Following his alleged rape of female students and daughter of his colleague in University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, Vice Chancellor of the Institue, Prof. Florence Obi, has suspended and relieved Prof. Cyril Ndifon of his position as Dean of the Faculty of Law. He has also been barred from entering the university’s campus except he is invited by the panel to be constituted to investigate the various allegations of sexual assault against female students. The suspension notice was conveyed in a letter dated Friday, August 17, 2023, and signed by the registrar of the university, Gabriel Egbe. The…
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Godwin-Maria Utuedoye is a registered Journalist with the Nigeria Union of Journalists. He is interested in Investigative and development Journalism. He lives in Nigeria and focus more in the Niger-Delta region where oil and gas exploration has plunged into poverty and environmental degradation for years. He is also a PR Consultant, content creator, broadcast, print Journalist and Publisher. His vast experience in journalism span over decades of reporting the activities of the untouched areas.
His Royal Majesty, Dr. Matthew Ediri Egbi Owahwa II, ‘The Okobaro of Ughievwen Kingdom’, has again been reaffirmed as the only traditional ruler in the entire Ughievwen Kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State. This affirmation was made by a Delta State High Court, sitting at Orerokpe. The Court, in the judgment specifically, perpetually restrained Mr. David Okome, Mr. Thompson Apah and Mr. Dafe Obukoeroro Kogbodi from parading themselves as traditional rulers. The presiding Judge of the court, Justice Joe Egwu, in his ruling in the Suit No: HOR/42/2018 between HRM M.E. Egbi JP and Mr. David Okome…
Four suspected vandals that specializes in removing rail track in Nasarawa State, Nigeria, has been apprehended by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC). A statement on Thursday, August 17, 2023, by the spokesman of the NSCDC, Babawale Afolabi revealed that the four vandals were intercepted along Lafia-Akwanga–Abuja expressway, Sabon Pagi, Lafia Nasarawa State on Monday by the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad( CG’s SIS). Afolabi while disclosing that the four suspected vandals have been taken into custody for further investigations and action, said they were caught during the interception of an articulated DAF truck conveying…
By Patrick Ochei Midwifery Market is located along Okpanam Road, just immediately after the NNPC Filling Station, still within the Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State. The market derived its name by the popular Delta State School of Midwifery which is within the same vicinity. It’s truism that the Midwifery market is a place for buying and selling of food and other house items, which started as a business enterprise and still holds that status. It is believed to be owned by an individual who years back saw the need to site the market as a result of…
Wife of Lucky Esu, Mrs. Ete Esu, has raised alarm, saying her husband, Lucky Esu, was kidnapped on gunpoint at their house in Idimijakpa, Okere, Warri, 12 midnight ( daybreak today). Mrs. Esu, who raised the alarm 6pm today, Wednesday August 16, said even though the kidnap has been reported to the Police at ‘ A’ Division in Warri and search party launched by youths in Okere, no contact has been made by the abductors, who she alleged pointed gun at their child, in the bid to get her husband. There has been factional youth crisis in Okere Community, Warri…
Sinem Abasi Ekong, a professor at the University of Uyo in Akwa Ibom, has recounted an incident involving Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the embattled Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar in Cross River State. Ekong’s daughter, a 20-year-old student, was allegedly raped by Ndifon in his office. The account provided by Prof. Ekong reveals the distressing details of the incident: According to Prof. Ekong, the incident took place on August 29 when her daughter was allegedly sexually assaulted by Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar. Ekong’s daughter…
For not appointing any Senator from Delta State as Chairmen of Committees in the senate, a group of Niger Deltans has accused the Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sectionalism in the 10th senate. The group, Niger Delta Development Association, NDDA, led by its national convener, Iteveh Nur’ Ekpokpobe at a media briefing in Abuja said, the constitution of the committees in the Senate falls short of the expectation of the people of Delta State. He said Delta State as one of the highest oil producing states in the country deserve more than what is currently allocated to it. “We frown…
Suspended Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele, will be arraigned by the Federal Government before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, over a fresh 20-count charge bordering on procurement fraud. Emefiele will be arraigned over N6.9 billion procurement fraud, conspiracy, and conferring corrupt advantages on his associates, alongside a female CBN employee, Sa’adatu Yaro, and her company, April 1616 Investment Limited. The fresh charge comes 24 hours after the federal government announced its withdrawal of the “illegal possession of firearms” charge against him before the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday. Emefiele is accused of conferring corrupt advantages…
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, unveiled the portfolios for his ministerial nominees The announcement comes after weeks of anticipation and banter on who to occupy what and the suitability of some of the nominees for the ministerial positions. Notable among the appointments is that of the former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, who was unveiled as the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, and Engr. Dave Umahi, who will man the ministry of works. However, President Tinubu retained the position of Minister of Petroleum Resources, just like his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. Other portfolios revealed are Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy,…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has expressed concern over the inability of northern children to access immunisation due to insecurity and other factors. The sultan yesterday in Kaduna chaired a strategic meeting with traditional leaders and development partners to chart a way forward. The meeting, organised by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), in collaboration with the Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development, discussed the challenges preventing northern children from accessing immunisation services. In attendance were representatives of the United Children Trust Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), Kaduna State Deputy Governor Hadiza…