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Title: The Previous Hours of My Present Days Author: Emmanuel Thomas Abraham No. of Pages: 594 Publisher: Union Communications and Publications Limited, Ikeja, Lagos Reviewer: Israel Umoh The book, an inspiring autobiography, chronicles the author’s village, parentage/kinsman ship, role models, grueling childhood experiences, academic adventure, banking odyssey to becoming employer of labour through establishment of highly rated basic and secondary schools as well as a top-class tertiary institution. It is a collector’s item of a determined, young boy, who struggled from poverty in Mkpatak Village in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State  to becoming high-profile figure, through…

Aniefiok Christopher  In a renewed campaign against cultism, violent crimes, and other criminal activities across Akwa Ibom, the Police Command has arrested 10 suspected cultists and recovered a locally made pistol, dangerous weapons, charms, suspected cannabis sativa seeds, cult regalia, and other incriminating exhibits. A press statement by the police spokesperson, DSP Timfon John, said ‘‘In one of the operations, on 4th August, 2026, at about 3:00 p.m., following credible intelligence and in furtherance of an ongoing investigation into cult-related activities, operatives of the Command swiftly mobilized to Akpautong Village, Esit Eket Local Government Area, where five suspected members of…

* WASCO moulded me to be what I am today * I am giving back to the school Israel umoh A member of Nigerian House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Unyime Idem has inaugurated the completed six-classroom storey building in his alma mater-  Western Annang Secondary Commercial School (WASCO) in Ukanafun Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Dr. Idem, who inaugurated the classroom block worth millions of Naira on Saturday, August 8, said this was in addition to a two-classroom block he had built, furnished and handed over to the school. WASCO, a premier secondary school in the area established…

Edi Umoh Embattled FIFA President, Gianni Infantino has rejected calls to resign for now and apologised for the “mistakes” surrounding his controversial World Cup sell-off plan. This was as Uefa, Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Concacaf, the regional federation for North America, Central America and the Caribbean were in solidarity with UEFA in planned boycott of FIFA’s tournaments. Infantino was forced to abandon his plans – namely to sell stakes in the World Cup and other Fifa tournaments to private investors – after public uproar last week, with Uefa confirming a boycott of Fifa events if the plan was voted…

Aniefiok Christopher Social media and tech giant Meta has been fined $567 million ( N773,767,890,000) by a court in the US state of New Mexico, with the money to be used to address harms caused to young people by its Instagram and Facebook platforms. The penalty is in addition to $375 million that Meta was ordered to pay in March as a result of a separate phase of the same court case. Judge Bryan Biedscheid of Santa Fe also ordered various changes to the way Meta’s platforms operate for children using them in New Mexico after ruling yesterday (6 August)…

Akakan Umoh In a tacit manner of evading the recent US Supreme Court’s ruling turning down his birthright citizenship opposition, President Donald Trump Thursday signed two Executive Orders. This is a new but narrower attempt to curtail birthright citizenship challenges the provision of the U.S. ​Constitution earlier rejected by the Supreme Court. Limiting birthright citizenship has been one of the top priorities in the Republican president’s crackdown on immigration, with the ‌White House taking particular aim at what it calls “birth tourism,” in which pregnant foreigners travel to the U.S. to give birth. Also read: Trump Ignores Supreme Court, Pushes…

Aniefiok Christopher The Akwa Ibom Police Command has arrested the manager of Mbiokporo Cemetery in Nsit Ibom Local Government Area, Elijah Edet and one Nsikak Effiong for exhuming a freshly buried corpse and stealing the casket.  The spokesperson for the command, DSP Timfon John, who stated this in a statement on Thursday, August 6, 2026, said the incident was uncovered on August 3 after a vigilant resident spotted two men transporting a casket on an unregistered motorcycle at night. In an attempt to evade arrest, one of the suspects, identified as Effiong Asuquo, fled the scene, while his accomplice, Nsikak…

Aniekeme Finbarr As part of its commitment to sustainable community development and strengthening host community relations, Ibom Developers FZE has presented a cheque of N2.5 million for restoration of electricity in Ohanso Umumba Ama-Ano Ndoki Community, Ukwa East Local Government Area of Abia State.  Presenting the cheque for purchase of electrical accessories on behalf of the company on Saturday, the Community Development Programmes Coordinator, Ms. Grace Inyang reaffirmed the company’s commitment to delivering on its promises and fostering meaningful partnerships with its host communities. Ms. Inyang noted that Ibom Developers FZE has consistently maintained a reputation for making positive impacts…

Press Release Dr Alex Egbona, a member of the House of Representatives, has mourned Mr Anietie Ben Akpan, publisher of the Calabar-based The Pillar Today newspaper, who departed this earth on Sunday, August, 2. Egbona, the member representing Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency in the House from Cross River State, described the loss as a terrible loss to his family, the journalism profession in the Niger Delta and the NUJ family in Cross River State. He said on Wednesday that he had difficulty believing that Akpan had died when the journalism world was still in need of his services. Saying that the…

Akakan Umoh The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), on Wednesday, announced that 1,200,514 candidates, representing 61.54%, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. This was WAEC released the results of the 2026 Computer-Based WASSCE for School Candidates. Announcing the results in Lagos, Head of the WAEC Nigeria National Office, Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut, said this represents a 1.42% decrease compared to 2025. According to him, a total of 1,959,668 candidates from 24,207 schools enrolled for the examination across Nigeria, Benin Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, and Equatorial Guinea. Also read 2025 WASSCE: WAEC Releases…