An Owerri High Court has halted the swearing-in ceremony of Calistus Ekenze as the new Imo State deputy governor. Ekenze was appointed by the Imo House of Assembly on Monday, July 30, 2018, to replace Eze Madumere, who was impeached for gross misconduct and abandonment of the duties of his office. Madumere’s impeachment was in… Read More Imo High Court halts swearing-in of new deputy governor
Two special envoys sent by Pope Francis to investigate a child sex abuse scandal in Chile were meeting priests and Church workers at a university in the Chilean capital last month when aides rushed into the room with an alarming development: police and prosecutors were about to start raiding Church offices. The envoys were 90… Read More Chilean prosecutors raid church offices in child sex abuse probe
Gunmen stormed a government building in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad on Tuesday, taking dozens of hostages after a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance gate, officials and witnesses said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, though the Taliban issued a statement denying involvement and a spate of deadly attacks on the… Read More Eight injured, dozens held hostage as gunmen attack government building in Afghan city of Jalalabad
Nollywood actress Uche Ogbodo in a recent interview with Rainbow Magazine insisted she has never been married as being spread by certain media outlets. The beautiful actress also said one thing she can not forget about her ex is how ungrateful he was. Uche said during the interview that ‘Godess’ is her alter ego, her… Read More Nollywood Actress Uche Ogbodo Stuns On The Cover Of Rainbow Magazine August Edition
Four people, including a young boy, were shot and killed on Monday in a New York City apartment, police said. Two females, one male and a boy, about five years old, were found dead from gunshot wounds inside the apartment in the borough of Queens, after police and emergency crews were called to the scene… Read More Four persons found dead in suspected murder-suicide in New York
The Deputy Governor of Imo State, Eze Madumere, has been sacked from office. He was sacked by 19 of the 27 members of the Imo House of Assembly. The Assembly had earlier received a report by a seven-member panel set up by the state chief judge which allegedly indicted Mr Madumere of gross misconduct. The… Read More Imo State Assembly impeaches deputy governor Eze Madumere
T-Mobile US named Nokia to supply it with $3.5 billion in next-generation 5G network gear, the firms said on Monday, marking the world’s largest 5G deal so far and concrete evidence of a new wireless upgrade cycle taking root. No.3 U.S. mobile carrier T-Mobile, which in April agreed to a merger with Sprint to create… Read More T-Mobile US awards Nokia $3.5billion deal for supply of 5G network equipment
Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson, the most senior cleric found guilty of concealing child sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, has resigned, the Vatican said on Monday. 67-year-old Wilson, the archbishop of Adelaide, was convicted in May of failing to disclose to police abuse by a priest, Father James Fletcher, after being told about it… Read More Australian archbishop Philip Wilson resigns following conviction for sexual abuse cover-up
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