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The United States Government has raised alarm that the Nigeria’s general elections slated for 2019 are likely to be characterised by violence. It said the conduct of the elections could have significant consequences for the democratic trajectory of Nigeria, West Africa and the entire continent. Barring violence in any election, peace accord was arranged by the National Peace Committee in the country, calling for all political parties to be of good behaviour during elections. President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was the first to put pen to paper on Tuesday, December 11. Buhari was followed by Alhaji…

Since Linda Ikeji, the famous Nigerian blogger, debutted her pregnancy bump, she has faced backlash for obvious reasons by mostly her fans. For years, most fans of Linda, 38, knew their model as a self-styled celibacy advocate known for her stance against premarital s3x. Linda would later clarify she was against “casual” not “premarital” s3x. During her infamous beef with the Nigerian superstar, Wizkid, in April 2016, the latter accused her of sleeping with his music video directors and in response, Linda said, she was living a ‘celibate life.’ And so when it became clear on May 20 that Linda…

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Nigerian Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment jointly entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop industrial parks and special economic zones worth $1.235 billion in Nigeria, bringing the approved amount to $2.235 billion. Moreover, Afreximbank has signed an agreement with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council and the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) and launched a $1-billion Nigeria-Africa Trade and Investment Promotion Programme (NATIPP) aimed at promoting and expanding trade and investments between Nigeria and the rest of Africa. The Nigerian Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, who led the Nigerian delegation to the…

The shortlists for the 2018 Confederation of African Football awards were announced on Friday: Player of the Year Alex Iwobi (Nigeria, Arsenal/ENG), Andre Onana (Cameroon, Ajax/NED), Anis Badri (Tunisia, Esperance), Denis Onyango (Uganda, Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA), Mehdi Benatia (Morocco, Juventus/ITA), Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool/ENG), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon,Arsenal/ENG), Riyad Mahrez (Algeria, Manchester City/ENG), Sadio Mane (Senegal, Liverpool/ENG), Walid Soliman (Egypt, Al Ahly) Women’s Player of the Year Abdulai Mukarama (Ghana), Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria), Bassira Toure (Mali), Chrestinah Kgatlana (South Africa), Elizabeth Addo (Ghana), Francisca Ordega (Nigeria), Gabrielle Onguene (Cameroon), Janine van Wyk (South Africa), Onome Ebi (Nigeria), Raissa Feudjio (Cameroon), Tabitha Chawinga…

Youths numbering about 5,000 in the state have rallied support for the continous stay of Musa Kimo, Akwa Ibom Commissioner of Police, pointing out that he is doing a good job in the state. Mr Iniobong John, the APC Youth Caucus Chairman in the state, who stated this on Thursday when they paid a solidarity visit on Kimo at Akwa Ibom Police Command Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia in Uyo, commended him for effective policing of the state. Recall that some weeks ago, some armed police personnel were alleged to have escorted the sacked five members of Akwa Ibom State House…

Akwa Ibom teenager has become an instant hit after bashing notable national and international athletes at the 19th ongoing National Sports Festival (NSF) in Abuja, Nigeria. This was even as Akwa Ibom State won eight gold, nine silver and 14 bronze on Wednesday. Miss Imaobong Nse, who was a revelation at the 2nd Akwa Ibom Youth Sports Festival held in Uyo, broke a new national record time of 52:35 secs. Nse, an indigene of Etinan but schooling in Ibeno, Thursday won gold in the Women’s 400m final, thus setting an unprecedented record ever attained by a 14-year-old in the National…

After surviving a car accident, Donnie McClurkin, the multi-talented and popular American gospel singer, has confessed that “two human angels followed my swerving car with their emergency blinkers onto stop traffic.” Recuperating McClurkin took to his Facebook account to narrate how he survived the ghastly car accident on Thursday. The 59-year-old who had featured in Akwa Ibom Christmas Carols Festival up to two times said he lost his consciousness while driving “but two human angels followed my swerving car with their emergency blinkers onto stop traffic ….drove behind me until my car crashed into the middle concrete island.” He was…

 Kim Kardashian has played the role of a supportive wife in defending her rapper husband, Kanye West whom she described as a ‘genius’ over Drake’s tirade. Married to West in 2014, Kardashian accused Drake of threatening her family as she defended her “genius” husband Kanye West in the wake of his furious Twitter tantrum about the Canadian rapper. West, 38, reignited his feud with Drake, accusing him of threatening his family in an eight-hour-long rant and claiming he targets people suffering with mental health issues. Kardashian, 38,  praised West for ‘changing the world’ and reiterated her husband’s claim that he “made” Drake. She…

Seventy one members of Nigerian House of Representatives are sponsoring a bill to change the presidential system of government to parliamentary. Nigeria practised the British-styled “Westminster” parliamentary system until the collapse of the First Republic on January 15, 1966 when the military took power. Already, the bill to amend the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria to re-introduce a parliamentary system of government has passed first reading in the House of Representatives. In a presidential system, the president is directly voted into power by the people while in a parliamentary system, the legislature is supreme and elects a prime minister from among…

The Super Sand Eagles of Nigeria beat Egypt 7-6 in their semifinal fixture of the 2018 Africa  Beach Cup of Nations played on Wednesday, December 12. The Super Sand Eagles qualified to the knock out stage of the competition second in group B. After a 2-0 loss on penalties to rivals Senegal in their opening group game, they bounced back with a 6-3 win over Libya. The Super Sand Eagles then sealed their qualification from the group stage with a 2-0 win over Tanzania. By progressing second in group B the Super Sand Eagles were handed a match up against…