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Nineteen Suspected Acquitted IPOB members of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) who were discharged and acquitted shed tears of joy after 15 years in detention. They were accused of treason and terrorism charges but Federal High Court in Awka, Anambra state capital ordered their release for want of evidence. The court presided by Justice Nicholas Oweibo said the prosecutors failed to establish proof for treason and terrorism charges levelled against the nineteen accused persons. Counsel to the acquitted persons, Okoli Akirika, said ”The judge came to the conclusion that there was no iota or scintilla of evidence adduced by the…

Nigerian twin sisters-Taiwo-Kehinde Oluyale Federal University of Technology(FUTA), Akure-Ondo State   Nigerian twin sisters, Taiwo and Kehinde Oluyale shone like stars at the convocation ceremony at the Federal University of Technology, Akure in Ondo State as both bagged first-class degrees from the institution. Both of them bagged First Class in Building Technology, with Taiwo emerging as the best graduating student at the school for the year 2021. She had a CGPA of 4.89

More than 52 miners and rescuers died and dozens are missing following a gas leak that saw a Siberian coal mine filled with smoke, Russian news agencies reported. The miners were killed when coal dust caught fire, and smoke quickly filled the Listvyazhnaya mine through the ventilation system, Russia’s Tass news agency said, citing an unnamed emergency official. Six rescuers had been killed as well, according to Tass, Ria Novosti news agency. The mine, near the town of Belovo in the Kemerovo region, filled with smoke in the early hours of Thursday with 285 people inside. Earlier, Kemerovo governor Sergei…

Court sends weeping man to gallows for kidnapping four-year-old boy Akwa Ibom State Court sends a weeping man to gallows for kidnapping four-year-old boy. Akwa Ibom State High Court still sent a 31-year-old man to gallows for kidnapping a four-year-old boy, who has not been found till today. The convict, Ekerete Michael Ukpong, a native of Udok Atai in Ikono Local Government Area before the sentence was seen weeping uncontrollably in the court hall. The court in Ikot Ekpene, presided by Justice Augustine Odokwo, found Ukpong guilty of kidnapping, punishable by death, under section 1 of Akwa Ibom State Internal…

Man arrested over alleged connivance with wife to sell two daughters: A 40-year-old Akwa Ibom man is in trouble for allegedly conniving with his wife to sell their two daughters for N.7 million to pay off his debt and meet other financial challenges. It was gathered that Elisha Effiong, who lives in Cameroon with his wife, was arrested in Uyo on November 15, through an intelligence report while trying to sell their daughters aged 6 and 4 respectively. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Public Relations Officer of Akwa Ibom State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Umana Ukeme…

A 15-year-old student of Ambassador College, Otta in Ogun State Nigeria has emerged as “MATHEMATICS QUEEN” for her outstanding performance in the National Olympiads Competition. Miss Faith Odunsi solved 19 Mathematics questions in 60 seconds, became the best girl in mathematics competition and was crowned by the national mathematics centre of Nigeria (NMC). . Twenty six students of both senior and junior secondary Schools across the country were also given awards in different categories in mathematics science. Odunsi who represented Nigeria at the Global Mathematics Competition, beats China, United States of America, United Kingdom and others became the…

Kanye West has vowed to restore his family with Kim Kardashian amid her new romance with Pete Davidson. The 44-year-old rapper spoke about his marriage to Kim Kardashian while attending the Los Angeles Mission’s Annual Thanksgiving event in Skid Row on Wednesday, November 24. During his speech, Kanye expressed his desires for him and Kim to get back together and needing “to be back home.” “The narrative God wants is to see that we can be redeemed in all these relationships. We’ve made mistakes. I’ve made mistakes. I’ve publicly done things that were not acceptable as a husband,” he says in a video shared by PageSix. “But…

Latest JAMB News on How to Upload O’level (WAEC/NECO/NABTEB) Result on JAMB Portal. The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed that no candidate with awaiting O’level (WAEC, NECO, NABTEB) result will be admitted into any tertiary institution in Nigeria. To this end, candidates who registered their Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) with awaiting result are being directed to go and upload it to JAMB CAPS Portal. Now the big question is: How can I upload my WAEC result on JAMB portal? How can I upload my O’level (WAEC, NECO or NABTEB) result on jamb portal? This is why…

Sweden’s Prime Minister-elect Magdalena Andersson on Wednesday handed in her resignation hours after being appointed by parliament, after her budget failed to pass and the junior Green Party quit the coalition government. While her stint was unexpectedly brief, Andersson made history by becoming the first woman elected to the post of prime minister in Sweden — she was to formally take over on Friday. The 54-year-old economist who has served as finance minister for the past seven years said she hoped to be elected to the position again soon as the head of a minority government made up of only…

China has barred its celebrities from showing off their wealth on social media in the latest crackdown on the entertainment industry. The Cyberspace Administration of China made the announcement on Tuesday that celebrities in the country will not be allowed to ‘show off wealth’ or ‘extravagant pleasure’ on social media. The rules also prevent celebrities from publishing false or private information, provoking fans against other fan groups, and spreading rumours. Business Insider also reports that social media accounts of both celebrities and fans will be required to adhere to ‘public order and good customs, adhere to correct public opinion orientation and value orientation,…