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February 26,2019 The CRL Commission says pastors who claim to stage miracles, defy the laws of nature by alleging that they can resurrect people from the dead, do so to mislead people into giving church leaders money. This follows an incident in which a Johannesburg based pastor claimed to have raised a man from the dead on Sunday. A video showing Pastor Alph Lukau of Alleluia Ministries has gone viral on social media - after he claimed to be praying for a dead man who then resurrected. The funeral parlour, whose vehicle was used to ferry the alleged deceased man to the church, has labelled the incident as a 'hoax'. The Deputy Chairperson of the CRL commission, Prof David Mosoma, explains: “ Resurrection means suspension of the laws if nature. When somebody claims to have suspended the laws of nature when someone has passed on, it means there must be credible witnesses, a certification that the person is dead, the person must be in a registered morgue. The morgue must cer...

February 26,2019. The Cross river State Director General of Due Process and Price Intelligence Bureau and the Founder of Okadigbo Vanguard, Hon.Barrister Alphonsus Ogar Eba, has congratulated Senator Rose Oko and Hon.Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe  for their landslide victory in the just concluded  election. The Director General, who spoke on Sunday through his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity,Egbara Emmanuel Ikaba was convinced that the results clearly showed that connection to the people was key to winning an election. He also commended the conduct of the poll, describing the performance of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies as above average. Eba said the success of the election was a sign that INEC was listening to the cries of Nigerians for a return to the legacy of free, fair and credible elections. “Even though there were reports of malfunctioning of card readers, number of votes exceeding number of accredited voters, and pockets of ...

February 21,2019        CALABAR —The Court  of Appeal sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, Wednesday, refused an oral application by the faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC,  in Cross River State a stay of execution of a Federal High Court judgment recognizing the state executive committee of the party led by Ntufam John. The Appeal Court presided over by Justice M. Owoade ordered parties to maintain status quo pending the determination of the appeal by that faction of the party led by Sir John Ochala against the judgment of the Federal High Court.   The court also ordered that the applicant shall file notice of appeal in this court not later than two days from today. The order reads: “The applicant shall file notice of appeal in this court not later than two days from today.” The Federal High Court had on February 11, 2019 given judgment in the suit with number FHC/CA/CS/73/2018, in which the court recognized the Etim John led leadership o...

February 19,2019 The Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River  State, Chief Mrs.Theresa Ezama, has called on the electorate in  wogada Ebo Community of Yala Local  Government Area  to be vigilant and protect their votes during the forthcoming elections  on Saturday to thwart any rigging plans of All Progressives Congress (APC). Ezama made the call while addressing PDP supporters in her home town after the cancelation of the last Saturday elections . The PDP Chieftain, who urged the people to come out en masse and vote for PDP candidates on Saturday, added, “There are all manners of rumours and rigging we are hearing all over the place and behind every of this rumour there could be elements of truth. “We have shouted and at the same time we are asking our agents and our supporters all over the state to be very vigilant and make sure that their votes are protected”.

 February 17, 2019    Kogi State Government and the Police Commissioner, Hakeem Busari, have said they did not know how the security details of Deputy Governor Simon Achuba were removed from his official residence before he returned from a journey over the weekend. Achuba, on Sunday, claimed that his life was in danger following the withdrawal of his security details allegedly on the order of Governor Yahaya Bello.   Achuba, at a press briefing, said he was shocked after returning from  his village where he had gone for Saturday’s rescheduled elections to find the gate to his official residence devoid of his security personnel. “I was surprised to see that all policemen attached to my house have been withdrawn. I then put a call across to the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Busari, who also expressed shock and promised to give it an urgent attention.” Achuba said that despite the promise, “After about an hour, I called him again, but he refused to pick my call. I...

February 12, 2019 The United States Embassy in Nigeria has dismissed allegations levelled against it by the Buhari Campaign Organisation. The BCO spokesman, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), had, on Monday, said the utterances of the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, and those of other countries, seemed to give tacit support for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar. However, the US embassy said on Tuesday that it was not supporting anyone. The embassy called on Nigerians to be wary of fake news and rumours as the elections draw closer. The statement reads in part, “The United States Embassy in Nigeria wishes to reiterate, unequivocally, that we are not taking sides in Nigeria’s election. “We do not support any party or candidate. We support a level playing field and the democratic process. “That is the bedrock principle of our government’s advocacy on democratic elections. In the final run-up to the Feb. 16 vote, fake news and rumours are operatin...

February 12, 2019 Ugandan authorities on Tuesday quarantined 13 people, who picked up a corpse, suspected to have died as a result of Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as hemorrhagic fever tests are carried out. The Ministry of Health and World Health Organisation in a joint statement disclosed this in Kampala. The statement said that the 13 relatives travelled to DRC’s Bunia hospital to repatriate the body of the deceased, 46-year-old male for burial in the eastern district of Tororo. “Their details have been collected and these individuals are currently separated from the rest of the community,’’ said the joint statement. The statement said the deceased was first admitted in Bunia hospital in November 2018 after complaining of chest pain and cough, sometimes with blood.   His condition deteriorated last week and died on Friday. “The dead man has been living and working in the DRC for the last eight years. He developed Ebola-like symptoms and died on Friday,” said the ...

February 12, 2019 The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has suspended its two-month strike. Mr Usman Dutse, ASUP, National President said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, “we have hereby decided to suspend our two-month strike, this decision was taken at the end of our National Executive Council meeting. “We shall not hesitate to resume the suspended strike should government fail to review the Memorandum of Action and ensure full implementation before end of May 2019. “This is in view of the progress made in the course of the union’s negotiations with government. “The NEC of the union, after exhaustive deliberations and in due consultations with the respective congresses across the nation resolved to suspend the current industrial action. “This is based on the condition that government commit to review the Memorandum of Action to concretise the resolutions and ensure its full implementation by the end of May 2019, failing which the union shall resume ...

February 12, 2019 Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday will plead with MPs to give her more time for talks with EU officials on her Brexit deal, telling them they must hold their nerve. May is set to update parliament on her latest meetings in Brussels and Dublin aimed at securing a divorce agreement with the EU, with Britain due to leave the bloc on March 29. “The talks are at a crucial stage,” May will say, according to extracts from her statement to parliament released in advance by her Downing Street office. MPs last month overwhelmingly rejected the deal struck between May and Brussels and the British premier has since been attempting to secure changes that would satisfy parliament’s lower House of Commons. Brexiteer MPs in her Conservative Party are particularly unhappy with the so-called backstop provision intended to keep the border with Ireland free-flowing. Some fear it could leave Britain trapped in the European Union’s trade rules with no unilateral way out — but would bac...

February 12, 2019 President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the decision of the Supreme Court to bar the All Progressives Congress from participating in all elections (except the Presidential poll) in Rivers State. Buhari expressed his view during the APC mega rally in Rivers State on Tuesday. The President said, “I am very disturbed by the decision that we are not allowed to participate in some of the processes. I have no doubt that I got elected but I have to respect the institutions that I inherited. I assure you and I recommend that you remain patient and resolute. We will ensure that justice is done in this country.” The ruling of the Supreme Court implied that the APC has lost 32 House of Assembly seats, 13 House of Representatives positions, three senatorial positions and governorship and deputy governorship seats. The President also begged the electorate to “bear with him” as he continues to fix the country. He said he would deploy the armed forces and the police in...

February 12, 2019 Four persons were lying dead at the main gate of the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt after the presidential campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State on Tuesday. It was learnt that the victims were trampled upon following a stampede at the stadium. Those that appeared to be breathing were rushed to a nearby hospital for medical attention by available ambulances. Details later…