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Two children in Mkpang Utong, a fishing community in Mbo local government area of Akwa Ibom State were, weekend, reportedly roasted to death with several others sustaining severe burnt as fire razed the community. Although the cause of the fire could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report, Chief Ukutudo, the Chairman of Ibaka Development Organisation (IDO), lamented that the inferno wasted the lives and destroyed property worth several millions of naira. Ukutudo said: “The fire incident destroyed many houses, outboard engines, fishing boats and other properties worth millions of naira were also lost to the inferno.…

The federal government has weeded out 30,000 ghost officers from the payroll of Nigeria Police Force. Presidency sources revealed that the police payroll had the names of about 370,000 officers as well as rank and file. However, two weeks ago, when the police was brought on the Integrated Personnel Payroll System IPPIS platform, that number came down to 291,685. It was described as “very inefficient and corrupt” but that with it haven been brought on the IPPIS platform, those feeding fat from it through corrupt means would no longer be able to manipulate it. It was learnt that there had…

Seven virgin girls, adorning white dresses, used seven palm frond branches to sweep the compound of Lewis Ezeibekwe in Agba community in Ekwulobia, Aguata local government area of Anambra State to cleanse the area of incest between two siblings. The siblings, Chiadikobi Ezeibekwe, a 25-year-old Mathematics teacher and her 17-year-old sister and student, Chibuzor Ezeibekwe, purportedly married in February this year were cleansed. The virgins swept the compound after the family led by their father, Ezeibekwe were on Saturday cleansed spiritually from the act which was deemed abominable by the community. Eight members of the Ezeibekwe family knelt down before…

The Nigerian government and the Nigerian Army have dismissed allegations by a retired military general that security forces are conniving with deadly attackers across Nigeria, saying such calls are inflammatory and should be disregarded. Theophilus Danjuma, a former chief of army staff, said on Saturday that Nigerians are being killed at an alarming rate but the armed forces could not curb the bloodshed because they are also involved in it. “The armed forces are not neutral,” Mr. Danjuma said at the maiden convocation of the Taraba State University in Jalingo, the state capital, on Saturday afternoon. “They collude with the…

Do you want to protect yourself from cardiovascular diseases? Or, want to enjoy the benefits of fiber? Well, there is just one ingredient that can give you all these, in addition to many other benefits. Tiger nuts are what we are talking about! Would you like to know the many benefits of tiger nuts? What Are Tiger Nuts? Tiger nuts aren’t really nuts; they are tubers that grow under the soil’s surface. Also known as yellow nutsedge, tiger nutsedge or earth almond, tiger nuts have been used for many centuries and remain extremely popular all over the western hemisphere. Archaeologists…

It is church day again today. While you munch your Sunday special, let’s take a look at ten types of people found in church on Sunday. Don’t forget to tell us which you are! 1.      Spirikoko These are those that came to worship and aren’t ashamed to display it. They are always the front benchers and the not so young ones. Their voices can easily be singled out during prayers and their hands are always raised a tad higher during worship. Their energy is second to none. If you are scouting for people to act dramatic scenes in a movie,…

The purported ambition of a sitting governor in Nigeria jostling for a Vice presidential slot under Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections may have hit a rock. The governor from one of the oil-rich states in the country (names withheld)) is said to have fought hard to save the struggling party that was embroiled in intra-party crisis for control of the soul as a result of the misadventure in recruiting Senator Ali Modu Sherriff as National Chairman to finish the unexpired portion of tenure of North East Zone following the abrupt exit of Former Governor Adamu Muazu…

Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (retd.), a one-time Minister of Defence, Saturday, accused the Nigerian Armed forces of colluding with killer herdsmen on an ethnic cleansing agenda, urging Nigerians to defend themselves against killers in the country. Danjuma, who spoke this at the maiden convocation of Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State, said that the military were providing cover for killer herdsmen unleashing terror on communities across the country. The retired general, who was conferred with with an Honorary Doctorate of Science Degree, noted “I am not a politician and politics is one profession I don’t want to belong to because if I…

Nigeria is ranked the highest in tuberculosis burden in Africa and high among 22 countries with severe cases of tuberculosis worldwide, Nigeria Thoracic Society (NTS) stated in a report. The statistics also showed that a third of the world’s population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and there is a new infection every second. This was contained in a release issued yesterday in Uyo by Professor Etete Peters, the President of the Nigerian Thoracic Society to mark this year’s World Tuberculosis day on the theme, “Wanted: Leaders for a TB-Free World.’’ Peters said TB remains the world’s leading infectious killer, being…

More than 10,000 members of All Progressives Party (APC) from Abak five in Akwa Ibom State, Friday, defected to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during a mega rally and reception party organised by youths of the areas for Governor Udom Emmanuel. Among the defectors were Sunny Udom, a one-time Director-General of 2015 APC Governorship candidate Campaign Organisation and Okon Obot, a one-time Commissioner for Housing in Akwa Ibom State. Udom on behalf of the defectors thanked PDP for welcoming them to the party, saying that they moved from frying pan –PDP- to fire-APC- and pledged to work for the success of…