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Akwa Ibom people are groaning over the difficulties and the sky rocketing prices of items facing them as a result of buying Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol above government-approved pump price of N145 a litre in the state for the past two months. The fuel hike that started December last year nationwide has continued unabated as most petrol filling stations in the state sell between N190 and N200, while in the black market the product goes for N220 and N250 a litre restpectively in Uyo city and some rural areas. StraightNews roving reporter visited such filling stations…

An under-age driver fled after reportedly killing three persons as a result of alleged reckless driving in Gusau, Zamfara State, Zamfara Police Command has confirmed. One of the victims was a female and a final-year student at the state-owned School of Nursing and Midwifery. Confirming the incident, DSP Mohammed Shehu, the Police Public Relations Officer in Zamfara, said the case was being investigated. “The incident happened on Monday and the hit-and-run kid driver is yet to be arrested. Already, we have gotten his details with the ongoing investigation,” he said. Also speaking on the matter, Mr. Nasir Ahmad, the Public…

Nutrition and health stakeholders have raised alarm that malnutrition was on the increase in the country evidenced in the poor nutritional and health indices of children and mothers. Speaking Tuesday during a two-day capacity/development workshop for state Legislators on Universal Health Coverage, South South zone in Akwa Ibom, Mr. Wilbroad Ngambi, the Chief of United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF Rivers Field office, said the recently released Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey report showed an increase in child wasting from 24.2 percent to 31.5 percent. Ngambi said, “Similarly, stunting has increased from 34.8 percent to 43.6 percent. Unfortunately the Northern part of…

What was seen as a minor argument between two policemen in Madagali local government, Adamawa State over N20 has reportedly claimed the life of a police Sergeant. SP Othman Abubakar, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO in Adamawa, said Corporal Bala Adamu reportedly shot Sergeant Emmanuel Timothy recently deployed from Mobile 13 Makurdi to the state at close range killing him instantly. Abubakar confirmed that the killer policeman has been arrested and full investigation into the incident commenced while the corpse of the late Sergeant has been deposited at the specialist hospital morgue in Yola. However, an anonymous resident of…

Niger Delta agitators, Thursday, accused the Federal Government of attempting to validate the mayhems by mercenaries masquerading as Fulani herdsmen with cattle colony. The agitators under the auspices of 21st Century Youth of Niger Delta in a statement by the spokesperson, W O I Izon Ebi, said, “The avoidable massacre and silence of the Federal Government over what took place in Benue, Taraba and Southern Kaduna is a wake-up call to all Nigerians to stand up and speak the truth like our former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. “We plead with all Niger Deltans to stop being used by our oppressors…

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, an indigenous oil giant in Rivers State has awarded scholarships to 374 students in its host communities. The company, Belemaoil Producing Limited in a Joint Venture, JV, with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, put the scholarships in three categories: Post-Graduate, Undergraduate and Post-Primary. Of the 374 beneficiaries, 175 are under-graduates, 78 post-graduates while 121 of them are post-primary students. Chief Tonye Graham-Douglas, the chairman of the occasion lauded the initiative of Belemaoil and charged the beneficiaries not to misuse the opportunity. Mr. Jack-Rich Tein, the Founder/President of Belemaoil, said the scholarship was not…

Akwa Ibom State government has admitted that the two industries inaugurated last year in Onna local government area of the state are owned by private investors. The industries- syringe factory and Electric Metering Factory- were inaugurated by Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, in September, last year, as part of the activities that marked the 30th anniversary of the state. Both industries are located in Awa Iman, Onna local government area, home town of Governor Udom Emmanuel. Charles Udoh, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, said the two companies are owned by private investors and that the government only helped…

The Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, has accused the scribe of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Musa Asake, of heating up the polity with “venom, hatred, calumny and unimaginable malice that smacks of intolerance and political brigandage.” The foremost Islamic body in Nigeria led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Abubakar Sa’ad, made the accusation on Tuesday while reacting to a statement last week in which Mr. Asake condemned the remarks of the Sultan over the attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen in parts of the country. In the statement, Mr. Asake had accused Mr. Sa’ad and prominent Muslims in…

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested five suspects in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State over alleged kidnapping of a nine-year-old child and unlawful possession of prohibited firearms. The suspects: Bello Musa, 27, gang leader; Ibrahim Rere, 70, Musa Sani, 33, Isa Aliyu, 50 and Hudu Yahaya, 35 were said to have kept Hadiza Husseini, the victim in the house of one of the suspects. It was gathered that the suspects demanded N500, 000 ransoms from the 70-year-old father of the victim. CSP Jimoh Moshood, the Force Spokesman, who stated this while addressing newsmen in Abuja Tuesday, said the…

A 29-year-old brought before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly attempting to steal a three-year-old child from her school faces 14 years of imprisonment if found guilty. Samuel Ubadire pleaded not guilty to the offence was released on bail in the sum of N200, 000 with one surety. Sgt. Kehinde Omisakin, Police Prosecutor, told the court that the accused committed the offence on January 18 at 3 p.m. at Champions Baptist Academy, Trade Fair Complex, Alaba in Ojo area of Lagos. Omisakin alleged that the accused attempted to steal a child (name withheld) after school hours. “The accused…