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Despite a barrage of oppositions, Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Thursday, passed into law the Bill to provide for a Map for the State and other matters connected therewith. Following the directive of the House for the state Surveyor-General to draw a new map, the bill sparked off a war of words between the people of Eastern Obolo and Ibeno Local Government Areas on one hand and the people of Eket, Esit Eket, ONNA, Ikot Abasi and Mkpat Enin local government areas on the other hand. The law, which is cited as the Akwa Ibom State Map Establishment Law…

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed three policemen over misuse of firearms, abuse of power, gross indiscipline and wastage of live ammunition. The three cops: Inspector Dahiru Shuaibu, Sgt. Abdullahi Badamasi and Sgt. Isah Danladi from the Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 1, Kano were attached to a popular Kano-based musician, Dauda Kahutu Rarara. The development showed the officers shooting in the air in a viral video while they escorted the musician despite being surrounded by civilians. The incident sparked angry reactions from many Nigerians on the social media and also drew the attention of the Force Police Public…

Barring any favourable climate, Bayelsa, Lagos, Rivers, and Delta states are at higher risk of flooding in 2023, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) alerted. Director-General (DG) of NEMA, Mustapha Ahmed while presenting the 2023 Climate-related Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Strategies in Abuja on Thursday April 13, said the flooding is predicted to result from rising sea levels and tidal surge in the states. “This year’s forecast has indicated that there is a high risk of coastal flooding due to expected rise in sea level and tidal surge that may negatively impact agriculture, human settlements and transportation in Bayelsa, Delta,…

Labour Party (LP) has denied receiving any letter of apology from the British Government over the detention of Peter Obi by Immigration officials at the London Heathrow Airport. On April 7, Labour Party presidential candidate, Obi was detained on suspicion of impersonation during routine immigration checks as he arrived in London for a brief visit. UK Immigration officials were said to have detained Obi for hours and interrogated him after his British Airways plane landed at Heathrow Airport on Friday morning over alleged impersonation. According to news reports, the ex-governor of Anambra was told that another person was using his identity to enter the…

Popular Nigerian Writer, Chimamanda Adichie has differed with Wole Soyinka in describing the supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi who are widely known as Obidients, as fascists. Nobel Laureate Soyinka had in an interview with Channels Television last Saturday, accused Obidients of fascism over alleged refusal to entertain corrective criticism as their “badge of honour.” Soyinka also accused the vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Baba Ahmed-Datti of being fascist following his recent interview with Channels Television that the president-elect, Bola Tinubu should not be sworn in. Speaking on the matter which had generated controversies on…

An outrage greeted the gruesome beheading of a Ukrainian soldier in the viral video circulated online, AP reported. Since Russia’s forces invaded on February 24, 2022, they have committed widespread abuses and alleged war crimes, according to the United Nations, rights groups and reporting by The Associated Press. Ukraine launched an investigation Wednesday into the murder which drew ire of officials in Kyiv, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as well as international organizations. The Kremlin called the footage “horrible” but said it needed to be verified. Meanwhile, a Russian defense official claimed that fighters from Russia’s paramilitary Wagner group have seized three…

All Progressives Congress (APC), appears to have zoned the positions of Senate President and Deputy Senate President, to the South-South geopolitical zone and North-West geo-political zone respectively, Vanguard Newspaper reported. The newspaper  reported that although the party is yet to come up with an official position on the zoning of 10th National Assembly leadership slots, a top source in the party, who is also in Aso Rock, hinted that the South-South zone may get the Senate President’s position. However, the source who spoke to Vanguard’s correspondent under the condition of anonymity said that, Senator Godswill Akpabio and Senator Barau Jibrin,…

Award-winning author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche, has berated the “two-facedness of the US government” when it comes to African politics.  Speaking in an interview with ARISE NEWS on Tuesday, Adichie was reacting to her recent article entitled Nigeria’s Hollow Democracy on the conduct of the 2023 presidential election. She described the election as  “a slap to the face of the Nigerian people and an insult to collective intelligence of Nigerians.” The famous writer who earlier wrote an open letter to the United States President, Joe Biden, condemned his congratulatory message to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, accused the US of being two-faced…

The police say they have arrested the police officer caught in a video flogging an unidentified man in the street of Rivers State. The culprit, Inspector Adejoh Siaka, was arrested alongside Inspector Friday Obaka, and Sgt. Ndiwa Kpuebari from Rivers State. The spokesperson for the Force Headquarters, Muyiwa Adejobi, stated this in a Twitter post, Monday night. “These men have been arrested, and their commander will personally bring (them) to the Force Headquarters tomorrow Tuesday for further actions. They are 3 in number, attached to RRS, Rivers State,” Mr Adejobi wrote on the social media site. He described the officers’…

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Kogi State, Dino Melaye has hit Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State who mocked his aspiration to succeed Governor Yahaya Bello. In a statement on his verified Facebook page on Tuesday, Melaye said Kogi is not Rivers State where Wike determines who becomes governor, adding that power belongs to God. At a media chat earlier on Tuesday, Wike ruled out Melaye ahead of the PDP primary which precedes the November 15 governorship poll in the North Central state.   “When you give Dino that ticket, you know he won’t win in Kogi…