Category: Politics

By Emamuzo Iboma In a decisive step to combat land degradation, 39 land restoration projects led by grassroots organisations have been awarded USD 395,000 through the inaugural Small Grants Programme of the G20 Global Land Initiative (GLI), a flagship initiative of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The selected projects, drawn from 22 countries,…

By Uko Okon The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has arrested two suspected vandals and recovered stolen items in Uyo metropolis. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, in Uyo on Monday. According to the statement, the suspects were apprehended on June 29 along Ndiya Street…

By Katherine Abayomi The Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral (Rtd.) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has urged corps members to demonstrate the highest level of commitment in serving their host communities. He made the call during the closing ceremony of the 2025 Batch A Stream II orientation course for corps members deployed to Rivers State, held at…

By Emamuzo Iboma Six traditional chiefs have been stripped of their titles by the Ojora of Ijora and Iganmu Kingdom, Oba AbdulFatai Oyegbemi, for attending the Labour Party campaign flag-off in Apapa, Lagos State, where they allegedly impersonated the monarch without his consent. The affected chiefs are Chief Lateef Ojora (Bale Alaba Oro), Chief Saliu…

By Emamuzo Iboma President Bola Tinubu has unveiled an extensive fleet of over 2,000 tractors and modern farming equipment aimed at revolutionizing Nigeria’s agricultural sector. The equipment includes 2,000 disc ploughs, disc harrows, ridgers, 1,200 tractor-trailers, 500 seed drills, 300 boom sprayers, 10 harvesters, 12 mobile workshops, and more than 9,000 sets of spare parts,…

By Uko Okon The Akwa Ibom State Government has disbursed the sum of ₦20 million to the overall winners of the Governor’s Cup football competition. Ikot Abasi FC, the overall winners of the tournament, received ₦10 million. Uyo FC, which finished in second place, got ₦6 million, while Urefong Uruko, the third-place team, was awarded…

By Tracy Ohovwore In commemoration of the 2025 International Widows Day, observed annually on June 23, Family Empowerment for Change, Growth and Social Development (FECGSD), in collaboration with the Edo State Ministry of Health, organized a free medical screening for widows in Benin City. The outreach, themed “Hope In Action,” aimed to reignite the hopes…

A former Executive Director of Credits at the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Mr. Muhammed Jega, on Monday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court that the N76 billion loan owed by Arik Air Ltd. was later classified as non-performing. Jega made the statement while being cross-examined during the ongoing trial of former AMCON Managing…

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday sentenced a 45-year-old pastor, Ndukwe Ogbu, to 25 years in prison for defiling his 14-year-old daughter (name withheld). In her judgment, Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe held that the prosecution had proven beyond reasonable doubt the three-count charge of defilement, sexual assault, and sexual assault by penetration against the convict….

By Tracy Ohovwore The Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has described the 2025 International Olympic Day Run held in the state as a morale booster for the development of the sports sector. Represented by the Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Dennis Idahosa, the Governor praised the vision of the founder of the modern Olympic…