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By Bassey Asuquo Lord Frederick Lugard, the governor of both the Northern Nigeria Protectorate and the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria, signed a document consolidating the two. He created the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria on January 1, 1914. Forty-six years later in 1960, Nigeria became an independent state. The amalgamation House was an administrative fiat of Nigeria by the British colonialist overlord for economic and administrative convenience. Research shows that the Northern protectorate predominantly Muslims and animists and the Southern protectorate largely Christians were aggressively making something western in character. The unification was done for economic rather than…

For days now, Obi Cubana, the Lagos club owner who buried his mother in Oba, Anambra State in style has been in the news and such has dominated the social media. During the mum’s funeral service, many of his friends sprayed him Naira, dollars and other world currencies in what turned out to be called ”Naira Rain.” Some people have called for his head, while others are calling for his prosecution for desecrating Naira and other currencies. At last, Cubana has spoken and opened up on the reasons people showered love and money on him during the funeral service in…

Projects worth multi-billions of Naira in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria’s 21st state are rotting away, Straightnews has discovered. The projects are Ibom Hotel and International Convention Centre at Ibom Tropicana Entertainment Centre, Udo Udoma Avenue in Uyo, the state capital, are rather providing emergency habitats for rodents and reptiles. Handled by Chaccour Construction, the 14-floor storey building, adjudged the tallest in the state then, is a 258-room five-star hotel spreads across more than two hectares. The 5,000-seat convention centre has spacious parking lots for 700 cars in addition to having eight meeting rooms with full facilities. Both abandoned projects glaringly wear…

By Our reporters Ibom Plaza is typified by tall trees lined the major entry points into the main bowl. It is arena where people wine and dine under a serene ambience over-looking the major roads with assorted vehicles hooting their horns, while commercial bus conductors holler and beckon on passengers for patronage. It was designed as a relaxation spot for the general public to re-jig their spirits and ward off their distressful outlook after the hustle and bustle of the day’s challenges, but the popular Ibom Plaza, on the Uyo metropolis, is fast becoming the shadow of its old self.…

An Anambra State High Court has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept and publish the nomination of Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo as the Governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA. Delivering his judgment at the state high court Awka, the presiding judge, Justice C.C Okaa ruled in support of the application before her, recognising Victor Ike-Oye as the national Chairman of the party. It upheld the June 23rd APGA primaries that produced Professor Chukwuma Soludo as the candidate of the party for the November 6, Anambra state Governorship election. On 16th of July, Independent National…

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has warned that the floods recorded in many parts of Lagos on Friday, July 16, may be far less than what residents of the commercial city will experience in September. In their Annual Flood Outlooks for 2021, NIHSA predicted that the year 2021 will record more flood cases than any other year, since 2012. The report was made public in May 2021 during the 2021 Annual Flood Outlook in Abuja. Following Friday’s flooding, NIHSA asked Lagos state residents to brace for severe floods in September, the peak of the rainy season, by taking all necessary measures now…

Akw Ibom Deputy Governor, Mr. Moses Ekpo has expressed concern at the level of non-compliance and reckless abandonment of safety protocols of COVID-19 by members of the public. Ekpo said “COVID-19 virus is still on the rampage and the new variant known as the Delta variant is very serious. A word is sufficient for the wise,” calling for caution to help stop the spread of the deadly virus. He stated this at a reception marking the 65th birthday anniversary of the Catholic Bishop of Ikot Ekpene, Most Rev. Camilus Umoh held at St. Ann’s Cathedral, Ifuho, Ikot Ekpene Diocese. The…

The Federal High Court, Abuja, Monday, stopped the Zamfara House of Assembly from impeaching the state Deputy Governor, Mahdi Gusau. Justice Obiora Egwuatu gave the order while delivering a ruling in an ex-parte motion with suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/650/2021 brought by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), through its Lawyer, Ogwu Onoja, SAN. Egwuatu, who ordered the defendants to maintain status quo pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice, also stopped the house from impeaching its other members who are still in the PDP. He directed the plaintiff to serve all the defendants in the suit before Friday and…

More than 1.6 million candidates are expected to participate in this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The Head of National Office (HNO) of West African Examination Council (WAEC), Mr Patrick Areghan, gave the figure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Areghan said that the council was working day and night toward accommodating some schools still bothering it with late registration. He said that the development was taking its toll on the council’s operations. Areghan said ahead of the conduct of the 2021 WASSCE, the council was working with relevant…

Members of Nigerian Legion in Akwa Ibom State Council are enjoined to assist government in addressing security challenges in the state. Dr. Ini Adiakpan, the state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, who made the call after the election and swearing-in ceremony of the legionnaires at the Conference Room of the ministry in Uyo urged them to contribute their quota in resolving the security problems in the state. ”The old saying that old soldiers, they never die. We still remember that it was through you, we maintained the territorial integrity of our states and local government areas. ”And apart…