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The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate, Professor Charles Soludo has coasted to victory in the Anambra governorship elections. Soludo won 19 of the 21 local government areas of Anambra State. “That Charles Chukwuma Soludo of APGA, having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” Professor Florence Obi, the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Chief Returning Officer for the poll, announced the outcome Wednesday morning. Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (Mr Valentine Ozigbo) and Young Progressives Party (Senator Ifeanyi Ubah) each won a local government area. But the candidate of the All…

The Nigerian Senate has passed the harmonised version of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The bill was passed on Tuesday November 9, following the resumption of plenary by members of the National Assembly after a three-week recess and the harmonization of the bill by the Senate and the House of Representatives. Before the bill was passed, the senate had set-up a seven-man conference committee to meet with members of the House of Representatives Conference Committee to harmonise the differences in the Senate and House versions of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The constitution of the conference committee by both…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Akwa Ibom State Council, is grieved over the untimely demise of its former state Chairman, Comrade Unyime David Usoro. Usoro who served as the State Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress from 2007 to 2015 passed onto eternity after a protracted illness on Wednesday, November 3. Comrade Sunny James, the state Chairperson of NLC, announced the death at Workers Solidarity Centre, Secretariat, Atan Offot, Uyo on Tuesday, November 9, described him as ”A Field Marshall of the Workers’ Liberation Movement.’’ Comrade James said ”Our Comrade literally gave his life to the Labour Movement, having spent all…

In a quest to enhance unity among people in the South South Region, Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri has harped on the need to harness hidden potentials through sports in the region. Diri made the call when he received the representatives of the South South Inter Club Tennis Association (SSICTA) led by its President, Sir Emem Akpabio at Government House, Yenogoa on Saturday, November 6. He emphasised the need for the association to sustain the competition in the region which is fast becoming the headquarters of sports in Nigeria to regaining its rightful place on sports in the country.…

A serving Police Officer at the Police Area Command, Ikot Ekpene and a defendant are awarded N2.5 million damages for unlawful detention of a woman over ownership of her father’s property located at 6, Library Avenue, Ikot Ekpene. Akwa Ibom State High Court presided over by Justice Ntong Ntong ordered Inspector Mbuk-iduhe Isaac to pay N1.5 million, and Ndifreke Bassey Ekponobong N1 million damages to Emem Uwem Patrick, the applicant for a breach of her fundamental rights. Justice Ntong in a one-hour judgment delivered Monday, said his concern is not about who owns the property, but the illegal arrest and…

Against the risky nature of prostitution, Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, Warri in Delta State doled out N6 million to six repented commercial s3x workers to start new life. This was as some of the workers at the church’s Sunday service narrated their ordeals in the hands of kidnappers and how God saved them from being killed. The sex workers (names concealed) came out to testify of their miraculous victory from the hands of kidnappers, who disguised for patronage. One of them narrated how she ended in the bush after the man had enticed her with a promise of N200,000 but…

Ibom Air of Nigeria has marked its one-millionth passenger mark, the management has announced. Ibom Air, founded in 2019, has a fifth Bombadier CRJ 900 in its flight. The management of Ibom Air said the airline’s attainment of one-millionth passenger mark on board flight number IAN4134 departing from Victor Attah International Airport Uyo, to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, last week. The passenger, Olowodu Daba Obene, was on the queue to boarding when the countdown to the 1,000,000th passenger began. The company’s communications and marketing manager, Annie Essienette who confirmed this in a statement said the Director of Maintenance, Lookman Animashaun,…

Udeme Nana  At the time he came the world was in the thick of a major conflict- the Second World War. That particular year, Japan terrorized the United States of America, wreaked immense havoc, shaking the whole country, causing much pain, griefs and tears having dropped a bomb on Pearl Harbor. This particular horrifying and murderous onslaught killed 2,400 American soldiers. It was a sad and gloomy day for American citizens. Elsewhere, in the British colony of Nigeria, the small rustic homestead of Udo Akpan Etok Udo and Affiong Udo Essien of Ibiaku Ata section of Ibiaku Ntok Okpo, now the…

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…