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In what appeared as cult attack, suspected cultists reportedly killed at least three persons from Inen Ikot Offiong village in Inen Clan, Oruk Anam Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State Tuesday morning.  It was gathered that the hoodlums arrived at the community on a motorcycle, robbing the inhabitants from house-to-house and killing three persons. An eyewitness, who gave his name as Johnson Akpakpan recounted that the hoodlums accosted the stepson of one Mrs Choice Etuk, killed him and escaped with his new motor cycle. The suspected cultists, according to him, from neighbouring communities then proceeded to one Elder Sunday…

World football ruling body, FIFA has ordered the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to pay former Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr, $378,000 or (about N156,616,740) compensation for ending his contract early. Rohr was sacked last December by the NFF few weeks to the start of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon despite meeting all the targets set by the football house prior to his sack. Few days ago, FIFA equally imposed $150,000 (about N64 million) fine on Nigeria following the disturbances that followed Super Eagles 1-1 draw with Ghana during the 2022 World Cup playoff at the Moshood Abiola…

A 19-year-old man in Kano State has been sentenced to death by hanging for killing his five-year-old nephew. The Kano State High Court, presided by Justice Usman Naabba, sentenced Ibrahim Khalil to death for killing Ahmad Ado by sellotaping his nose and mouth. Khalil, whose address was not provided by the court, was convicted on two-count charge bordering on kidnapping and culpable homicide. In his judgement, Na’abba held that the prosecution had proven their case beyond reasonable doubt and therefore sentenced the convict to 14 years imprisonment for kidnapping and death by hanging for homicide. In his earlier submission, the…

The 40th birthday bash of Ini Edo, Nollywood actress, was graced by a galaxy of Nigerian celebrities in Lagos on Sunday, May 8. Iniobong Edo Ekim popularly known as Ini Edo born on April 23, 1982 marked her birthday with friends and family members. The roll call: D’Banj, KOK, Iyabo Ojo, Mercy Aigbe, Mercy Eke, Toke Makinwa, RMD, Rita Dominic, and James Brown, Nigerian cross dresser, among others stormed Edo’s lavish party. Tagged ‘Brown Sugar at 40,’ the party’s dress code read Elegance and many of the celebrator’s colleagues and top celebrities: Kate Henshaw, Mo Abudu, Toyin Abraham, Shaffy Bello, Peter Psquare, Ay Makun…

Despite the cloudy political season, Bashir Ahmad, Presidential spokesman, Monday night, confirmed that ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Ahmad, who is Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on the New Media had at about 8:35 p.m, on his verified Twitter handle tweeted “So, Goodluck Jonathan has dumped the opposition PDP and now member of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).” This came shortly after Miyetti Allah Cattle Rearers Association (MAGBAN) had purchased N100 million APC nomination form and expression of interest to Jonathan to run as Nigeria’s President in the 2023…

Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Andrew Amengheme and two of his men have been ordered to pay N6 million damages to a businessman, Mr. Okon Asuquo Ibanga for infringing his fundamental rights. Akwa Ibom High Court in Uyo presided by Justice Ntong Ntong in its judgement delivered Monday held that “forcing the businessman to sign an undertaking to refund N1.7 million being the consideration for his own land is unlawful, opprobrious and unwholesome.” Justice Ntong ordered the Commissioner of Police to pay the applicant N3 million while the first respondent, Supol Friday Ojomo is to pay N2 million…

Despite the much-hyped claim that Akwa Ibom is the most peaceful state, suspected gunmen have continued to wreak mayhem on some communities as well as indulge in abduction spree of innocent persons for various ransoms. This is as the whereabout of Rev. Father Alphonsus Uboh of St. Pius, the 10th Catholic Parish, Ikot Abasi Akpan in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State abducted by suspected gunmen is still unknown. The Parish is located along Ekparakwa-Etinan Road. Eyewitnesses recounted that the gunmen arrived at the church premises of Father Uboh at 7 p.m. in a motorcycle convoy on…

After months of rumour, Nigeria’s ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan has purportedly joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential race for the 2023 general election. This follows purchase of the nomination form and expression of interest worth N100 million by members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Rearers Association (MAGBAN) to enable him to participate in the forthcoming presidential primary. The group, DAILY POST gathered purchased the form for the ex-president on Monday. Though Jonathan is yet to officially declare for APC, he will join more than 25 other presidential aspirants in going for the plum job during the May 29 and 30…

Nigerian public universities would shut doors to academic activities for more 12 weeks, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared at the end of its warning strike. The decision was taken at an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) held at ASUU Secretariat in Abuja on Monday. The emergency meeting, which had in attendance principal officers and branch chairmen, started on Sunday and ended early Monday morning. The two-month rollover strike declared on March 14, 2022 by ASUU ended Monday, May 9, thus NEC felt the need to extend it by 12 weeks after initial agitation for indefinite strike because…

A student of Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU), Ikot Akpaden is yet to graduate after 14 years of romancing with the university system. Though Iniobong Isang Ekpo, a student in the Department of Agricultural Engineering from Etinan Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State has written his final examination, he is yet to graduate in a programme of five years. Apart from his final examination, he is yet to defend his final project. Recall that in 2019, Ekoo who was expelled for or publishing alleged “derogatory and defamatory article” on Facebook, against the Governor Udom Emmanuel who is a visitor…