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The police woman who was accused of lying while giving testimony at the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja, Vera Anyim, on the graduation with B.sc in Law saga said she ‘bears no grudge against the church.’ This followed the backlash that trailed the treatment that was meted out to her by the church’s Senior Pastor, Dr Paul Enenche, on Sunday. In a video that emerged online, Anyim, during her testimony in the church, said she graduated with a “Bsc in Law” from the National Open University of Nigeria. She was, however, interrupted by Enenche who said she was lying. The…

Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo Local Government Area has ordered the arrest of one Mr Itoro Monday Uko of Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of the state for committing contempt of court. Itoro Uko is said to have abandoned his wife and a two-year-old daughter in the village to live with his girlfriend in Ikot Ekpene Town. The presiding judge, Justice Ntong Ntong, gave the order after hearing Counsel to the applicant and mother of the child, Barrister Ekom Friday Inwang, following the absence of the contemnor and his Counsel in the court. Mrs Itoro Uko, a private…

A 40-year-old man from Ikpe Annang Village in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State who slaughtered his 70-year-old biological mother is cooling his feet in the cell of Akwa Ibom Police Command. One Inyangake James Peter is said to have gruesomely murdered his mother, one Mma-Offiong James Peter,  on 4 April, 2024 at about 9:00 a.m. at Ikpe Annang Village in Etim Ekpo. A close to the family source confided in Straightnews that the suspect who was alleged to be mentally unstable was taken to various places for treatment, but one day he returned to the family…

The remains of  the Nollywood make-up artist, Abigail Frederick, who died in the ill-fated boat mishap  were laid to rest in her family compound at Ikot Udoma in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State on Monday, April 15.  Straightnews had earlier reported that Frederick , the 2021 Theatre Arts graduate of the University of Uyo, was among four film crew members and popular actor, Mr Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope who drowned after their boat capsized in Anam River in Anambra State last Wednesday, April 10 while returning from a movie shoot. Recall that the 24-year-old’s body…

A popular Nigerian preacher, Pastor Paul Enenche,  is under fire for publicly labeling a member who testified in his Church that she bagged B.sc in Law a ‘liar.’ During a testimony session, Enenche, the founder of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja in a viral video publicly embarrassed a woman, calling her a liar after testifying that she  graduated with ‘BSc in Law.’ The woman, Anyim Veronica Nnenna, who attends his church in Abuja was on the altar to share her testimony of how God made her the “only graduate in her family despite numerous hurdles that almost made the journey…

Aston Villa inflicted a blow to Arsenal’s hopes of a first Premier League title for 20 years as late goals from Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins earned a 2-0 win at the Emirates. Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes suffered a massive blow as Aston Villa struck twice in the closing stages to boost their top four bid with a dramatic 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Mikel Arteta’s side would have gone back to the top of the table with a victory, but instead they surrendered the initiative to Manchester City after conceding two goals in the last…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to publish copies of loan agreements obtained by the administrations of past Presidents since 1999. SERAP asked Tinubu “to direct appropriate ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to provide our organization with copies of the loan agreements obtained by the governments of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari.” This was contained in a statement issued by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, and made available to journalists on Sunday. SERAP is also seeking “the spending details of any such loans as…

Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has directed exhumation of the body of Ms. Abigail Frederick who died in a boat mishap for reburial in her hometown in Akwa Ibom State. Recall that few days ago, Abigail was involved in the mishap alongside actor, Pope Jr and a couple of other persons, but she did not make it. Straightnews gathered that the deceased parents were unable to raise N150,000 needed to perform the traditional rituals and bring back her body to Akwa Ibom for proper burial. As a result of that, she was hurriedly buried at the bank of the…

… Real Brass is an Akwa Ibom exportable goods ‘‘Vincent Enyeama, ex-Nigeria’s professional footballer and goal keeper, was my student,’’ former teacher, Boniface Ebewo, now Real Brass progenitor, told Straightnews. Though Enyeama and Ebewo are indigenes of Ika Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, their meeting was circumstantial as teacher-student– one looking for academic knowledge and the other, wanting to eke a living. Ebewo, who delved into the odyssey of his life, traced his working experiences from a teacher, broadcaster, personal assistant to a board Chairman, Ika Local Government Chairman to the progenitor of Real brass, the veritable and…

Three students of University of Calabar, UNICAL, in Cross River State, recently kidnapped two weeks ago, have breathed fresh air of freedom. Straightnews reported that gunmen stormed Freedom Hostel, owned by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Friday night, March 29, 2024, and whisked the victims away to an unknown destination. A statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Effiong Eyo, on Friday, April 12, 2024, noted that the students, Ojang Precious Ebejin, Ugwu Chukwuemeka and Damilola Dickson, were released unharmed and have been re-united with their parents.  The statement further noted that the Vice…