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The Federal Government has described as encouraging the recent global endorsement of Nigeria for a second time in the fight against terrorism as contained in the 2017 Global Terrorism Index of the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). In a statement issued in Abuja Saturday, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, hailed the report, which shows the largest decrease in terrorism deaths globally occurred in Nigeria, where terrorism deaths attributed to Boko Haram fell by 80% in 2016. Mohammed said the total number of deaths was down with a 13 pee cent Year-On-Year reduction, compared to 2015, with four of the…

Two suspected thieves were beaten to death weekend in Isheri Oshun area of Lagos by an angry mob who descended on them. The thieves were said to have allegedly snatched a motorcycle from one Soliu Azeez of 4 Rubutu Street in Kudeibu Estate at about 9.30 p.m and the mob reportedly chased, caught and beat them to death. According to an eye witness, Tobi Alade, immediately the robbers stole the motorcycle, the victim raised alarm which alerted people in the neighbourhood. A police source, who spoke to our reporter, revealed that at about 11pm on Saturday night the police at…

More than 108 million Nigerians despite huge technological, scientific and industrial advances in the country are believed to be lacking access to proper toilet facilities, the United Nations has stated. Currently, 67 percent are said to have no decent toilet, 33 percent lack clean water and 26 percent practise open defecation. This was contained in this year’s World Toilet Day, released Saturday on the theme “Wastewater”. According to WaterAid, Nigeria would only be able to deliver a community source of clean water within a 30-minute round trip to everyone by 2039. At current rates of progress, it is estimated that…

No fewer than 48 nationals of 15 countries working in five sister companies to Integrated Logistics Services, Intels, are facing deportation at the end of November as a result of the company’s withdrawal from the Nigerian Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority. Under Nigerian Oil and Gas Free Zones Act of 2010, companies operating in the area are expected to renew their licences yearly and submit their expatriate staff list to the OGFZA and the Nigerian Immigration Service for approval on a monthly basis. However, Prodeco International Limited, West Africa Machinery Services Limited, Net Global Systems International Limited, MGM Logistics…

Four persons in Imo State were feared to have died after drinking locally brewed gin- ogogoro. The victims were Chibuzor Nwosu, Ifeanyi Nkwocha, Ada Danganer and Friday Osuji. It was gathered that the tragic event occurred at a popular drinking joint of one Uwadiegwu Eze, in Imerienwe community, Ngor Okpala local government area of the state on Thursday. A community leader, Agbara Emma, said that the victims started complaining of stomach pain few minutes after taking the gin and that the story changed by Saturday. Emma, however, stated that after drinking the gin, Chinonso Amadi, Nnadi Ike, Udoka Ukaegbu, Fineboy…

A Greater number of more than 190 million Nigerians are currently suffering from chronic under-nourishment. Like in most parts of Sub-Sahara Africa, adverse climate conditions, a slow global economy and conflicts are said to be the key factors driving food insecurity in Nigeria. Hard facts from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), an agency of the United Nations tend to indicate that 489 million, of the 815 million people in the world who were undernourished in 2016 live in countries struggling with conflict, violence and fragility. Besides the Boko Haram epidemic in Northern Nigeria, the agitation for Biafra has been unsettling  Eastern…

World Health Organisation (WHO), one of the frontline agencies of the United Nations, has launched a fresh global campaign to make the tuberculosis scourge history. A total of 75 ministers on Friday agreed to take urgent action to end tuberculosis by 2030. The announcement came at the first WHO Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Tuberculosis in the Sustainable Development Era: A Multisectoral Response, which brought together delegates from 114 countries in Moscow. President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation opened the Conference, together with UN Deputy Secretary General, Amina J Mohammed and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO. “Today…

Three persons were Sunday killed in Ikot Oku Usung in Ukanafun Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State by unknown gunmen suspected be assassins. The gunmen were said to have gone to the compound of Udo Ekpenyong, the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the wee hours of Sunday, gunned one and left. One of the commissioner’s aides in a telephone interview said the gunmen were said to have knocked at the gate of Udo Ekpenyong’s house at 5.30 a.m. and his sister came out to open the gate only for the gunmen to have mowed her…

The political field in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria is white. The political gladiators are busily sharpening their knives in a do-or-mar politics to outfox their opponents. As it is, the politicians in different political parties want to use the December 2 local government elections in the state to test their popularity. This an attempt to capture more seats in a bid to control majority of local government areas preparatory for the 2019 governorship race. Already, electioneering campaigns at the grassroots level have peaked. Political activities between the two major political parties in the state- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and…

In avowed determination to impact the economic lives of the people, Akwa Ibom State government and Seven Star Bamboo Fibre Manufacturing Company, France have entered into a partnership deal for the cultivation of bamboo trees in the state. Already, the state government has expressed its willingness to provide 1,000 hectares of land against the 600 hectares requested by World Bamboo Organization for the cultivation of bamboo trees and establishment of Bamboo Fibre Factory in the state. Mr. Udom Emmanuel, Akwa Ibom governor, who stated this at Government House, Uyo when a team of bamboo experts paid him a courtesy visit,…