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CULTISM: Pastors Extol Okpebholo On Security, Urge Action On Bad Roads By Editor  Two popular clerics, Pastor Margaret Agbonifo and Pastor Obby Okeke, have commended Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo for his administration’s efforts to tackle insecurity, while urging him to address bad roads across the state. The clerics spoke during the 2026 Harvest of Family Intercessory Ministries (FIM) International Inc., attended by the governor and top officials of his administration. The delegation also visited Christian Brethren Ministries (CBM) to celebrate Okeke’s 65th birthday. Agbonifo, the vision bearer of FIM, praised the governor for his efforts to combat kidnapping, cultism, banditry and other criminal activities in the state. “I want to thank you for the way you are addressing insecurity across the state, especially the way you have fought kidnapping, cultism, banditry and other forms of criminality in the state. The state is very peaceful today,” she said. She attrib...

Tinubu’s Government Is On Verge Of Failure--Primate Ayodele By Editor      The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, said the proposal of President Tinubu’s administration to offer a 30-day discount on fuel prices is a show of confusion.   In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele made it known that the government is on the verge of failure and that offering a discount on fuel prices will not amount to anything tangible.   The man of God made it known that the president is in a serious crisis and is trying to do everything to ensure he gets a second term. “When we were telling Nigerians that Tinubu will not be able to handle security, people didn’t listen, but the government has been lying about not paying ransom.   “Tinubu’s government is on the verge of failure; the petroleum discount is nothing. I have said he will do anything to bail himself out for a second term; they will do an...

Court Sentences 24-Year-Old Man To Death By Hanging For Killing Father In Kogi By Editor    A High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi state, has sentenced 24-year-old Dahiru Yusuf Abbah to death by hanging for the killing of his father, Dahiru Yusuf, in the Sarkin-Noma area of Lokoja. Justice M.M. Gwatana delivered the judgment on Monday, October 5, 2026, after finding Abbah guilty of culpable homicide punishable by death under Section 221 of the Kogi State Penal Code, 2019. The court heard that the incident occurred on October 5, 2024, after which Abbah was arrested and prosecuted on charges of culpable homicide and criminal conspiracy. According to the prosecution, Abbah attacked his father, inflicting fatal injuries. The victim was taken to hospital but was later confirmed dead on October 9, 2024. During the trial, the prosecution called nine witnesses, including members of the deceased’s family, and tendered nine exhibits. Among the exhibits were clothing belonging ...

US Finalises Plans To Execute Former Army Major, Hasan By Firing Squad Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  The United States has announced plans to execute former Army Major Nidal Hasan by firing squad on December 3, with Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth saying the process will be livestreamed to demonstrate the consequences of serious crimes. Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding others during a shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009. Hegseth said the execution would be carried out by a firing squad comprising soldiers, describing the method as appropriate for the crime. “We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public,” Hegseth said on Thursday, adding that the public needed to understand that such crimes carried serious consequences. Speaking in an interview with conservative television outlet Real America’s Voice, he said Hasan would face a firing squad of soldiers. The execution is scheduled to take place at Fort Hood on December 3,...

Federal Court Grants Alleged Fake JAMB Registrar,  Nwogba ₦50m Bail Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin    The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted Mr Arinze Nwogba bail in the sum of N50 million, with two sureties in like sum, over his alleged impersonation of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Segun Aina. Justice Salim Ibrahim, in a ruling on Thursday, held that the offence with which Nwogba was charged was bailable, noting that it was not a capital offence punishable by death. The judge said Nwogba, in his affidavit, had indicated that he would not jump bail and would make himself available for trial, describing this as the hallmark of a bail application “From the affidavit of the defendant/applicant, he has alluded to the fact that he will not jump bail and he will present himself for trial which is the hallmark in bail application,” Justice Ibrahim said. The judge, who noted that the granting of bail was within the discreti...

10th Coronation Anniversary: First Lady To Grace Event, With Dubar ,  Calabar Caninval ...As Oba of Benin Intensifies Efforts To Return Stolen Artefacts  Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  As part of the activities to mark the 10th Coronation Anniversary of the Oba of Benin, the Palace has asserted that the event will witnessed different cultural groups from various part of the country to  showcase the cultural heritage during the occasion. Also, during the ceremony, the first lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON, will grace the occasion to perform a vital function. The palace also averred  that during the line up activities there will be food festival, Art and photo exhibition, trade fair and skills acquisition at Oba Akenzua Cultural centre, on Friday 9th, 2026. Addressing journalist in a press conference at the activities line up for the celebration,Chairman of the 10th Coronation Anniversary Committee,  His Excellency,...