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Israel Umoh Akwa Ibom Police Commissioner, Baba Mohammed Azare, wants the citizens in the state to take charge of security by exposing criminal elements. Addressing a high-level Stakeholders’ Security Meeting at the Police Command Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia in Uyo Local Government Area on Monday, Azare emphasized the need for communities to take ownership of security. He said they could do this by exposing criminal elements, including those involved in armed robbery, cultism, vandalism, drug peddling, and other unlawful activities, noting that ‘‘No community can be truly safe if some residents shield or protect criminals.’’ Reviewing the security situation in…

Press Release A former Minister of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, Chief Nduese Essien, has urged the Federal Government to refrain from the culture of excuses and stop political diversions in a bid to solve security challenges in the country. In a press release issued in Uyo, Akwa Ibom capital on Monday, Chief Essien frowned at wanton killings, arsons, kidnappings and armed robbery cases, stating that the foundation of the country was under serious threat. ‘‘Nigeria must abandon the culture of excuses and political diversions that mask the real issues. The primary responsibility of government is to protect its citizens,…

Agency’s Report Brazil’s COP30 presidency sealed a compromise climate deal on Saturday to boost finance for poor countries coping with global warming without any pact on fossil fuels. Brazil hoped to demonstrate global unity even after the United States declined to send an official delegation. Acknowledging that the deal left many frustrated, the head of the U.N. climate secretariat (UNFCCC) praised the delegates for coming together in an year of denial and division. “I’m not saying we’re winning the climate fight. But we are undeniably still in it, and we are fighting back,” UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell said in…

Pope Leo asked on Sunday for the immediate release of children and staffers abducted this week from Nigeria’s school , one of the worst mass kidnappings ever recorded there. Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped students and teachers from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri, in Niger State in the northwest of the country on Friday, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said, the latest in a spate of school attacks this week that has forced the government to shut 47 colleges. CAN said on Saturday it had raised its estimate of those taken from the school to 315 from…

Agency’s Report The G20 summit wrapped up in Johannesburg on Sunday, though formalities were not done for South Africa to hand over the rotating presidency to the US. The G20 summit in South Africa, a gathering of the world’s major economies, has ended with a joint declaration committing to “multilateral co-operation”. The declaration, which covered climate change mitigation and economic inequality, was adopted despite objections from the US, which boycotted the meeting in Johannesburg. It was the first time a G20 summit was held in Africa. Indonesia, India and Brazil have led the summit over the past three years. Related…

A Nigerian Journalist, Mr. Ibanga Isine, has called for urgent measures to tackle fake news, hate speech and algorithm war, which could undermine the peace and development of the society. To tackle Fake News, Isine told journalists and social media publishers to verify before publishing – cross-check information with credible, official, and multiple sources, pause before breaking news – Speed should not override accuracy or safety, use fact-checking tools – Google Reverse Image Search, TinEye, InVid, Claim Review, among others. He further stressed the need for them to avoid anonymous or unverified tips – Treat them as leads, not stories,…

… Eno inaugurates General Hospital Ukanafun …. Approves 18.96-kilometre Road … Builds 31 cottage hospitals, 31 model primary schools Akwa Ibom Governor Pastor Umo Eno directed for the establishment of state-of-the-art Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Dialysis facilities at General Hospital, Ukanafun within the next 90 days. Speaking at the inauguration of a 62-bed capacity General Hospital with 2.2km access and internal roads in Ikot Akpa Nkuk, Ukanafun Local Government Area on Friday, November 21, Governor Eno directed the State Health Commissioner to expedite action in installing the facilities to underscore his administration’s unwavering focus on healing and service. According…

Nigerian Government has ordered the immediate closure of 47 Unity Colleges across the country following the rising wave of attacks on schools in Kebbi and Niger states. The directive came after armed men invaded schools in both states, abducting students and staff, and killing at least one official. This is coming as Katsina and Plateau have ordered the closure of schools in their states as security agencies respond to rising threats of attacks on educational institutions. In a circular sent to principals on Friday, November 21, Hajia Binta Abdulkadir, Director of Senior Secondary Education at the Ministry of Education, said the closure was approved by the Minister…

A Nigerian court on Thursday sentenced separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu to life in prison after convicting him on all seven terrorism-related charges at the end of a decade-long trial that has inflamed tensions in the country’s southeast. Judge James Omotosho  of Federal High, Abuja said prosecutors proved that his broadcasts and orders to his now banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group incited deadly attacks on security forces and citizens. The violence was part of his push for an independent Biafra state for the ethnic Igbo-dominated region which attempted to secede as the Republic of Biafra in 1967, triggering a…

PDP National Chairman, Tanimu Turaki (SAN), Tuesday, called on the US President Donald Trump to protect Nigeria’s fledgling democracy and Christians against genocide. Specifically, the PDP Chairman issued a passionate appeal to the international community, warning that Nigeria’s democracy is “under threat” and urging global powers, including the United States, to intervene. Turaki made the remarks while addressing journalists at the PDP national headquarters in Abuja on Monday, where he accused a serving minister of leading “armed thugs” and said the situation required urgent external attention. He specifically called on President Donald Trump and other advanced democracies to “come and…