Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has promised that the masterminds of Tuesday’s attack on the New Cattle Market and Abattoir in Omumauzor Village would not escape justice.

The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners, National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) have suspended their planned strike after an intervention by the NNPC Ltd.

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday kicked against plan by the Senate to enact new anti-money laundering laws without required amendments on the existing Money Laundering ( Prevention ) Act 2011.

The Ebubeagu security outfit in Ebonyi has arrested no fewer than 12 persons suspected to be drug peddlers in Afikpo South Local Government Area of the state.

The first defence witness in the trial of Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James alias Baba Ijesha, charged with defilement, on Thursday, claimed that portions of the Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) footage on the allegation, were edited.

Operatives from the Aba Central Police Station on Thursday rescued one Chukwuebuka JohnPaul from being lynched by a mob in Aba, Abia, after he was allegedly caught raping a 15-year-old girl.

The Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA) has announced the death of another Nigerian in South Africa, following a vicious attack on the Nigerian by gangsters.

Abia State Government on Wednesday condemned the attack on cattle traders at the new cattle market and abattoir in Omumauzor village of Ukwa West Local Government Area (LGA) by unidentified hoodlums.