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Israel Umoh A 37-year-old imposter medical doctor arrested by Akwa Ibom State Police and now in detention is facing prosecution over alleged impersonation. The suspected medical doctor, Promise Chukwuemeka Anyanwu from Abia State, was arrested by the SWAT Squad of Akwa Ibom Police Command. The bearded suspect, who was caught with a stethoscope and laptop, is said to be specialising in obtaining goods under false pretense and staying in hotels, and thereafter giving fake bank credit alerts to those concerned. Addressing a mini press conference at the State Police Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia in Uyo Local Government Area on Friday,…

Amidst intensive lobbying for ministerial appointments, the All Progressives Congress Legacy Group in Cross River State wants President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be circumspect to avoid bringing on board imposter nominee from the state. The group which is a congregation of founding and older members of the APC was part of the three defunct political parties-ACN, CPC, ANPP- that merged in 2013 to form APC, or had joined the party shortly before the 2015 elections. In Cross River, there is fear that those who defected from the PDP along with immediate past governor, Prof Ben Ayade in 2021, had hijacked…

The gory sight of a final-year student of Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU), Ikot Akpaden in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area beheaded by suspected cultists sent goose pimples down the spines of the students and university community. The deceased, identified as Abasi-Anyianga Morris, a final-year Computer Science student, was gruesomely murdered by suspected cultists a few weeks after he emerged as the school ambassador with a “Mr. AKSU” title. Sources stated that his death may not be unconnected with his emergence as the winner of the contest to the surprise of the opposition, forcing an angry cult group to hack him…

Nigeria’s music superstar, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido, is in alleged pregnancies’ scandal based on the number of women accusing him of impregnating them. A French lady, Ivanna Bay has accused Nigerian music star, Davido of impregnating her. Ivanna shared a purported chat with the Nigerian singer to backup her claim of being impregnated by him on Wednesday. She also shared a video of her carrying out a pregnancy test which confirmed that she is pregnant. Also read: Davido performs Traditional marriage rites with Chioma   This is coming hours after an American lady, Anita Brown, went public with…

The re-elected Dr Julius Maada Bio was, Tuesday, officially sworn in as the Sierra Leonean President at Freetown’s State House following his victory in the 2023 elections. Commission chief Mohamed Kenewui Konneh said on Tuesday June 27, that Bio of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) was re-elected with 56.17 percent of Saturday’s vote. His top challenger, Samura Mathew Wilson Kamara of the All People’s Congress (APC), came second with 41.16 percent. More than 2.8 million votes were cast in last Saturday’s poll. Bio’s programmes In his address, President Bio emphasized the significance of the peaceful conduct of successive democratic…

In less than three weeks, President Bola Tinubu administration has secured another World Bank  loan which is $500 million to help the country drive women’s empowerment.  Accordingly, World Bank stated that it gave approval for the loan to scale up financing for Nigeria Women Programme, which was initially approved on June 27, 2018, with $100 million financing. Earlier, the World Bank Group had approved $750 million loan to Tinubu administration to boost Nigeria’s power sector, The loan with project ID P174622 was approved on June 9, 2023, making it the first World Bank loan approved under the new administration of…

Akwa Ibom Government has floated a N100 million Education Intervention Fund to assist physically challenged and other disabled students of the state origin studying in public tertiary institutions. The state Governor, Pastor Umo Eno announced this when the National Association of Students with Disabilities, University of Uyo chapter led by their President, Comrade Emmanuel Wisdom, paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Uyo. Eno said he was moved by the passion to give the student body a sense of belonging to underscore the political inclusion drive of his administration. Also read:  Bring your enterpreneurial acumen to bear on Akwa…

Akwa Ibom Police have arrested and detained one Gabriel Okon Ekpri of Ekit Itam Akpan Obong in Itu Local Government Area of the state in their custody for selling his nine-year-old son at N400,000. A press statement issued in Uyo on Monday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko MacDon said the suspect was arrested by the Quick Intervention Squad of the command. According to the Superintendent of police, the suspect who has confessed to the crime blamed the devil and economic hardship for his actions. Also read: Suspected cultists Flee with youth leader’s head in Akwa Ibom MacDon…

Nigerian international Victor Osimhen has won the Best African International Player prize at the Ghana Football Awards. The 24-year-old had a remarkable 2023-24 season helping Napoli to the Scudetto for the first time in over three decades, scoring 26 league goals. He also helped the club reach the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history. Osimhen also netted a brace as Nigeria defeated Sierra Leone 3-2 in Monrovia to qualify for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations starting in Ivory Coast in January. At the Ghana Football Awards, the Super Eagles striker received the highest number of votes…

President Vladimir Putin Saturday branded Wagner Group leader as a traitor, and vowed not to allow Russia slip into civil war abyss. This was after the leader of the Wagner mercenary force seized a key military headquarters overseeing the offensive in Ukraine. The rapidly moving events mark the most serious challenge yet to the Kremlin chief’s long rule and Russia’s most serious security crisis since he came to power in late 1999. Also read: Prigozhin announces retreat on Moscow to avert civil war Wagner chief Yevgeny Prighozin said his troops had taken control of the military command center and an…