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Akwa Ibom State and its neighbouring states are sitting on the precipice of insecurity as the 28 inmates of Ikot Ekpene Prison who escaped on December 27, 2017 are still at large, StraightNews has learnt. Of the 47 inmates (official figure given by the Akwa Ibom Controller-General of Prisons) who escaped, 19 had been re-arrested by the prison officials. Apart from the fact that the hardened criminals could rape and endanger the life of women, men and minors are also facing threats to their life and property. After an inspection of facilities in Ikot Ekpene Prison on Friday, Mr. Jaffaru…

A telecommunication company, 9mobile, is in travail following the readiness of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), to sell and hand over the company to its new owner on January 16. NCC Executive Commissioner, Stakeholders Management in a chat with newsmen said Barclays Africa, the financial adviser handling the sale of 9mobile, had the initial mandate of December 31, 2017 to conclude the sale of the company. Citing reasons, the company wrote to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the NCC, asking for extension of date from December 31, 2017, to (approved) January 16, 2018. Before now, three Nigerian banks and…

A commissioner in Akwa Ibom State Executive Council has become a major casualty following his sack from the council by governor Udom Emmanuel. A statement issued Friday in Uyo by the state commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Charles Udoh stated that Mr. Udom has sacked Udo Ekpenyong, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. The statement reads: “Governor Udom Emmanuel has effected a minor reshuffling of his cabinet. By this development, the Hon. Commissioner, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Udo Ekpeyong, has been relieved of his portfolio with immediate effect. “The Government of Akwa Ibom State…

The University of Uyo, Uyo in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, has released list of successful candidates for the 2017/2018 academic session. Candidates who participated in the institute’s Post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening are advised to visit the university portal using the following guideline; 1.Log on to UNIUYO admission portal at https://uniuyo.edu.ng/eportals/ 2.Select Admission Status Link 3.Enter your JAMB Registration Number 4. Click on ‘Check Status Button’ to view your admission details.

Many widows and the less privileged who thronged Skytop Breeze Garden located one kilometre to the hanging bridge constructed by Julius Berger Plc (Nigeria) in Ediene, Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State were not at the garden to only worship God but to get a helping hand to cushion their hardships. On December 28, last year, more than 30 widows and the less privileged came out in their numbers to relish the financial and material magnanimity of the three-year-old Jeneta Charity Foundation reputed for philanthropy. Within this brief period, the foundation has successfully touched many lives and given…

Despite the perceived marginalization of Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District by Udom Emmanuel administration in Akwa Ibom State, some political stakeholders of the district under the aegis of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have thrown their weight behind the governor for a second term in the office. At an annual get-together party organized by Moses Ekpo, the state deputy governor for some PDP faithful from Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District on Sunday, December 31, 2017, Senator Godswill Akpabio had spoken against the perceived marginalization of the senatorial district by the governor, insisting that he would only support Emmanuel for a second term if…

Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala broke down on stage after she received her third CAF Women’s Player of the Year, revealing many dismissed her after she quit English club Arsenal to take up the challenge in China. “It has been an emotional journey (for me), and this is the best moment in my career because when I quit Arsenal to China, a lot of people said my career is gone. “But I told myself I can do this and here I am today. “Don’t let anyone talk you down, follow our heart.” She led her club to win the Chinese…

World Cup-bound Egypt emerged as the biggest winners of the 2017 CAF Awards in Accra, Ghana, after they scooped the most prestigious African Player of the Year, National Team of the Year as well as Coach of the Year. Egypt beat Super Eagles to take home the National Team of the Year, while their coach, Hector Cuper, denied Super Eagles’ coach Gernot Rohr the Coach of the Year. Both countries will feature in this year’s World Cup in Russia, but Nigeria’s undoing in this contest was that they failed to qualify for AFCON 2017 in Gabon, where the Pharaohs were…

Nigerians indeed consumers of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol have to brace up for crushing hardships and sufferings following a revelation that scarcity of the product may persist till June 2019. Expectedly, cost of transport fares would go up with spiraling inflationary effects on prices of goods and services to be borne by the teeming consumers and users. Of course, in Nigeria no price increase is reversed at any time. Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources speaking in Abuja Thursday said the current fuel scarcity may persist till June 2019, when government and private refineries…

President Muhammadu Buhari has been accused of using “Fulani herdsmen to wage silent genocidal jihad” on Christians in the country. On a weekly basis, Fulani herdsmen armed with sophisticated but outlawed  guns have been slaughtering people mostly farmers and poor rural dwellers in Benue, Kogi, Edo, Kwara, Kaduna and Adamawa States, among others. Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister of Aviation, who made the allegation Thursday, noted that 120 innocent persons have been slaughtered by the herdsmen. In a tweet via his social media handle, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chieftain noted that herdsmen “killed innocent souls” like “point-and-kill catfish.” He wrote:…