BREAKING: Pastor Jerry Eze Escapes Death Pastor Jerry Eze, founder of Streams of Joy International and convener of the New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declaration (NSPPD), has shared a remarkable testimony of how God saved him and his team from a plane crash. During Sunday’s church service, Pastor Eze revealed that the incident occurred after the NSPPD Prayer Conference in Lagos. He explained that he had asked to see the pilot due to a restless spirit, but decided to pray and continue with the trip after being informed that the pilot was busy. Upon arrival, the plane crash-landed, bursting all…
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BREAKING; Popular Nigerian Footballer Dies After ‘Falling From Shopping Mall’s Third Floor’ Abubakar Lawal, a Nigerian footballer, has died after allegedly falling from the third-floor balcony of a shopping mall in Uganda. Lawal was a striker for Viper SC, a club in the top flight of Ugandan football. Ugandan Police confirmed the footballer’s death in a post on Monday. The authorities said Lawal had fallen “from the third floor of Voice Mall Shopping Arcade on the morning of February 24, 2024″. Preliminary reports said the footballer “arrived at the shopping mall in his vehicle, registration number UBQ 695G”, and he…
Gov Eno Sends Stroπg Warπing To Newly Sworn-in Commissioners, Special Advisers Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has cautioned the newly sworn-in Commissioners and Special Advisers’ against picking up unnecessary fights against their leaders at the Local, State, or federal government levels. Speaking during the swearing in ceremony of the appointees at the banquet hall, Uyo on Monday, the governor noted that his desire was to continue keeping Akwa Ibom as an oasis of peace and tranquility, “where investors and tourists will continue to come, live, and thrive.” Governor Eno urged them to look for solutions and not engage…
Oro Leaders Accuse Gov. Eno of Continuing Udom Emmanuel’s Anti-Oro Policies His Excellency Pastor Umo Eno, PhD Executive Governor Akwa Ibom State Government House Uyo. Your Excellency, IS MIGHT RIGHT? 1. By God’s infinite wisdom, the Ibibio people were created to be more populous than other ethnic groups in Akwa Ibom State, including the Oro people. However, by our estimation, this demographic difference was not intended to give our Ibibio brothers an opportunity to oppress the Oro people, but rather to enable the two ethnic groups to coexist and complement each other in a harmonious and mutually beneficial relationship. 2.…
After 20 Years Cross River Restructure Calabar Carnival The Cross River government has put plans in motion to restructure the annual Calabar Carnival after 20 years of existence. Nsa Gill, the governor’s chief press secretary, said this in a statement in Calabar on Sunday. He said the Governor Bassey Otu-led government had set up a 13-member carnival review committee headed by Edem Duke, a former Minister of Culture. Mr Gill said the review committee had a 10-point term of reference and that its report would be delivered within two weeks. According to him, the essence of the review is to…
JUST IN: Tension Too High, Victor Attah Speaks On 2027 Elections Two-time governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah, has said the tension in the polity is too high ahead of the 2027 elections in the country. Attah, a frontrunner in the fight for Resource Control, disclosed at the weekend during the commissioning of a N102 million asphalt overlay road in Ilọrin, Kwara State. The one kilometer road with drainages on both sides was single handedly funded by former All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim. He said the project would improve the health, social and economic well-being…
Tears As Teenage Boy Dies After Attempting Viral Social Media Challenge A Southern California couple is grieving the loss of their 13-year-old son, Nnamdi Glenn Ohaeri Jr., who they suspect died after participating in a deadly social media challenge. The parents found their son, known by friends and family as ‘Deuce’ unresponsive in his bedroom on the morning of February 3, after a family evening spent watching the Grammy Awards together, according to KTLA. In a desperate bid to save their son, Ohaeri Jr.’s mother administered CPR while his father, Nnamdi Ohaeri Sr., sought help from a neighbour and the…
Sheikh Gumi Blows Hot, Says Nigeria Still In Search Of Great Leaders Renowned Islamic scholar, Shaikh Ahmad Mahmoud Gumi, has said Nigeria is still in search of great leaders to move the country forward. According to him, such leaders are those who prioritize the welfare of citizens over personal wealth accumulation. The cleric made the remarks during an award presentation organized by the Sultan Bello Primary School Old Pupils Association (SUBOPA) in honor of two of their members, Major General Abdulmalik Jibrin (Rtd) and Brigadier General Abdulkadir Gumi (Rtd), who recently got government appointments. Major General Abdulmalik Jibrin was appointed…
‘Couple’ Declared Wanted Over Fraud The FCT Command of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has declared a couple, Hafsat Kabir Lawal and Baba Sule Sadiq, wanted for alleged involvement in criminal conspiracy, cheating, and impersonation. The Police made this known in a Special Police Gazette Bulletin issued by the authority of the Office of the Inspector-General of Police. According to the bulletin, Hafsat Kabir Lawal, a 37-year-old woman from Katsina State, was described as having a fair complexion, black hair, and black eyes. While Baba Sule Sadiq, 44, from Kaduna State, was described as dark-complexioned, with black hair and black…
Tinubu To Prosecute IBB The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has called on President Bola Tinubu to prosecute former military head of state Ibrahim Babangida after he admitted truncating the June 12, 1993 election victory of Moshood Abiola. In a statement on Friday, the CDHR president, Debo Adeniran, said Mr Babangida’s annulment of the election led to the loss of lives and properties after he deprived 14 million eligible voters of their constitutional right to choose their leaders. “We call on the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to immediately order the…