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Nigerian Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has recounted a remarkable encounter that transformed the life of a young man he met midair in a commercial flight years ago. Akpabio said since the man has become prosperous, he should equally help other people- a story that has since gone viral and earned him praise from Nigerians online. Speaking at a recent event captured in a video shared by @AsakyGRN on X (formerly Twitter), Akpabio stated that the incident took place during his time as a state governor when he regularly flew on a commercial aircraft. Also read: We will not shrink from…

Nigerian-born author Oyindamola Olugbile, has won the 2025 NLNG-sponsored Nigeria Prize for Literature. Olugbile clinched the coveted prize with her debut novel, Sanya, after beating Obioma’s The Road to the Country and May’s This Motherless Land. The Nigeria Prize for Literature, established in 2004, is one of the country’s most prestigious literary awards. You may also read: NLNG Ltd Gives reason for high cost of gas Medical Engineering Professor wins 2023 NLNG science prize  Winner of $100,000 NLNG Prize For Literature shows off excitement The Advisory Board for the Prize, chaired by Prof. Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo, announced Olugbile’s victory at the…

An International Gospel General, Rev. (Dr.) Uma Ukpai ascended to the celestial abode on Monday, 6 October, 2025. One of the leading Nigerian Christian leaders who celebrated his 80th birth anniversary on January 9, 2025 in Uyo, Akwa State capital, passed away in Lagos. Born 1945, Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai was a renowned Nigerian evangelist, spiritual father and founder of the Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association. You may also read: How Uma Ukpai inspired me when I lost my son- Adeboye Reject heartless politicians in 2023 general elections- Uma Ukpai advises Why I rejected N13b gift- Rev Uma Ukpai From Ohafia…

The Nigerian Government granted Presidential pardon to 175 persons for different grave offences. However, pardon for prisoners convicted hard drugs, murder, fraud, misappropriation of funds, sedition, illegal mining and murder has drawn the ire of many. Normally, the Prerogative of Mercy in Nigeria is a constitutional power, not a separate law with an enactment date as provided under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), specifically: Section 175 – for the President (Federal offences) and Section 212 – for State Governors (State offences). Also read: PDP Chieftain Slams Tinubu over Independence Day Parade, March past cancellation Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress (ADC)…

An associate professor of Theatre Arts at University of Uyo (UniUyo), Akwa Ibom State, Dr Inih Ebong who died six months ago was buried on Friday without him obtaining justice. A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, on Friday, hit back the University of Uyo (UniUyo) authorities at the funeral service of Inih Ebong, a lecturer who was victimised for over two decades by UniUyo. Family members and friends, including some academics and old classmates, attended the funeral conducted by the Rosicrucian Order at the Aton Lodge, Uyo. Also read: Nigerian Lecturer withheld salary by University for 24 years dies  Dr. Ebong,…

Nigerians have reacted on X to President Bola Tinubu’s pardon of Maryam Sanda, a lady convicted of k!lling her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, in Abuja in 2017. Straightnews online reported that Sanda st@bbed her husband three times in the back and severally on his private part at their residence in Pension Estate, Pakali Close, Wuse 2, Abuja on November 17, 2017 over allegations of infidelity. The murder trial of Maryam Sanda who stabbed her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, son of ex-PDP chairman, Haliru Bello, to death in November last year, continued on April 19th at the High Court in Jabi with one of the…

The member representing Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency in the National Asssembly, Unyime Idem has donated 100 laptop computers worth millions of Naira to 100 youths of his constituency after a three-day training on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Digital Entrepreneurship. At the ICT training he sponsored, Idem also empowered the trainees with cash grants after the all-expense paid training, which covered hotel accommodation and three-square meals for the entire training period. During presentation of the computers and cash grants to the trainees, Idem who was represented by a former Commissioner for Education in Akwa Ibom state, Dr. Paul Udofia,…

News Commentary The exploitative estimated billing and manipulative prepaid meter distribution to consumers give consumers a source of concern. Straightnews online writes a comprehensive critique of the what the paper sees as “satanic billing regime’ and offers a reform roadmap to the haranguing mess plaguing our society. It is a tale as old as the deregulation of Nigeria’s power sector — one riddled with inefficiency, impunity, and a deliberate disdain for the very citizens it purports to serve. At the heart of this lamentable narrative sits the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED), whose billing practices have, over the years,…

The Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) Conference in Akwa Ibom State has called on National Assembly to amend the 1999 Constitution of the Federal of Nigeria to enshrine local government autonomy. The CSOs conference stated this in a communique signed by Otuekong Franklyn Isong, CHRAN Director and issued at the end of a one-day Annual Civil Society Organisations Conference in Uyo on Monday, 6 October, 2025. Others who signed the communiqué were Comrade Ifot N. Ifot, Chief Executive Officer, Peoples’ Rights To Life Development Foundation (PERLDEF) & Chairman of the Communique Drafting Committee; Comrade (Dr.) Victor David, Executive Director, Vital Partners For…

The Nigerian Army has captured a ‘high-value’ terror suspect in Akwa Ibom and neutralized others in major operational successes from other states.  In a statement on Friday, October 10, 2025, the Army said the suspect identified as Emmanuel Akpan, is currently in DSS custody for further investigation. “The Nigerian Army has recorded significant operational gains across multiple theatres of operation within the last few days, leading to the arrest of a high-value target, neutralization of terrorists, recovery of arms and ammunition and the surrender of insurgents,” the statement reads. Also read: Nigerian Army vows to continue operations in Okuama Nigerian Army…