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Suspected militants in Obon Ebot village in Etim Ekpo local government area of Akwa Ibom State Sunday allegedly captured and beheaded a soldier during a bloody shoot-out between them and a combined team of soldiers, Department of State Service (DSS), the police and other para-military officers. Straightnews gathered that JTF officers stormed the village to arrest a wanted militants’ leader popularly called ‘Aboy Ikpor’ and his gang, who led the Ikot Ekpene prison break, in which no fewer than 40 inmates escaped in December 2017. It is reliably learnt that during the raid of their hideout by the security operatives,…

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has raised alarm of threats to his life over the recently enacted Open Grazing Prohibition law by his administration. Ortom, who spoke Saturday in Makurdi, said he had already reported the matter to security agencies for them to arrest those behind.. The governor said: “There are threats to my life because of the grazing law we enacted in the state to ensure peaceful coexistence between our local farmers and herdsmen. “It is on record. I have also reported the matter to the security agencies that one Gilolo and another of the Miyetti Allah were…

His Eminence, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, the retired Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, has warned the nation’s leaders to tread softly because there is anger in the nation, arguing that even leading members of the ruling All Progressives Congress at the centre have demonstrated commendable candour by openly acknowledging that the hopes of 2015 have been shattered. In his latest open letter to the nation, Cardinal Okogie began on a sporty note, reminding the nation that late football commentator, Ernest Okonkwo, was fond of using an Igbo proverb while giving minute-by-minute description of football matches on the radio. “Anytime there was…

Nigerians are told to make sacrifice as a foundation for national growth and development, c has advised. Buhari, who gave the advice in his country home in Daura, Katsina State, when he met with senior citizens of the state, led by Governor Aminu Masari, said in the life of a country, there were occasions when citizens must forgo personal pleasures or pay the ultimate price for the progress and unity of the nation. The President in a statement signed by Malam Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, said: ‘‘The Nigeria of our time is in need…

Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, Minister of Finance, has called for the designation of tax malpractices by multinational corporations in Nigeria and other developing countries as foreign corrupt practices. Adeosun made the call at the Platform for Collaboration on Tax, PCT conference in New York, which rounded off over the weekend. The PCT is an initiative of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD, World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund, IMF and United Nations. The minister explained that Nigeria was doubly affected by illicit financial flows as a result of corruption and tax evasion. She requested global organisations such as the OECD,…

Mr. Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been queried and given 48 hours to explain why the agency filed corruption charges against chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Mr. Danladi Umar. In the query dated February 16, with reference no. DPP/ADV:368/15, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, said the clarification was necessitated by the fact that EFCC under Magu had on two occasions, cleared the CCT boss of complicity in the N10 million bribery allegation upon which the charge was based. Malami…

The Federal Government intends to replicate the Songhai farm model in Akwa Ibom State. Mr. Bassey Nkposong, the Managing Director of Cross Basin Development Authority, explained that the government would rather partner the land donor communities in the state through the integrated farming model with a view to adding value to such property. Nkposong stated this when he in company of other members of his management team paid a courtesy visit on the paramount ruler of Onna, Edidem Raymond Timothy Inyang and other chiefs in the area. He said the policies and programmes of the River Basin Development Authorities were…

Pregnancy is like breakable plate. As such, it must be delicately handled. Pregnant women are too be treated and handled delicately as they carry their unborn babies. There are certain things they have to avoid. (A) Smoking: It is harmful to the developing baby. It can lead to premature birth and low birth weight, and it increases the risk of cot death. (B) Raw or undercooked meat: It is not advisable for pregnant women to eat raw or uncooked meat. This is to prevent infection with toxoplasmosis, a parasite that can be found in meat. In some countries, pregnant women…

Ahead of the 2019 general elections, General Ibrahim Babangida, retd, former Military President, has counselled the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to give Nigerians a better alternative in the interest of the nation. Babangida, who spoke in Minna, the Niger State capital, weekend, while receiving members of the National Working Committee, NWC, of the PDP, led by its National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, also expressed satisfaction with the repositioning effort of the party, ahead of the 2019 general poll. “I am happy at your assurances that there will be no imposition in all your primary elections. It is all about choice…

The House of Representatives is irked over a paltry remittance of about N700 million annually as taxes by 21 licensed operators to the federal government since the inception of the industry 11 years ago. Consequently, the law makers have resolved to probe the licensed operators and stakeholders in the sector, Nigeria Lottery Regulatory Commission and Lottery Trust Funds. While considering a motion enitled “Need to Investigate licensed Lottery Operators for defaulting in their financial obligation to Federal government of Nigeria”, the House empowered its Committee on Governmental Affairs to conduct the investigation. Addressing a section of the House of Representatives…