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By Ray Ekpu Someone copied this message to my daughter: “Ray Ekpu made a confession that startled everybody present. He pointedly said the media would never support PMB’s regime because all media houses that collected huge sums of public funds from Johnathan’s regime were compelled to refund what was given to them by PMB. He said that is the grouse of the media against PMB and so we shall not expect the media to be fair – Obono-Obla (SAN)”. My daughter copied the message to me and asked: “Daddy, is this true?” I promptly replied: “Of course not. What I…

Real Madrid booked their place in their third straight Champions League final after eliminating Bayern Munich 4-3 on aggregate in their Champions League last-four tie on Tuesday night. The Spanish side conceded two goals in the second-leg clash at the Santiago Bernabeu – a third-minute Joshua Kimmich goal and another from their on-loan midfielder James Rodriguez – but a brace from Karim Benzema was enough for Zinedine Zidane’s men to draw 2-2 on the night and go through to the final. Real, who have won the last two Champions League finals, will now play either Liverpool or Roma – who…

May Day otherwise known as Workers’ Day observed globally as a yearly ritual is a time of stock-taking between employers and their employees. Such event usually provides a vista of hope, promises and harmony as well as gives vent to accolades and backlash. In Akwa Ibom State, the celebration expected to have birthed renewal of promises occasionally ricocheted backlash and jeers as Governor Udom Emmanuel might have expected accolades from Akwa Ibom State workers based on his adumbrated gestures: payment of salaries/pensions and release of promotion to them. At the workers’ rally at Uyo Township Stadium Wednesday, Emmanuel told the…

In a curious manner, the prosecuting police was absent Wednesday at the Federal High Court, Uyo after claiming in his affidavit in support of motion to discharge order earlier issued by the court, that a victim of an alleged assault who supposedly died on January 24, 2018 volunteered a statement on January 26, 2018. The motion to discharge the exparte order granted, Mrs. Peter Oku, wife of the detained suspect on April 13, 2018, followed the detention of her husband for more than five weeks without bail or being charged to court for murder. The Akwa Ibom State Police Commissioner…

The Federal Government has banned sales of Codeine containing cough syrup without prescription across the country. Consequently, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has been directed to ban with immediate effect further issuance of permits for the importation of codeine as active pharmaceutical ingredient for cough preparations. Experts say codeine syrup is used in treatment of cough, but when abused could lead to full-fledged addiction that is potentially deadly. Professor Isaac Adewole, the Minister of Health, who made this directive known on Tuesday in Abuja, said the directive became necessary due to the gross abuse Codeine…

A 36-year-old electrician on Baale Street in the Ijora Badia area of Lagos State has been charged to court by the police for allegedly raping his neighbour’s daughter twice at knife point. The suspect, Emeka Okoroafor, reportedly lured the 13-year-old primary two pupil into his apartment twice and sexually assaulted her for the first time on Thursday, April 19, after he allegedly asked her to bring a bucket into his room. The following day, when the victim was playing with her friends, Okoroafor reportedly took her into his apartment and raped her again. It was gathered that the girl’s mother,…

President Donald Trump of the United States has told President Muhammau Buhari that his country will not accept the killing of Christians. Trump said this Monday while playing host to his Nigerian counterpart at the White House, noted, “We have had very serious problems with Christians who are being murdered in Nigeria, we are going to be working on that problem very, very hard because we cannot allow that to happen,” Trump said. The US president also asked the Nigerian authorities to “protect innocent civilians of all faiths, including Muslims and including Christians”. On his part, Buhari said is working…

Many Nigerian youths are getting alarmingly addicted to cough syrup with codeine, a medicine that has become a street drug, a sweet strawberry taste that makes one high. The codeine addiction is more rampant among the youths in the northern part of the country. BBC Africa, in an investigative report, captures the devastating effects of the codeine addiction in Nigeria, particularly the northern part. “It is not hard to find Nigeria’s boys getting their syrups high. It is not hard to get Nigeria’s syrup girls either. Even religious women drink it. “Vast quantities are seized and destroyed by the government…

Lewis Hamilton took the win but it is unlikely to be a favoured memory. He inherited first place with two laps to go from his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas, who had looked nailed on for the victory until a puncture caused by debris ended his charge, leaving the Finn disconsolate. Behind Hamilton his championship rival, Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, for some time in control of the race, saw his hopes disappear after a late safety car when he sacrificed calm consideration for an overambitious lunge that reduced him to fourth place. This most unlikely turnaround at the front was reflected in…

Barcelona claimed their 25th La Liga title on Sunday as a Lionel Messi hat-trick secured a thrilling 4-2 victory at Deportivo La Coruna that wrapped up the league with four matches to spare. Ernesto Valverde’s men completed a league and cup double after thrashing Sevilla 5-0 in last week’s Copa del Rey final, regaining the Spanish crown from Real Madrid and relegating Deportivo in the process. The only blip on the Catalans’ season was the stunning Champions League quarter-final loss at Roma when they blew a 4-1 first-leg lead. “We have managed an almost perfect league campaign, without losing so…