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Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Thursday, July 15, approved N7 billion loan request by the state Governor, Udom Emmanuel. The governor had earlier in two separate messages to the House requested for authority to obtain N2 billion for the CBN Commercial Agricultural Credit Scheme and N5 billion for the development of Housing Estates in the State. So far, the state government’s internal and external loans have climbed to more than N250 billion. Emmanuel said the CBN Commercial Agricultural Credit Scheme would boost the cultivation of cocoa, coconut and maize in the state. “The CBN Credit Scheme is considered a…

Despite protests by Southern lawmakers at the National Assembly, Nigerian Senators, Thursday, July 15 passed a bill adopting a three percent allocation to host crude oil-producing communities in the Petroleum Industry Bill. The southern lawmakers had demanded five percent for host communities. The number in dispute is the percentage of their total operating expenses (OPEX) oil companies are expected to contribute to a trust fund created for host communities. On Thursday, two southern Senators, George Sekibo and Seriake Dickson raised concerns over the approval. Senator Sekibo said he is not part of the vote on the allocation clause and Senator…

Nigerian Supreme Court has granted an interim injunction stopping the federal government and its agencies from ceding 17 disputed oil wells from Rivers State to Imo State, following a lawsuit brought before the apex court by the Rivers State Government. The injunction was granted in respect of the 17 oil wells located at Akri and Mbede communities, following after an ex parte brought by counsel to Rivers State, Emmanuel Ukala. The suit also joined the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Attorney-General of Imo State, the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and the Fiscal Commission and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation…

No fewer than 72 people have been killed with more than 1,000 arrested in the ongoing riots sparked by the imprisonment of former South African President Jacob Zuma. Recall Jacob Zuma turned himself to begin serving a 15-month prison term after the Constitutional Court sentenced him to prison for defying a court order that he should testify before a commission investigating allegations of rampant corruption when he was president from 2009 to 2018. His imprisonment sparked unrest and riots with people looting from shops and warehouses in several part of the country. The South African Police Service said in a…

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom Ortoms, has alleged that governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defecting to the All Progressives Congress(APC) are doing so to avoid prosecution from the Federal Government after mismanaging public trust and resources. On why PDP governors are defecting to APC, Ortom told Sunnewsonline “You know in politics as defined by one of our greatest philosophers in our time, that politics is a game of interest; no permanent enemy, no permanent friend. ”People are free to defect to any political party for whatever reason that they find expedient.” “I was in PDP when things did…

“My God is the reason I ‘m always glowing,” billionaire businesswoman, Folorunsho Alakija confessed as she clocks 70. Philanthropist Folorunsho Alakija, who is celebrating her 70th birthday anniversary, Thursday, July 15 attributed her constant ‘glow’ to God. Taking to her official social media accounts, the founder of Rose of Sharon Glorious Ministry International, who is happily married to Modupe Alakija for well over four decades also showered love for her family. The business mogul, who now prefers to be known as Apostle Alakija, has her hands in real estate, oil and gas and the printing industry. In 2020, the septuagenarian…

As the 2023 elections inch closer, members of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Akwa Ibom State have been admonished to work as a team and eschew factionalization in returning the party to the centre. The state Deputy Governor, Mr. Moses Ekpo who gave the charge Tuesday when the Abak Local Government PDP Ward Elders Chairmen Forum paid him a courtesy call in his office in Uyo, noted that one of the critical imperatives of leadership is unity of purpose. He urged them to always work as a team to galvanise the needed gains in bringing back the glory of the…

The trending prostitution among teenage girls and boys under 18 in Akwa Ibom State is alarming. More worrisome and debasing is the prostitution among girls who are seen as future mothers, guardians of moral ethos, and progenitors of humanity. Before now, some women of easy virtue were seen as the culprits in this unholy affair, which is turning to an endemic disease. But today, the table has turned, making the teenage girls record breakers in the amorous act. Candidly, the teenage whores are societal derelicts: orphans, homeless, jobless, school drop-outs, and hoi polloi as well as products of broken homes.…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has formally acknowledged receipt of the petition  accusing President Muhammadu Buhari administration of genocide against Yoruba people. A statement by Adeleye, the ICC’s Head of Information and Evidence Unit of the Office of the Prosecutor, Mr. Mark P. Dilon, in a response to Omojola wrote: “As soon as a decision is reached to formally commence investigation into this petition, we will inform you, in writing, and provide you, with reasons for this decision. “This communication has been duly entered in the Communications Register of the Office. “We will give consideration to this communication, as appropriate,…

Excited Reverend Fathers cheered as masquerader danced inside Catholic Church in Nigeria. In a trending video, the officiating priests were seen cheering and church members joined in dancing with the masquerader in the Church (name withheld). While some Nigerians see nothing wrong in the video, others are of the opinion that it is wrong to bring in a masquerade into God’s house. See the video and the opinions below: https://youtu.be/WbRm5RTti_k