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The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, Monday, ordered the stay of execution of the bench warrant directing the Nigerian Police Force to arrest chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, for disobeying court orders.  A three-man special panel of the appellate court held that the arrest order should be placed on hold, pending the hearing and determination of an appeal the INEC boss lodged before it. The Justice Abdul Aboki-led panel also ordered the Federal High Court in Abuja to temporarily hands off the case, saying it would be prejudicial for the contempt proceeding against…

A nine-year-old child and seven women in Ikot Inyang Abia, Ukanafun local government area of Akwa Ibom State were, weekend, abducted by unknown gunmen, Straighnews has gathered. Among those abducted are a nine-year-old boy (names withheld), Mrs Bessie Jimmy Okpon Ibuot, Esther Jimmy Okpon Ibuot, Eno Itohowo Okon Ikpaisong and one Imabong. A source in the village told Straightnews in the area that three of the women were kidnapped in the compound of the late Jimmy Okpon Ibuot, one was arrested at Christ Apostolic Church while the rest were picked in different locations in the village. It is alleged that…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has denied acting out any script by Senate President, Bukola Saraki to frustrate the Federal Government. In a statement issued by Wilson Uwujaren, its spokesman, the commission alleged that Babafemi Ojodu, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Political Matters, was attempting to “impute false motive to its investigative activities”. In an article entitled: “Fifth Columnist in our recent history”, Ojudu said some influential personalities and agencies were working to de-market President Buhari. The presidential aide asked Nigerians to be on the alert and reject the plot of Buhari’s opponent to make him…

A senior aide to President Muhammadu Buhari has described Senator Godswill Akpabio who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to All Progressives Congress, APC, as an asset not liability, telling Nigerians not to listen to allegations from some quarters against him. Sen. Ita Enang, Special Assistant to President Mohammadu Buhari on National Assembly Matters, made the remark during a chat with newsmen in Calabar, Cross River State, shortly after His Eminence Rev. Nzie Nsi Eke, Prelate and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria PCN, declared open the 23rd General Assembly to mark the…

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of indiscriminate and illegal award of oil blocks as Nigeria’s President. Soyinka spoke in his Interventions VIII series, entitled: ‘Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?’ meaning “Gani’s Unfinished Business,” launched recently in Lagos. He said Obasanjo knew him so well that he does not make accusations lightly and that he despises snide insinuations. The former President could not be reached last night for his comments, as efforts made to contact him on the telephone failed. But Soyinka said, “I now challenge you (Obasanjo) to search your soul, very deeply, and swear…

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has again lashed out at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, accusing the country’s main opposition party of engaging in “senseless noise making” instead of offering constructive criticisms to the government. “Although the opposition in a democracy is supposed to offer constructive criticisms and proffer alternative solutions to government policies and programmes, the opposition rhetoric of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is nothing but senseless noise-making, in its failed attempt to distract the President Muhammadu Buhari administration,” the APC said. A statement by Yekini Nabena, the acting National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Sunday in…

Former Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Engr. Chris Ekpenyong, strongly condemned any attempt by the Federal Government under the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC to use anti-democratic forces to take over the governance of Akwa Ibom State during the 2019 general elections. Ekpenyong, one of the founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), spoke in the wake of defection of Senator Godswill Akpabio who is representing Akwa Ibom North West in the National Assembly to APC. “It would be unfair and unjust for the central government to want to use anti-democratic forces to take over Akwa Ibom State…

The immune system is an interactive network of organs, cells and proteins that protect the body from viruses and bacteria or any foreign substances. The immune system works to neutralize and remove pathogens like bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi that enter the body, recognize and neutralize harmful substances from the environment, and fight against the body’s own cells that have changes due to an illness. The cells of the immune system originate in the bone marrow, then migrate to guard the peripheral tissues, circulating in the blood and in the specialized system of vessels called the lymphatic system. When our immune…

The head of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and other leaders of the banned group were, Sunday, sentenced to life in prison on charges of incitement to murder and violence during protests five years ago, judicial sources said. The sentence is the latest among several trials and re-trials against Mohamed Badie and other senior leaders of the party that ruled Egypt before the military ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi following mass protests. The sources told Reuters that Giza Criminal Court sentenced several top leaders including Badie, group spokesman Essam al-Erian, and senior member Mohamed El-Beltagy to life terms. State news agency MENA…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says it only has the power to place an account on Post No Debit (PND) order which can last for only 72 hours while the court has power to give orders to freeze any account. The commission, therefore, debunked reports that it froze Benue State government accounts, saying it has no power to carry out such action. Some operatives of the anti-graft agency who spoke to LEADERSHIP Weekend last night dispelled rumours of freezing accounts fabricated by some state governments for cheap propaganda. According to the EFCC operatives who did not want their…