In a brief but symbolic ceremony, Lieutenant Colonel Onyechi Appolonia Anele has assumed command as the pioneer female Director of Army Public Relations (D APR) in acting capacity, marking a significant milestone in the Nigerian Army’s efforts to promote diversity and gender inclusion. In a ceremony held today, Tuesday 22 April 2025 at the Army Headquarters, Abuja, Lieutenant Colonel Anele took over from the immediate past D APR, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, whom has been redeployed to the Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre, Abuja. Speaking during the handing and taking over ceremony, Lieutenant Colonel Onyechi Anele expressed gratitude to…
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By Bassey Ibiatisuho Olympian and current International Technical Official of the International Weightlifting Federation, Coach Lawrence Iquaibom has been elected as a member of the Technical Committee of the Weightlifting Federation of Africa. Coach Iquaibom, a retired Director of Sports in the Akwa Ibom State Civil Service was elected today in Mahebourg, Mauritius at the ongoing African Weightlifting Congress. The prestigious event brought together top officials and stakeholders from across the continent to discuss the future of weightlifting in Africa. In a telephone interview, the widely travelled official said “this forms part of my happy moments in weightlifting, I feel…
Quadri Alabi, the 17-year-old boy who gained national attention after standing in front of the convoy of Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, during the 2023 election campaign, has revealed a harrowing experience of being detained and made to clean faeces all day at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre in Lagos. Alabi made the revelation on Monday during an appearance on Channels Television’s morning programme, The Morning Brief. Alabi told his story from the beginning: “Since the viral campaign picture surfaced, it seems like some people have been keeping a close watch on me. “Someone even threatened my mum, saying that…
The Vatican has announced that the funeral for Pope Francis, the 266th leader of the Roman Catholic Church, will be held on Saturday. His death on Monday at the age of 88 follows a prolonged period of health complications, including a recent respiratory crisis that left him critically ill. The Pope passed away in his apartment, according to the death certificate released by the Vatican. He had been hospitalized earlier this year for bilateral pneumonia and had been receiving treatment for more than five weeks. As preparations for the funeral proceed, the general congregation of cardinals is set to begin…
National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, says the party is working closely with the National Assembly to realise the long-sought goal of diaspora voting. Ganduje spoke while inaugurating a new executive committee for the France chapter of the party in Paris. Creating a legal framework for Nigerians in diaspora to vote in Nigeria during elections has been a long-standing issue. However, in the last quarter of 2024, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas and Hon. Sadiq Abdullahi, lawmaker from Kano state; jointly sponsored a proposed legislation seeking to enable…
Hundreds of supporters of the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, took to the streets on Tuesday in protest, demanding his reinstatement. Clad in black and carrying placards with inscriptions such as, “Together we stand for Governor Sim Fubara”, “We want back our Governor, we all voted for”, Governor Fubara is the pride of Rivers People”, the protesters kicked off the march from Aggrey road, Old Port Harcourt Township. This is the latest in a series of anti and pro-protests that have rocked the state since March 18, when President Bola Tinubu declared a State of Emergency in the…
Amidst the claims and counter-claims of planned defection of former New Nigerian Peoples Party ( NNPP) presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), feelers from the party reveal that the move by the former Kano State governor is already creating disquiet in the party. Party sources said that Kwankwaso’s move, believed to be based on a deal brokered President Bola Tinubu, with the NNPP leader, is causing disaffection in the camp of national chairman of the party, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and a presiding officer in the Senate eyeing APC governorship ticket in Kano in…
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom said it has rescued a two-day-old baby and apprehended two traffickers who attempted to sell the baby for ₦800,000. The Police Public Relations Officer, Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement released in Uyo on Monday. John said the operatives of the command intercepted a vehicle along Nsit Atai-Oron Road driven by a male and two female occupants with a newborn baby. She said the rescued baby had been taken to the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare in Uyo for care and custody, pending the conclusion of the investigation. John said, “The…
In the spirit of Easter, Hon. Okpolupm Etteh, Member representing Eket/ONNA/Esit-Eket/Ibeno Federal Constituency, hosted stakeholders, Chapter and Ward Executives of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Ibeno Local Government Area to a warm celebration at his Upenekang residence on Saturday, April 19, 2025. At the gathering, the federal lawmaker extended his appreciation to the party faithful with generous gifts of bags of rice and cash. Hon. Etteh expressed gratitude for their unwavering support and prayers. He charged the people to remain steadfast in their support of Governor Umo Eno’s A.R.I.S.E. Agenda, which he described as the cornerstone to the continued…
To douse alleged rising tensions and clear the air over a proposed legislative bill, the Member representing Eket/ONNA/Esit-Eket/Ibeno Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Hon. Okpolupm Etteh, on Friday, April 4, 2025, met with stakeholders of Eket and Esit-Eket at the residence of the Leader and Chairman of Eket Senatorial District Elders’ forum , Rt. Hon. Chief Nduese Essien. The meeting, which had in attendance Hon. Iniobong Robson, Hon. Aniekan Akpan, Barr. Jack Udoata, Hon. Isaiah Abia, state house of assembly members of Eket and Esit Eket/Ibeno state constituency’s and Chairmen of Eket and Esit Eket Local Government Council respectively…