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Following the low level of mining exploration in the country, Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel has urged the Federal Government to remove the exploration of mineral resources from the 1999 Nigerian Constitution under Exclusive List and allow states to control the sector. Emmanuel who made the call Wednesday during a mining Stakeholders’ Forum on the theme, ‘Repositioning mining activities in Akwa Ibom State’ noted, “Let me use this opportunity to join others who have asked that this development of minerals be removed from the Exclusive List. The state governments should have total control.” The event organised by the Mineral Resources…

Real Madrid came from behind to narrowly beat Bayern Munich 2-1 at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night and go into their Champions League match next week with the advantage in the semi-final tie. Zinedine Zidane’s side were underwhelming to say the least in Germany, but still managed to come from behind to score two away goals that could prove crucial when they host Bayern at the Santiago Bernabeu next Tuesday in the second leg. Bayern, who had several opportunities to score in front of their own fans, went ahead in the 28th minute through Joshua Kimmich’s super strike. But…

The International President of Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio, a foremost socio-cultural group in Akwa Ibom State, Mr Monday Etokakpan, is dead. Etokakpan, according to unconfirmed reports, died on Wednesday after complications during a brain surgery at Ibom Specialist Hospital in Uyo. According to the source who spoke to TheMail Newspaper reporter, Etokakpan was in coma after the surgery. All efforts to stabilize him proved abortive as he died in the early hours of Wednesday. Etokakpan, was Special Assistant to Governor Udom Emmanuel and was set to run for the office of Member Representing Nsit Ibom State Constituency at the Akwa Ibom…

“You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth, thinking about how you’ll escape one day, and how awesome it will be, and imagining that future keeps you going, but you never do it. You just use the future to escape the present.” ― John Green, Looking for Alaska Human beings live different habits- some are positive, others are negative. The positive habits lead to success but the negative ones father failure, disappointment and delay, among others. While there are logical steps to take, we neglect the fact that putting more things into our lives means we have to take…

A 65-year-old convict-turned police informant in Uyo local government area of Akwa Ibom State has been slain by unknown gunmen suspected to be cult members. The deceased, Raphael Udofia, was said to have been brutally shot and his head chopped off, leaving the police to recover his mangled body. A family source told our correspondent that Udofia had spent over 18 years in prison for killing his father, before returning to take up vigilante job in the area. Another police informant identified as Dan Mark, was said to have been severally shot by the gunmen who thought he was dead.…

Lady finger or known as okra is green edible pod vegetable which contains high nutrition. Lady finger is commonly used in south Asian countries and America also in Africa. It is one of most important vegetable crop in India and commonly uses by Indian people in making many dishes. It is a natural thickening agent which mostly used in curry or other dish with gravy. It is also cut and sliced to be stirred fry, steamed or salted. Even in Japanese lady finger also used as sushi ingredients and tempura. All parts of lady finger plant is edible and the…

The Catholic Diocese of Makurdi has lamented over the killing of two Catholic priests: Rev. Fathers Joseph Gor and Felix Tyolaha and 17 parishioners in St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Ukpor-Mbalom Parish, Gwer East local government area of Benue State by suspected Fulani herdsmen. Father Moses Iorapuu, the Director of Communications Catholic Diocese of Makurdi, in a statement issued Tuesday, said “In their classic style, they burnt down homes, destroyed food items and killed at will. The police seem to know nothing of the attacks which have been going on in other villages within Benue State since the Anti-Open Grazing Law…

Nigerians are told to include vegetables in every rice meal they eat, health and food experts have advised. Mark Punshak, a member of the Association of Professional Chefs, Nigeria, , has advised Nigerians to always eat rice with vegetables if they desire to live healthy lives. He made the submission on the sidelines of a recent event organised by Nestle Nigeria Plc, Nigeria that marked the International Chefs Day at Abeokuta. Punshak said that rice, especially the common white type consumed in Nigeria, has a very high concentration of starch or carbohydrate. Quoting figures from some nutritionists, Punshak stated that…

Mohamed Salah once again stole the headlines as Liverpool beat AS Roma 5-2 in a magnificent UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg at Anfield on Tuesday night. The game got off to a lively start, with both sides exchanging efforts on target, although both Loris Karius and Alisson were equal to the tasks. Sixteen minutes into the clash, the Reds were forced into an early change when Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was taken off after a clash with Aleksander Kolarov. Kolarov went agonisingly close to putting Roma ahead two minutes later when his long-range effort crashed against the crossbar with Karius well…

As Nigeria joins the world in marking this year’s World Malaria Day, the country has secured $300 million from World Bank, Islamic Development Bank and African Development Bank to help finance its national malaria strategy. This is coming on the heels of the Commonwealth Health Ministers’ launch of the Commonwealth Nations Initiative at the Malaria Summit London 2018, to curb malaria by half by 2023. Mosquito Nigeria also pledged an additional $18.7 million to leverage $37 million from the Global Fund to distribute of 15 million mosquito nets. Meanwhile, the UK government has pledged £50 million (N25,757,154,000) to malaria programme…