Author: Chimmeli Precious

By Chimmeli Precious (Ụmụnna TV) Gunmen suspected to be bandits in the early hours of Monday attacked Genuine Estate after Efab Queens on 6th Avenue, Gwarinpa in the Federal Capital Territory. Sources from the residents said that the gunmen who in large numbers were armed with bows, arrows and machetes operated in the estate between 1am and 4am, abducting a yet-to-be-identified number of residents. The spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, Josephine Adeh, however said the case was a robbery case not a kidnapping case. She also revealed that the police had already been mobilised to the scene to ascertain how the incident happened. Share, follow and like our page at www.facebook.com/UmunnaTV or visit www.umunna.tv. #umunnatv

By Chimmeli Precious (Ụmụnna TV) Samuel Kanu, the Methodist Church Prelate, who was kidnapped along with two other clerics by unknown gunmen along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway on Sunday, May 29, has regained his freedom. He and the other two abductees were all released this evening, May 30. As of the time of this report, it is not certain if any ransom was paid for their release.

By Chimmeli Precious (Ụmụnna TV) The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to secure the release of Samuel Kanu, prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria (MCN). Samuel Kanu was said to have been kidnapped on Sunday along Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway in Umunneochi LGA of Abia state. Dennis Mark, the bishop of Owerri, as well as another cleric, were also said to have been kidnapped during the attack. In a statement by Adebayo Oladeji, special assistant to Samson Ayokunle, CAN president, the association condemned the abduction of the prelate and asked Buhari to give an order to the security agencies to free him immediately. CAN also asked Buhari to put an end to the incessant abduction of clerics and other Nigerians. The association revealed th...

By Chimmeli Precious (Ụmụnna TV)  Many persons feared dead as a stampede occurred in Polo Club, Port Harcourt where a new generation church, The Kings Assembly organised a charity event to share food and other items tagged Shop for free. Reportedly, A lot of people had gathered the previous day waiting for the gates to be opened. Gates were eventually opened at 6am but the rush from the crowd caused the stampede and many, including a pregnant woman are feared dead.

By Chimmeli Precious (Ụmụnna TV)  Chidera Eze, a five-year-old pupil of the Redeemers Nursery and Primary School in Ogba, Lagos state, has died during a swimming session organised by the school at the Ivory Health Club in the Ikeja axis of the state.  Chidera and his friends were reportedly playing close to the pool during the training when he suddenly slipped into it. Anthony, the pupil’s father has alleged that negligence on the part of the school officials resulted in his son's death. Citing CCTV footage of the facility, Anthony also claimed his son was not attended to in the pool for over 30 minutes before he died and that another pupil fell into the water but her colleagues raised the alarm and she was pulled out but his son was not noticed under the water.  ...

By Chimmeli Precious (Umunna TV)  Ndigbo have always practiced their own special home -grown development economics.  The spirit of Akuluouno is what has helped Ndigbo post Nigeria/Biafra war, as successful Igbo men and women brought money home to fund community development projects such as roads, markets, civic centres, award scholarships, build schools, hospitals etc.  It is along that line that the efforts of the Chairman, Oil Serv Group, Sir Emeka Okwuosa should be applauded.  He has built a hospital in his home town, Oraifite, Anambra State, in memory of his late mother, Dame Irene Okwuosa. The Cardiothoracic Hospital which specialises in heart surgery  was commissioned on Thursday, 12th May 2022 by the Deputy Governor of Anambra Stat...

By Chimmeli Precious (Ụmụnna TV)  The federal government has launched the Nigeria internal security and public safety alerts system (NISPSAS) mobile application for sending alerts to security agencies. According to a statement, Rauf Aregbesola, the minister of interior, inaugurated the app at the ministry’s headquarters on Thursday.  The minister pointed that many attacks would have been thwarted if the security agencies had been notified in real time, adding that this prompted the development of a platform that the public can use to communicate with security agencies. Aregbesola said the application is free to use for Nigerians, adding that for now, it can only work on smart devices. Share, follow and like our page at www.facebook.com/UmunnaTV or visit www.umunna....

By Chimmeli Precious (Ụmụnna TV)  The Supreme Court judge, Mary Peter-Odili, has retired on Thursday, May 12th after attaining the retirement age of 70.   A valedictory court session was held in her honour at the Supreme Court in Abuja.  Mrs Mary Peter-Odili who is the wife of Peter Odili, a former Rivers State governor, in her speech attributed the violent crimes in Nigeria to youth unemployment. She also warned that the urgency of what we are all faced with right now calls for necessity in tackling them. She said the current strike action by public universities’ lecturers, which has lasted over three months, has compounded youth restiveness. Speaking from her experience as a former First Lady in Rivers State, Mrs Mary Peter-Odili said with the presid...

Chimmeli Precious (Ụmụnna TV)  Prof. Augustine Ubachukwu, Astronomy Research Group Lead, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State, said that Nigeria and some African countries would witness the first total Lunar eclipse of the year by May 16. In an interview on Wednesday with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Ubachukwu said the second eclipse is expected to occur on Nov. 8. According to him, a larger moon than usual full Moon will enter the centre of Earth’s shadow for well over 80 minutes. He also said that lunar eclipse is a safe event to view with the naked eyes as long as you're in a safe environment unlike a solar eclipse, which requires specially made glasses to view.  He added that the dominant colour of light seen on the Moon for the duration will be red. ...