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Suspected kidnappers of two founders of private secondary schools in Ukanafun Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom are cooling their feet in the police cell. Mrs Victoria Imo Uko, proprietress of IBI Secondary School, Ikot Akpa Nkuk and Dr. Uwem Akpanuko, the proprietor of Gateway Standard Academy, Ikot Akpa Nkuk were the victims freed after alleged payment of various sums of ransom. Parading the suspects at the state police headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia in Uyo, on Wednesday, Olatoye Durosinmi, Akwa Ibom Commissioner of Police, said ‘‘On 20th July 2023, at about 7:00 p.m, operatives of Ukanafun Division of the Command,…

An Akwa Ibom man who has been nabbed by the police for allegedly defiling his six-year-old daughter may soon appear in court to prove his innocence. Parading them alongside other suspects of various crimes at the police headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia in Uyo Local Government Area, on Wednesday, Akwa Ibom Commissioner of Police, Olatoye Durosinmi, said ‘‘Relying on a complainant, operatives of Quick Intervention Unit of the Command, on 31/07/2023, arrested one Sunday Michael Ben of Aka Itiam Etoi in Uyo LGA for allegedly defiling his 6-year-old daughter. ‘‘Suspect had earlier gone to carry the victim from the mother to…

The 99th posthumous birthday anniversary of James Ene Henshaw, resonated the intellectual fireworks and literary legacies of the a medical doctor-turned playwright in Uyo, Akwa Ibom capital. The Letters House of Watbridge Hotels, Uyo, provided a podium for eminent scholars, writers and literary giants to unearth the intellectual works of the accomplished playwright. Organised by Uyo Book Club, the event was ably supported by Watbridge Hotels & Suites, Uyo and the James Ene Henshaw Foundation (JEHF). Also read: Uyo Book Club celebrates Ray Ekpu at 75 Henshaw who was born August 29, 1924 in Calabar, Cross River State, died August…

A total of N190 billion unclaimed dividends accruable to shareholders are still left in the cooler, according to Securities and Exchange Commission. Businessday reports that this could be caused by people moving and forgetting to update their addresses with their investment companies. Or, failing to claim inherited shares and didn’t know entitled to dividends. Last week, Seyi Abiodun, a popular finance coach, made a post about unclaimed dividends, enlightening his followers on how to know if they have unclaimed dividends and hence how to claim them. Also read: SEC Phases Out Unclaimed Dividends “You may have unclaimed dividends either from your…

Ousted Gabonese President Ali Bongo has begged for intervention after the military overthrew him. Bongo has appeared in a video calling for his “friends” to “make noise” after military officers in the oil-rich Central African state staged a coup. “I’m sending a message to all friends that we have all over the world to tell them to make noise for (…) the people here who arrested me and my family,” he said, looking worried, in the clip posted on social media. AFP was not able to determine where or when the video was captured. Also read:  Gabonese military sacks President…

The coup d’etats sweeping across West Africa by storm were earlier predicted by General Overseer of the Action Chapel International ministry, Archbishop Duncan Williams. In an interview with broadcast journalist, Paul Adom-Otchere in 2021, the revered man of God announced an uprising by the youth in West Africa. According to Archbishop Duncan Williams, the revolt coming like a “wind” can be likened to the Arab uprising – anti-government protests, demonstrations, and uprisings that swept across several countries in the Arab world, primarily in North Africa and the Middle East, starting in late 2010. “There is a wind coming. And it’s not 2019,…

A group of Gabonese military officers appeared on television Wednesday announcing they were “putting an end to the current regime” and cancelling an election that, according to official results, President Ali Bongo Ondimba won. During the announcement, AFP journalists heard gunfire ring out in the Gabonese capital, Libreville. While announcing the cancellation of the vote results one of the officers said “all the institutions of the republic” had been dissolved. The address was read by an officer flanked by a group of a dozen army colonels, members of the elite Republican Guard, regular soldiers and others. It came moments after…

President Bola Tinubu has reconstituted the Board and Management team for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) with the appointment of a new 17-man management.  The new appointees whose appointments are with immediate effect, according to a release issued by presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, include Mr. Chiedu Ebie  from Delta state as Chairman and Dr. Samuel Ogbuku as Managing Director / CEO (Bayelsa). Also read: University Don Carpets FG for NDDC’s unstable management Others include Mr. Boma Iyaye – Executive Director (Finance and Admin) (Rivers); Mr. Victor Antai – Executive Director (Projects)  (Akwa-Ibom); Ifedayo Abegunde – Executive Director (Corporate Services) …

Former Petroleum Minister, Atuekong Don Etiebet has felicitated Ekperikpe Ekpo on his appointment as the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Gas),  saying this has justified his effort in setting up the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Project 31 years ago. Etiebet who was Minister of Petroleum Resources and Mineral Resources from August 1993 to February, 1995 congratulated Ekpo sworn into office by President Bola Tinubu on Monday, August 21 at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. In his congratulatory message made available to Straightnews in Uyo, Etiebet said ‘‘I hereby send this message to congratulate Obongemem Ekperikpe Ekpo on his swearing-in Monday by…

Flooding looms in nine Nigerian states as Cameroon is planning to open her Lagdo Dam, National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) has been alerted. The states are Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Anambra, Edo, Delta and Bayelsa States. They are surrounded by the River Benue which may witness an upsurge with the opening of Lagdo Dam, and subsequently caused heavy flooding in the Nigerian states. The notice of the opening of the dam was communicated to Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs by his Cameroonian counterpart. This subsequent made Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to serve a notice on the National Emergency…