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In preparation for the 2017 Christian Pilgrimage exercise to Israel, Rome or Greece, the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission will hold its 2017 Federal Medical Team selection Examination on Saturday 24th June, 2017 at the six geo-political zones across the country for the October/December pilgrimage exercise. The Federal Medical Team (FMT) of the Pilgrimage comprises Medical personnel who shall serve on batches in accompanying and attending to pilgrims during general pilgrimage from October to December 2017. Disclosing this in his office in Abuja, the Executive Secretary of NCPC, Rev. Tor Uja…

200 level female student of Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH), Miss Joy Odama died of acute cocaine poison, an autopsy report from the National Hospital Abuja, has revealed. The undergraduate student died in December 2016 in a controversial circumstance at the residence of one Alhaji Usman Adamu, when she visited him along with other friends on his invitation. When the incident happened, it was gathered that the deceased body was embalmed at the Federal Medical Center, Jabi without the consent of her parents. Aside declaring Alhaji Adamu wanted, the…

The Cross River State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade, on Saturday steps in to take over the murder case of late Joy Odama which has been trending on social media with the hashtag #Justice4JoyOdama. Ayade who was pained by the way the case was being handled said it is part of the State’s laws to defend any of its citizens who suffers injustice in any part of the world. The digital governor has ordered the meeting of all lawyers from Cross River State headed by a formerAttorney General of the federation…

The South East Senate Caucus on Thursday asked Igbos residing in the North to ignore the quit order handed down by some Arewa youths. The Caucus in a statement in Abuja by its Chairman, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe described the quit order by the Arewa youths as poisonous, irresponsible and one that was aimed at dealing a deadly blow to Nigeria’s unity. Abaribe said Section 41 (1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, firmly guaranteed the right of “every Nigerian to move freely in and…

…Tribunal reserves ruling The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki pointedly told the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to dismiss the false assets declaration charges brought against him at the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja by the Federal Government on the ground that no prima facie case has been established against him. He told the Tribunal that from the 18-count charges and the totality of evidence adduced by the government witnesses, he had not been linked in any way with the allegations against him. In his no-case submission argued…

The South East Restoration Group has asked Ndigbo to hold the leader of the Independent People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu responsible should anything happens to any Igbo in any part of the country. The group said Kanu had been using his Biafra agitation to defraud and deceive innocent Igbos to rebel against the Nigerian government whilst the elders kept mute until things got out of hand. Recall that a coalition of Northern Youth Groups tagged “The Kaduna Declaration” had given all Igbos residing in any part of Northern Nigeria three…

As reactions continue to trail the ‘eviction’ ultimatum given to Igbos resident in northern Nigeria by a youth group, a Coalition of Northern Civil Society Organizations has described the directive as a mere fallacy and a mission impossible. Recall that a coalition of Northern Youth Groups tagged “The Kaduna Declaration” had given all Igbos residing in any part of Northern Nigeria three months to relocate to their places of origin. The spokesman of the group, Alhaji AbdulAziz Suleiman while briefing newsmen in Kaduna Tuesday said, “With the effective date of…