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A one-time Akwa Ibom Commissioner for Information and Culture, Sunday Ekpo, has died. Ekpo, who died Tuesday, July 20, served as the Commissioner during the reign of Akwa Ibom military administrator, Brig. Yakubu Bako (retired). Born on September 19, 1954, he hailed from Ubolo Oro in Udung Uko Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. An alumnus of University of Lagos, Ekpo commonly nicknamed ‘Express’ once served as a branch manager of the defunct Mercantile Bank of Nigeria. Anwana Esin, Jr, who confirmed the news on Thursday, July 22 to Straightnews said he was with his brother, popularly called Jimmy London,…

Bishop David Oyedepo, founder/General Overseer of Living Faith Church also known as Winners Chapel has given reason for sacking 40 pastors of the church. This came shortly after a certain Pastor Peter Godwin of the Winners Chapel, claimed that the church sacked him and about 40 other pastors in Ekiti State for failing to grow their respective parishes. He said he was employed on August 28, 2020. In a letter that has been trending on social media, which is dated June 25, 2021 and signed by the Executive Secretary of the church, Adebisi Aboluwade, the pastors were asked to evacuate…

A Nigerian pastor has recanted his incendiary comments made against a popular Nigerian nightlife entrepreneur, Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana. Few days ago, Cubana had trended in the social media after his visit to his Oba community in Nigeria’s Anambra State, where he gave lavish burial rites to his mother and his friends and associates sprayed wads of Naira and other currencies on him. In his sermon, Ntia Ntia, the pastor of Full Life Christian Centre, Akwa Ibom State, berated Cubana, “The place where you are standing to spray money, the road is not tarred…. Can’t you see the…

Amid gas and transmission problems, power generation in Nigeria dropped below the 4,000 megawatts during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration on Tuesday. The total generation in the country stood at 3,958.7MW as of 6am on Tuesday, down from 4,270.7MW on Monday, according to data obtained from the Nigerian Electricity System Operator. On Monday, the peak generation stood at 4,611MW, while the lowest generation was 3,732.1MW, the NESO data showed. The total energy generated on Monday was 100,974.45MW, out of which 99,272.98MW was sent out. Although the NESO data did not state the cause of the decline in generation on Tuesday, gas and…

By our reporter Major roads and streets in Uyo, Akwa Ibom capital are bereft of metal drain covers, following their removal by suspected thieves, Straightnews has learned. Investigation by Straightnews revealed that the criminals, working with other syndicates in the wee hours or thick of the night have been going about removing the covers for sale to scrap dealers. At Four lanes and Nwaniba Road by Water Fountain, checks by our correspondent showed that most of the covers had been removed by unknown persons, exposing the drains to the danger of unsuspecting passers-by. ”It is true that the thieves have been going…

The Republic of Benin has rejected the extradition of Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Igboho to Nigeria. Recall that Benin security agents took Igboho and his wife into custody in neighbouring Cotonou on the night of Monday, July 19, under directives from the Nigeria, as the activist was reportedly planning to travel to Germany with his wife who is a German citizen. A robust legal challenge  by Igboho’s legal team against the Benin government has now stapled his extradition to Nigeria despite the FG’s insistence that he be extradited to Nigeria to face allegations of weapons stockpiling and activities that threaten the…

Our reporter It is another season in which the rains trapped in the sky usually drop in torrents. Unannounced, the cumulus cloud forms, gradually gathers momentum and spits to the world in precipitating torrents. Sometimes, the clouds charge and subsequently change the atmospheric conditions in advanced notice of impending landfall. Wild wind would blow across the land resulting in little drops, then heavy droplets as the Heavens continue to let loose. Since the beginning of July, the rains have been pouring in, creating joy for some farmers and lamentations for others whose properties have come under the excruciating torments of the wily…

No fewer than 25 people have died in China’s flood-stricken central province of Henan, a dozen of them in a subway line in its capital Zhengzhou, and more rains are forecast for the region. About 100,000 people have been evacuated in Zhengzhou, an industrial and transport hub, where rail and road links were disrupted. Dams and reservoirs have swelled to warning levels and thousands of troops are taking part in the rescue effort in the province. Twelve people died and more than 500 were pulled to safety after a subway tunnel flooded, state media reported, while social media images showed…

Sweltering performance by Netherlands in their opening Group F Olympic football game saw the Dutch beat Zambia 10-3, breaking the record for the most goals scored by a single team in a women’s Olympic football match. Dutch and Arsenal striker, Vivianne Miedema, stole the show as she scored four goals in the game played at Miyagi Stadium in Rifu. With Wednesday’s performance, Netherlands are no doubt one of the favourites for the gold medal. The way the Dutch defended against Zambia, however, will be a concern as they did not look able to protect their high line by pressing the…

Agitators of Yoruba Nation have vowed not to relent in their campaign for self-determination, declaring they will present their case at the 76th UN General Assembly in September 2021. The Nation reports the umbrella body of Yoruba self-determination groups, Ilana Omo Oodua, had endorsed the ongoing petition being pushed by the Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (NINAS), which urged the Federal Government to conduct a referendum. One of the leaders of Ilana Omo Odua, Prof. Wale Adeniran, in a zoom conversation organised by UK-based Heritage Multimedia TV on Tuesday evening monitored by The Nation, explained the UN General Assembly would be…