Month: February 2026

News

Ijaw elders endorse Kio, Ebiseni, Benamaisia for INC national positions

Ijaw elders from the Central Zone of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) have passed a vote of confidence on three principal officers of the National Representative Council (NRC), endorsing their aspirations in the forthcoming national executive elections.

The NRC, the legislative arm of the INC, serves as a check on the National Executive Committee.

In a statement issued over the weekend following a well-attended interactive session, the elders commended the performance of His Royal Highness, Dr Anyanate Kio, Leader of the House; Princess Joyce Adesola Ebiseni, Deputy Leader; and Elder Gabriel Pinssidor Benamaisia, Clerk of the House. All three are seeking election into the national executive offices of the Congress.

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A’Ibom court sentences factional village head, two others to death over murder

Evidence before the court showed that the faction associated with the defendants eventually gained dominance in the village.

They assumed control of the administration and unilaterally determined how palm fruits would be harvested. To consolidate their authority, they hired security guards from Ikot Itie Udung, a neighbouring community.

The guards, placed under the supervision of the third convict, Ubong Udo Okpon, were reportedly paid ₦25,000 monthly.

The defendants’ extrajudicial statements, admitted in evidence as Exhibits 3 and 5 without objection, confirmed these arrangements.

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Eno defamation case: Court admits petition as exhibit against Facebook user

The Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, admitted a petition written to the Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Command, against a Facebook user, Princess God’sown Udoito, over alleged defamatory publications against the State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno.

The document was tendered by the prosecution from the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Justice, led by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Friday Itim, Esq., during the continuation of evidence by the first prosecution witness (PW1), Ememobong Nicholas, Esq.

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Man killed in suspected cult clash in Yenagoa

A suspected rivalry between two cult groups has claimed the life of a 30-year-old man in the Igbogene community of Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.

The deceased, identified simply as Ebi, popularly known as “Npotor,” was said to be from the Amassoma community in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area.

Sources within the community alleged that the killing was linked to an ongoing supremacy battle between two rival cult groups known as the Bobos and the Greenlanders.

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