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The Akwa Ibom State government has absolved the pastor whose church building collapsed and supposedly killed 27 people in the state on Saturday, December 10, 2016 from culpability of any crime. The tragic incident occurred during the bishopric consecration ceremony of the founder and pastor of   Reigners’ Bible Church Int’l Inc, along Uyo Village Road, Uyo, Apostle Akan Weeks. The state Governor, Udom Emmanuel, who was a special guest at the ceremony, escaped unhurt while Charles Udoh, commissioner for Information and Strategy and Sir Etekamba Umoren, then Secretary to the State Government, Linus Nkang, then state Accountant-General and Ekerete Udoh,…

 It was not April fool. But the benevolent gesture by few members of the Pentecostal church which fell on Easter Monday was a serious event. April 2 was a public holiday marked by many civil servants in Nigeria indeed Akwa Ibom at home. Others relaxed with their loved ones and children at different playgrounds, drinking pubs and eateries. Rather than staying home with their loved ones, members of We-Care Ministry, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, 12 Urua Udofia Street, Uyo celebrated their Easter Monday with the inmates of Divine Children’s Home Atan Offot, Uyo. They brought raw and cooked…

Seven people reportedly killed by suspected herdsmen Sunday evening at a relaxation spot in Nding Loh community, Fan District of Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau State, have been given mass burial. Those given mass burials included: Gavou Pulle, female, 55 years; Samuel Choji, male 45 years; James Choji, 47 years; Stephen Chung, 43 years; Ezekiel Pam Vou, 48 years; Pam Dung aged 46 and Peter Davou, 41 years. A resident, who did not want to be named, said the attackers were passing by and without provocation opened fire on the victims at the relaxation spot. The resident said…

Pandemonium broke out in Ijebu-Igbo, Ijebu North local government Area of Ogun state when a police inspector and two others were reportedly shot dead during a clash between a cult group, Aiye and members of the OOdua People’s Congress. This is as unidentified gunmen reportedly killed Kingsley Chukwegu, the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Rumuolumeni Police Station in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. Vanguard gathered that the Ijebu-Igbo gun battle which began around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday at Oke – Sopen road leading to Station bus stop, spilt into Oke-Agbo area and Ojowo, with gunshot booming intermittently…

A 38-year-old businessman was Monday arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Ikeja over an alleged N2.9 million fraud. Anthony Elokhe, a resident of Ezekiel Street, off Toyin, Ikeja, is answering questions on a three-count charge of conspiracy, fraud and stealing levelled against him by the police. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges. The Prosecutor, Inspector Benson Emuerhi said the accused obtained N2.9 million from the complainant, Dr Wale Abiola, for the supply of a generator. The accused collected the money from the complainant under the pretext of supplying him one 20KVA generator, a representation he knew to…

It was a theatre of confusion as the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, chapter, Monday embarked on an industrial action over the non-payment of 11 months salary arrears and 14 months’ check-off dues owed the union. Lecture halls were shut while students gathered in groups discussing the situation. The lecturers who bore placards which read: “11 months salary unpaid, we are not slaves,” “Eboh is working against Gov. Ikpeazu,” “Rector Eboh must Go,” “Mr. Rector, pay our 11 months arrears and 14 months check off dues,”  “Gov. Ikpeazu, gives us a new management team at…

Royal Dutch Shell paid $4,322,742,582 (about N1.5 trillion) to the federal government in 2017, according to its annual payments report. The amount is broken down as $3,197,530,557 for production entitlement, $765,526,389 in taxes, $245,769,306 in royalties and $113,916,331 in fees. By comparison, Nigeria earned a total revenue of N10.6 trillion in 2017 from both oil and non-oil sources, according to CBN Economic Report, meaning Shell alone contributed about 15 percent to the country’s income. The total paid to Nigeria by Shell is the highest to any country where the international oil company operates. The closest country to Nigeria is Malaysia,…

Malam Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education, has promised adequate support for the security of lives and property of students of Federal Unity colleges and other schools in the country. Adamu gave the promise in Abuja on Monday at the inauguration of the Central Planning Committee on Security Education and Awareness Campaign for Principals and Teachers of Federal Government Colleges. He said that over the past decade, Nigeria had grown more insecure, largely due to ethno-religious crisis and Boko Haram insurgency in the north, including cultism and ritual killings in the south. The minister said that it was worrisome as…

Kemi Adeosun, the Minister of Finance, has refused to approve payment of $16.9 million fees to two lawyers for the recovery of Abacha’s loot worth $321 million. Adeosun also wrote a strong-worded letter to President Muhammadu Buhari to raise objections to the payment. The recovered sum, according to TheCable, an online platform, has been repatriated to Nigeria by the Swiss government, following the execution of the memorandum of understanding, MoU, between the two countries for the judicious use of the recovery. “It is true that a request was made to the minister of finance for the payment to the Nigerian…

Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Monday, predicted that the nation’s foreign reserves would soon hit $50 billion mark. Emefiele speaking at the 25th CBN seminar for Finance Correspondents and Business Editors in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State said the reserves have currently risen to $47.4 billion as at April 5. Represented by Mr. Edward Adamu, the Deputy Governor, Corporate Services, Emefiele said that policies of the CBN in recent times helped the country to navigate its way out of economic recession, warning that the nation must remain vigilant and build on the post-recession gains in…