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Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have sued the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and others over the controversy surrounding the real  age of David Ukpo. Others mentioned in the suit are the Comptroller General (C-G), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS); Stanbic-IBTC Bank; United Bank of Africa (UBA) and Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc as 2nd to 5th respondents respectively. Ekweremadu and his wife were, on Thursday, June 23, remanded in the UK police custody in London, after they were arraigned before the Uxbridge Magistrate Court for alleged conspiracy to facilitate the travel of Ukpo, alleged to be a…

Nigerian Presidential candidates of political parties have the power to appoint and withdraw their running mates before the July 15 deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Answering questions during the morning show of Arise TV, the Akwa Ibom Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mike Igini, the presidential candidates have power to change their running mates because they did not emerge from primary process. This is as the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and that of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, were said to have nominated their running mates as placeholders, while searching for…

Iniobong Sunday Distraught parents of students at Federal Government College (FGC), Ikot Ekpene in Akwa Ibom State have reacted angrily to the weekend’s death of a junior student of the school. Little Rita Emmanuel, a Junior Secondary 1 (JS1) student of the school, our correspondent gathered, died after being taken to the school’s Sick Bay, but with no drugs and specialist to handle her case. She was said to have been released to the parents, who took her to a referral hospital where medics could not safe her from her situation they school management described as “complicated.” Disturbed by the…

As Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad Voluntarily retired on grounds of health reasons, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola takes over as the new the Chief Justice of Nigeria. CJN’s spokesperson, Ahuraka Isah, has confirmed the retirement of his principal on Monday morning. Born on December 31, 1953 from Doguwa, Giade Local Government of Bauchi State, Muhammad was expected to retire in 2023. Billed for swearing-in of the new CJN is slated for 2 p.m, according to sources from the Presidency, Ariwoola is billed to leave the Judicial service in 2028. Read also: CJN, Supreme Court Justices face-off on welfare issues may deepen Born…

The Catholic Priest of Auchi Diocese in Edo State, Rev. Father Christopher Osia, who was abducted by gunmen Sunday morning, has been reportedly killed. The priest was kidnapped in Ikabigbo community of Etsako West Local Government Area of the state. Fellow Catholic Priest, Fr Kelvin Ugwu, confirmed the killing in a post on his verified Facebook page on Sunday night. Read also: Bandits Free Abducted Kaduna Baptist Church worshippers and others He wrote, “Sad News: The priest of Auchi Diocese, Rev Fr Christopher Osia, that was kidnapped this morning the 26th of June 2022 on his way to mass has…

The immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has described as laughable seeing people jubilate on social media over the decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to exclude his name from the senatorial race. INEC had in its published list last Friday removed the names of Godswill Akpabio, Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and David Umahi, Ebonyi State Governor as senatorial candidates for the 2023 general elections. Akpabio, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), contested the June 7 APC presidential primary, but stepped down for the former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, who emerged as the presidential candidate of…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that monkeypox is not yet a global public health emergency. The announcement is coming after report of at least 4,100 people contracting the disease related to smallpox in 46 countries as of June 24. Speaking on Saturday June 25, WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was deeply concerned about the outbreak. He also stated that he convened a committee of experts on Thursday June 23, to advise him whether to sound the UN health agency’s strongest alarm over the outbreak. Read also: Panic in Schools over Monkeypox Vaccination Tedros said, “I am deeply concerned about the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has been sued “over his failure to probe allegations that over N11 trillion meant to provide regular electricity supply since 1999 may have been stolen, mismanaged or diverted into private pockets.” SERAP had, in March 2022, given Buhari seven days to order a probe into how N11 trillion meant to provide regular power supply in the country was mismanaged over collapsed National Grid. The organisation urged Buhari to direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, and relevant anti-corruption agencies to investigate how the funds had been spent since 1999. In…

The lowering of Ekwueme songstress, Osinachi Nwachukwu’s remains into grave forced tears down the cheeks of her twin sister, siblings, parents, children, pastors from Dunamis Church and fans.   Osinachi who died on April 8, 2022 at Abuja Hospital rendered Ekwueme hit viewed by 74 million in Youtube. The mother of four was buried at her father’s compound in Isochi Umunochi, Abia State on Saturday, June 25. However, Peter Nwachukwu, her husband, who is standing trial on a 23-count charge bordering on domestic violence and homicide, was absent at her burial. Read also: Domestic violence: Osinachi’s Husband in Police custody…

The major reason for the detention of Senator Ike Ekweremadu and Beatrice, his wife is attributed to a man who scammed to be a minor to be granted asylum in the United Kingdom, Kemi Olunloyo wrote. Straightnews had published that David Nwamini Ukpo billed to donate a kidney to Ms Sonia, Ekweremadu’s daughter, who is down with kidney failure and needed a kidney transplant to stay alive. In a series of tweets on her verified Twitter handle, the 57-year-old renowned journalist remarked that the alleged victim is actually a 21-year-old with a small frame according to the information she received…