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Incumbent Gboyega Oyetola is galloping ahead his rivals, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti and Mr Lasun Yusuf, in early results from some wards in the Osun APC governorship primary.    At Eyindi Ward 07 in Ila-Orangun, Oyetola won all the 545 votes cast by party members. At Ward 05, also in Ila Orangun, Oyetola swept all the 813 votes cast. In Alusekere Ward 05 Ede North, Oyetola won 720 out of the 730 votes. Adeoti, a former government secretary, supported by former governor Rauf Aregbesola, got only 10 votes. Read also:  Gov. Oyetola Advocates Total Lockdown Of Nigeria Over COVID-19 Pandemic Oyetola…

Two ex-policemen were, Thursday, sentenced to death by Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, for conspiracy and armed robbery. James Ejeh and Simeon Abraham were arraigned on October 20, 2017, by the Police on two counts bordering on conspiracy and armed robbery. Delivering judgment, Justice Peter Kekemeke, held that the prosecutor proved his case by calling four witnesses and their evidence corroborated the prosecutor’s case beyond any reasonable doubt. Read also: Court sentences ex-soldier, another to death for robbery Kekemeke held that the evidence before the court proved that, there was a robbery by the defendants and they were also…

Blessing Okagbare, Nigeria’s 2008 Olympics long jump silver medalist, hoping to return to tracks has been dashed as she has been banned for 10 years for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Friday. The 33-year-old sprinter was expelled from the Tokyo Olympics last year before the women’s 100m semi-finals after testing positive for human growth hormone at an out-of-competition test in Slovakia on July 19. “The Disciplinary Tribunal has banned Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare for a total of 10 years,” read an AIU statement. “Five years for the presence and use of multiple prohibited substances and five years…

 Akwa Ibom State government and the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been accused of harassment and intimidation as 2023 general elections inch in. The duo are also accused of breaching the PDP camping guidelines in the course of promoting, Pastor Umo Eno, who is the state governor’ s preferred choice in the 2023 general elections. The Chairman of Senator Bassey Albert Akpan governorship campaign organisation known as Akwa Ubok Abasi, ArchBishop Andrew Uwanta told the press on Thursday in Uyo, that government and party officials, individually and as a group, have been calling meetings as well…

Amid gruesome killings in Akwa Ibom State, Senator Bassey Akpan has asked security agencies in the state to uncover those behind the murder of one of his closest allies and supporters, Chief Bassey Emah. An indigene of Nsit Ubium Local Government Area, Emah, popularly known as “Emma B,” was shot dead in Ewet Housing Estate in Uyo during a meeting of Hope Waddell Training Institution (HOWAD), Calabar Old Boys Association on Sunday, February 13. The Senator who represents Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District said the death of Bassey, must not be glossed over or swept under the carpet, describing…

Nigerian musician, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has released the list of 292 orphanages that benefited from his N250 million donation. As part of his birthday celebration in November 2021, Davido had sent out a video message to his friends and colleagues in the entertainment industry to send money to him. In a few hours, the DMW label boss was able to amass more than N100 million, which later grew to N200 million over a few days, adding a personal donation of N50 million to make it N250 million. Read also: Superstar Singer Davido doles out N250m to orphanages…

A former Minister of Lands and Housing, Chief Nduese Essien, has described ‘the ongoing vilification’ of Governor Udom Emmanuel by aggrieved governorship aspirants in Akwa Ibom State as unwarranted. Essien said despite the Governor’s open support to his Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources, Pastor Umo Eno for the 2023 Governorship position in the State, other aspirants equally have a chance to canvass for the plum position. Briefing the press Tuesday at his Shelter Afrique residence in Uyo, the Political leader of Eket Senatorial District observed with dismay how the media have been awash with commentaries, insults and ‘all sorts…

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 6, Calabar and Inspector of Police Zonal Headquarters, Calabar are ordered by court to pay N5 million compensation to a journalist in Akwa Ibom State. The compensation is for wrongful arrest and an unconstitutional detention of Edet Okpo, former news/editor Sensor newspapers (Weekend) and currently editorial consultant, The Pulse newspapers in Uyo, for seven days by the police. An Akwa Ibom State High Court in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area presided by Justice Okon Okon gave the order in a judgment delivered on the case of enforcement of fundamental rights filed before the Court…

The Nigerian Government has appointed principal officers for the four new universities of technology and health sciences established in the country. The Federal Ministry of Education made the announcement in a statement to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday through its Director, Press and Public Relations, Mr Ben Goong. The Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi in Akwa Ibom has Prof. Leo Daniel as its Vice Chancellor; Offiong Ita Nkang, Registrar; Mbobo Erasmus Mbobo, Bursar and Prof. Philip Akor, Librarian. The Federal University of Technology, Babura, Jigawa State has Prof. Sabo Ibrahim as Vice-Chancellor; Mrs Fatima Mohammed, Registrar; Mr Ibrahim Alhassan,…

Nigerians have been advised not to entertain an illusion that Dangote Refinery would guarantee them cheaper supply of refined petroleum products. The Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company Limited (FDC), Mr. Bismarck Rewane, however, said Dangote refinery would guarantee improved supply of petrol in Nigeria’s domestic market, but would not affect the foreign exchange position of Nigeria significantly. He said this on Monday, during the 2022 virtual economic outlook organised by the Stanbic IBTC Group, where he projected that the refinery would become operational in the Q1 2023. Read also: NNPC To Borrow $3.8b To Acquire Dangote Refinery Shares…