, meaning, Peace must reign, in the state,…
The wife of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Beatrice, has returned to Nigeria, Vanguard reports. Senator Ekweremadu, his wife, and Dr. Obinna Obeta were sentenced by a UK court in May 2023, over charges related to organ harvesting. She arrived in Abuja today January 22. Recall that on March 23, the…
Media personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, has suggested that Nigerian politicians should wear traditional outfits in and outside the country. Ebuka made the suggestion in a post shared on his X handle today January 22. The post Media personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, suggests Nigerian politicians should wear traditional outfits in and outside the country appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
An officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kano State Command, sustained injuries during the arrest of two suspected drug dealers in Bebeji Local Government Area of the state. The NDLEA spokesperson in the state, Sadiq Muhammad Maigatari, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. The suspects, identified…
President Donald Trump has slammed a female Bishop who made an impassioned plea for him to have mercy on immigrants and members of the LGBTQ community. Trump began his first full day in office by attending a prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday, Jan. 21. During his inauguration speech…
