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A coalition of groups drawn from the South South region has warned protesters of some appointees to refrain from antagonistic postures to avoid jeopardising the overall development of the region. This followed a widespread protests and petitions against the appointment of Mr. Effiong Akwa as the Sole Administrator of the Niger Development Commission (NDDC). Addressing newsmen separately at press conferences on Thursday in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital, Bro. Ken Edet Bassey, the National President of the Oro Progressives Movement (OPM) and his counterpart of the Niger Delta Conscience Coalition (NDCC), Comrade Aniefiok Obot, solicited the cooperation of the…

A 65-year-old widow from Nkek in Ukanafun Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, said a policeman killed her son for his inability to give him N100 on September 9, 2017. Mrs Mfon Udoidiong made the revelation at the resumption of a two-week break of the Judicial Panel of Investigation on Incidence of Police Brutality at High Court Complex in Uyo. Udoidiong, a petty trader, said her son, Mr Imo Udoidiong came home from Uyo City Polytechnic where he schooled and decided to visit a viewing center. According to her, she said after some hours his friend came to announce that…

Nigeria’s former Chief of Air Staff, Nsikak Eduok, is dead, Akwa Ibom State government confirmed this on Thursday. A press release signed by Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, Secretary to the State Government says, ”The Government of Akwa Ibom State hereby formally announces the death of a former Chief of  Air Staff and former  Minister of Aviation, Air Marshall Nsikak Eduok(Rtd). ”He died yesterday, 7th January, 2021 in Uyo. ”The information from his doctors indicate that he died of end-stage  kidney failure. ”The late elder statesman was a very respected Nigerian and Akwa Ibomite who contributed greatly to the development of our country…

Again, Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, has taken a swipe the state of things in the country, describing Nigeria a huge wasteland.  In his sermon entitled “A Nation in Search of Its Soul” at the wake mass for Archbishop Peter Yariyock Jatau at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral, Kaduna, Kukah accused Nigerian politicians of turning politics into a huge Trojan horse, a hoax, a hall of guile and dissimulation. The Bishop stated that Nigeria has become a “huge waste land, huge debris of the deceit, lies, treachery, double dealing and duplicity.” According to him, Nigerians sin at home by stealing…

Hours after Trump supporters invaded Capitol and wrecked havocs, the US Congress has officially ceritified President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory over President Donald Trump. According to CNN, the counting of Vermont’s three electoral votes put Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris over the 270-threshold needed to win the presidency. The report also said the Senate and House rejected objections to throw out Georgia and Pennsylvania’s electoral votes for Biden. Republicans also objected to Arizona, Nevada, and Michigan’s electoral votes, but the motions failed before they reached debate. “The announcement of the state of the vote by the President of…

Dazed by horrifying pictures and disgraceful scenes by pro-Trump’s supporters, world leaders and top diplomats have joined in condemnations of rioters who stormed the US Capitol building in Washington on Wednesday. US President Donald Trump’s supporters breached the Capitol and one woman was shot when a protest spiraled out of control, interrupting Congress’s count of electoral votes to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Biden is due to assume the presidency later this month. The violence erupted after Trump spoke to protesters to repeat his false claim that he won the US election in November. World leaders around the world reacted…

Four people died during violent pro-Donald Trump at the US Capitol, the Metropolitan Police Department said Wednesday night. One woman was shot inside the Capitol, and three others died after suffering “medical emergencies,” police said. A woman was shot by a plainclothes Capitol Police officer after breaching the Capitol and attempting to enter the House chamber, according to acting Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee. She was transported to a local hospital where she was later pronounced dead, Contee said. The shooting is being investigated by MPD’s internal affairs unit, which is responsible for investigating all officer-involved deaths in Washington, D.C., even…

As the second variant of COVID-19 keep on ravaging, Nigeria’s confirmed cases surged to 1,664 on Wednesday, according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Of the number, Lagos recorded 642, the highest number, Federal Capital Territory got 407 and Plateau, 160. NCDC tweeted ‘’Lagos-642 FCT-407 Plateau-160 Kaduna-83 Rivers-62 Adamawa-47 Nasarawa-38 Abia-29 Edo-28 Anambra-27 Niger-24 Ogun-24 Imo-15 Oyo-14 Kano-12 Osun-12 Borno-9 Delta-7 Enugu-7 Bauchi-5 Ekiti-5 Sokoto-5 Jigawa-2.’’ ”A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC) activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities,” it added. Meanwhile, NCDC says ‘’Our discharges today include 388 community recoveries in Lagos State, 261…

Manchester City beat Manchester United played Wednesday night to reach the Carabao Cup final. They will now face Tottenham at Wembley as they look to win the competition for a fourth straight year. Second-half goals from John Stones and Fernandinho secured their progress as City cut loose after a first period in which both sides had goals disallowed. Stones exposed poor United set-piece defending when he nudged home Phil Foden’s free-kick from close range five minutes after the restart. Pep Guardiola’s side looked the more likely scorers afterwards, despite United’s increasing desperation, and when Anthony Martial and Aaron Wan-Bissaka could only…

Scores of Donald Trump’s supporters are swarming Capitol Hill in Washington in a last-minute effort to torpedo the November 2020 Presidential election in United States of America. In the election, Joe Biden of Democratic Party won overwhelmingly more than 1. 7 million in the popular vote while Trump of Republican Party won about more than 1.1 million votes. During the Electoral College, Biden won more than 302 votes to be declared the winner, a tradition in US politics for a candidate to be a winner. Senate Leader Mitch McConnell said ”The voters, the courts, and the states have all spoken.…