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August 18, 2023 Pastor Otu in Police Net Over Death of Lady in Hotel
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Pastor Otu in Police Net Over Death of Lady in Hotel

A certain pastor, Timothy Otu, of Agape Evangelical Ministry has been arrested by the Abia State Police Command over the death of a 43-year-old woman, Happiness Echieze.

Pastor Otu of whose church is located at the Obikabia Junction in the Obingwa Local Government Area of the state is in detention to help the police with investigations concerning the cause of the lady’s death in his hotel room.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday.

According to her, the pastor and the lady lodged in a hotel in Ovom village on August 12, 2023, around 9.23pm.

She said the lady’s naked lifeless body was later discovered in the room around midnight without a trace of the pastor.

The PPRO said the suspect was later arrested and the case was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for proper investigation.

The statement read, “On August 13, 2023, around 9.30am, Mr Godwin Akpan residing at Jubilee Guest House in Ovom Village, Obingwa Local Government Area reported to the Isialangwa Police Division that on the evening of August 12, 2023, around 9.25pm, a clergyman named Timothy Otu associated with Agape Evangelical Ministry at Obikabia Junction in Obingwa LGA, checked into the guest house along with a woman named Happiness Echieze from Isialangwa LGA, Abia State. Happiness Echieze was 43 years of age.

“Further details provided by Mr Akpan indicated that on the same date, around midnight, he entered the hotel room of the aforementioned clergyman and discovered the lifeless body of Happiness Echieze. She was found unclothed, and a white substance was emanating from her mouth and nose. Regrettably, the clergyman was absent from the scene.

“Preliminary investigations have been launched into this matter. The deceased’s body has been transported from the location and is currently at the SDA Mortuary in Aba, awaiting an autopsy.

“Additionally, the suspect in this case has been apprehended and the case has been transferred to the State CID for discreet investigations.”

August 18, 2023 Athletics Integrity Unit Clears Tobi Amusan to Compete at World Athletics Championship
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Athletics Integrity Unit Clears Tobi Amusan to Compete at World Athletics Championship

The Athletics Integrity Unit has lifted with immediate effect the provisional suspension of Nigerian 110m Hurdles queen; Tobi Amusan. The news came after the Panel sat to review the whereabouts violation charge leveled against her, and found her Not-Guilty.

This means that Amusan will compete at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from August 19 to 27.

Amusan was provisionally suspended by the AIU in July for missing three whereabouts tests.

According to World Athletics’ anti-doping rules, any athlete who misses three drug tests in the space of 12 months will be banned for two years, subject to a reduction to a minimum of one year depending on degree of fault.

But on Thursday, a panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal, by majority decision, discovered that Amusan did not violate any rule as claimed by the body in July.

“A panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal, by majority decision, has today found that Tobi Amusan has not committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation of three Whereabouts Failures within a 12-month period,” the statement reads.

“The decision is currently confidential but will be published in due course.

Meanwhile, AIU Head, Brett Clothier, has expressed the body’s disappointment following the ruling clearing the world champion and record holder.

He also vowed that AIU would review the decision in detail before deciding whether to exercise its right of appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport within the applicable deadline.

Amusan set a new world record of 12.12secs when she won gold at the World Championships in Eugene in July 2022.

She also won gold at the last edition of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, after finished fourth at the Olympics in Tokyo in 2021.

August 15, 2023 Federal Government Files 20 New Charges Against Emefiele
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Federal Government Files 20 New Charges Against Emefiele

The Federal Government has filed 20 new charges against suspended Central Bank  Governor; Godwin Emefiele.

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) at the Federal Ministry of Justice Mohammed Bakodo Abubakar made this known to journalists after Tuesday’s proceedings in Abuja.

According to Abubakar, the fresh charges – with 20 counts – were filed at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court.

One of the counts accuses Emefiele of “conferring unlawful advantages”.

On Tuesday the Federal Government applied to withdraw the “illegal possession of firearms” case it filed against Emefiele, at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos.

Abubakar told Justice Nicholas Oweibo that the application followed the result of further investigations.

But defence counsel Joseph Daudu (SAN) opposed him, arguing that because the government was in disobedience of the court’s order granting Emefiele bail, its application could not be taken.

On 25, the Judge admitted Emefiele to a N20million bail on a two-count charge of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.

He also ordered he be remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre, pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions.

The DSS rearrested Emefiele after fighting off prison officials on the court’s premises.

August 15, 2023 Akwa Ibom Qualifies for Six Team Sports at National Youth Games
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Akwa Ibom Qualifies for Six Team Sports at National Youth Games

Team Akwa Ibom has qualified for all six male category team sports it entered for at the just-concluded zonal elimination of the 7th National Youth Games – NYG, which are scheduled for Asaba, Delta state, from September 7 to 17, this year.

The regional elimination, which took place at the ancient city of Calabar, the Cross River state capital, from Friday, August 12 to Monday, August 14, drew participation from all six states of the South-South region of the country.

The team towered above its opponents to secure qualification in
Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Basketball, Football, Cricket and Baseball. It, however, did not enter for Rugby and Hockey.

Speaking, Monday, shortly after the Calabar outing, the Director of Sports, Akwa Ibom state Ministry of Youth Development and Sports, Elder Ifiok Duff, thanked Akwa Ibom state Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, for supporting them to participate in the competition despite the prevalent economic hardship that the country is currently grappling with and attributed the the team’s success to the effective supervision of the Honourable Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports, Sir Monday Uko, as well as the hard work and commitment of his athletes, coaches and staff.

“I thank His Excellency, the Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Pastor Umo Eno, for approving our participation in the Games, especially because some states in this region could not enter for more than four team sports while some in other regions completely withdrew from the competition due to the present-day harsh economic realities that the country is experiencing”, he stated.

“Our athletes, coaches and members of staff have been very hardworking in the past few weeks and I’m happy that their hard work, coupled with the effective supervision of our boss, the Honourable Commissioner, has resulted in today’s success”, he further stated.

The National Youth Games are a multi-sport event organized by the Federal Government for athletes who are under the age of 15 from the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory with Team Delta, which won the 2021 edition in Ilorin, the defending champion.

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