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Two security guards working at Sulfuk Nigeria Ltd. Fabrication yard along Terminal Road in Esit Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom were killed by robbery suspects, the state police command said. The deceased were Ekpuk Sampson from Ikot Afaha and Friday Ukot from Ikot Usekong, in Eket Local Government Area. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko MacDon confirmed the incident which occurred on January 29, at about 10 a.m said the suspected thieves who broke into the yard and carted away armoured cables, killed the two security guards with matchets. MacDon said “The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has been updated about a…

No fewer than 30 people in Matadi Kibala, Congo, perished in a busy market after a high-voltage electricity tower collapsed. Videos from the scene show panicked crowds walking among the dead bodies on the ground on Wednesday, Feb 2, 2022. People can be heard screaming as they wade through murky water in what appears to be a flooded market street.  Read also:  52 Prisoners Die Of Malnutrition In Congo DR Congo: 24 Die As Plane Crashes Into Homes 600 Refugees Land In US With 25 Congolese Arriving First One Twitter user who uploaded the footage wrote: “An excerpt from the situation in…

MTN Nigeria Communication Plc has said it now has 6.6 million Nigerians as direct or indirect shareholders as it made N111.75 billion from its share offer to Nigerians. The telecommunications company said this in a statement titled ‘Results of the series 1 offer for sale of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc ordinary shares, first public offer via digital platform in Nigeria’. The Chief Executive Officer, MTN Group, Ralph Mupita, said, “We are pleased that this offer has given so many Nigerians the opportunity to become owners of MTN Nigeria. “With over 6.6 million Nigerians directly or indirectly becoming shareholders in MTN…

Senegal on Wednesday night qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final after beating Burkina Faso 3-1 during the explosive encounter. The AFCON semi-final match ended in a 0-0 draw at half-time after both Senegal and Burkina Faso failed to score. However, second-half goals from Abdou Diallo, Idrissa Gueye and Sadio Mane ensured Senegal defeated Burkina Faso and qualified for the final. Blati Toure did score for Burkina Faso in the 82 minutes of the encounter. Read also: AFCON: Egypt, Senegal advance to Semi-finals Cameroon, Burkina Faso Progress to Semi/finals in AFCON 2021 Nigeria To Face Tunisia As…

Pastor Umo Eno, the preferred successor to Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State, was seen kneeling before him in Government House, Uyo.  In the picture, Emmanuel who was clutching microphone on his left hand held Eno’s back while his wife, Martha was watching the scene. Obong Victor Attah, the ex-Akwa Ibom Governor, had presented Eno, the current Commissioner for Land and Water Resources, before some PDP stakeholders on Sunday. Defending his choice at a programme on Monday, Emmanuel said it was God who picked Eno. Read also: ‘My aspiration to serve as Governor remains on course’ – says Luke…

The Economic Community of West Africa, ECOWAS, Tuesday, condemned an ‘attempted coup’ in Guinea-Bissau after heavy gunfire was heard near Government palace. Heavily-armed men surrounded the Palace of Government, where President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam were believed to have attended a cabinet meeting.  “ECOWAS is following with great concern the evolution of the situation in Guinea-Bissau… where military gunfire is taking place around the Government Palace,” the organisation said. Read also: Military Coup rocks Guinea, fate of President Condé unknown The African Union issued a similar statement, adding that some government members were being detained and calling on…

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has given reason the administration of his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, abandoned a jet belonging to the state in Germany. Wike explained that “Let me just tell you people the whole essence of why they took the plane to that area (Germany). The former governor felt that he was going to install a governor in 2015. If Dakuku had become governor, that was just the end of the plane.” Dakuku Peterside backed by Amaechi who is now Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation contested under All Progressives Congress, APC, but lost to Wike of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP…

Amid fraudulent activities, Binance, the world largest cryptocurrency platform, has clamped down more than 280 cryptocurrency accounts held by Nigerians, as part of International law enforcement crackdown. During the week, some Nigerians took to Twitter to protest through “#BinanceStopTheScam” hashtag, as they could not access their accounts. Some of the complainants said Binance had seized their fiat currency saved in their wallets by locking them out of their accounts, with most of them stating they’ve been denied access for more than three months. In his response to the scam claim, Binance founder and chief executive officer, Changpeng Zhao, said in…

”My aspiration to serve the state in the capacity of the Governor remains on course,’’ Rt. Hon. Onofiok Luke wrote after the emergence of the PDP preferred Governorship candidate.  Luke, the member representing Etinan-Nsit Ibom-Nsit Ubium Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, was reacting to the presentation of the Commissioner for Lands in Akwa Ibom, Pastor Umo Eno, as the preferred candidate to succeed Governor Udom Emmanuel in 2023 general elections. Eno was presented at a well-attended Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Stakeholders’ Meeting which took place at the Governor’s Lodge, in Uyo on Sunday evening. Writing on his Facebook…

Egypt and Senegal have advanced to the semi-finals of Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2021) after beating their opponents in the Quarter-finals match played on Sunday.  The Pharaohs of Egypt beat Morocco 2-1 while the Terranga Lions of Senegal crushed Minnows of Equatorial Guinea 3-1. Egypt on Sunday qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final after beating Morocco 2-1 in Cameroon. Read also: Cameroon, Burkina Faso Progress to Semi/finals in AFCON 2021 AFCON 2021 fallout: Ghana Coach Milovan Rajevac Sacked AFCON: Eight die in stampede after Cameroon vs Comoros match The AFCON quarter-final match ended in a…