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Friends, fans and relations of Akwa Ibom-born Nollywood actor, Moses Armstrong are still in shock over the sudden demise of his wife, Rita, in auto crash. Rita Armstrong died Saturday at Ore along Lagos-Benin Expressway. Popularly known as “Mummy Timaro”, she was f rom Uyo Itam and was followed by 1,988 fans on the Facebook. A member of the Actors Guild at Ibom Actors Forum, “Mummy Timaro” as she was fondly called left behind her husband, Moses who is a Special Assistant to Akwa Ibom Governor on Agricultural Projects and two female kids. From her Facebook page, friends and fans…

Not fewer than 50 people in Mpoza village outside Tsolo in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa have been hospitalised after eating a cow that reportedly died of a snake bite. The province’s department of health spokesperson, Sizwe Kupelo, said the patients confirmed they had eaten the meat from the carcass of an animal that had died after being bitten by a snake. He said the patients experienced diarrhoea, vomiting, headaches and stomach cramps. Among those who were ill were 16 children, eight of whom had been transferred to the Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital’s paediatric ward, while the rest were…

To give verve to the recent launch of Coalition of Nigeria Movement in Abuja, some prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) graced the official launch of the movement. Coalition for Nigeria was proposed by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in a 13-page letter to President Muhmmadu Buhari to  to break the political grip of the country’s two major parties- PDP and APC. Some prominent chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) on Wednesday, January 31, swarmed the venue of the launch of Coalition for Nigeria, the Third…

Nigeria and Niger Republic will in 60 days sign binding bilateral and technical agreements to develop and build a new petroleum refinery in Katsina town which borders both countries, the Ministry of Petroleum Resources has stated. “Thursday, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, met with the President of the Republic of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, and the Energy Minister of the Republic of Niger, Mr. Foumakoye Gado. A small note exchanged with Thisday reporter in Abuja indicated “A mutually beneficial agreement was reached for the construction of a refinery in the border town between the Republic…

A 12-year-old, whose manhood was cut off by his uncle in Babana area of Borgu local government area of Niger state, might not have a functional manhood again, medical doctors have confirmed. It was gathered that his uncle, Aliyu Mohammed reportedly accosted Farouk Ibrahim on the way to the farm, strangled him and cut off his manhood for undisclosed reason. The suspect after accomplishing his mission reportedly left the boy to bathe in the pool of his blood. A source said Farouk luckily regained consciousness after nine hours and managed to get home where he narrated his ordeals to his…

Residents of Ikot Effanga Mkpa community in Calabar Municipality local government area of Cross River State are said to be living in fear as a prominent business man in the area was allegedly murdered. It was gathered that the 62 -year-old father of three, Mr. Vitalis Okoro alias Egokent, was allegedly beaten to death by unsuspected persons who entered his house through the window early hours of Tuesday. After killing him, they reportedly dragged his corpse into his vehicle and drove off, but later abandoned the vehicle some few kilometres from his house. Dr. Andrew Bassey, a resident in the…

The suspended Director-General (DG) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mr. Mounir Gwarzo is said to have paid 44 members of staff of the commission N1,703,724,840.32 severance package that was not budgeted for in the 2015 SEC budget, finding has shown. Presidency sources revealed that apart from this, he did not obtain approval from either the board or the Minister of Finance who supervises the commission to dole out the huge pay-out referred to as “golden handshake.” It was learnt that the payments were in breach of financial guidelines in the public service as all expenditures have to be…

Akwa Ibom Leaders Vanguard Thursday warned against any attempt by the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) to re-introduce the onshore-offshore oil dichotomy, saying such a move would spell doom for the country. The group spoke against the recent report submitted to Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, the National Chairman of the APC by Nasir el-Rufai, the Kaduna State Governor, who chaired the APC Committee on True Federalism and restructuring of the country. Nasir el-Rufai had in the report of the panel to the party made far- reaching recommendations for consideration among which included resource control. But at a press conference in Uyo,…

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Mr. Edward Lametek Adamu as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria to the Senate for confirmation. In a press statement issued Thursday in Abuja, Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity said the nomination was contained in a letter dated January 26, 2018 to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Adesina explained that the nomination is in accordance with the provisions of Section 8(1) (2) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) (Establishment) Act 2007. Mr Adamu, from Gombe State, replaces Mr. Sulaiman Barau, from Zaria, Kaduna State, who retired…

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed its commitment to true federalism, describing it as the way out of Nigeria’s current bastardized and unitary federation. Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, National Chairman of the party, stated this at the public presentation of the Governor Nasir el-Rufai led committee on True Federalism in Abuja Tuesday. Oyegun described past conferences as “flamboyant set pieces” which ended in nothing, saying what the APC was bringing on board represented the true opinions of the critical mass of Nigerians. He said, “We have held flamboyant conferences on the structures or constitution of this country, but each…