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Akwa Ibom Government is said to have collected N280 billion as the 13 per cent crude oil derivation backlog from the Federal Government. The 13 per cent derivation backlog accrued from 1999 and was approved and released by President Muhammadu Buhari to the benefiting states in tranches. Last week during commissioning of flyover in Port Harcourt, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike blew the lid by challenging his counterparts in the Niger Delta Region to account for the monies and to tell their subjects what they have used the refunds for to better the lots of the masses. Also read Account…

As Twitter reinstated the account of former US President Donald Trump, 9.3 million people are following him on the platform. The account was banned following the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. As Twitter CEO and new owner Elon Musk posted a poll on Twitter on Friday night, November 18 asking the platform’s users itref Trump should be reinstated. Read also President Trump’s Fans Abandon Twitter En Masse Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Sells First Tweet For £2 million Twitter ready to accept Elon Musk’s $43 billion offer “The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated,” Musk tweeted Saturday night.…

Ecuador beat Qatar by  2-0 in the 2022 World Cup on Sunday, making the host nation to become the first in history to crash in the opening game of the tournament. Two first-half goals from veteran striker Enner Valencia sealed a deserved Group A victory for Ecuador as Qatar’s first-ever World Cup finals match ended in disappointment. Ecuador took the early lead in the third minute through Enner Valencia but his goal was cancelled by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). Also read: Five African Teams for Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup However, his effort later paid off in the 16th…

The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed about 381 pharmacies and patent shops in Akwa Ibom State for various offences. The Director and Head of Enforcement Department, Pharm Stephen Esumobi, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Uyo on Friday, said most of the affected shops were sealed for operating without registration or renewal of premises certificates, unauthorized sales of medicines of abuse and poor access control to the poison cupboard. Other offences he said include poor storage facilities and temperature control, stocking and sale of prescription and other ethical products by the patent medicine vendors, among others. Also…

Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has spilled beans by naming the benefiting nine crude oil-producing states in the Niger Delta region that collected the 13% derivation monies backlog. The benefiting states are Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Abia, Edo, Delta, Ondo, Lagos, Imo, and Rivers States. The 13 percent derivation fund comes from the federation revenue to oil-producing communities through the state governments as enshrined in section 162, sub-section 2 of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution (as amended). Also read:  Account For 13% Oil Derivation Backlog Paid by Buhari- Wike tells N/Delta Governors Though most of the state governors including Akwa Ibom have not…

Obong Akpaekong The first Emmah Isong Annual Public Lecture, which held at Transcorps Hotel, Calabar, on October 26, 2014 was a novelty in two different ways. The first was that it was instituted by a cleric and not the government or some public institutions as had been the tradition. The second was that rather than focus on Christian living, it dwelt on efforts that would make the Nigerian project more successful. The event brought together players from different political parties including the big two of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and All Progressives Congress, APC. They sat together in the beautiful…

Nine Governors of Niger Delta Region have been challenged to account for the huge monies collected by them as backlog for the 13% oil derivation since 1999. The monies which run into trillions of Naira were approved and paid in tranches by President Muhammadu Buhari. Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike threw the challenge at the Friday night during a banquet organised by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State for the PDP G5 governors. Read also Again, Wike, allies regroup in Spain for jaw-jaw Wike, Ortom, three other governors shun PDP flag-off presidential campaign in Uyo Crisis: Wike, Makinde,…

Former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has lamented that the present administration before getting into power pledged to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty.  The under All Progressives Congress (APC) under the Muhammadu Buhari administration, he said, has instead thrown 133 million Nigerians into poverty. In a tweet he shared, Sani noted that they ‘‘promised to lift 100m people out of poverty, but threw 133 million into deeper poverty.’’ Read also Nigeria: North, South want everything for themselves- Sen Sani Our Nation Bleeds In The Hands Of Evil- Laments Sani Northern Elite Misuse Religion To Enslave The Poor- Declares…

Nigerian relationship and marriage counselor, Blessing Okoro, has cautioned people to be wary of professional occupations some boys use to strike intimate relationship with married women and single girls. The mother of two who spoke about such issue through a video uploaded on her official Instagram page, revealed that a lot of boys now use such occupations as gym instructors and masseuse to debase married women and even the girlfriends of some men. Blessing CEO advised men to stop their wives and girlfriends from establishing contacts with such boys. Also read: Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, marriage to second wife sparks…

Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, said he has no regret on attacking the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi in the social media. Soludo had dismissed the chances of Obi winning the 2023 presidential poll, criticising the style of Ndigbo in its quest for the country’s number one seat. The attack elicited mixed reactions across the country particularly from the social media, where Soludo was heavily criticised. Also read Obi’s Attack: Soludo in trouble over invitation To deities Peter Obi knows that he ‘can’t and won’t win’- Soludo explodes Obiano, Soludo Split over N500m Budget for Inauguration But reacting to…