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The Benue State Police command arrested four and killed two of the suspected robbers who attacked four commercial banks in Otukpo. Some robbers on Friday attacked commercial banks in Otukpo, killing at least 10 persons and carted away undisclosed sum. Confirming the incident, the command said the Otukpo Divisional Police Officer, John Adikwu said three other policemen were killed in the gun battle with the bank robbers who also killed many others within and outside the bank premises. Also read: Akwa Ibom, 14 Nigerian States Among Fairly Miserable- Rewane Spokesperson for the command, SP Sewuese Anene, in a press statement…

The average retail price of a litre of petrol increased from N191.65 in September 2022 to N626.21 in September 2023, declared the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). NBS made the declaration in its Petrol Price Watch for September 2023 released in Abuja Saturday. It stated that the September 2023 price of N626.21 represented a 226.75 per cent increase over the price of N191.65 recorded in September 2022. Related posts Nigeria’s inflation rate rises to 24% in July – NBS declares Nigeria’s public debt stands at N46.25 trillion – NBS  Nigerians Paid More For Petrol, Diesel In January — NBS  “Comparing…

Nigerian fighter, Kamaru Usman lost his clash to Russian Khamzat Chimaev, who used grappling, striking and defense in their middleweight bout in UFC 294 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Saturday night, October 21. Chimaev won a majority decision over Usman, the former welterweight champion, by scores of 29-27 twice and 28-28. Chimaev scored a 10-8 in the first round, taking Usman down early in the round and controlling him nearly the rest of the way. Also read Kamaru Usman Grabs 13th-Straight UFC Welterweight Win  Pereira Crushes Adesanya To Emerge New UFC Middleweight Champion  President Buhari…

An Court of Appeal has nullified the election of the Senate Minority Leader, Simon Mwadkwon of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), representing Plateau North Senatorial District. In a judgment in Abuja on Sunday, a three-member panel of the court found, among others, that the PDP had no valid candidate in the election. The court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a fresh election in the senatorial district within 90 days. Related posts Appeal Court Affirms Umo Eno as PDP Gov Candidate Appeal Court orders INEC to publish Binani as Adamawa APC Gov candidate Appeal Court upholds Machina’s…

Spiritword Church members have rained curses on Damilola Adeparusi aka Chef Dammy who attempted to break Guinness World Record as the longest cooking hours by an individual for ‘insulting’ their Pastor. The church members using their WhatsApp group are angry with her for calling out their Pastor, Adegoke Jeremiah. After Akwa Ibom-born Hilda Baci broke the records, the Ekiti-born attempted too to perform the feat until GWR warned her that the current holder must keep the plaque for one year and any attempter must fulfil all their conditions. Also read: Hilda’s tweets as record holder in longest cooking hit 25m-…

Akwa Ibom Women have been enjoined to emulate the virtues of Biblical Mary, Esther, Ruth, Priscilla and others who were exemplary in character and devoted to God. “I just want to point out to you few women in the Bible who were devoted in their different areas, ways and occupations. They were business women of old, women who were busy in the house of God, doing the work of God, serving the men of God in the church and ministering in the things of God like Rhoda, Abigail etc,” Pastor Patience Umo Eno stated. Also read: Gov’s wife worried over…

Our reporter The remains of three persons who died along Itu-Uyo Road in Akwa Ibom have been deposited in a nearby mortuary in the state. It was gathered that a Mack truck with registration number KMM 412 XA had a head-on collision with a tricycle (Keke) with registration number ETN 815 WR. Two out of the three adult females and the one male in the tricycle were confirmed dead while a female sustained injury in the accident that occurred Saturday, October 21, 2023 at about 0555hrs. Related posts Auto crash victim’s remains in Akwa Ibom evacuated  Five die as driver…

The remains of a person who reportedly died in auto crash involving a tanker vehicle and a 406 Peugeot car along Stadium Road, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital have been evacuated to a mortuary. The crash that involved a tanker vehicle with registration number – MHA869XA and a 406 PEUGEOT with registration number – CL775ABT occurred close to popularly known Uruaebot market. The Akwa Ibom Command of Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the incident on Friday, in a statement by its Public Enlightenment Officer, Paul James. Read also: Auto crash: Two persons die, one injured in Akwa Ibom Though James…

Finnish telecom giant Nokia said Thursday it could cut its workforce by as many as 14,000 people after it reported lower-than-expected third-quarter profits. Similarly, Rolls-Royce, the British manufacturer of aircraft engines, said Tuesday it plans to axe up to 2,500 jobs worldwide, or about six percent of its staff. “In the third quarter we saw an increased impact on our business from the macroeconomic challenges,” Nokia CEO, Pekka Lundmark said in a statement. Nokia’s savings programme is expected to reduce the firm’s employees to as low as 72,000, reducing costs by up to 1.2 billion euros ($1.14 billion) by 2026, the…

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has established a College of Awardees to implement Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (NGFCP). The college will leverage the collective experiences of successful entities in the latest bidding process of the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme and other stakeholders in the NGFCP’s implementation journey. The College will also serve as the forum for connecting other stakeholders and critical support systems to preferred bidders/permit holders, bringing together world-class service providers, including technology providers/original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), financiers and funding entities, and multilateral agencies to foster optimal delivery of the flare commercialisation projects. Related posts…