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                          BY KENNETH JUDE, UYO. A well-fiitted milky coloured suit, sleek black bow tie, a shiny black pair of shoes and a mien that oscillated intermittently from laughter to gazing into space for long periods without looking at anything in particular, Former Reverend Father Patrick Edet, the resignee priest, walked down the aisle with his heartthrob, former miss Inyene Sampson Akpan in a blaze of glory, Saturday.  Ibom Hall was the venue of this epic, long awaited marriage. This was a marriage among marriages. MC for the day, Akparawa Michael Bush aptly captured it as "wedding of the millennium". After the wedding at Cana where Jesus turned water into wine, the ace broadcaster reckoned that this was another big time wedding. To a large extent, he was right. At any rate, it was a wedding of an ex-priest who embraced the soutane for 14 years and elected, with steely grit, to drop it and all it appurtenances for a wedding suit and ring. This moving spectacle

Persons suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have unleashed terror on three communities in Kogi State, leaving 25 people dead. Oganienugwu and Ikende communities in Dekina Local Government Area were affected; as well as Abejukolo in Omala LGA, all in the EasEastern Senatorial district of the state.As at the time of filing this report, villagers were reportedly moving out of Obakume, Idirisu, and Oji Apata to escape possible attacks. Our correspondent gathered that 25 people were killed in the sustained attack which started on Tuesday and continued till Thursday. A detachment of police and soldiers have been drafted to quell the violence. Eye witness account told our correspondent that the mode of killing employed by the hoodlums was to slaughter the victims after tying them up; while those who attempted to escape alleged received machete cuts. Our source said villagers were woken up by gunshots by the hoodlums dressed in army uniform. Our correspondent also gathered that gun

Rapper Olamide Adedeji popularly known as ‘Baddo,’ on Thursday, announced the launch of his Television Channel, `Voice Of The Streets’. The science student crooner who is set to launch the new station said it is ‘a birthday gift to myself’. Olamide dedicated the station to his family, especially his late mother who passed away recently, his son and his record label YBNL. Olamide, 29, shared the news through his instagram handle @baddosneh, where he wrote, “I dedicate this television station to my late mum and dad. Thanks for letting me chase my dream. “Also to my son Batifèori Maximiliano Adedeji when I look up in the sky I ask myself why am I trying to live, if I’m just living to die, but when I look down I see the answer. “Thanks for making me a better man. This is also for the day ones who have been supporting ruthlessly through the thick and thin. “Those who believed in me when I didn’t even have an idea how far I would go in this journey. “This is also a harbing

     Ladies and Gentleman, great news, it looks like we’ll be back in  Wakanda  in the nearest future! Marvel Studios President  Kevin Feige   made it known in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that  Black Panther 2  is  absolutely  happening. In the interview he was asked to spill the tea on Black Panther sequel and he said ... ''Nothing specific to reveal, other than to say we absolutely will do that. One of the favorite pastimes at Marvel Studios is sitting around on a Part One and talking and dreaming about what we would do in a Part Two. There have been plenty of those conversations as we were putting together the first   Black Panther . We have ideas and a pretty solid direction on where we want to head with the second one.'' The Marvel movie, starring  Chadwick Boseman ,  Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira  and  Letitia Wright,  is already the biggest box office movie of 2018, having crossed the $1 Billion mark. Bell

An unidentified woman and her child have been reportedly burnt beyond recognition in a car accident along Amassoma road, Bayelsa state. According to unconfirmed reports, the accident was caused following a suspected police chase. The incident is said to have caused a tension in the area with many residents trooping out to visit the accident scene/  See pictures below;

     Rivers state governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has signed three bills into law, the laws are: The Rivers State Secret Cult and Similar Activities (Prohibition) (Amendment) law No.6 of 2018, Rivers State Kidnapping (Prohibition) (Amendment No.2) law No.7 of 2018, And the Rivers State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Law No.8. Giving an overview of the law the majority leader of the House Hon Martin Amaehule explained that the laws are designed to provide stiffer penalty for people involved in kidnapping and cultism. Addressing the law makers, Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike told them “what you have done today would go down in history that you have contributed to the security of the state”. He reiterated that the interest of Rivers State is paramount and there is need for stiffer penalty for cultists and kidnappers. The law prescribes life penalty for cultism and death penalty for any cultist convicted of murder. It also prescribes death penalty for kidnapping. The Governor advised