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Iniobong Sunday Barely two months after killing the dreaded but notorious cult leader of the Iceland confraternity, Otobong Moses, troops of the 2 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Ibagwa in Abak Local Government of Akwa Ibom State, have followed up with the demolition of his hideout. Our correspondent gathered that the troops carried out the demolition of the late militant’s den located in his Obon Ebot village, Etim Ekpo Local Government Area “to prevent the re-convergence of other gang members after the death of their leader.” Some jubilant local residents, who spoke with our correspondent, said the late gang leader “had…

Dakkada FC beat eight-time champions Enyimba 2-0 in Aba on Sunday to boost their chances of escaping the drop, reports Completesports.com. The defeat put paid to Enyimba’s hopes of securing third position and a place in next season’s CAF Confederation Cup. At the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan, Shooting Stars defeated champions Rivers United 3-2 in a thrilling contest in the ongoing the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). The home team took the lead through Emmanuel Lucky on 20 minutes, while Opeoluwa Olufemi added the second five minutes later. Read also: NPFL Wrap: MFM FC relegated as Dakkada FC Battle…

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Senator Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, and Peter Obi, Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, have unveiled their running mates. While Tinubu Sunday confirmed Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate, Obi Friday picked Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed his Vice Presidential candidate. Tinubu announced the Vice presidential candidate when he paid Sallah visit to President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the leader of the party in his hometown in Daura, Katsina State on Sunday. Read also: 2023: Bola Tinubu wins APC presidential ticket Recall that Shettima played a lead role in the pre-presidential primaries…

Novak Djokovic won a seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam crown on Sunday with a four-set triumph over Nick Kyrgios, whose challenge angrily unravelled after a blistering start. Top seed Djokovic won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) to equal Pete Sampras’s mark of seven titles at the All England Club and move within one of the men’s record of eight held by Roger Federer. The 35-year-old Serb is now one Slam ahead of Federer in the all-time race and just one behind Rafael Nadal’s record of 22 majors. He is also just the fourth man in the Open era…

A Nigerian Senator, Emmanuel Ibok Essien, has told members of the 9th National Assembly to reject the contentious National Water Resources Bill by the Federal Government meant to deprive people of their natural resources.  Essien who represented Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District from 1999-2003 argued that this was indirect way by the Federal Government to control water resources just like Land Use Act by introducing Ruga settlement to deprive many of their land and water fronts. In 2017, the Federal Government sent the Bill to the National Assembly requesting its passage into law, but it was rejected. The bill seeks…

After 100 days, seven more abductees of Abuja-Kaduna train attack have been released by terrorists. On June 12, 11 of the victims were released while others continued in hostage. The terrorists attacked a train travelling from Abuja to Kaduna and abducted scores of passengers while many were killed during that attack. The terrorists had demanded the release of their children in security custody as part of the negotiation for the release of more than 60 kidnapped victims. Read also: Terrorism: Nigerian female doctor, six killed in Abuja-Kaduna train attack Malam Tukur Mamu, Media Consultant to controversial Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmad…

Kazakhstani Elena Rybakina produced a sensational display of power tennis to beat Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 3-6 6-2 6-2 and won maiden a Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon 2022  on Saturday. Jabeur, bidding to become the first African woman and first Arab to win a Grand Slam singles title, settled quickly to take the opening set in blazing sunshine. But the 23-year-old Rybakina began to find her mark with her powerful serves and groundstroke and seized control. She looked nervous serving at 5-2 in the decider but stayed composed to claim the title, barely celebrating as Jabeur fired wide on…

The Akwa Ibom Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mike Igini has drawn the attention of the National Assembly to what he sees as obnoxious provision and called on them to expunge Section 134(2) from the Electoral Act, 2022. The section states ‘An Act or omission which may be contrary to an instruction or directive of the Commission or of an officer appointed for the purpose of the election but which is not contrary to the provisions of this Act shall not of itself be a ground for questioning the election.’’ The Act became a law from February 25, 2022 as soon as…

World leaders past and present Friday mourned the death of former Japanese longest-serving Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, while campaigning in western Japan. The 67-year-old Abe who was shot at twice while he was giving a speech on a street in the city of Nara on Friday morning died in the hospital. Security officials at the scene tackled the gunman and a 41-year-old suspect is now in police custody. The suspect, named as Tetsuya Yamagami, admitted shooting Abe with a homemade gun, and said he had a grudge against a “specific organisation,” police said. Read also: Japanese Prime pledges to step…

The Akwa Ibom Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mike Igini, has passed a verdict on most Nigerian politicians: They do not read. Igini spoke this on Thursday at Bezaleel Hall, AKHA Road, off Udo Udoma Avenue, Uyo during a one-day seminar on understanding the Electoral Act, 2022 mounted by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for members of Nigeria Union Journalists, Akwa Ibom Council. He was indirectly referring to the misunderstanding some politicians mainly political office seekers are having with INEC owing to their reluctance to read and implement the Electoral Act, 2022. Of recent, Sections 29(1), 33 and 84(1) of the Act…