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Akwa Ibom Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr. Mike Igini, says he would bow out of Independent National Electoral Commission job before the 2023 general elections. Speaking on Channels Television breakfast programme Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, the fire-brand INEC top officer confirmed his exit from INEC before December 2022. “In life, whatever has a beginning must have an end. Yes, I will leave INEC before December. I have played my part and others will take over from there. INEC has capable hands to deliver on its core mandates,” Akwa Ibom Electoral Umpire said. Asked what he will fall back on when…

The General Overseer of The Lord’s Chosen Revival Ministry, Pastor Lazarus Muoka, Sunday called on churches and worship centres in the country to preach against and reject ill-gotten money as offering. Muoka who preached this during the church’s two-day Easter Retreat, on the theme, Covenant and Blessings, in Lagos said proceeds from fraud and other corrupt practices should not be used as offering to God in the church. According to him, such offering defiles the church and God does not recognise it. He decried corruption in high places, especially in government circles, saying that the problem had affected the country’s development. Read…

Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United striker, has lost his baby boy, the Portuguese star announced on Monday. The 37-year-old’s partner Georgina Rodriguez had given birth to a twin boy and girl. But a brief statement released by the duo confirmed the death of the boy. “It is with the deepest sadness that we have to announce that our baby boy has passed away,” they said in a statement posted on Ronaldo’s social media handle. “It’s the greatest pain any parents can feel. “Only the birth of our baby girl gives us the strength to live this moment with some hope and…

The Lagos State government on Monday announced indefinite  closure of all Chrisland Schools in the state. This comes after a 10-year-old pupil allegedly ganged-raped by her classmates during World School Games held in Dubai between March 10-13, 2022 was suspended by her Chrisland Schools. This is as the Lagos State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the sex scandal involving students of Chrisland Schools, Lagos. Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson for the Police Command stated this in a statement on Monday. “Yes, we have commenced investigation into it. No one has reported the issue to us but we saw it on social…

The N1 million grant for 1,000 people in each local government area of Akwa Ibom State yearly pledged by Senator John James Akpanudoedehe, if elected as a governor, has received some knocks. Akpanudoedehe, who is the immediate past National Secretary of the defunct Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress, announced this when he declared for Akwa Ibom governorship slot under APC on Saturday at Ibom Hall Grounds in Uyo, the state capital. At a well-attended grand reception in honour of Akpanudoedehe after his exit from the party’s National Working Committee, the APC Chief pledged to dole out…

The President of Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association Incorporated, Rev. Uma Ukpai, has advised Nigerian electorate to reject heartless and rude politicians with their votes in the 2023 general elections. Ukpai, who stated this in an interview with journalists at the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly in the Guzape District of Abuja, said what Nigeria needed at this time were leaders with sincerity, compassion and love for the masses. He maintained that no politician had a right to rule over the country if he was not in love with the people. Ukpai said, “No man has a right to rule over us if…

Russian Air Defence units say they have shot down a Ukrainian military plane carrying a shipment of weapons sent by Western countries. The attack took place outside the city of Odessa in south-west Ukraine, Russian State news agency, TASS reported, quoting Defence Ministry spokesman, Maj Gen Igor Konashenkov as saying on Saturday. “Near Odessa Russian anti-aircraft defense forces have shot down a Ukrainian military transport plane, which was delivering a large shipment of arms supplied to Ukraine by Western counties,” Konashenkov said. Konashenkov also claimed that in the last 24 hours, Russian air units had hit dozens of locations with…

A Nigerian athlete, Favour Ofili, has broken Blessing Okagbare’s 200 metres National Record at the Tom Jones Memorial Classic 2022. Okagbare previously held the National Record since 2018 with a time of 22.04 seconds. Ofili ran a blistering 21.96 secs to also become the first collegian athlete to ever go sub 22 secs. With the time, she also emerged as the first Nigerian female to break 22secs in the women’s 200m. The 19-year-old has set a new National Record, NCAA Record. Her time is also the fastest in the world this year, the fastest ever in the NCAA and a…

Senator John James Akpanudoedehe, the former national secretary of All Progressives Congress Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, has thrown his hat into Akwa Ibom governorship ring in the 2023 general elections. Addressing the gathering of the party chiefs at Ibom Hall grounds in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital on Saturday, Akpanudoedehe said, if given the APC ticket and ultimately earn the mandate of the people of the South-South state, his priority would be poverty alleviation and urban renewal. Though the former Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) is the first APC chieftain to signify interest in the governorship ticket of the…

After months of rumours, Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, would contest Nigeria’s Presidency in the 2023 general elections, Jackson Udom, his Chief Press Secretary confirmed. Speaking with Straightnews publisher on Friday, April 15, Jackson said ”Oga is ready to run o,’’ meaning that my boss is prepared to run for the Office of Nigeria’s presidency. Akpabio is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the country. Though APC zoned Presidency to the Southern part of Nigeria, Senator Ahmed Tinubu, National Leader of APC, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation,…