Relationship coach and pastor, Kingsley Okonkwo, has unveiled a Christian matchmaking platform, Mentor To Marry, for singles seeking marriage, with membership plans ranging from N70,000 to N700,000 annually. Okonkwo, the lead pastor of David’s Christian Centre, unveiled the platform in a series of posts on X on Wednesday, saying it was designed to help serious…
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Offiong Offiong, on Sunday barred worshippers from accessing the University of Calabar Chapel of Redemption for their service. The development occurred despite a Federal High Court injunction restraining the vice-chancellor from interfering with the chapel’s activities or locking its premises. The court had issued the injunction on…
By Ovat Abeng There was pandemonium in Onitsha at the River Niger Head Bridge, after a policeman pulled the trigger on a trader over an argument resulting from payment of N5000 bribe. Though the allegation could not be immediately verified, sources said the man was pushing pharmaceutical products in a wheelbarrow to a motor park…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command Operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad Awkuzu, said it has arrested a 49-year-old armed robbery suspect, Chima Ogumba in the state. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this said the arrest took place on August 17th, 2026. According to Ikenga, the…
By Our Correspondent The kidnappers of Jezco chief, Chief Sir Joseph Ezeokafor, have reportedly demanded N1.5 billion ransom for his release, after initially asking the family to pay N700 million. A close source within the family, who spoke on condition of anonymity, disclosed this, saying the kidnappers had established contact with the family following Ezeokafor’s…
By Ovat Abeng In furtherance of the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on sustained intelligence-led operations and the dismantling of criminal hideouts across the country, the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, has intensified operations against criminal elements and their operational bases across the State. The arrest…
By Tina Todo Mr. Daniel Imo, a 44-year-old indigene of Adadama community in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State, has appealed to the Federal Government, the Cross River State Government and well-meaning Nigerians for support. He said he has remained bedridden for 23 years after suffering a spinal cord injury in a workplace…
By Nsan Ndoma-Neji Palpable tension erupted at the Chapel of Redemption Church on the University of Calabar campus on Sunday after operatives of the Cross River State Police Command stormed the premises and ordered an ongoing service to end abruptly over a festering leadership crisis. Worshippers were thrown into confusion as police took over the…
…Church cites alleged disobedience … say former UCOR Chaplain’s ministry left the Church “fragmented, rancorous and unspiritual” The lingering crisis at the University of Calabar Chapel of Redemption (UCOR) has taken a dramatic turn following a series of decisions by the national leadership of the Assemblies of God Nigeria (AGN) which culminated in the suspension…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command, has expressed profound sadness over the discovery of four unconscious children at a residential premises in Umuoduba Village, Ideani, Idemili North Local Government Area of the State. The discovery was made known to Journalists via statement in Awka on Wednesday, by the State Police Public Relations Officer,…
