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A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed November 28 to deliver a ruling in a motion filed by Senator Ita Enang, seeking to be joined in the suit filed by Akanimo Udofia and the All Progressives Congress (APC) against Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date on Monday, October 24, after counsel for the parties adopted their processes and presented their arguments for and against the motion. Enang, former Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, had filed the motion on notice marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1290/22, after Justice Nwite granted him leave to do so. Read…

In an interview with this newspaper, Captain Augustine Okon, the Akwa Ibom Coordinator of Labour Party, espouses the visions of Peter Obi, the party’s presidential candidate, to rescue Nigeria and urges the electorate to key into his visions by voting him into power in 2023. His story: Reason for supporting Peter Obi and Labour Party I support Peter Obi because he has a clear vision and has shown us how he will achieve certain things when he is voted into office. He has a track record of good performance. He is a man we can count on. I know the opposition…

Suspicion on the alleged murder of Godwin Ikoiwak, Akwa Ibom-born legal practitioner, Friday, took a dramatic twist as post mortem revealed the presence of organophosphate locally called otapiapia in his remains. Ikoiwak, 41, a state counsel in the Akwa Ibom Ministry of Justice, was recently found dead in Uyo, Akwa Ibom capital under mysterious circumstances. The sister of the deceased, Miss Nne Akpan Ikoiwak, at a news briefing in March 2022 in Abuja, called on the Inspector-General of Police and Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel, to help in unravelling the perpetrators of the murder. Read also: Unravel perpetrators of Lawyer…

Rishi Sunak will become Britain’s youngest prime minister in modern times after he won the race to lead the Conservative Party, tasked with steering a deeply divided country through an economic downturn set to leave millions of people poorer. This was as after Conservative leadership rival Penny Mordaunt dropped out of the race and Boris Johnson withdrew at the last minute. The former chancellor, 42, was selected by MPs to succeed Liz Truss and will enter Downing Street less than two months after he lost the last race. Related news UK prime minister Truss resigns United Kingdom Pledges £1m Support…

Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, Monday, attributed the recent attack on the convoy of General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman, to the level of insecurity in Nigeria.  In a statement via his verified Twitter handle, Obi described the attack as saddening. He stated, “Ugly acts like these are reported from different parts of the country on a daily basis, and it is saddening. Related news Abati, Balogun dispel Gov El-rufai’s claim of Obi ordering his arrest  2023: Beware of Igbo betrayal – Ayodele warns Obi Nigerians sing for Peter Obi at Atiku’s Presidential Campaign Rally in…

Fact has emerged why Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, is marrying wives and ready to add more to his harem of wives, Straightnews has gathered exclusively. Oba Enitan is the current Ooni of Ife, which is the town regarded as the place of origin of the Yoruba race. Ife is about 218 kilometers northeast of Lagos with a population of 509,813, the highest in Osun State according to 2006 population census. The traditional monarch began his reign in 2015, and he is the 51st king to be crowned Ooni of Ife. He is the face of Yoruba culture and the…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) wants President Muhammadu Buhari to “direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly and thoroughly investigate the spending of Ecological Fund by governments at all levels—federal, state and local governments from 2001 to date.” “Suspected perpetrators of corruption and mismanagement should face prosecution as appropriate, if there is sufficient admissible evidence, and any missing public funds should be fully recovered,” SERAP said. Its letter followed reports that the ravaging flooding in some parts of the country has resulted in the loss of over…

Xi Jinping grabbed a historic third term as China’s leader on Sunday and filled his inner circle with close allies, achieving after a decade in power complete dominance over the ruling Communist Party. The party’s Central Committee elected Xi as its general secretary for another five-year term, bringing the country back towards one-man rule after decades of power-sharing among its elite. “I wish to thank the whole party sincerely for the trust you have placed in us,” Xi told journalists at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People after the closed-door, rubber-stamp vote was announced. Read also Crisis palpable between China,…

Two women and Akwa Ibom Pastor are in the custody of National Drug law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for attempting to export 90 kilograms of methamphetamine to Cameroon. The suspects are alleged to be sponsored by Pastor Anietie Okon Effiong of Promise of Zion Church, Oron, Akwa Ibom State. Spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, October 23, 2022, said the women, Hauwawu Bashiru and Basirat Adebisi Yahaya, were arrested in Lagos and moved to Uyo to face charges along with the clergyman. Read also United Kingdom Pledges £1m Support To NDLEA Drugs: Marlian singers Zinoleesky, Mohbad in…

The Norwegian prosecutor’s office on Friday dropped charges against a man who had served nearly 21 years for the rape and murder of two girls, following a re-examination of the evidence. The high-profile conviction for the murder and rape of two young girls, eight-year-old Stine Sofie Sorstronen and 10-year-old Lena Slogedal Paulsen, is one of the worst miscarriages of justice in the country’s history. Viggo Kristiansen, who has always maintained his innocence, was sentenced by two courts in 2001 and 2002 to the longest sentence possible at the time – 21 years in prison with the possibility of an extension.…