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In a decisive move aimed at strengthening national security architecture, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reshuffled Service Chiefs by approving major changes in the leadership of the Armed Forces, and appointing new ones. A statement on Friday by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Chief Sunday Dare, said the President named former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede as the new Chief of Defence Staff, replacing General Christopher Musa. Major-General W. Shaibu has been appointed Chief of Army Staff, Air Vice Marshal S.K. Aneke takes over as Chief of Air Staff, while Rear Admiral I. Abbas…

By Aniefiok Christopher   To combat the growing challenge of malnutrition in Nigeria, Helen Keller International, in partnership with federal and Akwa Ibom State health agencies, has launched the Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) Out-Patient Therapeutic Programme (OTP) site in Etinan Local Government Area of the state. The initiative, which began on Monday, aims to strengthen nutrition services and provide life-saving treatment for children suffering from acute malnutrition. Flagging off the project, the Coordinator, Office of the First Lady, Akwa Ibom State, Lady Helen Eno-Obareki said the project, aimed at tackling the rising cases of acute malnutrition among children under…

Illinois governorship candidate, Darren Bailey’s son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren were killed in a helicopter crash, his campaign said Thursday. Bailey’s team announced the fatal accident in a statement on social media Thursday. “On Wednesday evening, Darren and his wife, Cindy, received the heartbreaking news no parent ever wants to hear,” the statement said. “Their son, Zachary, his wife, Kelsey, and their two young children, Vada Rose, age 12, and Samuel, age 7, tragically lost their lives in a helicopter accident in Montana.” Zachary Bailey was the pilot of the helicopter that crashed, Aaron Del Mar, who is running for…

Agency’s Report Melania Trump is locked in a new legal showdown with journalist and author Michael Wolff, who has accused the US First Lady of trying to block the publication of his upcoming tell-all book about her life. According to court filings obtained by TMZ, Wolff claims Melania “deliberately and maliciously interfered” with his publishing contract and defamed him through public statements related to his forthcoming book, “The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump (Redux).” Wolff alleged that Melania and her team spread false and damaging claims, accusing him of fabricating interviews, intimidating sources, and “manufacturing…

Ese Oruru, abducted at 13 from her mother’s food shop in Yenagoa, Bayelsa to Kano, where she was forcefully converted to Islam and married off to a Keke driver who abducted her, has graduated from the University of Ilorin with Second Class Upper Division in Education Technology. On Wednesday, Ms Oruru was among the nearly 12,000 graduands at the University of Ilorin’s 40th convocation and among the few to have Upper Class honours. Ms Oruru had a sordid encounter back in 2015 after Yunusa Dahiru, a Muslim tricycle driver, orchestrated her abduction from her parents’ custody to the northern Kano,…

The Senate has proposed a bill prescribing life imprisonment for anyone found guilty of child sexual abuse, with no option for fines. This decisive move marks a significant step towards protecting the rights and safety of children across the nation. The proposal which is part of sweeping amendments to the Criminal Code Act under the Criminal code act (Amendment) Bill, 2025 is a concurrent bill initially passed by the House of Representatives. Leading the debate on the bill, Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, said the amendment seeks to strengthen child protection laws and eliminate gender discrimination in the prosecution of sexual…

Substance Nature Akwa Ibom State has sustained its impressive momentum in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), securing the 8th position in the 2024 IGR ranking among Nigerian states. According to newly released data, the state recorded continued growth in revenue generation, reflecting effective economic policies, improved tax systems, and strong fiscal management. This performance places Akwa Ibom firmly among the top-performing states in Nigeria’s ongoing push for financial independence and sustainable development. The State moved two steps upward on the sub-national IGR collections ranking in the 2024, according to latest data released by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics and the Joint…

Features Article By Israel Umoh  In the dramatic theatre of Nigerian politics, few figures embody contradiction as openly as Nyesom Wike, the former governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Since his surprising emergence as a cabinet appointee in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s All Progressives Congress (APC) government — despite being a card-carrying member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) — Wike has danced on a tightrope stretched precariously between loyalty and ambition, principle and pragmatism. Since his presidential trial in PDP and subsequent exit from Government House, Port Harcourt, Wike tunred to…

In a significant boost to Nigeria’s oil revenue performance, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has remitted a total of ₦6.2 trillion to the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) within nine months -January to September 2025. This remittance, one of the highest in recent times, reflects improved regulatory oversight, increased oil production, and better revenue collection in the upstream petroleum sector. The development is seen as a positive indicator for Nigeria’s economy, especially as the country continues to rely heavily on oil earnings for fiscal stability. The figure, presented in the commission’s latest revenue report to the Federation Account…

 An Akwa Ibom native, John Obot and four other Nigerians attempted a 431-hour reading marathon for 18 days to set new Guinness World Record. The triumph was also achieved by Keturah Heman (Gombe), Stephen Oyelami (Osun), Preciouslight Ukachi (Imo), and Ogunremi Temitope (Kogi). Held in a restaurant in Nigeria’s Lagos, the books’ reading was held for over 431 hours in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the longest marathon of reading aloud, part of a campaign to promote literacy in Africa’s most populous country. The current record holders for the longest reading aloud marathon are a group of five people from…