The move was given the green light by the new boss with Real Sociedad happy to offload a player no longer in their plans. Spanish La Liga side Valencia have completed the first transfer of the Carlos Corberan era with Super Eagles Forward Umar Sadiq arriving on loan. Los Che have been working on a deal to bring in Umar before Corberan’s return to the club. The move was given the green light by the new boss with Real Sociedad happy to offload a player no longer in their plans. After injury effectively ended Sadiq’s Real Sociedad career before it…
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According to the company, the relocation operation would occur between January 6 and 31. Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will experience a long period of power outages starting next week on Monday. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) announced this in a statement via its X handle on Friday. It said the power outage will occur due to the relocation of the 33KV DC Airport Feeder and 132KV Kukwaba-Apo Transmission Line Towers along the Outer Southern Expressway. According to the company, the relocation operation would occur between January 6 and 31. “Please be informed that there will be…
The South Korean president was impeached and suspended last month after the bungled martial law declaration. South Korea’s political leadership was in uncharted territory Saturday after the sitting president resisted arrest over a failed martial law decree days before the warrant expires. In scenes of high drama on Friday, Yoon Suk Yeol’s presidential guards and military troops shielded the former star prosecutor from investigators, who called off their arrest attempt citing safety concerns. The South Korean president was impeached and suspended last month after the bungled martial law declaration — a political move swiftly overturned by parliament — with a…
In an 18-page decision, Merchan upheld Trump’s conviction by a New York jury, rejecting various motions from Trump’s lawyers seeking to have it thrown out. The New York judge presiding over President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case on Friday set sentencing for 10 days before his January 20 inauguration and said he was not inclined to impose jail time. Judge Juan Merchan said Trump, the first former president ever convicted of a crime, can appear either in person or virtually at his January 10 sentencing. In an 18-page decision, Merchan upheld Trump’s conviction by a New York jury, rejecting various…
In what could be described as a pathetic scene, a newborn baby has been found dead opposite St. Peter’s Church by Isayi Road, Ijiman, Ugep in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State. Available findings gathered indicate that the baby’s lifeless body identified as male was found on Thursday, in a precarious condition, with no signs of struggle or foul play. The identity of the mother and the circumstances surrounding his death remain unknown. The tragic discovery has sent shockwaves through the community, with many residents expressing sadness and outrage. With the community mourning, residents are calling for action…
A human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has explained why the late President Umar Yar’adua cancelled the sale of Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries by the Olusegun Obasanjo administration in 2007. In a statement on Friday, Falana, under the Alliance on Surviving COVID and Beyond (ASCAB), noted that Yar’adua’s cancellation of the sale of a 51 per cent stake each in the Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries to Bluestar Oil at $561 million and $160 million followed protests from oil workers in the country. He stated that Bluestar Oil was a consortium of three domestic…
Akwa Ibom and Edo states are the joint leaders at the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) top 13 scorers as announced by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB). According to JAMB, though Olowu David from Ondo State, Alayande David from Oyo State and Orukpe Joel from Edo State all had a score of 367 to top the list, Akwa Ibom and Edo States had highest number of students in the list of top 13 scorers. Emmanuel Jeremiah with a score of 366, Essiet Etini, 365, and Umoh Joshua 365, all came from Akwa Ibom State. While Edo State…
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has terminated the appointment of the state’s hotel management and tourism board members, to reposition the sector towards competing with global standards. Eno directed the board Chairman, Ini Akpabio, and other members to hand over the state government property in their care to a senior director on the board. The Secretary to the State Government, Enobong Uwah, disclosed the board dissolution on Friday through a statement made available to newsmen. According to the statement, “In line with the State Government’s determination to reposition the Tourism Sector of the State to align with the…
The world of pageantry took a new interesting dimension recently with the rebranding of Mr and Miss Nigeria International into Inferno Runway: Mr. and Miss Nigeria International, a groundbreaking fusion of beauty, glamour, and fashion design. The 2024 edition, held in Akwa Ibom State, introduced not only the traditional pageant titleholders but also celebrated its first-ever fashion designer champion, Joel Thomas, whose designs dazzled both the judges and the audience. A statement made available to newsmen stated that the “innovative evolution made history as the first pageant to incorporate a fashion design reality show, opening up new opportunities for creatives…
EmeBest Foundation, an Akwa Ibom State-based charitable organisation, has awarded a fully funded scholarship to 25 students, valued at N30m, to cover their tuition fees throughout their university education. It also donated bags of rice, beans, wrappers, and others to over 2000 women and provided back-to-school packs with essential supplies such as books, math sets, and toys to over 1000 children. Speaking while presenting the items to the beneficiaries at the Eka Eruk Eshiet community in the Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of the state on Thursday, its founder, Mrs. Eme Udoidiong, appreciated God for the opportunity to bring joy…