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A university don, Prof. Ben Binebai, has applauded the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) for throwing its weight behind the quest for justice and fairness by the marginalised Ijaw and Urhobo communities in the Warri Federal Constituency of Delta State. Binebai, a professor of Theatre Arts with the Niger Delta University (NDU), lauded…
By Uko Okon Operatives of the Akwa Ibom Police Command have arrested a notorious human trafficker, Alex Omosivie, a 47-year-old male from Edo State, for trafficking young women to various African countries for prostitution and other illicit activities. The arrest was made on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. at a hotel along Ring…
The Cuban Government has rejected the current deployment of United States military forces in the Caribbean Sea, stating that this action represents a serious threat and an aggressive show of force against the sovereignty and self-determination of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean. Cuba further said this action ignores the commitment of the…
The Movement for the Transformation of Nigeria, (MOTiON), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) has expressed the need for Nigerians to confront government with the challenges they are facing as a result of absence of good governance especially as regards insecurity and non-availability of needed infrastructure. The NGO made the call at the weekend during a visit…
A 75-year-old grandpa Uchelue Ikechukwu was among six suspects arrested with illicit substances in raids by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in parts of Anambra state just as 30-year-old Alfa Andrew was taken into custody following the destruction of 178,750 kilogrammes of skunk on his 71.5 hectares of cannabis farm in…
By Uko Okon The Akwa Ibom Government has dismissed the allegation of 15 percent deduction of workers’ salaries for tithe in the state as false and malicious. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Aniekan Umanah disclosed this in a statement in Uyo on Sunday. According to him, the report making the round is “a reckless fabrication,…
By Uko Okon Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested one Happiness Alphonsus Iseyen for his alleged involvement in defilement and armed robbery. Iseyen is a 26-year-old male from Ini Local Government Area of the Akwa Ibom State. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, made this known via a statement in Uyo on…
In a bid to bolster public service efficiency, Interior Minister, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has formalized performance contracts with heads of agencies under the Ministry of Interior. This initiative aims to strengthen institutional legacy and ensure measurable improvements in service delivery. Speaking in Abuja on Saturday at the conclusion of the 2025 retreat of the Ministry…
…Commends Turnout of Voters By Barikui Felix The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has expressed confidence that the state of emergency in Rivers State will end on September 18, 2025 Wike spoke shortly after casting his vote in the just concluded local government election in the state on Saturday at Rumuepirikom Ward…
Justice M Itsueli of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin, the state capital on Thursday convicted and sentenced to jailed two brothers, Teddy Hart and Rooney Hart, and 10 others for fraud. A statement shared by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on X, listed the 10 other convicts as Thompson Ogbeide,…