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Candidates got 61.6 percent pass in five credits, including English Language and Mathematics in the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) internal results released by National Examination Council (NECO). This shows a marked improvement as 60 peer cent of the candidates passed English Language and Mathematics in the 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) internal results. In a press briefing in Minna on Tuesday, October 10, NECO’s Registrar, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, said the result summary shows that. The number of candidates who registered for the exam was 1,205,888, and the number of candidates who sat for the exams was 1,196,985.…

Israel Umoh Crisis is rocking the Akwa Ibom traditional rulers council as 13 Paramount Rulers joined in suing Governor Umo Eno over the amended State Traditional Rulers Law, 2022 brouhaha. The royal fathers are said to be unhappy over the speedy passage of executive bill tagged: amended Traditional Rulers Law, 2022 into law by the state House of Assembly and subsequent assent to it and swearing in of the President General, Supreme Council of Traditional Rulers into office by the state governor. Though the governor blamed the royal fathers for reneging on the agreement on the introduction of the law,…

The Managing Editor of  Guardpost Nigeria, Ibanga Isine, has advised online publishers to avoid those he described as ‘maggots’ and ‘purveyors of propaganda’ in the political murky pond. Addressing the Conference of Online Publishers in Akwa Ibom State (COOPA) at their 2023 Convention held over the weekend in Eket, Akwa Ibom State, Isine remarked that the people do not mean well for the society. The keynote speaker who spoke via a zoom session on the theme: The Future of Social Media: Exploring Emerging Platforms, Technologies, and the Landscape, noted “Some of these maggots in the political murky pond have never…

Despite fuel subsidy removal, the Federal Government is said to be paying subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), Festus Osifo, the National President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), revealed.  President Bola Tinubu had in his inauguration declared that the subsidy era is gone, triggering a hike in the cost of the commodity across the nation. Petrol currently sells at between N598 and N617/litre depending on the location of purchase, fuelling suspicion that the commodity is being subsidised by the Federal Government. The government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) have not…

A legal practitioner, Mr. Ekemini Udim, has warned Nigeria Police Force and sister security agencies against jumping at every request to arrest and detain an online publisher. Udim spoke this at a seminar organised by the Conference of Online Publishers in Akwa Ibom (COOPA) held in Eden Hotel, Eket, Akwa Ibom State on Saturday. ‘‘Petitions should be carefully scrutinised in-house with media experts in the police and possibly with police lawyers so as to arrive at informed decisions on whether to publication complained of is defamatory at all,’’ he said. Speaking on Legal Burden of Online Publishing and the Increasing…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to avenge what he said was a “black day” for Israel Saturday, saying the army will strike back at Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza with full force. “The IDF (army) is about to use all its force to destroy Hamas’s capabilities,” Netanyahu said in a brief televised statement. “We’ll strike them to the bitter end and avenge with force this black day they brought on Israel and its people,” he said, after Hamas militants launched a surprise dawn attack, sending hundreds of militants into Israel under cover of a huge rocket barrage. Also…

In more engaging manner using his novels, the Nigerian writer and former priest tells the stories of those living on the margins of their communities. There’s a curious coda at the tail end of writer Uwem Akpan’s curriculum vitae. After learning about Akpan’s work experience, accomplishments, and awards, the reader comes across the following: “I used to play the banjo. I watch lots of soccer. I love long road trips. In my writing, I hope to capture the hopes and anxieties of folks on the margins of society.” Read also: Minority states creation, lands and coastlines led to Biafran war-…

The immediate-past Permanent Secretary in the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Mr. Aniekpeno Mkpanang has been listed as one of the distinguished nominees for the 2023 Pan African American Leadership Award (PAALA). The Annual Awards Ceremony which is sponsored by the Africa Women in Leadership Organisation (AWLO) is held to celebrate the phenomenal but unsung individuals whose unwavering dedication, passion and leadership have not only touched lives but have also illuminated the path toward a brighter and more equal world. A press release by the 2023 Host and President USA Chapter of AWLO, Rasheedah  Omolade-Sule, said the …

Seven graduates from Akwa Ibom State, abducted in Zamfara State on their way to the Sokoto State NYSC orientation camp, are still languishing day 52 on Sunday in the dungeon of their abductors. Though eight graduates alongside the AKTC bus driver were kidnapped on Thursday, August 17, 2023 along Zamfara Highway, one graduate had been released. The traumatised parents of the NYSC members have so far paid N13 million to the terrorists, yet, they have refused to release them. Related news How NYSC ‘Donated’ eight Prospective Corps  members to bandits in Zamfara- Journalist  After 28 days, Akwa Ibom Prospective NYSC…

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday, leading to deaths of many and injury to others. The massive attacks have drawn the ire and condemnations of different world leaders. United States “There is never any justification for terrorism. We stand in solidarity with the government and people of Israel, and extend our condolences for the Israeli lives lost in these attacks,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement released by the State Department. Related news Hamas’ Attack: Israel retaliation lands  200 Palestinians in graves Israel, Hamas Agree To Ceasefire Hostilities Flare…