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The Akwa Ibom Police Commissioner, Mr. Andrew Amiengheme has ordered arrest and detention of an Assistant Superintendent of Police for investigation on what led to the death of a student of University of Uyo. Amienghene gave the order in reaction to the alleged murder of one Kubiat Isaac, a fresh graduate of the UNIUYO, by its personnel- one ASP Joweigha Michael. The late Isaac, who was awaiting his NYSC call up letter by November, this year, was said to have been arrested at Eni stores by the police around 7 p.m. on Wednesday over involvement in suspected activities of cultism…

Failure by the Nigerian Government to meet outstanding welfare issues of Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Association in 15 days may compel the bodies to commence an indefinite strike. This was contained in a letter by Mr Biobelemonye Josiah, JOHESU’s National President, to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, and other relevant stakeholders on Saturday in Abuja. Josiah said that the 15-day ultimatum was necessitated by the non-challant attitude of government to the plight of its members. The welfare issues, according to him, include adjustment of Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHES) as…

Motorists who receive or make telephone calls while driving, regardless of any wireless gadget (AirPods or earpiece), will bag a six-month imprisonment. The Federal Road Safety Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, stated this in an interview with Punch. Kazeem said driving requires total concentration and road users should not take any risk on their lives.  ”It is illegal to make calls or receive same while driving,’’ according to the National Road Traffic Regulations, 2012. “It is illegal. Driving entails 100 per cent concentration so you cannot be distracted. It is there in the regulation. It is clear from the provisions of…

Dozens died in five states of United States of America as storm water cascaded into people’s homes, engulfing cars and urban streets. As a result, US President Joe Biden traveled to Louisiana on Friday to get a first-hand look at the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ida, the monster storm that devastated the southern portion of the state and left a million people without power. Biden, in rolled up shirtsleeves and boots, was welcomed at the airport by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, who said Thursday that there’s no substitute “for actually being on the ground, speaking with the local officials and…

Leicester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho shone like a star as Nigeria on Friday beat Liberia 2-0 in the first round of World Cup qualifier matches played across Africa. The match, played at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, was lit by Iheanacho who bagged both goals for the Super Eagles. Both goals were scored in the first half. The result puts Nigeria at the top of Group C after one round of matches. The other two teams in the group – Cape Verde and the Central African Republic – had earlier played out a stalemate in Douala, Cameroon.

Amid divorce saga, singer Paul Okoye ‘Rude Boy’ was electrified in emotional hug when he met his wife and kids after school in United States of America. After 17 years together and seven years of marriage, entrepreneur Anita Okoye filed for divorce from her husband, Paul Okoye of defunct P-Square music fame. The music star shared a video of him in an emotional hug with his three children on Instagram, with love and kiss emojis, also tagging his wife to the post. Some social media platforms had reported on Friday, August 20  that his marriage to Anita is facing crisis.…

Football’s world governing body says it has opened disciplinary proceedings over the racist abuse of England players during a World Cup qualifier match against Hungary. “Following analysis of the match reports, FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings concerning the incidents last night at the game Hungary-England,” the body said in a statement. “Once again, FIFA would like to state that our position remains firm and resolute in rejecting any form of racism and violence as well as any other form of discrimination or abuse. We have a very clear zero-tolerance stance against such abhorrent behaviour in football,” it added. The announcement…

The Court of Appeal has declared Mr Valentine Ozigbo as the validly elected governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State. In the unanimous judgment delivered by President of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division,z Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, the appellate court held that the primary held at Professor Dora Akunyuli Women Center, Awka, which produced Ozigbo as a PDP candidate, was conducted in line with the law and the PDP guidelines. The court, therefore, set aside the decision of Justice A. O. Nwabunike of High Court of Anambra State which had…

A Mexican boxer has tragically  died after a knockout left her in critical condition. Jeanette Zacarias Zapata was knocked out in the fourth round against Marie Pier Houle at the GVM Gala International  in Montreal  last week. The 18-year-old appeared to have a seizure after a left uppercut and a right hook, and she was rushed to hospital. Referee Albert Paduano Junior, who had checked on the Mexican fighter, called time on the contest after the fourth round, with the medical team quickly placing her in an ambulance. Fight promoter Yvon Michel announced the sad news in a statement on…

Heavy clashes reportedly occurred around Afghanistan’s northern Panjshir Valley between Taliban fighters and an anti-Taliban group, according to a source in the group. Panjshir Valley, a mountainous, inaccessible region north of Kabul, is the last major stronghold holding out against Taliban rule, and has a long history of resisting the insurgent group. For the past four decades the NRF has rebuffed advances by the British Empire’s army, Soviet forces and the Taliban. But following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, with the exception of the Panjshir region that is controlled by the NRF, the Taliban advanced into the region on Thursday…