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Former Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Engr. Chris Ekpenyong, strongly condemned any attempt by the Federal Government under the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC to use anti-democratic forces to take over the governance of Akwa Ibom State during the 2019 general elections. Ekpenyong, one of the founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), spoke in the wake of defection of Senator Godswill Akpabio who is representing Akwa Ibom North West in the National Assembly to APC. “It would be unfair and unjust for the central government to want to use anti-democratic forces to take over Akwa Ibom State…

The immune system is an interactive network of organs, cells and proteins that protect the body from viruses and bacteria or any foreign substances. The immune system works to neutralize and remove pathogens like bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi that enter the body, recognize and neutralize harmful substances from the environment, and fight against the body’s own cells that have changes due to an illness. The cells of the immune system originate in the bone marrow, then migrate to guard the peripheral tissues, circulating in the blood and in the specialized system of vessels called the lymphatic system. When our immune…

The head of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and other leaders of the banned group were, Sunday, sentenced to life in prison on charges of incitement to murder and violence during protests five years ago, judicial sources said. The sentence is the latest among several trials and re-trials against Mohamed Badie and other senior leaders of the party that ruled Egypt before the military ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi following mass protests. The sources told Reuters that Giza Criminal Court sentenced several top leaders including Badie, group spokesman Essam al-Erian, and senior member Mohamed El-Beltagy to life terms. State news agency MENA…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says it only has the power to place an account on Post No Debit (PND) order which can last for only 72 hours while the court has power to give orders to freeze any account. The commission, therefore, debunked reports that it froze Benue State government accounts, saying it has no power to carry out such action. Some operatives of the anti-graft agency who spoke to LEADERSHIP Weekend last night dispelled rumours of freezing accounts fabricated by some state governments for cheap propaganda. According to the EFCC operatives who did not want their…

A Board of Trustees (BOT) member of All Progressives Party, APC and a prominent indigene of Akwa Ibom State, Atuekong Don Etiebet, appears ready for war over the declaration of Senator Godswill Akpabio as the leader of the party in the state. Akpabio who defected from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP to APC on Wednesday at Ikot Ekpene Stadium was declared state leader of the party by Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, national leader of the party and Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the party. Reacting to the declaration, Etiebet, a one-time BOT member of PDP, re-affirmed ‘’Of course, as the…

The defection fever caused by Senator Godswill Akpabio representing Akwa Ibom North West in the National Assembly from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP to All Progressives Congress, APC, has thrown the state government and the party into tumult and panic. Consequently, the defection drama has invariably put food on the tables and changed the wardrobes of some PDP leading lights and heavyweights in Akwa Ibom State, Straightnews has gathered. Investigations carried out by Straightnews show that before now, some state government functionaries generally complained of paucity funds. In less than one week, the song has changed from ‘’There is no…

In the noon of defection by Senator Godswill Akpabio to All Progressives Congress, APC, Akwa Ibom State government, Wednesday, blew hot that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has frozen the government’s account to inadvertently win sympathy of the populace. Assam Assam, a one-time state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in an interview published by Nairaland blamed Senator Akpabio that he petitioned EFCC to freeze the state government account. Akpabio who defected from Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, now ruling the state to APC and who had ruled Akwa Ibom from 2007-2015 ignored the accusation by the Eket-born Assam whom…

Ace rapper, Folarin Falana, popularly called Falz, berated the ban of his song, This Is Nigeria, by the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC. In a letter from NBC dated August 6, 2018 and signed by Igomu Onoja, its Zonal Director, the commission banned the Falz’ song. On his Instagram page, Falz shared a picture of the letter allegedly written by NBC zonal office in Jos to a media organisation in the zone, fining it for playing certain songs, including Falz’s. He captioned the social media post: “This is Nigeria. Look how we living now, everybody be criminal” is apparently a vulgar line ??”…

Stomach ulcer is a peptic ulcer disease. Peptic ulcers affect both the stomach and small intestines. This is an injury inside the inner lining of a person’s stomach. A study by Family Health magazine indicates that stomach ulcer is caused when the thick layer of mucus that protects the stomach from digestive juices is reduced, and the digestive acids start to eat away at the tissues that line the stomach, thus resulting in stomach ulcer. This causes extreme pain and discomfort to the person involved. Symptoms of the ulcer are vomiting, severe pain in the abdomen, loss of appetite, weight…

Popular singer Oladapo Oyebanjo, better known as D’banj, has dropped a new hit and dedicated the song to his wife, Lineo Didi Kilgrow. The couple are still traumatised by the drowning of Daniel 111 their son, two months ago in a swimming pool in their Ikoyi residence, Lagos. In the song, D’banj reassures her that ‘Together We Will Pass Every Test That We Pass Through.’ He announced the new single on Wednesday via Instagram, with the caption, “Together We Will Pass Every Test That We Pass Through. This Is For You My Love.” The singer shared a bit of the…