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…victim paralysed, unconscious The Edo State Migration Agency has rescued 27-year-old Godstime Uwoghiren who was allegedly poisoned by his friends for buying a motorbike in Burkina Faso. Uwoghiren touched ground at the Benin Airport on Wednesday at about 1:00pm alongside the Director-General of the agency, Lucky Agazuma and other staff, paralysed and unconscious. The victim…
As the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary, President of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, H.E. Philemon Yang, has reflected on the organisation’s achievements and urged Member States to recommit to multilateralism in the face of global crises. In a statement commemorating the milestone, Yang described the UN as a symbol of…
By Emamuzo Iboma The Bayelsa State Police Command has successfully apprehended the kidnappers responsible for abducting Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro of the Bayelsa High Court. The judge was kidnapped on June 21 in Yenagoa and held for 12 days before being rescued through coordinated efforts by security agencies in the state. Governor Douye Diri announced the…
The House of Representatives Committee on China-Nigeria Parliamentary Relations has launched a thorough investigation into a viral video depicting some Nigerians in the Central African Republic (CAR) alleging abandonment and passport seizure by a Nigerian businessman, purportedly linked to a Chinese company. It would be recalled that in the widely circulated video, the affected Nigerians…
The Federal Government has filed a three-count charge against former governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai over the alleged interception of communications belonging to Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. Last week, El-Rufai claimed in an interview that he and other unnamed individuals listened to conversations from Ribadu’s phone after it was tapped by…
By Uko Okon In a significant development, the Akwa Ibom State Government has increased the monthly allowance for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in the state to N20,000. The announcement has sparked jubilation among corps members, who had long awaited an upward review of their stipends. Previously, corps members serving in public institutions…
By Uko Okon An Uyo-based scientist, Dr Anietie Ikott has concluded a 21-day testing of his recently invented weather control technology. The Scientist stated that after the 21 days of rigorous testing, the device is effective in Akwa Ibom State. It was gathered that that the function testing of the CLEB M543 technology commenced from…
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd) has urged Nigerian youths to prioritise skills acquisition and empowerment opportunities as a strategic defence against drug abuse, unemployment and other social vices threatening national stability. Marwa gave the charge in Abuja on Thursday while speaking…
The Nigerian government has finalized arrangements for the emergency evacuation of its stranded citizens in Israel and Iran following the escalation of hostilities and continued bombings between the two nations. This was disclosed on Wednesday in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa. According to the statement, “The…
Eno Nominates 3 Former Federal Lawmakers, 24 Others in Commissioners, Special Advisers’ List Uko Okon, Uyo Three former House of Representative members, Mr Aniekan Umana, Mr Nsikak Ekong, and Henry Archibong, a medical doctor, were among the 27 commissioners/ Special Advisers’ nominees sent to the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly by Governor Umo Eno…
