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A pastor with the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), David Musa, has been killed by his abductors after payment of N1,000,000 ransom in Kogi State. It was gathered that the cleric was abducted from his farm on Saturday, November 11, 2023, in Obajana, Lokoja Local Government Area of the state. A member of the church identified as Mary said the pastor was killed shortly after the ransom was delivered on Tuesday night, November 14. Read also Pastor murdered by mob in Kano buried Murderer-Turned Pastor Failed To Dissuade Judge From Giving Him Death Sentence 20 Die In Rush For Pastor’s…

The controversial founder of Christ High Commission Church, Araromi-Ugbesi in Omuo-Oke, Ekiti State, Noah Abraham, has been re-arrested for more grievous offences. Last year, Abraham was arrested for allegedly extorting N310,000 from church members as a ticket to heaven. Ideally, these offences contradict the spirit and letters of Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015. Read also Police detain Pastor for brandishing Gun in church Pastor Caught With Human Skull In Cross River Pastor To Spend 3 Years Behind Bars For $90,000, N4.5m Theft The controversial Pastor was arrested by the Ekiti State Police Command in collaboration with the National Agency…

Lesotho’s Crocodiles jolted highly rated Nigeria’s Super Eagles during their 2026 World Cup journey at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Thursday in Group C. Contrary to many Nigerian football fans’ expectations, the 153-ranked Crocodiles scored first through Motlomelo Mkwanazi in the 56th minute before Semi Ajayi equalised for the home side in the 67th minute. Unexpectedly, Super Eagles are on a shaky start as a resilient Lesotho side held Nigeria to a 1-1 draw. Read also Super Eagles in 2026 World Cup Qualifier clash with Lesotho  FIFA World ranking: Super Eagles maintain 40th position  World Cup 2022 qualifiers:…

The joint National Executive Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has suspended the indefinite nationwide strike which entered its second day on Wednesday. The decision was reached at a meeting on Wednesday that deliberated on the outcome of an earlier interface with the Federal Government led by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. According to Channels Television, the TUC President, Festus Osifo, confirmed the suspension on Wednesday evening. Read also NLC, TUC Suspend Planned Strike Action For 30 Days  Why Organised Labour Shelves Planned Nationwide Strike – NLC Organised Labour…

Fear is gripping members of Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, in Cross River State over the continued stay of a senior member of the body in kidnappers’ den. Professor Ekanem Ephraim who was kidnapped July 13 this year around the Atimbo axis of Calabar Municipality by unknown gunmen has remained in the kidnappers’ den in the past four months. Her whereabouts have remained unknown leaving many to speculate that she must have been killed and buried. Also read Nigerian neurologist Held captive by abductors in Calabar- Police  Suspected Kidnappers of Ukanafun schools’ founders in police net Eight NYSC Members from Akwa…

As Nigerian editors visited him in the office, Pastor Umo Eno, Akwa Ibom Governor, has advocated free press that is unbiased in their reportage. According to him, a free press where journalists can praise, criticize, comment and advise where necessary without undermining the ethics of the profession is necessary. He tasked journalists to be conscious of their sacred responsibility of shaping people’s orientation and social order, being the conscience of the society. Read also Editors gather to X-ray nation’s current economic challenges- NGE  Editors Oppose FG’s Proposed Social Media Regulation  New Media Bill, Draconian, Unconstitutional, Anti-people, Freespeech– Publishers, Editors, NUJ…

Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo has ordered the Inspector-General of Police and five others to pay N200 million as damages to a housewife in Uyo, Peace Ekom Robert, over the unlawful arrest and detention. The presiding judge, Justice Ntong Ntong gave the order Tuesday in a case of enforcement of fundamental rights brought by the applicant. In September, this year, the Nigeria Police Force arrested the mother of two, who was suspected of engaging in serial fraudulent activities, which affected numerous individuals. Also read:  Akwa Ibom wanted woman in police custody- Confirms FPRO The particulars of the case are…

Nigerian Army has rued over the reported suicide by its officer, Lieutenant Alphonsus Alexander Kalthy Bazza, in Essien Udim Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State. The social media  had claimed that the family of Bazza found his lifeless body hung on a tree with a mosquito net on Saturday night. A statement on Tuesday by Major Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, the Acting Deputy Director of 6 Division Army Public Relations, said the Army said the issue was being thoroughly investigated and the public would be fully informed on the outcome of the investigation. Also read Nigerian Army redeploys Senior officers  Why…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles will on Thursday evening clash with Lesotho in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier. The World Cup qualifier will take place at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo in Akwa Ibom State. Jose Peseiro, the head coach of the Super Eagles, has already released his 23-man squad to tackle Lesotho. Read also FIFA World ranking: Super Eagles maintain 40th position  AFCON 2023: Super Eagles Square with Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Bissau Super Eagles Drop in FIFA Coca-Cola world ranking  Peseiro’s squad boasts of the likes of Leicester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho, Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman, Fulham’s Alex Iwobi,…

Nationwide blackout is imminent as electricity workers shut the national grid over the declaration of an indefinite strike by organised labour unions. Reports monitored by Daily Post said Ndidi Mbah, the spokesperson for Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), confirmed this exclusively on Tuesday. According to her, electricity workers, under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), complied with the directives of the Nigeria Labour Congress to withdraw their services around 11:20 am on Monday, leading to a nationwide blackout. Read also NLC, TUC Begin nationwide strike  NLC/TUC strike: As Affiliates Join, Presidency Spits fire on Labour leaders…