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Fear gripped the Ebekpi community of Esit Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State on Saturday morning following eruption of a gas well-head operated by Savannah Energy Plc. The company is African-focused British independent energy firm poised at developing energy projects in Nigeria and the Niger Delta region. The gas leakage, it was gathered, ran for over five hours, making residents of the community and adjoining communities to scamper for safety. Workers of the company, including some white expatriates, were seen hanging around the site looking confused, a source in the village narrated. A fire service vehicle was seen…

By Utibe Ukim November 7, 1996 was to be a busy evening in Abuja for me where I had a scheduled interview and a photo session with the chef at the Nicon Noga Hilton, now Transcorp Hilton for the December edition of the ADC Airlines inflight magazine, The Plume, which I edited. Nothing gave me any inkling that the events to unfold that evening would drastically alter everything for thousands of families in four continents and trigger the end of a lofty dream called ADC Airlines. Arriving the Murtala Muhammed Domestic Airport at 4.30 p.m, I felt I was unusually…

The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, candidate, Charles Soludo has won in 17 out of 21 local government areas in the Anambra governorship election, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced. The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) with the development, is moving closer to being officially declared as the winner of the 2021 Anambra governorship election. In the result of Anambra West, which was announced by the INEC returning officer, Dr German Anagbogu, the APC got 1,233, PDP got 1,401 while APGA won with 1,918. So far, the APGA candidate has won in Dunukofia, Awka North, Awka…

The 4th Ennin Akwa Afaha of Mboho Akwa Afaha, a socio-cultural organization, covering 686 gazetted villages of Afaha in Akwa Ibom State has emerged. He is Edidem Raymond Inyang, who is also the Paramount Ruler of Onna Local Government Area. Inyang who was presented to the people at the joint National Executive meeting, at Awa Ndon, Awa Clan, Onna, on Wednesday November 3 after coronation will succeed Ennin the third Eninn, the late Paramount Ruler of Eket, Edidem (Dr.) N. J. E. Oduenyie. In his acceptance speech, Edidem Inyang pledged to take Akwa Afaha (Worldwide) to the next “Level,” and…

Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel and the emeritus General Superintendent of Qua Iboe Church bickered over poor road at the funeral service of a member of the State Technical Committee on Implementation of the Ibom Deep Seaport, Surveyor Idongesit Udoffa. At the funeral held at QIC Central Primary School, Ibesit Anwa Udo in Oruk Anam Local Government Area, Rev. David Udoudom berated the slow pace in the construction of the the road, thus exposing its users to untold hardships. Earlier, Rev. Udoudom who was the guest preacher had in his sermon told the congregants that Oruk Anam road was good…

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Sunday was in early lead in six local government areas based on results announced in the ongoing Anambra State governorship election. The party’s candidate, Charles Soludo, had earlier been reported to have won his polling unit and ward by wide margin. Soludo, a professor has amassed the highest votes in Onitsha South, Awka South, Anaocha, Anambra East, Orumba South and Njikoka. Anambra State has 21 local government areas and collation is expected to extend into Sunday. There are 18 candidates contesting in the election. None of them is a woman, despite Anambra State being the only state to…

Death toll caused by a fuel tanker explosion in a suburb of Sierra Leone capital, Freetown has risen to 99 with more than 100 people injured. The tragic incident happened late on Friday November 5, when a fuel tanker exploded following a collision, and many people rushed to the scene to siphon off petrol. The death toll on Saturday afternoon stood at 99, with more than 100 people being treated in hospitals and clinics across the city, deputy health minister Amara Jambai told Reuters news agency. Mohamed Lamrane Bah, director of communications for Sierra Leone’s National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA),…

Six more persons rescued alive from the collapsed 21-storey building, Ikoyi are currently being treated at the Police Hospital in Falomo, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated on Saturday. The tally has been raised to 15 survivors the number of persons recovered from the wrecked site. Sanwo-Olu, while giving an update on the search and rescue operation at the scene, was accompanied by the National Leader of the Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule. According to him, 42 bodies had been recovered from the site as at 6 p.m. on Saturday. He said:…

Despite the fact that Femi Osibona, owner of the collapsed 21-storey building in Ikoyi, Lagos State is yet to be buried, his wife and brothers are reportedly locked in war over his properties. The body of Osibona was retrieved three days ago from the wrecked building and had been deposited in the mortuary. SaharaReporters reports that the wife, who had just flown in from the United States, tried gaining access to her husband’s apartment along Mosley Road, Ikoyi but was denied access by some of Osibona’s brothers. According to the report, Mrs Osibona who has four children for the late…

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, is on the brink of losing his Senior Advocate of Nigeria if he is culpable in the raid of the home of Mary Odili, Supreme Court Justice, Olumide Akpata, the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), said. Recall that on October 29, security operatives comprising the police and Army stormed the Abuja home of the Odilis on the claim that “illegal activities” were going on there. The EFCC and Malami both issued different statements denying any involvement in the incident. “We are calling on the President, the head of…