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A total of 828,284 candidates representing 60.55 per cent who sat for the 2024 Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) internal examination conducted by the National Examination Council (NECO) got credit in English Language and Mathematics. For three years, the pass rate among NECO candidates for the school-based examination has hovered around the same figure- 61.60 per cent in 2023 and 60 per cent in 2022. Announcing the results at the headquarters of the council in Minna, the Niger State capital on Thursday, NECO Registrar, Prof Dantani Wushishi, said 1,376,436 candidates sat for the examination and that the results are coming…

Akwa Ibom State lost several laurels in arts and culture at the national level for failing to participate in the National Festival for Arts and Culture (NAFEST) for 12 years. The Director, Akwa Ibom State Council for Arts and Culture, Uyo, Dr. Unwana Joshua Udo, who stated this while fielding questions from journalists in his office, said the state contingents also lost relevance at the national scene due to their non-participation. Udo who just returned from a summit organised by the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) in Abuja narrated the hazzles he passed through in an effort to…

By Aniefiok Christopher The members of Nsit Atai Village Youth Leaders Forum Wednesday impeached Comrade Ndu Davis Akpan led executive of the forum over allegations bordering on abuse of office and financial impropriety. The decision to impeach Comr. Ndu Akpan was reached during an emergency meeting of the forum held at Afaha Unity Hall, Odot in Nsit Atai Local Government Area where the Village Youth Leaders unanimously passed a vote of no confidence on his administration. In a communique jointly endorsed by its Vice President, Mr Effiong Udo Akpan, Mr. Williams Sunday, Youth Leader, Afaha Clan, Mr Bassey Okon Bassey,…

By Straightnews Hezbollah vowed on Wednesday to avenge Israel after hundreds of paging devices used by the militant group exploded in a deadly wave across Lebanon, raising fears of an all-out war. Israel did not on the explosions that killed 12 people, including two children, and wounded up to 2,800 others. Hours before the blasts, Israel said it was broadening the aims of the Gaza war, sparked by Hamas’s October 7 attack, to include its fight against the Palestinian armed group’s ally Hezbollah. Hezbollah said Israel was “fully responsible for this criminal aggression” and on Wednesday reiterated it would…

A First-class Law graduate of the University of Uyo, Barrister Ikanna Okim has bagged scholarship to study in the University of Oxford. Okim is to study at the UK University as an Oxford-Hackney BCL graduate scholar. The daughter of a veteran journalist, Mr. Sunny Okim, said she intends to acquire her PhD in Corporate and Commercial Law after her Master’s programme at Oxford. She graduated with first-class honours in Law at the University of Uyo in 2021, the first student to achieve the feat in 36 years of the department. Okim also graduated the following year with a First Class…

The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has broken its silence over the prolonged incarceration of a Naval Rating, Seaman Abbas Haruna for a superior officer for six years. This was revealed by his wife, Mrs. Hussaina Iliyasu, when she appeared on a human rights TV program, “Berekete,” alleging that her husband has been detained since 2018 following a misunderstanding with Brigadier General Adamu during a joint operation in Taraba state in which her husband left the parade to pray. The viral video has drawn public outrage and criticisms against the military and officers allegedly involved in the persecution of the naval rating.…

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions says it has power to enforce the court judgement of N13,848,949 awarded against Akwa Ibom Government to 13 villages in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of the state. This came as a counsel to the Akwa Ibom government asked the National Assembly Committee to strike out a petition brought by the 13 villages before it against the State Government for lacking requisite jurisdiction to entertain the case. Straightnews recalls that St. Gabriel Coconut Plantation and Oil Refinery Limited land owners in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area had petitioned Akwa Ibom State government…

A new Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Command has resumed official duty. He is Joseph Eribo from Benin City in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. A press release signed by ASP Timfon John, Police Public Relations Officer Akwa Ibom State Command said Eribo is the 33rd Akwa Ibom Commissioner of Police. This was after a dramatic cancelation of posting of CP Miller Gajere Dantawaye to the state by the Police Service Commission last Friday. Related posts Lagos Gives Hospital 7 Days to submit report on Akwa Ibom CP’s d#ath  Akwa Ibom CP decorated as Assistant Inspector General…

A staunch supporter of President Bola Tinubu, Joe Igbokwe, has accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Dangote Refinery of playing politics with Nigerians over recent dramas surrounding fuel supply. Igbokwe lamented that the more he tried to comprehend the intrigues surrounding the controversies, the more confused he became. He stated this in a post on his Facebook page on Tuesday, September 17. “What is going on? Why this hide and seek? Is NNPCL trying to regulate Dangote Refinery which is not a government investment? What of government-owned four refineries in PH (Port Harcourt), Warri, and Kaduna that…

Former Minister of Justice, Kanu Agabi, has warned that it is an abomination for politicians who rigged into office to seek God’s help. Agabi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria also  an Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) during the administration of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, made the statement during his appearance on Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, a socio-political programme, aired on Channels Television. Addressing concerns over Nigeria’s electoral process, Agabi, 78, said it is wrong for politicians who manipulate their way into public offices to later seek divine intervention when they face socio-economic challenges in those positions. Acknowledging that the high…