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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the conferment of National honours on 338 Nigerians and friends of Nigeria for their outstanding service to mark the country’s democratic transition process. Of the number, Akwa Ibom outgoing governor Udom Emmanuel is among the 21 names listed for conferment as Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON). The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Mrs. Ibiene Roberts, stated this in a circular issued on Sunday in Abuja. Also read: Amusan, Brume, others get National honours, N200m largesse  The circular reads: “There is one person to be conferred with the Grand…

President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Saturday, restated his commitment to the ideals of democracy as the best form of government. Speaking at the inauguration Lecture delivered by former Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, Mr Tinubu stressed the significance of democracy in driving Nigeria’s sustainable development. He acknowledged the indispensable role of democracy as the cornerstone for the nation’s progress and prosperity, emphasising the vital nature of democracy in advancing the nation’s interests. The President-elect’s address was delivered by the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, who used the opportunity to call on Nigerians to stand together with…

Former Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta has identified three enemies of nationhood that could impede meaningful development. Speaking at the inauguration lecture entitled: Deepening Democracy for Integration and Development, in Abuja on Saturday, Kenyatta said “I started by mentioning the three enemies of nationhood negative ethnicity, religious discrimination and corruption. ‘‘As your fellow African, I look forward to a Nigeria that emerges from this transition, ready to flex and fight for its rightful place on the global stage with both hands at the ready.” Kenyatta emphasised the importance of transcending from tactical politics and adopting the role of Nigeria’s vision bearer.…

A two-year-old child and the entire family are serving life  sentence in North Korea after its government discovered Bible in their possession, according to International Religious Freedom Report. The entire family, including a two-year-old, was sentenced to life in a political prison camp in 2009. The US State Department’s International Religious Freedom Report 2022 stated this and documented the regime’s crackdown on people having religious beliefs. A document released by a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) estimated that between 50,000 and 70,000 North Korean citizens under the Kim Jong-un regime have been imprisoned for ‘being Christians.’ Christians who have been imprisoned in…

Akwa Ibom outgoing governor, Udom Emmanuel has bidden members of the 22-member State Executive Council goodbye. Emmanuel, who presided over the EXCO meeting was held at State Executive Council chambers, Governor’s Office, Uyo, ruled the state from May 29, 2015 to May 29, 2023. Though the governor did not openly pronounce dissolution of the EXCO, public analysts and administrators viewed Friday’s EXCO meeting as Valedictory service to cabinet members of the Emmanuel administration. A press release issued by Comrade Ini Ememobong, Akwa Ibom outgoing Commissioner for Information and Strategy, said the meeting commenced at 9 a.m. with the swearing in…

The Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility at the Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital has a capacity to process 1.5 million passengers annually in a 12- hour daily work shift and three million in a 24-hour shift. Though Obong Victor Attah initiated Akwa Ibom International Airport when he was governor from 1999 to 2007, Chief now Senator Godswill Akpabio, governor from 2007 to 2015 built the airport and landed the first aircraft at the airport on September 23, 2009. As Arik’s B737-800 aircraft with registration 5N-MJO  landed on the runway of the airport, Obong Attah and…

Hundreds of Catholics have flocked to Missouri to view the exhumed body of a nun who died at 95 in May 2019, the Catholic News Agency reported. In what is described as a “miracle in Missouri,” the corpse of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, the founder of the Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of Apostles, was discovered intact with no signs of decomposition. On close inspection of the simple wooden coffin she had been buried in, a crack was found, leading to the discovery that Sister Lancaster’s body was still very much intact, prompting a huge outpouring of worship from Catholics locally…

Emem Nkereuwem For the past months, I have spent time reminiscing over the state of our country, the nature of our political space and the peculiarity of the actors in the space. My focus anchors on the eternal lessons of Easter.  The symbolism of Easter is a great illumination to humanity as it provides an opportunity for spiritual rejuvenation and self-appraisal. To wit, the profound lessons of the sacrifice, the silent suffering, death and the resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the most humbling reflections of our salvation. The sobriety of Easter is sublime and remains timeless. Consequently for…

The untimely death of a Senior Secondary School student in Akwa Ibom State has pitched the school authority against the parents. Until her demise, Edima Ini Umoh was a SS 3 student of Full Life Academy, Uyo, Akwa Ibom. Since her death, her parents and the school authority are having frosty relationship. On its part, the school management believes the mother of the deceased has a lot of questions to answer. The Principal of Full Life Academy, Pastor Aniefonteabasi Victor- Williams, said everything happened in a flash as no one had the premonition of her death. She said the deceased…

The Supreme Court has dismissed the suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking to void the joint ticket of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima as presidential and vice presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 25 election. The PDP had claimed that Shettma violated the Electoral Act, 2022 by allowing himself to be nominated twice for two different offices – Borno Central Senatorial district and Vice President. Also read:  Supreme Court rules on PDP’s Suit Against Tinubu, Shettima May 26 In a judgment on Friday, a five-member panel of the apex court,…