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A United Kingdom Court has detained former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu but granted wife, Beatrice bail. Ekweremadu and his wife were accused of trafficking a young Nigerian to the UK for the purpose of harvesting his kidney. They were accused of plotting to traffic the 21-year-old to transplant his organs to their daughter who suffers from kidney failure. Read also Ekweremadu, wife at Crossroads as Court Adjourns Trial to August 4 UK Magistrate Court Denies Senator Ekweremadu, wife Bail Organ harvesting: Ekweremadu, wife Face life imprisonment in UK Ekweremadu and his wife appeared at the Old Bailey for…

Thirty-four passengers died after a bus swerved off a bridge and fell 40 meters into Nithi River valley below in central Kenya at a notorious accident blackspot, a local official said Monday. The bus belonging to the Modern Coast company was traveling from the central town of Meru to the coastal city of Mombasa. Rescue efforts resumed Monday morning and rescuers recovered more bodies and survivors after the Sunday evening accident. Some of the injured are receiving treatment in nearby hospitals. Read also Slain Kenyan Olympian, Agnes Tirop, buried amid tears 9 Christians In Kenya Murdered For Refusing To Recite Islamic Creed…

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan early Monday set a World Record, twice, to win the 100m hurdles in style at the World Championships. Amusan’s victory and another great performance by Ese Brume meant that after labouring all week long with nothing tangible to show for their efforts, Team Nigeria ended their campaign at the World Championships in Oregon on a spectacular note; winning a gold and a silver medal on the final day of action. The duo of Tobi Amusan and Ese Brume produced the medals for Nigeria and they did it in style Oregon with jaw-breaking performances. Read also Nigeria Wins…

South Africa’s Banyana Bayana beat Morocco 2-1 on Saturday to win their first WAFCON title at the fifth time of asking. Hildah Magaia scored twice in eight minutes after the hour mark to hand South Africa a first-ever Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title as they beat hosts Morocco 2-1 in a grueling final in Rabat on Saturday. It ended a run of five finals without success for Banyana Banyana, who completed the tournament in Morocco with a 100 per cent record, as well as securing qualification to next year’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Read also…

Twelves housemates were unveiled on Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality show Saturday, July 23.  The twelve housemates are the first set of housemates to be unveiled on the double weekend launch of the reality show tagged “Level Up.” Fans of the Big Brother Naija show expressed huge excitements on Saturday over the introduction of new housemates. Recall lovers of the reality TV show had waited earnestly for launch of the season 7 series, premiered with the host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu. Some of the housemates were introduced into the house on Saturday night with the remaining housemates expected in the house on…

The dwindling revenues from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) to Akwa Ibom and the 31 local government councils are frightening and pose a major drawback to the performance indices of the various tiers of government. To succeed and stay afloat out of the financial quagmire, the government has to devise new strategies and leverage on its enunciated policies and programmes through innovative but holistic ways to raising adequate funds to implement both Capital and Recurrent projects. At the beginning of every fiscal year, the state and local governments have been embarking on what they called ‘aggressive’ revenue drive to…

Bassey Asuquo Akwa Ibom names are incredibly important part of our identity. They carry deep personal, cultural, familial, and historical connections. They also give us a sense of who we are, the communities in which we belong, and our place in the world. Names in Akwa Ibom State are not mere appendages that are casually given to persons or places, but are carefully crafted and given to children at birth to reflect specific events surrounding their arrival, the family beliefs, profession, traditional titles and positions, religious persuasions and so on. In recent times, religious persuasions and beliefs have modified choices…

The Copper Queens of Zambia beat the Nigerian Super Falcons 1-0 to claim the bronze medal in the third-place match of the 2022 WAFCON, Friday. An own goal by Chiamaka Nnadozie in the first half led to the defeat and Zambia picking a medal for the first time. The Super Falcons could not recover as the Copper Queens held on to their advantage to get the victory at the Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca. Super Falcons campaign at the tournament ended in a defeat just like their opening group loss to the Bayana Bayana of South Africa. Read also FIFA Felicitates…

Twenty persons died and more than 50,000 houses and farmlands were destroyed by devastating flood that ravaged the state. The Executive Secretary of Jigawa State Emergency and Management Agency (SEMA), Mr Yusuf Sani Babura, told newsmen in Dutse, that annual flood affected 17 out of the 27 local government areas of the state. Babura said the disaster has thrown the lives of the communities into chaos as the death involved mostly children as a result of building collapse. Read also 7 girls die in boat mishap in Jigawa Strange Disease Kills 30 in Jigawa One Dies, 3 Hospitalized For Eating…

The House of Representatives has re-gazetted controversial National Water Resources Bill, 2020, and shifted its second reading to September. The bill had re-emerged on the floor of the House of Representatives on June 29, 2022, amidst suspicions from members. The Federal Government sent the Bill to the National Assembly requesting its passage into law in 2017, but it was rejected. It seeks to transfer the control of water resources from states to the Federal Government. Read also Don’t support National Water Resources Bill- Sen Essien tells National Assembly PDP Govs Worried By Controversial Water Resources Bill, 2020 Resist National Water…