A former Catholic priest, Rev. Patrick Henry Edet, has fixed March 17 for his marriage to his fiancée who he would unveil next week. Edet made the disclosure on Tuesday during his Grace Family service.
Edet’s resignation from Catholic Church about six months ago has generated a lot of discourse.
The popular Uyo-based priest and radio preacher, while addressing his radio audience on Planet 101.1FM, Uyo, said then that “the resignation marked the beginning of ‘freedom’ for his spirit and soul”.
He said: “From today henceforth, I cease to be a Catholic priest, in my spirit and in my soul. I forgive those who will criticise me, I live for God. I seek freedom for my soul. As I leave, I leave smiling. I am so happy that I am free.”
While expressing his joy, Edet said he should be addressed as Rev Patrick Edet.
Edet, who hosts a weekly Christian programme entitled: “Grace and Inspiration,” on Planet 1010.1FM, Akwa Ibom State, added that there was no need for him to continue with the Catholic Church because peace deserted him while he was there.
He said after 11 long years, he strongly felt the need to leave, because he was feeling boxed in and it was affecting his personal relationship with God. He said leaving was the best thing, as he was now finally free.
The newly constructed ultra modern Internally Displaced Persons Camp in Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau has been razed by fire.
The camp was constructed by the Presidential Committee on Flood, Relief, and Rehabilitation, which came into being after the 2012 flood disaster that ravaged 24 states in the country.
Mr. Bintan Wuyep, Director, Relief, and Rehabilitation, Plateau Emergency Management Agency confirmed the inferno while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Jos on Thursday.
Wuyep, who is the Acting Executive Secretary of the agency, said the disaster occurred on Tuesday.
He said, however, that SEMA had been unable to assess the level of damage due to the paucity of funds.
“We don’t have funds even to fuel our vehicle to go to the camp to ascertain the cause of the inferno and assess the extent of the damage.
“We have gone everywhere even for a loan, but we have not succeeded.
“Hence, we cannot give the exact level of damage caused by the sad incident,” Wuyep said.
The Acting executive secretary described the incident as “a big loss to Plateau and Nigeria as a whole.’’
According to him, the camp was meant to house Displaced Persons that might be affected by future disaster in any part of the state.
Wuyep added that SEMA had already informed the Presidential Committee of the sad development. “The committee told us to assess the damage and formally write a report informing them of the cause and extent of the damage.
“But like I said earlier, we are constrained by lack of funds,” he said.
Wuyep appealed to the State Government to empower the agency with funds to enable it to function according to the law establishing it.
He commended the State House of Assembly for its resolve to investigate the cause of the inferno.
Wuyep stated that the action was not just timely but necessary
A Georgia woman has been charged with 14 counts of first-degree arson after she set her home on fire when she lost it in a divorce, damaging 20 other homes in the process.
According to the state insurance and safety fire commissioner's office, 41-year-old Adrienne Satterly left her Rosemont Court house with her two cats but not before she set a pile of mattresses on fire in the kitchen.
The blaze destroyed four homes, two sustained significant damage and 14 other homes suffered varying degrees of heat and smoke damage.
She then walked to a Walmart an hour away on Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway before calling 911 at about 3.25am on Sunday, office spokesman Glenn Allen told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. In 911 audio obtained on Tuesday by The Constitution, Satterly never mentioned a fire. She told a dispatcher she had a 'kitty cat and a suitcase' and asked if someone could pick her up from Walmart.
'Where do you need them to go?' the dispatcher asked.
'To Greystone,' Satterly said. 'By the hospital.'
She gave her address to the Rosemont Court home but told the dispatcher that she had been ordered to leave the residence due to a case.
The Constitution says it is unclear from the audio if authorities ever picked Satterly up and took her home.
By the time firefighters arrived in the neighborhood of Hiram, the blaze had spread from Satterly's home to 19 others.
Deputy Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Jay Florence told Dallas Patch that because it was windy on Sunday, it contributed to how quickly the blaze spread.
The damage is estimated to surpass $1million, officials said.
Everyone got out of their homes safely, but one man suffered a minor ankle injury, authorities said.
A cat and two dogs from two neighboring homes died, however.
'I lost my two dogs, which is the hardest thing because material things can be replaced, but my dogs is my -- that breaks my heart,' neighbor Auzalea Godfrey said.
Satterly has been charged with 14 counts of first-degree arson and three counts of aggravated animal cruelty.
She remained jailed on Tuesday in Paulding County, where she is being held without bond.
First-degree arson is a felony with a penalty of one to 20 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $50,000.
