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Again, gunmen abducted two Catholic priests between Ehor and Iruekpen communities along Benin-Ekpoma Expressway in Edo State on Saturday, July 2. The priests are Rev. Father Peter Udo of St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Uromi in Esan North East and Rev. Father Philemon Oboh of St. Joseph Retreat Center, Ugboha in Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State. It was gathered that the two clergymen had attended a programme in Benin City and were returning to base when their vehicle ran into the gunmen. The gunmen were said to have fired several gun shots into the air which forced…

Israel Umoh Actually, the stand of Ikoiwak held sway under Electoral Act, N0.6 of 2010. Under the present dispensation, INEC is endued to reject or disqualify any person who did not participate in the validly conducted or in the primary which was not duly monitored by INEC. His position contradicted with Igini’s. All through, Igini maintains that the candidates who emerged through invalid primaries would be rejected by INEC. This, no doubt, conforms with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022. As he is about to retire after more than 40 years in the public service or after attaining more…

A Twitter writer has taken exception to the attitude of some Nigerian leaders flying out to frolick in foreign countries despite a myriad of challenges facing the country. Abayomi Oluwaseun, the Twitter writer who seems to be drumming support for Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate tweeted ”Atiku is in Dubai cooling off Buhari is in Portugal feeling shock Wike is in Turkey enjoying clean environment Ikpeazu is in Turkey enjoying good road EKWEREMMADU sef dey Uk Tinubu is in France enjoying best medical Me and U dey where? Nigeria.’’ President Muhammadu Buhari as the head of a nine-man…

A Cameroonian illegally detained in Uyo prison for three years by Akwa Ibom Police Command over a trump-up charge of kidnapping has been pardoned and freed. Mr Alexander Naseri Ebuka, a fisherman, was set free by the Akwa Ibom State Chief Judge, Justice Ekaete Obot while on inspection of Medium Security Custodial Centre, Uyo. He is one of the eight inmates released by the Chief Judge in Uyo Medium Security Custodial Center where more than 1,300 inmates are undergoing trial for various offenses. Read also: ‘You don’t Teach me the Law from there’ Chief Judge Tells Lawyer The State Director of…

A Nigerian Senator, Peter Nwaoboshi, was Friday sentenced by the Lagos Division of Court of Appeal to seven years imprisonment for money laundering. Nwaoboshi, who is the Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, is sentenced along with his two companies: Golden Touch Construction Project Ltd and Suiming Electrical Ltd. A statement released by the EFCC says the Court of Appeal also ordered that the companies who were the 2nd and 3rd respondents in appeal to wind up in line with Section 22 of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and their properties forfeited to…

Two robbers found to be using tricycle to rob innocent members of the public in Uyo, Akwa Ibom capital have been sentenced to die by hanging. The robbers are a 35-year-old Donald John Obot, a barber from Nung Obong in Nsit Ubium Local Government Area and 36-year-old Blessing Christopher Utah, an ex-convict from Ibiaku Uruan in Uruan Local Government Area. Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo, sentenced the two of a three-man robbery gang, having been found guilty of robbing a trader, Esther Victor Akpan, after she withdrew N100,010 from her bank on Abak Road, Uyo in December 2018.…

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, said he is still fasting and praying to hear from God if he should support the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, for the 2023 elections. Ortom who made this statement during an interview with Arise TV on Wednesday said he has not received direction from God on whom to support. “I am praying. I have gone into hibernation. I am fasting and praying. So, in the end, if God directs me that I should support Atiku, why should I not do it? After all, he’s my party member,” he said.…

R Kelly has been sentenced 30 years in prison in the long-awaited conclusion of his federal sex trafficking case in New York. The disgraced R&B superstar was sentenced Wednesday, months after he was convicted on all nine counts against him in a high-profile sex trafficking case. U.S. District Court Judge Ann Donnelly handed down the sentence in a Brooklyn courtroom after several of Kelly’s victims angrily addressed the convicted sex offender at the hearing. Donnelly minced no words as she threw the book at once-beloved performer. Read also R. Kelly’s fate hangs in balance as jury begins deliberations soon R.…

A notorious international Nigerian fraudster has been convicted and sentenced by the Federal High Court, Uyo to 235 years imprisonment for internet fraud and money laundering. A statement by EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwajeren, said Scales Olatunji was arraigned on July 2, 2019 on 45-count charges bordering on identity theft, money laundering and conspiracy. Olatunji pleaded “not guilty” to the charges, thus setting the stage for his trial. One of the counts reads: “That you, Scales Olatunji Ishola “M”, Meraiyebu Charles “M”(at large), Gabriel Adeyemi Olugbenga “M”(at large), Ojomo Oluwatobi Ayodele “M”(at large) and Adekola Oluwatoyin “M” (at large), from January 2017…

Nigerian singer and songwriter, Temilade Openiyi,  popularly known as Tems, has hailed Nigerian female singers for winning laurels in the music industry. Tems via her Twitter page shared her wins with her “sisters” in the Nigerian industry thanked them after her emergence as the winner of the Best International Act at BET Awards 2022. The Afrobeat singer particularly praised the likes of Asa, Omawumi, Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, Waje,  Simi, Teni, among others. Read also: Davido, Burna Boy, Wizkid Tipped By Headies “I’m taking today to appreciate all the sisters today. Thank you for existing, thank you for deciding to…