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Akwa Ibom State tops list of three Nigerian states in the South South region- Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers- to receive N2.42 trillion as recalculated oil derivation funds, Federal High Court had ordered. Consequently, Policy Alert has warned the state governments in the region to resist the temptation of using the recent court judgments ordering the federal government to pay the oil producing states their share of recalculated oil derivation revenue as guarantee for new loans. Recall that Federal High Court had, over the last few months, ordered the Federal Government to pay $2.258 billion to Akwa Ibom State, $1.638 billion to…

Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been sacked following Saturday’s shocking 4-1 away defeat by Watford. United have confirmed Solskjaer’s assistant Michael Carrick to be placed in temporary charge, with the club looking to appoint an interim manager until the end of the season. Solskjaer, an icon of the club, had been in charge of United for nearly three years but pressure on his position started building after humiliating losses to Liverpool and Man City despite having star players Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane in the squad. Solskjaer signed a new three-year deal in July but leaves…

As Obong Victor Attah, a former Akwa Ibom Governor. clocks 83 Saturday, many have heaped torrents of felicitation on the elder statesman on this occasion. The time-honoured Eduek Ekpe of Ibesikpo Asutan and the ardent advocate of resource control ruled Akwa Ibom from 1999 to 2007. In a statement made available to the press by his Chief Press Secretary, Ekerete Udoh, Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel thanked the former Governor, for his inspiring service to the state during his tenure as a Governor. Emmanuel also lauded Attah for the foundation he laid and for the states manly role he has…

Dispirited Manchester United suffered a fourth defeat in five Premier League games as they went down a 4-1 to Watford Saturday. They finished the game with a 10-man to pile more pressure on embattled manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The visitors were punished for a ragged first-half display with Joshua King and Ismaila Sarr on target for the hosts for whom Sarr also had a penalty saved by David De Gea, who then kept out Sarr’s retake after VAR ruled a player was in the area. Substitute Donny van de Beek inspired a revival after the break and halved the deficit…

Superstar Singer Davido, has doled out N200 million given to him by his friends and fans together with his N50 million to orphanages in Nigeria. This is coming days after the singer requested his friends, colleagues, fans and the public send in donations for his birthday. In a statement he released this afternoon, the N250 million is to be distributed to orphanages across the country. He said a five-man committee has been set up to monitor the distribution of the funds.

US vice president Kamala Harris is the first woman to act as president because President Joe Biden is under anaesthesia for a routine colonoscopy, the White House has said. “As was the case when President George W Bush had the same procedure in 2002 and 2007, and following the process set out in the Constitution, President Biden will transfer power to the Vice President for the brief period of time when he is under anaesthesia,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement. “The Vice President will work from her office in the West Wing during this time.”…

Gabriel Efo After the first-year of #EndSARS protest, people who suffered loss of public facilities and private businesses in Akwa Ibom State are still ruing over lack of succor to compensate for their losses, Straightnews has gathered. The protests which, according to organisers, were to demand for an end to police brutality, dissolution of the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a unit of the Nigeria Police, justice for victims of police brutality, a reform of the police force and general good governance, was staged in all states including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Like wild fire, the EndSARS protest at…

Seven girls died when a boat with 10 occupants capsized in  River Gasanya in Gamafoi village of Kafin Hausa Local Government Area, Jigawa State. It was gathered that the children between the ages of 10 and 12 had left Gafasa village, Kafin Hausa Local Government Area for Gasanya village in Auyo Local Government Area for Maulud (a religious gathering). The girls, according to the source, were said to have driven the boat parked at River Gasanya themselves in the absence of a craftsman. Gamafoi village head, Malam Adamu Haruna Gamafoi, who reported the incident to the police said the boat capsized…

The richest woman in Africa, Apostle Folorunso Alakija, has celebrated ‘incredible men who are loving pillars to their families and communities.’ The billionaire oil mogul and philanthropist stated this on Friday, November 19, when she joined the world to mark International Men’s Day. Alakija said that men are just as much in need of celebration and support as women. “Today is International Men’s Day. You may wonder why we need a day apart to celebrate men.” “According to World Health Organization, across the world, suicide rates are significantly higher for men compared to women. “Like women, men are also imprisoned…

US President, Joe Biden’s approval rating dipped to 36 per cent in a new poll with most American voters wanting to see Republicans take control of Congress. A Quinnipiac University Poll on Thursday, November 18, shows that the new numbers indicate a level of frustration among voters with the party in power as the country prepares for next year’s midterm election. Only 36 per cent in the poll approved of the job President Biden is doing while 53 per cent disapproved. It is the lowest job approval rating he is received in a Quinnipiac University poll. In the Quinnipiac poll,…