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The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has identified formal education as a panacea for national security. Akpabio stated this on Friday, while delivering A Pre-convocation lecture at the Fifth and Sixth (combined) Convocation Ceremony of the Federal University of Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, entitled, Impact Of Security On Education And Sustainable Development In Nigeria. He said with sound education, national security could be achieved through concerted efforts in collaboration with relevant stakeholders across the different levels and sectors. The former Akwa Ibom governor described the provision of security as the most valuable objective that a serious government…

The new road contract award in Akwa Ibom The contract award for the construction of some new roads in Akwa Ibom is a welcome development. Arising from its recent meeting, the State Executive Council presided over by Governor Udom Emmanuel who is also the Chairman of Finance and General Purpose Committee awarded the contracts. We applaud the state government for awarding the new jobs, considering the deplorable state of many Trunk B and C roads, comprising state and local government roads. This will open the rural areas and unlock agricultural potentials for seamless evacuation for intra- and inter-states’ trades services.…

Court declares proscribed bandits groups as terrorists: Abuja Division-Federal High Court, Justice Taiwo Taiwo, Yan Bindiga, Yan Ta’adda, Federal Government(FGN), Federal Ministry of Justice, Director of Public Prosecution, DPP-Mohammed Abubakar, President Muhammadu Buhari(PMB) The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has declared proscribed bandit groups as terrorists.Specifically, the court, in a ruling that was delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, held that activities of Yan Bindiga and Yan Ta’adda bandit groups, constitute acts of terrorism The ruling declaring bandits terrorists followed an ex parte motion the Federal Government filed through the Federal Ministry of Justice. The motion was moved by…

Nineteen Suspected Acquitted IPOB members of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) who were discharged and acquitted shed tears of joy after 15 years in detention. They were accused of treason and terrorism charges but Federal High Court in Awka, Anambra state capital ordered their release for want of evidence. The court presided by Justice Nicholas Oweibo said the prosecutors failed to establish proof for treason and terrorism charges levelled against the nineteen accused persons. Counsel to the acquitted persons, Okoli Akirika, said ”The judge came to the conclusion that there was no iota or scintilla of evidence adduced by the…

Nigerian twin sisters-Taiwo-Kehinde Oluyale Federal University of Technology(FUTA), Akure-Ondo State   Nigerian twin sisters, Taiwo and Kehinde Oluyale shone like stars at the convocation ceremony at the Federal University of Technology, Akure in Ondo State as both bagged first-class degrees from the institution. Both of them bagged First Class in Building Technology, with Taiwo emerging as the best graduating student at the school for the year 2021. She had a CGPA of 4.89

More than 52 miners and rescuers died and dozens are missing following a gas leak that saw a Siberian coal mine filled with smoke, Russian news agencies reported. The miners were killed when coal dust caught fire, and smoke quickly filled the Listvyazhnaya mine through the ventilation system, Russia’s Tass news agency said, citing an unnamed emergency official. Six rescuers had been killed as well, according to Tass, Ria Novosti news agency. The mine, near the town of Belovo in the Kemerovo region, filled with smoke in the early hours of Thursday with 285 people inside. Earlier, Kemerovo governor Sergei…

Court sends weeping man to gallows for kidnapping four-year-old boy Akwa Ibom State Court sends a weeping man to gallows for kidnapping four-year-old boy. Akwa Ibom State High Court still sent a 31-year-old man to gallows for kidnapping a four-year-old boy, who has not been found till today. The convict, Ekerete Michael Ukpong, a native of Udok Atai in Ikono Local Government Area before the sentence was seen weeping uncontrollably in the court hall. The court in Ikot Ekpene, presided by Justice Augustine Odokwo, found Ukpong guilty of kidnapping, punishable by death, under section 1 of Akwa Ibom State Internal…

Man arrested over alleged connivance with wife to sell two daughters: A 40-year-old Akwa Ibom man is in trouble for allegedly conniving with his wife to sell their two daughters for N.7 million to pay off his debt and meet other financial challenges. It was gathered that Elisha Effiong, who lives in Cameroon with his wife, was arrested in Uyo on November 15, through an intelligence report while trying to sell their daughters aged 6 and 4 respectively. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Public Relations Officer of Akwa Ibom State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Umana Ukeme…

A 15-year-old student of Ambassador College, Otta in Ogun State Nigeria has emerged as “MATHEMATICS QUEEN” for her outstanding performance in the National Olympiads Competition. Miss Faith Odunsi solved 19 Mathematics questions in 60 seconds, became the best girl in mathematics competition and was crowned by the national mathematics centre of Nigeria (NMC). . Twenty six students of both senior and junior secondary Schools across the country were also given awards in different categories in mathematics science. Odunsi who represented Nigeria at the Global Mathematics Competition, beats China, United States of America, United Kingdom and others became the…

Kanye West has vowed to restore his family with Kim Kardashian amid her new romance with Pete Davidson. The 44-year-old rapper spoke about his marriage to Kim Kardashian while attending the Los Angeles Mission’s Annual Thanksgiving event in Skid Row on Wednesday, November 24. During his speech, Kanye expressed his desires for him and Kim to get back together and needing “to be back home.” “The narrative God wants is to see that we can be redeemed in all these relationships. We’ve made mistakes. I’ve made mistakes. I’ve publicly done things that were not acceptable as a husband,” he says in a video shared by PageSix. “But…