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By: Our correspondent The Uyo Forum ended in chaos on Wednesday, following a clash between staffers of Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution (PHED) company. NERC which was formed in 2005 through the Electric Power Sector Reform Act, 2005 is an independent regulatory body with authority to review electricity tariffs, and mediate on complaints by customers on estimated bills and poor services by the company to meet customers’ need, among others. PHED is a private electric distributor that provides electricity to more than 14 million people in four Nigerian states-  Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River and…

Libyan Court has sentenced 23 people to death for their participation in a brutal Islamic State militant campaign that included beheading a group of Egyptian Christians and taking control of Sirte in 2015. Also, the court sentenced 14 persons to life imprisonment on Monday A statement from the Attorney General’s office, said five people were found not guilty, three others passed away before their cases went to trial, and one other person received a sentence of 12 years in jail, six to 10 years, one to five years, and six to three years. One of the Islamic State’s most powerful…

TEXT OF A SPEECH BY DR ALEX C. OTTI, OFR, ON HIS INAUGURATION AS GOVERNOR OF ABIA STATE, ON MAY 29, 2023 A few moments ago, I was sworn in as the 5th democratically elected Governor of Abia, God’s Own State. It is, therefore, with great delight, humility, and a high sense of duty that I address you all now for the first time in that capacity. On the 22nd of March this year, when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced us winners in the bruising and long-drawn-out Abia gubernational elections, our first task was to head to church…

Fellow Cross Riverians, with great humility, I stand before you today to accept the enormous responsibility you have given to me and my brother, Peter Odey, to serve. In the same breath, let me welcome all of you to this moment of history. We give God all the glory and adoration for leading us successfully from the primaries through the campaigns and the elections to this inauguration. May His name be praised. I recognize and register our profound appreciation to their Excellences, our former governors, administrators, other leaders and their families for their services to our dear State. Permit me…

A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims to a shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir skidded off a highway bridge into a Himalayan gorge Tuesday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 55, police said. The bus was on the way to Katra town from the northern state of Punjab’s Amritsar city when it fell into the gorge near Jammu city, police said. Local police officer Chandan Kohli told reporters that the bus was overloaded. He said the dead were from India’s eastern Bihar state. Residents and authorities rushed to the accident and launched a rescue operation. The injured have been hospitalized. The shrine…

A 20-year-old Nigerian girl, Favour Chisimdi Nwobodo made history by winning a global award for being fluent in 11 languages without travelling abroad. The languages are Korean, Swahili, Shona, Indonesian, Filipino, Spanish, German, French, Chinese, English Language and Igbo. Without leaving the shores of Nigeria, the language genius has spoken each of the languages. According to multiple reports, the 20-year-old prodigy is currently perfecting the Yoruba language, which is one of the widely spoken languages in South-West Nigeria and some other regions of Africa. The language prodigy is striving towards her childhood dream of becoming a medical doctor. A student…

Everton survived in the dramatic English Premiership League derby as Leicester City and Leeds United football clubs have entered relegation water. Unfortunately, two of Nigeria’s most talented players, Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi, in Leicester FC are affected by the relegation. Leicester remained just seven years after a spectacular title triumph as Everton won to remain in the English top flight by beating Bournemouth 1-0 on Sunday night, May 28. But, Leicester returned to EPL in 2016, won the premier league, were relegated despite a 2-1 win over West Ham, underscoring poor investment in the first team the last two seasons. Leicester’s…

Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, Monday, resurrected the fact that people thought he would not amount to anything, attributing his emergence as the first citizen of the state to an act of God. In his inaugural speech shortly after being sworn in as the new governor of Akwa, he said he would use his new position to improve the living conditions of the people, especially the youths of Akwa Ibom, the governor said the youths should be encouraged in the fact that he could succeed in life. Eno admitted that his new office was not what he thought of…

The Federal Government has pledged to phase out fuel subsidy and review the Naira re-design policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria. President Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in his inaugural speech gave the indication after his swearing in ceremony at Eagles Square, Abuja on Monday. Details of full speech: Also read:  Tinubu Becomes Nigeria’s 16th President as Buhari bows out My Fellow Citizens, I stand before you honoured to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My love for this nation is abiding. My confidence in its people, unwavering. And my faith in God Almighty, absolute. I know that His…

Prominent media mogul and chairman emeritus of Daar Communications PLC, owners of Nigeria’s first private radio station, Raypower FM and AIT, High Chief Raymond Aleogho Anthony Dokpesi, died on Monday, May 29. Aged 71, Dokpesi was a strong ally of Abubakar Atiku, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate. A statement issued by his family and signed by his first son, Raymond Dokpesi (JNR), described the deceased businessman as beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend to many, who will be deeply missed by all who knew him. “It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing…