Activist Omoyele Sowore on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to cybercrime charges the police instituted against in Abuja for referring to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun as “illegal IGP”. Mr Sowore pleaded not guilty to all 17 counts read to him at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where the police earlier filed the indictment on Tuesday. Following Sowore’s not-guilty plea, trial judge Abdulla Liman adjourned proceedings until 3 p.m. today (Wednesday), when he is set to hear the activist’s bail application. Earlier in the proceedings, which started at about 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Mr Sowore’s lawyer, Abubakar Marshall…
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-It’s leap towards deepening gas utilisation, says Ekpo The Federal Government has awarded 10 Gas Distribution Licenses to six top-tier firms, marking a significant leap towards deepening gas utilization in the country. The beneficiary firms are NNPC Gas Marketing Limited, Shell Nigeria Gas Ltd, AXXELA, NIPCO PLC, Central Horizon Gas Company and Falcon Corporation Limited. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, in an address at the event in Abuja today, said the move reaffirms the government’s commitment to sustainable development of Nigeria’s vast gas resources. Ekpo praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s visionary leadership, which enabled…
For over two years, the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, also known as the Nest of Champions, has been Nigeria’s only FIFA/CAF approved facility to host international football matches. The stadium is home to the senior national team, the Super Eagles and Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) club, Akwa United, as well as venue for Rivers United, Enugu Rangers and Enyimba’s continental matches. It was recently recognised as one of the best football stadiums by CAF and given the pass to host any games involving some of Nigeria’s neighbouring countries, who do not have any approved stadium for their international games.…
-as SUBEB warns journalists against visiting schools without approval By Shadrach Okon Following a report published by the Guide Newspaper yesterday about twenty (20) missing computer sets at Christ The King Model Primary School Uyo, a team of computer engineers has been mobilized back to the school to fix back the computer sets at the ICT Centre of Christ The King Model Primary School, Wellington Bassey Way, Uyo. A source from government who confided in the Guide Newspaper revealed that the 20 computer sets were restored back to the school on Tuesday night around 11pm, on 28th January. Our source…
The president of the Africa Development Bank, Akinwunmi Adesina has said that about 600,000 women and children in Africa die every year from cooking with firewood and charcoal. He further noted that 1.2 billion African women do not have access to clean cooking sources, leaving them to inhale smoke from using firewood and charcoal. Adesina said this at the ongoing Africa Energy Summit in Dar Salam, Tanzania. The 2025 Africa Energy Summit, with the theme, “Mission 300” is happening on Monday and Tuesday, January 27 and 28. Mission 300 is an initiative of the AfDB and the World Bank aimed…
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said that the government deported about 828 illegal immigrants. Speaking at a media parley in Abuja in 2024 on Tuesday, he said the exercise was carried out by the operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). However, the minister did not make mention of any criminal acts or criminal elements among those who were sent out of the country. Nigeria’s constitution states that immigrants who wish to reside in the country must have permits for residency. The NIS estimates illegal immigrants in the country to be about 300,000 who are mostly from Chad,…
Introduction The demand for accountability from leaders, particularly those entrusted with managing the commonwealth of others, is both necessary and non-negotiable. In constitutional democracies, accountability is not a mere expectation; it is aptly codified within the legal framework to ensure that leaders serve the people transparently and responsibly. In Nigeria, like other constitutional democracies, the processes for ensuring accountability are woven into the fabric of our laws and institutions. Accountability is always demanded from public officials- before, during, and after their tenure. Additionally, in Akwa Ibom state, the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Assembly undertakes a comprehensive review…
“He who opens a school door, closes a prison.” — Victor Hugo a French Author, Poet and Essayist By Shadrach Okon In our world, value remains a strong currency to trade with in any relationship. Love, generosity, and kindness swirl around social class. The social gap between those at the upper echelon of the society and those at the lowest rung of the social ladder seems even wider with the present economic challenges bedeviling our clime. In such a society like ours, social status blunts the edges of kindness and generosity. A leader who steps out of such boundaries to…
The European bottling unit of Coca-Cola said Monday that it had ordered a major recall of Coke, Sprite and other beverages after detecting high levels of chlorate, which poses potential health risks. Coca-Cola said cans and glass bottles containing elevated levels of the substance were distributed in Belgium, the Netherlands, Britain, Germany, France and Luxembourg since November, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Belgium told AFP. “We do not have a precise figure, but it is clear that it is a considerable quantity,” the firm said of the amount of drinks involved. Chlorate can be found in foods as it derives from chlorine…
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Nentawe Yilwatda, says some politicians including state governors are trying to influence beneficiaries captured in the social register for the federal government’s conditional cash transfer. The minister, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, said some persons want his ministry to bend for political reasons According to him, “unfortunately, it’s a partnership between us and the international community involving also the World Bank and civil society organisations (CSOs). “Some people want us to bend and allow the governors or the states to just generate the list and send. It’s a conditional…