By Archibong Jeremiah Justice Agness Onyebueke of the Akamkpa High Court division, Cross River State sentenced Mr. Anyanime Festus Udo to death by hanging for killing his twin daughters. Delivering judgment minutes ago in suit number HK/6C/2018, Justice Onyebueke said the killer’s act is satanic, demonic, and beyond human comprehension. Mr. Festus had given his
By Sylvia Felix Policy Shapers and 72,000 supporters have petitioned the British government over Nigeria’s inclusion in the Majority English Speaking Countries (MESC) list. The organization said the petition was borne out of the fact that Nigeria was colonized by the British and speaks English as its first language. Also, it’s raised concerns over the
It was an English philosopher and scholar, Thomas Hobbes who postulated in his book, Leviathan, Book I, Chapter 13 that; “Whatsoever therefore is consequent to a time of war, where every man is enemy to every man, the same consequent to the time wherein men live without other security than what their own strength and
This is a column by Ken Henshaw, Executive Director of We The People. WITTY THOUGHT is a brisk review of situations in Nigeria with the intent to revive social consciousness. With this Abba Kyari drug revelation, it is obvious that despite his indictment by the United State FBI for being a member of the Hushpupi
By Henry Umoru, Vanguard News Nigeria The Senate has summoned the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, over contracts scam put at N100 billion. Senator Matthew Urhoghide, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Edo State-led Senate Committee on Public Accounts that is probing the NDDC, said it will personalize any refund that would be traceable to
By Mojeed Alabi, Premium Times ASUU rounded off its “NEC for NEC” meeting at about 3 a.m. on Monday and will formally brief the press on Monday morning. A reliable source at the just concluded National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has confided in Premium Times that the union resolved to
By Luminous Jannamike, Vanguard News Nigeria The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria has expressed its readiness to support the amendment of the 1999 Constitution to ensure gender parity and enact laws to improve the fortunes of women and girls in the country. This was just as a network of over 100 women
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Ambassador Nkoyo Toyo has formally declared her intention to join the forthcoming 2023 Gubernatorial Elections in Cross River State. She made the declaration on Saturday, during an outing with members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in her Ward in Cross River State. While addressing the crowd, she stated unequivocally that the