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A Catholic priest has expressed fear over the loud-mouthed Nigeria’s secular status considering the roles played by any government in power in the country in undermining such constitutional conferral. Rev. Fr. Thomas Ebong in an interaction with Straightnews recalled that “Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari recently flew out to Istanbul for the D-8 meeting. I wonder how many Nigerians understand the meaning of D-8?” On October 17, 2017, Buhari arrived at Istanbul, capital of Turkey for the D-8 meeting. Ebong, a retired Dean of the School of Communication Arts, Akwa Ibom Sate Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, Ikot Ekpene, queried “In the Nigerian…

The Minister of Water Resources, Engr Suleiman Adamu, Wednesday, said the National Water Bill before the National Assembly may soon be passed into law in a few months. Adamu, who made this known at a one-day National Consultative Conference on Water Use Regulations, Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Framework, organised by the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission, NIWRMC, said the bill when passed into law, would benefit all Nigerians and also positively impact on the economy of the nation. He also explained that the bill was in the best interest of all parts of the country, contrary to misinterpretations designed…

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has said violation of human rights in the country was unacceptable. According to him, torture is a clear assault on the inherent dignity and fundamental freedoms of persons. Malami, who was represented by Mr. Dayo Apata, the Solicitor General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice, stated this at the Commemoration of the 2018 UN International Day Against Torture in Nigeria-in Support of Victims of Torture in Abuja. In a press statement by his Special Adviser, Comrade Salihu Othman Isah, Malami added that  the…

Members of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee probing the excessive electricity charges being levied on Nigerian consumers by Electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs, Thursday, told stakeholders that power distribution operators in Nigeria were fraudsters. This came on a day the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, revealed at a one-day investigative hearing organised by the adhoc committee, chaired by Rep Ajibola Israel Famurewa, that there was no record of metered customers and estimated billed customers. According to the apex bank, this is despite the disbursement of over N488 billion with an interest rate of 10 per cent, against the market rate…

Dr. Bukola Saraki, the Senate President and the Senate, Wednesday, shunned a suit seeking to quash the May 9 resolution of the Senate which declared the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, unfit to retain his position. This is even as the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court headed by Justice John Tsoho, Wednesday fixed September 25 to deliver judgment on the matter. Neither the Senate nor Saraki sent a legal representative or filed any brief in response to the suit which the IGP lodged before the the high court to challenge the powers of the Respondents to pass…

Germany, the defending champion, is out of the World Cup, the fourth defending champion in the last five tournaments to be eliminated in the group stage. The four-time champions lost to South Korea 2-0 Wednesday, allowing a pair of injury-time goals while knowing a 1-0 victory would have been enough to advance because of the result in the other group match. Germany ended up last in Group F while Sweden and Mexico advanced to the round of 16. South Korea was also eliminated despite the victory. It was the first time Germany has been eliminated in the first round since…

A Nigerian critic and public commentator, Wednesday, queried the rationale behind the purported immunity granted the killer herdsmen in the country after allegedly committing crimes which could have resulted in their arrest, trial and sentence. This criticism came on the heels of some suspected herdsmen killing of more than 200 persons from Plateau State as a retaliatory measure over alleged rustling of their cows by some criminals. Reno Omokri, a Special Assistant to the then President Goodluck Jonathan posed a question “How possible is it that herdsmen will kill thousands of Nigerians under Buhari and no one can be arrested,…

US President Donald Trump, Wednesday, mocked Joe Crowley, the Democratic Party candidate over his loss during New York primary Tuesday night. Crowley, who has been in Congress since 1999, is the No. 4 democrat in the House and was widely seen as an eventual successor to Nancy Pelosi, the Minority Leader. This is even as Trump has congratulated the 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who floored the 56-year-old Crowley. Born in the Bronx to working-class parents and her mother is Puerto Rican, she is a former staffer for the late Senator Ted Kennedy. In his Twitter handle, Trump stated,…

President Muhammadu Buhari, National Assembly, Aso Rock-Abuja, Plateau State killings, Dr. Bukola Saraki- Senate President,Yakubu Dogara-Speaker- House of Representatives, Federal Executive Council President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday morning, met with two principal officers of the National Assembly at Aso Rock, Abuja to discuss on the security situation over the Plateau State killings. The President met with Dr. Bukola Saraki, Senate President and Yakubu Dogara, Speaker, House of Representatives before the commencement of Federal Executive Council meeting today. In a Twitter handle from the presidency and liked by Saraki one hour ago, the meeting was at the instance of…

Street Interview Who are you? My name is Aniefiok Mfioko from Ikot Akpa Idem in Ukanafun. I am a one-time vice chairman of Ukanafun local government council. Why Are you living in Abak? On December 8, last year, I was the chairman, planning committee for the formal reception of Ukanafun local government chairman at Ikot Akpa Nkuk. He and his counterparts were sworn into office by Governor Udom Emmanuel on December 8. By 6 p.m, I returned to my village. In my compound, I was emotionally devastated and disturbed. I told my wife that I wanted to go out, though…