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By Aniefiok Christopher Barely two weeks after the Mkpat Enin Council Boss, Mr. Anieokpon Ekpo was dragged to the State House of Assembly over cases of financial misappropriation and abuse of office by a number of Councilors, the Proprietor of Albert Institute of Technology, Uyo, has dragged the Chairman to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged cases of fraud and impersonation. The chairman was dragged to the House by 10 councillors over alleged misappropriation of public funds and abuse of office until members of the house committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs were reportedly directed to…

Six staffers of the University of Abuja abducted by unknown gunmen on Tuesday have been rescued by the Nigerian police and reunited with their families. Details of the rescue operation were sketchy but the Federal Capital Police Command spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, confirmed the development in a statement this morning. Straightnews had reported that two professors, a non-academic staff, and three others were abducted from their official quarters. The hoodlums numbering about 40 were said to have shot their way into the compound and whisked away their victims. Twenty-four hours later, they demanded N300 million ransom. It could not be confirmed whether…

As Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo began fresh trial of the murder of Iniubong Umoren, the prime suspect has made a U-turn by pleading ‘I am not guilty.’ Uduak Frank Akpan who is the accused in the alleged murder of Iniubong the Philosophy graduate of the University of Uyo had at the beginning of the trial pleaded guilty to killing the job seeker. The court now presided over by Justice Bassey Nkanang began the de novo trial of the accused following the transfer of Justice Bennett Illaumoh who first handled the matter. The court heard from the 2nd…

The Akwa Ibom Commissioner of Police has been ordered to pay a barber in Uyo Itam, Itu Local Government Area of the state, N2 million for unlawful arrest and detention on December 18, 2020. In a judgment delivered Thursday, Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo presided by Justice Ntong Ntong held that “the Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State, through his officers and men violated the personal liberty of the applicants by arresting and detaining Haggai Oscar Oku, the barber in the place of another person popularly called “Soft Touch.” “Such mistake identity is so grieved to be ignored.…

Against the Anambra governorship elections slated for November 6, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Thursday called off the one week sit-at-home order. The group through its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, said the reason for the cancellation was due to the intervention of their elders, esteemed traditional Institutions /Rulers and Religious Leaders made it possible. Emma, however, asked Anambrarians to exercise their civic right by coming out en mass to vote for their candidates. The spokesperson said in the statement, “Following the genuine intervention of our elders, esteemed traditional institutions/rulers and religious leaders, and after due consideration of…

Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel has harped on the need for Nigerians to embrace equity and justice as a backdrop to sustain the country’s  unity in diversity. Emmanuel who spoke Thursday on the topic: Unity in diversity at a public lecture organized by the Arewa Media Interactive and Development Forum, Arewa House, Kaduna said ”We must ensure that there is equity and justice and that no part of the country is made to feel less of itself as this will definitely not augur well for our union.’ The governor who was a key speaker  noted ”Several reasons have been adduced…

The corpse of the Managing Director, Fourscore Homes, Femi Osibona, has been found in the rubble of the collapsed Ikoyi building. Fourscore Homes is the firm constructing the 21-storey building under construction which collapsed on Monday, on Gerrard Road in Ikoyi, Lagos. The National Emergency Management Agency confirmed this to TheCable on Thursday evening after rescuers discovered the body. So far, authorities have announced 39 recovered bodies from the rubble. Lagos Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso confirmed the recovery of the body. “He is dead. He was brought out dead this evening”, he said. One of the survivors…

The friendship between Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels and the popular aphrodisiac seller, Jaruma, has gone sour. The duo had been ‘besties’ after they posted several mushy videos of themselves on their individual social media accounts. However, the rift between them began when Daniels took to Instagram to debunk insinuations that she bought and used kayan mata, an aphrodisiac, from Jaruma on her billionaire husband, Ned Nwoko. Her statement came shortly after one of the wife’s of Nwoko, Laila Charani, publicly revealed that she is now divorced from the businessman. Shortly after Charani’s revelation, some fans had accused the actress of…

Luck shone as the ‘Best Graduating Student’ of the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State got a house, N5 million and a scholarship for further studies. A statement by Ogun State governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, on Wednesday said his boss announced the rewards at the reception organised for Joy Adesina. Governor Dapo Abiodun noted that the medical scholarship would be for her residency at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu. The statement said Abiodun noted that the awardee coming out as the best medical graduate that came out of the OAU “is…

Liverpool and Ajax became the latest teams to make it to the last 16 of this season’s UEFA Champions League following their wins against Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund respectively. Liverpool hit 10-man Atletico 2-0 at Anfield with Ajax coming from behind to beat Dortmund 3-1 in Germany. The wins mean the duo joins Bayern Munich and Juventus as the only teams to have confirmed their places in the knockout stage of the competition. Second-place Dortmund, who had defender Mat Hummels sent off, trails Ajax by six points in Group C with two rounds left. Dortmund is level on points with Sporting…