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Participants at the just-ended first physical conference in Saly, Senegal have emphasised the need to highlight the impacts and viable solutions of climate change on African communities. The African People’s Counter Cop stated this at the end of the first physical conference in Saly, Senegal, after three years of virtual convening on the theme:  Africa United Against Systematic Oppression and Climate Injustice. This is as the African People’s Counter Cop (APCC) criticised the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties (UNFCCC) of fueling the climate crises, while falsely claiming to…

By Ephraim-Stephen Essien, Ph.D This short piece links usoro awire (water yam festival) with the ekpo masquerade festival in Anaañ society, highlighting their significances.  Usoro Awire (Water yam festival) Usoro Awire (Water yam festival) describes an annual event in Afaha Obong (the cultural headquarters of Anaañland) when the people of Afaha Obong and the wider Anaañland assemble at the Ibaiya market (urua Ibaiya) in Ikot Inyang village to showcase their water yam produce, reunite with their kindred amidst dances and fanfare, to honour the living-dead, and to give thanks to Awasi Ibom (the supreme being) for their bounteous harvests. The…

By Agency Report As payback for the barrage of ballistic missile attacks by the Islamic Republic, Israel attacked Iran with airstrikes targeting its military infrastructure early Saturday, killing two in Tehran. Iran confirmed the deaths of two military personnel following Israeli airstrikes, according to state media, as tensions escalated between the two nations. Responding to Iran ballistic missile attacks on Israel on October 1, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaking to pilots and air crews at the Hatzerim Airbase, vows that “after we strike in Iran, everyone will understand what you did in the preparation and training process.” “Everyone who…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up three places in the latest FIFA rankings, flying to 36th in the global pecking order. Nigeria who defeated Libya by a lone goal in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier earlier in the month are now fourth on the continental rankings. The return fixture in the North African country was moved following unsportsmanlike behaviour by the Libyan authorities. On the overall continental rankings, the Atlas Lions of Morocco led Africa. They are 13th in the world and followed by Senegal who are 20th. Related post: Again, Super Eagles tumble to 39th in latest…

By Straightnews The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has denied a claim by Simon Ekpa, a Biafran political activist, that she facilitated a $57.5 billion loan for the Biafra Republic Government in exile. The rebuttal came in response to a post by Ekpa on X (formerly Twitter), where he falsely claimed that Okonjo-Iweala had helped secure a loan from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Ekpa’s tweet dated October 23, 2024, implied that the loan was meant to support the formation of the Biafra government following a planned declaration of independence on December…

Tragedy has struck Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) following the inability to recover eight persons on board helicopter it engaged, which crashed in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, on Thursday. Confirming this, NNPCL  spokesperson, Oluwafemi Soneye, said the helicopter engaged by the company and operated by East Winds Aviation was heading to its floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility. Already, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has confirmed a helicopter crash involving a Sikorsky SK76 operated by East Wind Aviation. The accident occurred at approximately 11:22 am on Thursday along the waterways near Bonny…

By Israel Umoh  Adorning both sides of the road are storey buildings, Deeper Life Bible Church, New Faith in Christ Church, residential buildings standing at the mercy of the excavated site. Within the site were some staffers of Nsik Engineering Construction Company donned in the company’s aprons. More than five of them paraded around the parked bus with insignia: ‘‘Government of Akwa Ibom State.’’ Four staffers of the company were struggling to bind rods for the manhole linked to the pipe jacking project. As soon as the torrential rain pounded the vicinity, they quickly deserted the area while the ‘angry’ rain…

By Israel Umoh’ The Federal Government plans to establish gas mother stations in Akwa Ibom State. Announcing this during a telephone interview with Straightnews publisher on Thursday, October 24, the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Gas), Obongemem Ekperikpe Ekpo said ‘‘We will also establish gas mother stations in the state.’’ Commenting on if Federal Government has plans to establish Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) depots in Akwa Ibom State, he said ‘‘I have to do that in consultation with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and Akwa Ibom State Government. The discussion is ongoing.’’ Related news:  Nigerian Govt Poised to crash…

By Straightnews Former Chairman of the National Electoral Commission, NEC, Professor Humphrey Nwosu, has passed away. He died in a hospital in the United States, according to a reliable source who confirmed the news to Vanguard. An official statement regarding his death is expected to be released soon. Born on October 2, 1941, Nwosu was appointed NEC Chairman by then Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, serving from 1989 to 1993. During his tenure, he conducted Nigeria’s historic June 12, 1993 election, widely regarded as the freest and fairest in the country’s history. Related news Akwa Ibom: NGF Mourns, PDP Suspends LG…

By Israel Umoh The Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Gas), Obongemem Ekperikpe Ekpo, says Federal Government has come out with a new roadmap to force down the soaring prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) in the country. Ekperikpe, who was sworn into office on August 21, 2023 by President Bola Tinubu, is among the Ministers who have retained his office amid the President’s cabinet rejig on Wednesday. The Minister had, in a bid to tackle the soaring price of cooking gas, established a high-level committee in November 2023, led by the Authority Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream Downstream…