By Nefishetu Yakubu The Former President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata used the occasion of celebration of his 51st birthday on Sunday to narrate his experience as a cancer survivor as well as his determination to emerge the next governor of Edo State. Akpata had last week joined the Labour Party in Edo during which he also signified his interest in contesting in the state’s 2024 governorship election. Akpata told his well-wishers, party faithful and supporters who gathered for his birthday in Benin that it is a miracle that he is still standing as he was diagnosed…
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Lagos police chief says unnamed nurse injected singer before his death last month A nurse has been identified as the “principal suspect” in the mysterious death of a Nigerian Afrobeats star, which triggered days of protests by thousands demanding justice. Investigations into the death of Ilerioluwa Aloba, better known as MohBad, in the commercial hub of Lagos have pointed to the nurse who treated the late singer before his death, the Lagos police chief, Idowu Owohunwa, told reporters on Friday. The nurse was invited to treat Aloba for an unknown illness at his Lagos residence where she “administered three different injections…
Niger is only the latest of several west African countries to reject France’s long-standing attempts to interfere in the Sahel When the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced he would withdraw France’s ambassador and troops from Niger after a military takeover, the new regime welcomed a historic step forward for the country. “Imperialist and neocolonialist forces are no longer welcome on our national territory,” it said. “The new era of cooperation, based on mutual respect and sovereignty, is already under way.” The statement was revealing. It made little reference to the multiple security threats Niger faces, preferring language that evoked the historical relationship…
Israel’s national security council says its citizens should avoid going abroad and those in Egypt should leave An Egyptian police officer shot dead two Israeli tourists and their Egyptian guide on Sunday, as war raged for a second day between Israel and Palestinian militants. Israel’s national security council later said its citizens should consider not travelling abroad particularly in the Middle East “on the backdrop of the attack in Egypt”. It said visitors already in Egypt should leave “as soon as possible”. The police officer fired “at random” at an Israeli tour group visiting Alexandria using his personal weapon, the state-affiliated private television Extra…
The Oku Ibom Ibibio’s permanent headship of the Supreme Council of Akwa Ibom State Traditional Rulers has received the nod of elderstatesman and foremost business tycoon, Obong Dr Asikpo Essien-Ibok, who holds that for the sake of Akwa Ibom’s unity and national integration, the state had to settle for a permanent representative in the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria. Speaking with newsmen over the weekend in Uyo, Essien-Ibok averred that the development is in sync with the setup of traditional institutions in other climes. According to him, Akwa Ibom State having a supreme traditional ruler has revived the…
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero has hailed the Oku Ibom Ibibio and President General, Akwa Ibom State Supreme Council of Traditional Rulers, Ntenyin (Dr.) Solomon Damiel Etuk as a competent traditional ruler who is a true ambassador of the prestige and sanctity of the traditional institution. Speaking in Uyo on Monday, the Emir, who was on an official visit to the Akwa Ibom State Supreme Council of Traditional Rulers, affirmed that Ntenyin Solomon Etuk has lived up to expectations and has been representing the state well in the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria. He suggested…
,,,Sen. Ekong Sampson Calls on FG to Rescue Abducted A’Ibom Corps Members Senator Ekong Sampson, representing Akwa Ibom South, passionately appealed to the Federal Government to take immediate action in rescuing a group of young Akwa Ibom indigenes who were abducted in Zamfara State while on their way to Sokoto for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The Nigerian Senate convened today to confront the increasing insecurity plaguing the nation, resulting in the summoning of Security Chiefs. The session took an emotional turn as Senator Ekong Sampson of Akwa Ibom South recounted the harrowing ordeal of several Akwa Ibom indigenes…
*”Victim” petitions National Assembly Hon. Justice Jeremiah Essien of the National Industrial Court has been accused of perpertrating criminal acts bordering on “gross abuse of office, involving in high profile fraud and land grabbing, and using his office as a judge to facilitate theft/ conversion of filling station, petroleum products and properties.” Keystone Bank Plc. and its manager, Mr Orok Orok have been named as his accomplice. The allegations are contained in a petition raised by a private citizen and business man, Mr Udeme Esset of Stratas Resources Limited, dated October 3, 2023, addressed to the Honourable Speaker, House of…
…Rector Pledges collaboration, donates borehole to Police Community As part of its policy of effective collaboration and synergy with critical partners and stakeholders, and in a bid to consolidate on the prevailing peace and security on campus towards achieving a conducive learning environment, the Management of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, Ikot Ekpene, led by the Rector, Dr Moses Umobong, on Wednesday, paid a courtesy visit to the Ikot Ekpene Area Command of the Nigeria Police Force. On hand to receive the delegation from the Polytechnic community was the Area Commander, Ikot Ekpene Area Command, Assistant Commissioner of Police,…
The Peoples Democratic in Akwa Ibom State has reacted to the fake news item circulating on some section of the social media alleging that Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno and the PDP were secretly celebrating efforts made by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in exposing President Bola Tinubu alleged Certificate forgery. Debunking the news item through a Press Statement issued by the State Publicity Secretary of the PDP in Akwa Ibom State, Mr Borono Bassey, the Party said the matter which is the subject of the fake news is in court and therefore Subjudice, stressing that what that meant was that…