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Guinness World Records Confirms Hilda Baci’s Cooking Time

            Hilda Baci Guinness World Records has confirmed Hilda Baci as the new record holder for the longest cooking marathon. This was confirmed on their official website today, Tuesday. The post reads, “Following a thorough review of all the evidence, Guinness World Records can now confirm that Hilda Effiong Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, has officially broken the record for the longest cooking marathon (individual), with a time of 93 hours 11 minutes. “The 26-year-old Nigerian chef began on Thursday 11 May and continued through to Monday 15 May, cooking over 100 pots of food during her four-day kitchen stint. “Following a thorough review of all the evidence, Guinness World Records can now confirm that Hilda Effiong Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, has officially broken the record for the longest cooking marathon (individual), with a time of 93 hours 11 minutes,” GWR said in a statement released on Tuesday, one month after Baci’s adventurous cooking, “Hilda attempted to se

Youths clash with Sharia police officials over attempt to seize alcoholic drinks in Kano

  December 15, 2021 Officials of Hisbah, the Kano State Islamic police and youths of the Sabon Gari area of the state and had a violent clash on Tuesday December 14, following an attempt to seize alcoholic drinks in the area. Daily Trust reported that Hisbah officials had stormed Ballat Hughes by Court road in the area to confiscate alcoholic drinks at a drinking joint operated by a woman but suffered a stiff resistance from youths in the area, and this degenerated to a violent clash. While sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks in Kano State is prohibited under the state’s Sharia Law, Sabon Gari area which is inhabited mostly by southerners has always been exempted from implementation of the law. The incident reportedly led to a stampede in the area and hoodlums took advantage of the unrest to loot shops and rob passers-by. Police were later deployed and normalcy was restored. Spokesman of the police in the state, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa said the Commissioner of Police, Samaila

Insecurity in A'Ibom: FAMILY PETITIONS CP OVER ABDUCTION OF INI INDIGENE BY POLICEMEN

By Emmanuel Ufon The family of the abducted citizen of Ndot Ikpe village in Ini Local Government Area, Mr. Clement Edet Umoh has demanded a full investigation by police on the whereabouts of their son. Umoh, a 38 years old HND holder and staff of Benmoh Polytechnic, according to the petition written by the family Lawyer, Ime Attang of GoldCrest Law Firm was alleged to have been abducted by Policemen from the Akwa Ibom State Police Command, Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo on Monday 28th June, 2021 in the afternoon on his duty post at Mbiaobong Ikot Udofia. It decried the gestapo tactics employed by the police to whisked his client away after he and the villagers demanded their identity card to ascertain their status. According to the petition, "the Policemen who were about six in number arrived at the gate of the private  Polytechnic in a  Sienna car wielded with what appeared to be AK-47 rifles and wore black T-Shirts with the inscription 'Police' on them and claimed to

Osun: 2 Ritualists in Police net

The Osun state police command has arrested two ritualists, from the arrest, some female body parts were found with them. The Osun state police spokesman said: at about 9:30pm.. a distress call was made by A hotel management where they had lodged. The management said a girl screamed twice and after that, no noise was heard again from the room. According to them the scream was like a girl calling for help. According to the management when the guys were about going, they were asked to be escorted back to the room to see if everything was fine and why the girl they came with wasn't leaving with them. The ritualist said everything was fine and the girl was resting in the room, that she was going to be out.But the hotel management insisted, even though they tried to escape , the hotel management were smart enough to had locked the premises and pinned them down. That was when they were able to gain access in the room and saw a pool of blood with some body parts removed from the

Nigerian Pastor Convicted For 20yrs Over Multiple Rape Of Children, His Wife Is An Accomplice

Micheal Olurombi, a 60yr old pastor at Cherubim and Seraphim Church, situated in Birmingham, United Kingdom, was on Tuesday January 14th indicted by a U.K Court for 24 count charge of youngster's sexual Maltreatment and Assault. Micheal was seen as liable of 15 counts of rape, seven counts of foul ambush, and two counts of rape. His better half, Juliana Oluronbi, age 58, was additionally sentenced for three counts of helping her spouse during the indecent action against his preys. According to court papers, five of the seven victims are siblings who were abused at their home address where the church conducted services. The prosecutors told the court that Oluronbi hid under the guise of carrying out deliverance and spiritual works on his victims, male and females, to sexually assault them. Micheal, whose main tactic he adopted was to claim "God had instructed him to administer Holy Baths’ to some of his congregation in order to cleanse them and protect them from evil

UNIUYO Man O' War arrests robber at gunpoint

Officers of the Man O' War University of Uyo Command earlier today arrested an armed man who specializes in waylaying students and robbing them of valuables on campus. He was caught in the early hours of today at ECN Block by Man O War officials, after they sighted him robbing some students of their phones and laptops at gunpoint. The Man O' War officials alongside some members of Thunderbolt, who were on early morning training exercise, quickly swung into action and overpowered him, recovering a locally-made pistol, phones and a laptop. On interrogation, he gave his name as Daniel Clement and confessed to have been perpetuating the act for a while. Narrating the incident, one of the officers said "while we were jogging during our morning drills, we sighted the guy pointing a gun at students, we quickly mobilised and ran there and overpowered him just as he was about collecting the laptop from the guy and we also recovered the gun." "In line with t

Bomb blast, gunshots injure three APC members in Uyo

...PDP responsible for the attack - APC Campaign Council, Youth Leader allege An explosion and gunshots which rocked the campaign grounds of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Tuesday night, have left at least three persons injured. The incident which occurred at about 7:30 pm was reportedly perpetrated by gunmen who arrived in a car, threw dynamite into the premises before opening fire on hapless members and supporters of the APC. It was gathered that a training programme for APC agents for Saturday's Governorship and House of Assembly elections was one of the activities which took place at the campaign grounds when the attackers struck. Copious blood stains dotted the premises after the incident which left many in awe. Eyewitnesses said the attackers arrived in a commando style and sped off before security operatives at the premises could return fire. When newsmen visited the victims in hospital, two of them were in critical cond

EFCC charges Gov Udom Emmanuel, Paul Usoro with N1.4bn fraud

EFCC charges Gov Udom Emmanuel, Paul Usoro with N1.4bn fraud Shortly after taking office in 2015, the sum of N1.4bn was transferred out of the Akwa Ibom state government coffers into the accounts of a lawyer, Paul Usoro. The transfer of this money was not sanctioned by the state Government, and the purpose for which this money was transferred is yet unclear. According to the EFCC, Governor Udom Emmanuel, Paul Usoro and others “conspired among themselves to commit an offence - the conversion of the sum of N1, 400, 000, 000 (one billion four hundred and ten million naira) property of Government of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria”.  The EFCC admits that Udom Emmanuel is “currently constitutionally immune to criminal prosecution”, however, the accomplices have been arraigned, and arrest warrants issued. It appears that the EFCC is waiting for the tenure of Udom Emmanuel to expire, after which he will also be similarly arraigned.  The EFCC further stated Paul Usoro (SAN) who volunteered

Vote Buying: EFCC Storms AKS, Arrest Two Suspects

- Vows To Track Vote Buying Syndicates - We Were Mobilized To Pay N6000 Per Vote In Each Pulling Units - Suspects Confessed Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has arrested two suspects in Nsit Ibom Local Government Area who were allegedly involved in voting buying in the area. The Special Tracking Squad of the commission deployed to the state by the force headquarters, Abuja arrived the Akwa Ibom State capital on Friday, which according to the team head is led by Abdulkareem Musa. The leader said that the commission responded quickly base on information sent to the hot lines of EFCC by concern citizens of the State notifying and alerting the force headquarters about ongoing vote buying by politicians and their agents in the State. Musa said that it is  information Akwa Ibom people sent to the force headquarters at Abuja about the incessant vote buying and selling which they said as become very rampant, prompted quick intervention of the commission, by deployin

THE ADVENTURE OF A CULT ACTIVIST TURNED SPEAKER

THE ADVENTURE OF A  CULT  ACTIVIST TURNED SPEAKER Alhaji Aminu Once upon a time, there was a  cult activist in the campus. His rascality and gross disrespect to constituted authorities easily gave him out to absurd notoriety in the campus. He was thus identified as a student noted for gross indiscipline and moral deficiency , This was evident in his routine misdemeanor and poor  performance in  academic tasks. His reckless and careless lifestyle only attracted him to friends and members of his cult kingdom, who appreciated his carefree, unruly corrupt social status, and this crowned him  the king of the jungle., a position he fancied but to the detriment of academics. This was contrary to the expectations of his poor parents. He was later found wanting and lost. He could not pass his test nor exams. His life was grossly darkened because he dropped out of school. His friends rejected him except those who belonged.,.. He went on cult exile and was shamelessly treated as a fug

AKPABIO EXPLODES: I'M THE MOST INVESTIGATED GOVERNOR ; I'VE NO PROPERTY ABROAD , UK

AKPABIO EXPLODES: ... I'M THE MOST INVESTIGATED  GOVERNOR ; I'VE NO PROPERTY  ABROAD , UK Two-time Governor of Akwa Ibom State and former Senate Minority leader, now a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress party, Dr. Godswill Akpabio, in this explosive interview takes on his critics, why they are after him and his numerous achievements as a Governor. He dares anyone to come forward who knows of any of his properties in Dubai, UK, or anywhere in the world. He says I’m the most investigated Governor. Gov. Emmanuel and Hon. Luke have severally applauded you as their leader. If you have this magic charm on them, why were you not able to win them over when you changed camp? It is simply because our visions are personal and no matter how close you are to your brother you can only do your best to convince them. If you are a Muslim you follow the age-long teachings of Prophet Mohammed, and of course, as a Muslim, your end will be paradise and as a Christian, your end wil

Forgery case: Court keeps Innoson CEO waiting

Forgery case: Court keeps Innoson CEO waiting  Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday fixed Jan. 29, 2019, to hear a motion seeking bench warrant against the Chief Executive Officer of Innoson Nig. Ltd., Innocent Chukwuma, and others charged with forgery. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government, through the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation had filed a four-count charge of forgery against the accused in charge number FH/L/565C/1. The accused are: Innoson Nig. Ltd., Innocent Chukwuma, Charles Chukwu, Maximian Chukwura, Mitsui Osk Lines ‘C’ and Anajekwu Sunny. They are alleged to have conspired to commit offences on Oct. 10, 2013, at Apapa, Lagos. At the last adjourned date on Nov. 9, the court adjourned until Friday (today) for hearing of a motion seeking bench warrant against the accused. The case, however, could not proceed on Friday as scheduled following the absence of defence counsel, Prof. Macarthy Mbadugha, who is said to b

AK Police takes proactive measure to restore law, order - PPRO

POLICE PRESS RELEASE The recent political crises which has rocked the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly (AKHA) thereby threatening the peace of the State and its attendant perception and misrepresentation to members of the public has become a thing of great concern to the Akwa Ibom State Police Command. 2. Ordinarily, the Police would not want to join issues with anyone, but it has become imperative to set the records straight and to let the Akwa Ibom people and of course Nigerians know the truth. 3. On Monday, 19th November, 2018, the seats of five (5) members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) were declared vacant by the leadership of the House, leading to tension in and around the State House of Assembly Complex. Consequent upon this, and to forestall a breakdown of Law and Order, the Akwa Ibom State Police Command took a proactive step by deploying personnel around the House of Assembly Complex. This measure went a long way to prevent the Assembly complex from being b

Breaking: LASTMA murder : F-SARS officer dies hours after – PPRO

Breaking: LASTMA murder : F-SARS officer dies hours after – PPRO  The Nigerian Police has disclosed that the F-SARS officer, Olukunle Olonade, who allegedly shot an officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, Rotimi Adeyemi, at Iyana-Ipaja axis has died. According to the police, Olonade, who allegedly shot Adeyemi to death at Iyana-Ipaja, also died hours later while been rushed to the hospital. It was learned that Olonade, an Inspector of Police, was mistaken for robber and attacked by irate mob at the scene and beaten to stupor. Police Public Relation Officer, PPRO, Chike Oti, in a statement made available to Vanguard on Thursday, said that the police officer was rescued from the scene by police officer deployed to Iyana-Ipaja. Original hinted that the disclosed that the Commissioner of Police, Edgar Imohimi, has directed that the late officer be tried posthumously and dismissed if found guilty. According to the statement: “the driver of a Toyota Highlander S

Offa Robbery Case, Opportunity To Disarm All Thugs In Nigeria – Femi Falana

A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana ( SAN ), has warned against politicising the case of the suspects arrested in connection with the recent dastardly Offa, Kwara State , bank robberies , where many people were killed. "The  law should take its course irrespective of who is implicated. The case must be used as an opportunity to disarm all thugs in the country. 419 ( advance fee fraud ) once gave Nigeria a bad image around the world. A Brazilian bank collapsed after being defrauded to the tune of $240m by a Nigerian and in its bid to recover the money, the bank engaged the services of 11 lawyers from around the world, including me. They came to me among the 11 lawyers. How do we collect this money? How do we go about it ? It was very difficult because the police here then were part of the criminality . The main fellow that was to be arrested, the EFCC arrested him in the guest house of the IG . We are looking for a criminal and he is being sheltered by the IG ; just like
Al-Mustapha blowing whistle on Abdusalam Abubakar. FORMER CSO OF LATE GEN. SANI ABACHA Major Al-Mustapha (rtd) EXPOSES ex-Head of State, Lt-Gen. Abdulsalami (rtd) on "CORRUPTION" charges. Call it what you want ... THIS IS ABOUT THE PEACE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN FOR GEJ/PMB, GEN ABDUSALAMI ABUBAKAR.... Let's see how corrupt he is:.. "When General Abdulsalami came to power, he exhibited an accumulated and accentuated thirst for money. I stumbled on some documents and video cassettes even while in retirement. "There was the case of $40 million contributed by multinationals for General Sani Abacha’s transmutation to civilian president. I gave the cassette of his disclosure to help him clean the system not knowing that he would use it to clean me out of the system because three days later I was arrested. I urge the commission to investigate this money contributed by multinational towards Abacha’s self-succession. "There was also the case of Engineer Bub
Insecurity: Midim Community lauds A'Ibom Police Commissioner on impressive performance. ....Appreciates AKSG over proscription of cult groups ... Bestow "Outstanding Performance Award" on CP Ogunjemilusi The people of Midim Community in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have lauded the State Police Commissioner, CP S. A. Ogunjemilusi over what they described as his impressive performance in tackling the menace of cultism and insecurity in the state since assuming duty as Commissioner of Police. The community which is made up of Five villages, Midim Atan, Midim Nto Udo, Midim Ikot Ubo, Ikot Inyang Udo and Ikot Akpan who visited the Police Boss in his office on Friday at the State Police Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, thanked him for his gallantry, expertise and uncompromising effort towards crime eradication and prevention in the State, including their area which has witnessed a drastic reduction in the menace of the notorious Akwa Marine Cult

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Criminal Code law Cap. 38, Laws of Akwa Ibom State, 2000_ *CULTISM AND OTHER VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR (PROHIBITION) ORDER, 2018* COMMENCEMENT In exercise of the POWERS conferred on me by Section 70 of the Criminal Code Law, Cap 38, Vol. 2, Laws of Akwa Ibom State, 2000and all other powers enabling me in that behalf. I, MR. UDOM EMMANUEL, the Governor of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria do hereby make the following- *ORDER* _Proscription of cults, Societies and groups_ 1 (1) the cults, societies and groups listed herein are declared unlawful and forthwith proscribed in Akwa Ibom State:- (a) Vikings; (b) Black Axe; (c) KKK; (d) Buccaneers (e) Mafia (f) Luttox (Junior Black Axe) (g) Debam; (h) Dewell; (i) Icelanders; (j) Red Skins; (k) Pirates; (l) Armoc; (m) Akwa Marines; and (n) Utoto Groups (419) (2) In addition to the cults, societies and groups listed under sub paragraph (1) of this paragraph, the following cults, groups, or societies in the Secondary and Primary schools
GOVERNOR EMMANUEL OUTLAWS 33 CULT GROUPS …MAY APPROACH AKHA FOR STIFFER PENALTIES Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has signed into force, the Cultism and other Violent Behaviour Prohibition Order 2018 with effect from March 12, 2018. Governor Emmanuel said the security issues reported recently in Etim Ekpo, Ukanfun and Ikot Ekpene local government areas had actually necessitated such security re-enforcements. Speaking during the brief signing ceremony at Government House in Uyo, he said the Cultism and other Violent Behaviour Prohibition Order 2018, is actually to reenergize the already existing criminal code law, Cap 38 Laws of Akwa Ibom State dated 2000. The Governor who drew his powers from Section 70 of the Criminal Code Law,Cap 38 Volume 2 lawa of Akwa Ibom(2000), said that although only three local government areas have security flash points , the law was binding and would be effected in all the 31 local government areas of the state. “Let me also implore ot