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Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has urged Nigerians and the Church to bind the wounds of division, and banish the cynicism of despair for the development and growth of the country. Senator Akpabio made the call in his opening address at the opening session of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) held at the Diocesan Retreat and Youth Center, Nto Ekpu Ikot, Obot Akara Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State on Sunday, September 15. Akpabio, speaking s Chairman of the occasion, enjoined Nigerians never to be despaired by the current situation that Nigeria was going through but to…

Agency’s Report Nigeria’s sprint hurdler Tobi Amusan claimed silver in the women’s 100 metres hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Monday, September 15, narrowly missing out on gold to Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambundji. Kambundji, 23, stunned the field with a blistering run of 12.24 seconds, setting a new national record and securing Switzerland’s first-ever world title in the event. Amusan, the 2022 world champion and world record holder, followed closely in 12.29 seconds to earn Nigeria’s 12th medal in World Championships history. The bronze medal went to American Grace Stark, who clocked 12.34 seconds. Her teammate Masai…

A Zambian Court has sentenced two men to two years in prison for attempting to use witchcraft to kill President Hakainde Hichilema. According to the BBC, Leonard Phiri, a Zambian national, and Jasten Mabulesse Candunde, a Mozambican, were convicted under Zambia’s Witchcraft Act after their arrest in December 2024. Police said the men, believed to be practising witchdoctors, were found in possession of assorted charms, including a live chameleon. Delivering judgment, Judge Fine Mayambu said the evidence proved the men intended to use the charms against the president. “It is my considered view that the convicts were not only the…

The dire state of health mostly in the rural areas has compelled Akwa Ibom State Government to have formally declared a State of Emergency on the health sector.  Commissioner for Information, Elder Aniekan Umanah, who briefed Government House reporters after the weekly State Executive Council on Friday, said this was to accelerate reforms and further deliver efficient healthcare services in line with the ARISE agenda of the administration. Umanah explained that the, “key directives under this emergency regime include further upgrade of medical facilities across the State, reopening of the recruitment portal and engagement of 2,000 healthcare workers, with the…

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Akwa Ibom State Council has called off the planned industrial action expected to commence on Monday, 15 September, 2025 over non- implementation of 32 per cent pension arrears to pensioners in the state. However, the congress has given the state government a 21-days’ ultimatum to give room for healthy discussions aimed at resolving the matters. This was contained a communiqué issued at the end of emergency State Executive Council (SEC) Meeting of the NLC held on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at the Workers’ Solidarity Centre, Atan Offot, Uyo and signed by the Chairperson of NLC, Akwa…

Akwa Ibom Police Command has begun manhunt for attackers of herders and burglary suspects in the state. ‘‘The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation and manhunt for a group of individuals involved in a conspiracy, assault, and stealing incident that occurred on September 11, 2025, in Etoi village, Uyo Local Government Area,’’ DSP Timfon John stated. John, the state Police Public Relations Officer in a press release dated September 13 said’’ At approximately 5:30PM on Thursday, September 11, 2025, police received a distress call from a man (name withheld) in Etoi village. The caller reported that…

Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci cooked a record-breaking amount of jollof rice on September 13, 2025, at Eko Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria, in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the largest pot of jollof rice. The event saw over 20,000 attendees, including celebrities and government officials, culminating in the serving of the giant pot of jollof to the public. Thousands gathered and watched the food influencer’s latest world record bid, after in 2023 holding the title for the longest cooking marathon – an exhausting 93 hours and 11 minutes, or nearly four days. Related news: Hilda Baci Gets Guinness…

A woman in has narrated a scary experience between her and suspected kidnappers in Akwa Ibom State that has shocked her followers.  The story reveals how suspected kidnapp£rs have now introduced a new method to trap their victims, alerting residents and visitors not to move carelessly, trust strangers easily and to always let someone know their whereabouts. Shared under the name: EstelleDeSouza on the Facebook, the married mum-of-one said she left her phone at home to run errands and was almost done with her errand when a man in a car stopped beside her to ask for directions. She said…

Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno said the era of energy insecurity in the state is over, describing electricity as the single most important driver of the State’s development agenda. This might not be disconnected from the collapse of  national grid that resulted in the megawatt (MW) generated dropping from 2,917.83 (MW) to 1.5 (MW) between 11 am and 12 pm on Wednesday with attendant blackout in Akwa Ibom. Speaking at the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and Akwa Ibom State Strategic Roundtable held in Abuja on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 before signing a Memorandum Of Understanding with the agency, Eno said…

A village Head from Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State is in police net over attempted murder of a woman. Chief Friday Jonah Umoren, the village head of Ibagwa, who allegedly shot one, Unwana Effiong Friday Inyang, 32 years, in the head with a gun, is cooling his feet in the Akwa Ibom Police Command’s cell.  A press release dated September 9 and signed by DSP Timfon John, the Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State, said ‘‘On September 6, 2025, at approximately 2:30PM, operatives of the Command received a report of an attempted murder. You may wish…