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Naira plunged on Tuesday as it exchanged for the dollar at the parallel market between 1,005/$ and 1,025/$. The naira has maintained a downward trend since the Central Bank of Nigeria allowed a free float of the national currency against the dollar and other global currencies in June. This decline has further led to manufacturers struggling to get raw materials, with more companies planning to sack more workers or shut down. Related news Naira soars, closing N664/$ at I&E window  Naira Dips to N1000 per dollar Fuel subsidy to go, Naira re-design for review – Tinubu With the declining naira…

Over 1,500 people have been confirmed dead in the conflict with fears that the death toll could increase. The State of Palestine has petitioned the United Nations, demanding that Israel leaves what it described as “its territory” amid the ongoing conflict. On October 8, the Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked Israel in a shocking move. Over 1,500 people have been confirmed dead in the conflict with fears that the death toll could increase. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, the Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullahp Shawesh called on the UN to apply international law on Israel and compel…

Okon W. Nna-etuk My village, Ibio Edem Urua, is in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area and borders with Ikot Anta Eneng Obom in Ukanafun Local Government Area. When the two villages were respectively in Northern Annang County Council and Western Annang County Council, even as they were all in Abak Division, they were always at loggerheads over land (boundary) dispute. My uncle, the late Chief Nyong Nna-Etuk of Ibio Edem Urua and the late Chief Etim Umorok of Ikot Anta Eneng Obom were the arrowheads. Thank God the elders and chiefs survived it. I still can remember the last time I…

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-…