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A dismissed soldier with the Nigerian Army, 6 Battalion, Ibagwa in Abak, Corporal Stephen Iweh has been sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of a 42-year-old man, Christopher Enobong Jimmy. He was sentenced by an Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo on Friday. Stephen had on 23rd May, 2021 along the East-West Road in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area killed Jimmy after he had offered him a lift. The late Jimmy, who was the Manager of a Clearing and Forwarding Company in Port Harcourt, had offered Corporal Iweh a lift in his car from Trailer Park in Onne, Rivers State, to Ikot Abasi in Akwa Ibom State.   Along the way, at Oboro Junction in Ikot Abasi, the 39 year-old soldier shot him dead before fleeing with the vehicle and valuables.   Investigations revealed that Corporal Iweh, a father of three children, had illegally kept the AK-47 rifle which he said he “picked at Dambou, Borno State in 2018 and decided to keep it as personal arms”.   On the day of the kil...

Two Nigerian girls have brought global recognition to the nation’s tech scene by winning the 2025 Technovation Global Summit (Beginner Division) with an Artificial Intelligence (AI) app created to combat drowsy and distracted driving. The prodigies, 10-year-old Akachukwu Blessed Nwachukwu and Ifunanya Gabriella Okoye, both from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, developed Stay Woke, an AI-powered mobile app that uses facial recognition and voice interaction to detect driver fatigue in real time and issue alerts to prevent accidents. Competing as Team Appsolute, the duo outshone strong contenders from Japan, Spain, Canada, and Peru to clinch the world title at the competition’s grand finale. Technovation—the world’s largest tech entrepreneurship program for girls aged 8–18—recorded over 33,000 participants from 117 countries this year, with 11,000 completing the program and more than 3,200 tech-based solutions developed.  Their mentor, Somkenechukwu Mamah, founder of Code Ambassadors Acad...

  A former popular stripper has shocked friends after giving her life to Christ.   Vimbai Muzuva, popularly known in Zimbabwean entertainment circle as “Chocolate" has embraced Christianity after marrying a pastor.   Her new lifestyle has left family and friends perplexed.   Once a regular on nightclub stages at home and abroad, she has undergone a dramatic transformation and now identifies as a born-again Christian.   Close associates confirmed that Muzuva has cut ties with her past life.   She has changed her contact details, deleted content from her former social media accounts, and now maintains a private Facebook profile under her birth name, where she frequently shares Bible verses. Her reinvention, according to those who knew her best, marks nothing short of a miracle.   Her former manager, Sherpard “Sherpy Taz” Tsandukwa, welcomed the change. He described her newfound path as both a relief and a victory after years of public struggles with subs...

  The  Federal Government on Friday disputed a medical report provided by private physicians engaged by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to evaluate his health condition. This was as the government opposed Kanu’s request to be transferred to the National Hospital in Abuja for medical attention. Kanu’s medical team, led by Dr Martin Aghaji, had in the report, recommended the immediate transfer of the defendant to either the National Hospital or a foreign medical facility for proper treatment. Aghaji, who retired from the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Enugu state, based his recommendations on the deteriorating health condition of the IPOB leader. However, opposing the request on Friday, the Federal Government told the Federal High Court in Abuja that a team of medical experts at the Department of State Services (DSS), led by Dr Mohammed Nasir, had assessed Kanu’s health and assured that he could be properly treated at the security...

  The  Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the no-case submission filed by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The court held that a prima facie case has been established against him by the federal government and consequently ordered him to present his defense in the terrorism charges against him. Delivering ruling on Friday in the no-case submission made by Kanu, Justice James Omotosho held that it is in the best interest of Kanu to be given the opportunity to clear some issues raised against him.

  Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has given an order to the President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to ascertain the health status of Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu.   The court ordered the NMA President to constitute a team of medical experts to ascertain the health status within 8 days.   The committee was given eight days to submit its report to the court for consideration on whether to transfer Kanu to the National Hospital for treatment or not.   Justice Omotosho, while issuing the order on Friday, said that the committee, among others, should visit the hospital of the Department of State Services (DSS) to confirm whether it has the capacity to meet the health needs of Kanu or not.   He further stated that the NMA committee should be at liberty to make use of any hospital in the country to carry out its investigations.   The judge directed that the committee should comprise between eight to ten members of the NMA and...

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has intervened in the disagreement between Department of State Services (DSS) medical personnel and private consultants over the health condition of Biafra agitator, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The umbrella body for medical doctors in the country has set up a seven-man probe panel to look into the disputes arising between the DSS medical team and the private consultants engaged by Kanu. Lead counsel to the DSS, Asiwaju Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), revealed this at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday while opposing the request by Kanu to be transferred to the National Hospital for urgent medical attention. Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), said that a team of eminent medical experts across Nigeria has been put in place and had visited Kanu in DSS custody to ascertain the health status of the detainee. While the DSS medical team, led by Dr. Mohammed Nasir, a medical officer with DSS, insisted that Kanu can be properly managed at their medical facilities, Kanu’s pr...