{"id":917335,"date":"2022-01-18T13:57:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T13:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/news\/2022\/01\/18\/todays-headlines-another-protest-begins-in-enugu-community-us-government-cancels-1000-flights\/"},"modified":"2022-01-18T13:57:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T13:57:37","slug":"todays-headlines-another-protest-begins-in-enugu-community-us-government-cancels-1000-flights-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/18\/todays-headlines-another-protest-begins-in-enugu-community-us-government-cancels-1000-flights-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Today&#8217;s Headlines: Another Protest Begins In Enugu Community, US Government Cancels 1,000 Flights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p><strong>Another Protest Begins In Enugu Community<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/80f3d6c13ff948e5958f004be1872c24\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit: Punch Newspapers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The people of Umualum Enugu-Agu Achi community in Oji-River Council Area of Enugu State, on Monday, staged a peaceful protest against what they described as indiscriminate police arrest and extortion of villagers for committing no offence.<\/p>\n<p>They also pleaded with Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to prevail on the former Commissioner in the state, Dr Eric Oluedo, a title-holder who represents the village in Igwe-in-council, to stop using police to harass and intimidate villagers because his wife was a serving judge in the State High Court.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/b4d9015276514d72915ee87a864bf3ce\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit: Google <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>US Government Cancels 1000 Flights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/a037bf2018564dcbacf17e0d5528d280\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit: Peoples Gazette<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Due to strong winter storm, about 1000 flights were cancelled in the United States and many people are without power according to the country\u2019s media reports on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;New York Times&#8221; reported (citing data from PowerOutage.us) that in Georgia, about 42,000 customers were without power on Sunday evening. In South Carolina and North Carolina, each had over 65,000 customers without power.<\/p>\n<p>Also, according to &#8220;FlightAware.com&#8221;, the newspaper said that over 1,000 flights has been cancelled in US.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matawalle Speaks About Banditry <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/6b201d39f2b64d049e36d4d0c24ee588\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit: Daily Post Nigeria <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bello Matawalle, Zamfara State Governor, has said bandit attacks in his state has turned into a lucrative venture owing to the influence of politicians.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor gave this assertion after he met President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday, to brief him on the security situation in his state.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Protest Begins In Ogun Over High Electricity Bills <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/00e3bd6c8b73404e85320492a7e7e17f\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit: PM News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Residents of Giwa and Agbado-Oke Aro, on the outskirt of Ifo Local Government Area in Ogun State, on Monday, protested high electricity bills.<\/p>\n<p>The residents took to the Abule Egba Business Unit of the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company at Jankara, Ijaiye-Ojokoro to air their grievances.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Police Speaks About Terrorists<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/70957984eca342ed8d9523b2cd3d1a15\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit: Punch Newspapers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Katsina State Police Command on Monday revealed that its operatives successfully repelled terrorists\u2019 attack at Badole village, in the Kurfi Local Government Area of the state over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesman for the Command, Gambo Isah, said in a statement on Monday that the terrorists had swooped on the village early Saturday morning where they, amongst others, rustled an unspecified number of domestic animals.<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: Gisting (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"see-more\"><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"tags\">\nEnugu<br \/>\nEric Oluedo<br \/>\nIfeanyi Ugwuanyi<br \/>\nPunch<br \/>\nUS<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Protest Begins In Enugu Community Photo Credit: Punch Newspapers The people of Umualum Enugu-Agu Achi community in Oji-River Council Area of Enugu State, on Monday, staged a peaceful protest against what they described as indiscriminate police arrest and extortion of villagers for committing no offence. 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