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Some unknown gunmen, Sunday, abducted the founder of Southern Atlantic Polytechnic, and proprietor of Akpabiosm Centre of Learning, Uyo in Akwa Ibom State. The gunmen reportedly kidnapped Pastor Bassey James from the Polytechnic premises along Victor Attah International Airport Road, Uyo at about 9 p.m. A source close to school said the gunmen came in a grey color Lexus jeep and shot severally into the air to scare away people. After the shooting, they dragged the prorprietor into their car and sped off from the premises, the source stated. Confirming the incident, DSP Odiko McDon, the state Police Public Relations…

The 2018 Miss Nigeria beauty pageant was crowned on Sunday. She is Chidinma Aaron who defeated 12 other finalists. Aaron takes over the crown from Mildred Ehiguese who won the 2017 edition. Twelve top finalists filed out for the grand finale which took place on Sunday at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos. Eighteen contestants made it to the grand finale before the selection of the final 12 of Ntan Nton, Egede Lagele, Thomas Mseve, Ameh Munirah, Otunba Ifunaya and Shitta Remilekun. Others were Tizhe Usa Miriam, Okudili Odinaka Doris, Agida Stephanie, Ugwu Ijeoma, Aaron Chidinma Leilani, and Dunu Chisom…

Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President, Wednesday, bewailed the death of many soldiers and some civilians, reportedly killed by Boko Haram terrorist group in the North East region of Borno State. Atiku, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in a condolence message sent to the Nigerian Army, said he was devastated by the news, saying he had decided to cancel activities concerning his birthday this year. The letter reads: “My condolences to the Nigerian Army over the recent attack that led to loss of lives of officers and men of 157 Task Force Battalion in Metele, Borno State. “These…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has honoured three girls National Distinction/Merit Award 2017 in the country for their outstanding academic performance in the examination. The girls are Miss Isabelle Gelegu, an 18-year-old girl from Esan North local government area of Delta State of Oritamefa Baptist Model School Ibadan; Miss Favour Ngozi Etuonuma of Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Model College Ilorin, Kwara State and Miss Adenike Temitope Adedara of Louisville Girls High School IjebunItele Ogun State, awarded the first, second and third prizes respectively.T The award ceremony was one of the highlights of the WAEC 56th Annual General Meeting of…

New five-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton kept his cool in a incident-filled final Grand Prix of the season on Sunday to claim his 11th win of the campaign in Abu Dhabi. The 33-year-old Briton, who started from his 83rd pole position, came home 2.5 seconds ahead of his main title rival, four-time champion Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari, on the day Fernando Alonso bade farewell to F1. Retirement-bound Alonso finished just outside the points positions for McLaren as the two-time champion taking 11th in his 311th and final GP. Hamilton’s win came after a race that began with a horrific…

Violence against women and girls is not only a fundamental human rights issue but also a “moral affront” against them and a “mark of shame” on all societies, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has said, calling greater action by everyone around the world to root out the scourge. In a message on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Mr. Guterres also underscored that such violence and abuse is a major obstacle to inclusive, equitable and sustainable development. “Not until the half of our population represented by women and girls can live free from fear, violence and…

The Akwa Ibom Christmas Carols Festival 2018 arrayed in artistes of international and local mix will set Uyo, the state capital with unusual gospel performances in a blaze of glory. An official message from the website of the festival says “The Akwa Ibom Christmas Carols Festival is an annual evening celebration of songs and dance with thousands of voices raised in worship to God. This festival brings together a host of worshippers and features a large assembly of carol singers and some of the best local and international gospel artistes of our time. “Today, the Akwa Ibom Christmas Carols Festival…

A man who discovered $7.5 million (N2.7 billion) in a second-hand storage unit auctioned to him was astonished by the huge amount. A treasure hunter bought a second-hand storage unit at an auction and found £5.8 million (N2.7 billion) cash inside, according to The Sun UK. The shocking revelation was made by auctioneer Dan Dotson who hosts US television show Storage Wars. Last weekend, a woman approached the TV star at a charity event in California who told him that one of these buyers had found the incredible fortune inside a storage unit. In a video clip posted on Twitter,…

A High Court in Akwa Ibom has sentenced a man to death by hanging for killing his father after a quarrel over bush meat. Justice Edem Akpan presiding over the Akwa Ibom High Court, Itu judicial division, had heard how one Utibe Daniel Etim hacked his father, Daniel Etim, to death with an axe following a disagreement over a portion of bush rabbit was given to him. Etim, a bone specialist, who sustained injuries in the head after his son hit him with an axe was said to have died in an undisclosed hospital in Uyo. Utibe was arrested and…

The Akwa Ibom state government has renamed the Ibom International Airport: Victor Attah International Airport. Mr Attah, widely revered as the “father of modern Akwa Ibom”, conceived and began the airport when he was governor from 1999 to 2007. Construction work of the aiport began in 2006 but was completed by Godswill Akpabio, the third democratically elected governor of the state, in 2009. The airport was officially inaugurated on September 23, 2009, and the first scheduled passenger service commenced on December 2, 2009, when Arik Air offered flights to Abuja and Lagos. The airport, built and owned by the state…