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By Akakan Umoh  The crisis rocking the Midim Clan headship in Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State looks like a chronic wound following an alleged use of traditional injunction to resolve the dispute. Though Obong Paul Thompson Ebong is the Clan Head of Midim, the aggrieved party is yet to accept him, an action seen to hamper peaceful resolution over occupier of the stool. The crisis came to head during Eka Midim Day held at St. Michael Primary School, Midim on Thursday, December 26, 2024, when a prominent son of the clan (name withheld) was alleged to have…

Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno, has doled out N10 million to a young Nigerian girl from Edo State, Precious Bodunde, for pronouncing the five longest words in the English Language with ease.  The Governor, who honoured Precious with an Excellence Encouragement Grant at the Government House, Uyo, noted that he came across the short video of her performance and was thrilled on hearing Precious pronounce those long and jaw-breaking words effortlessly. He described it as encouraging to see a young Nigerian girl that is so focused, adding that it was quite necessary to encourage such talent. Also read We…

Éric Sékou Chelle is the new Head Coach of Super Eagles, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirmed the appointment Tuesday. The decision was reached at its ”meeting held in Abuja on Thursday, 2nd January 2025, the NFF Technical and Development Sub-Committee had recommended the appointment of the former Coach of the senior men national team of Mali as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles. This recommendation was on Tuesday, 7th January endorsed by the NFF Executive Committee,” the federation’s website revealed.  Related posts NFF Appoints German As New Head Coach Of Super Eagles After poor outings, Super Eagles…

John Mahama who took the oath of office as Ghana’s new president in a ceremony attended by world leaders said ”Today should mark the opportunity to reset our country.” Maham was sworn in at Black Star Square in Accra, the Ghanaian capital on Tuesday. The new president took over from Nana Akufo-Ado who succeeded him in 2017. Before Mahama’s swearing-in, Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang was inaugurated as the country’s first female vice president. Relative posts President Tinubu Felicitates Mahama, Ghanaian President-elect  Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, Wins A Second term ECOWAS Panel Cracks On Regional Currency’s Symbol, But Agrees On Its Name  The…

By Straightnews Fears  are rife that the proposed Cattle ranches may birth the suspended RUGA Settlement at long run in the country, Straightnews has gathered.  This is as the National Agricultural Mechanisation Cooperative of Nigeria voiced out plans to establish cattle ranches in the 774 local government areas across Nigeria. The National President of NAMCON, Dr Aliyu Waziri, stated this when he addressed journalists on Saturday in Kaduna. Relative posts National Water Resources Bill Is Another Version Of Ruga Settlement – Ortom  As FG Budgets N2.3b On RUGA Implementation, Ita Enang Throws Weight Behind The Policy Igbo Youths Beat War…

Dr. Patrick Umoh, the member representing Ikot Ekpene/Essien Udim/Obot Akara Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives has risen to the the occasion by sponsoring 16 bills and assisting 27 to join Federal Civil Service. Umoh, who featured on Passion FM, Uyo on Monday, said he sponsored 16 bills aimed at advancing national and local development, specifically mentioning the passage into law Bills on appointment of more Supreme Court judges, and Nursing profession.. Elected under the All Progressives Congress (APC), he was inaugurated into the house in June 2023. The former University of Uyo Law Lecturer also mentioned that he…

Veteran Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Coach, Kennedy Boboye, has returned to Akwa United  FC for the rest of the season after signing a deal with the club on Monday. The Uyo-based club announced the deal in a statement on its X handle on Monday. “We have agreed a mid-season managerial contract with coach Kennedy Boboye,” the statement said. “Boboye who won the NPFL title with us in 2021 signed the deal today and he is expected to begin work with the team later this week.” Boboye, who was in charge when Akwa United lifted the league trophy in 2021,…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to “account for and explain the whereabouts of the alleged missing N825 billion and $2.5 billion meant for ‘refinery rehabilitation’ and other oil revenues.” The amounts are documented in the 2021 annual report by the Auditor-General of the Federation published on Thursday 27 November, 2024. SERAP urged the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL, Mele Kyari “to identify those suspected to be responsible for the disappeared oil money and hand them over to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the…

Popular gospel Nigerian artiste, Nathaniel Bassey has been invited to the United States on 20 January to minister at the inaugural prayer breakfast for President-elect Donald Trump. The event is slated to be held in Washington, DC. The Akwa Ibom-born gospel artiste is known for his worship songs “Imela,” “Onise Iyanu,” and “Olowogbogboro.” Also read Nathaniel Bassey petitions IGP over alleged fathering of Mercy Chinwo’s son  Meet Moses Bliss, the rising gospel singer Court summons five for defaming Mercy Chinwo, husband It focuses on prayers and worship as spiritual support for the US president and government. Taking to his Instagram, the…

US President-elect, Donald Trump must be sentenced on January 10 in the criminal case, a judge ruled on Friday, January 3. In May 2024, Trump was convicted on charges involving hush money paid to a porn star. On Friday, Justice Juan Merchan said he denied Trump’s motion to dismiss the case due to his presidential election victory. The judge said the Republican president-elect may appear for the sentencing, which will take place just 10 days before his inauguration, either in-person or virtually. Also read: Donald Trump in a comeback Emerges as 47th US President Merchan wrote that a sentence of “unconditional discharge” – meaning no…