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A Nigerian Pharmacist is being detained by Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) in Abuja for more than 300 days without trial for alleged criticisms of President Muahmmadu Buhari. Human right activist, Omoyele Sowore who stated this has called out President Buhari’s government to release the Pharmacist, Emmanuel Akuma, who is in their custody. Sowore tweeted on Tuesday, January 12 that the young man by the name Emmanuel Akuma has been apprehended by Nigerian police on account of criticising the government. The publisher of Sahara Reporters who was kept in police custody for about 11 days was released from detention on…

Big Brother Naija star, Nengi has lost out as the Face of Bayelsa Girl Child by Governor Duoye Diri. Ebizi Blessing Eradiri, a First Class graduate of Law at the Niger Delta University (NDU) who also repeated same feat at the Nigerian Law School, replaces Nengi Hampson. This came after many Nigerians faulted the appointment of the reality show star and pointed out that Eradiri has not only made Bayelsans proud, but the entire Izon nation with her excellent performance at the Niger Delta University and the Nigerian Law School, Lagos Campus. Governor Diri on Monday, January 11, announced Ebizi Blessing Eradiri…

Two prominent persons were on Sunday honoured with Luther Ambassador International award by the Lutheran Church of Nigeria. They are Elder Effiong Essien, the Akwa Ibom State Head of the Civil Service, and Dr. Inyang Asibong, Commissioner for International Development Cooperation in Cross River State. Luther Ambassador International is the highest honour of Lutheran Church of Nigeria usually conferred on some deserving members as a means of encouraging them to render greater services to the church and humanity. The investiture was performed at Luther Hall, Obot Idim in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, the National headquarters of the…

Members of Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) in the nation’s universities have begun a three-day nationwide protest. The protests follow an earlier statement by the NASU General Secretary, Peters Adeyemi, and the SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim calling on all members in branches of Universities and Inter-University centres across the nation to embark on industrial action. The protesters in Abuja occupied the main gate of UNIABUJA Main Campus. The issues in contention to include: Inconsistencies in the IPPIS payment; non-payment of Earned Allowances (EA) using unfavourable 75 percent and 25 percent sharing formula; non-payment…

Since the end of COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria, the rate of violent behavior among many people appears to have risen to a crescendo. From October 18, 2020 to January 12, 2021, 13 lives of suspected robbers in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States were wasted through jungle justice, findings by Straightnews have shown. In Akwa Ibom, during the period, five suspected robbers were lynched at various locations in Uyo, Akwa Ibom capital. For instance, the five were differently lynched along NEPA Line by Abak Road, Idu, Uruan Headquarters, Nwaniba by Ekpri Nsukarra Junction, Ikpa Road beside University of Uyo and…

A Court Martial in Maiduguri, Borno State capital has sentenced a Nigerian trooper to death by firing squad for killing the adjutant of his unit. The soldier, Azunna Maduabuchi, was arraigned before the court for shooting Lt. Babakaka Ngorgi at close range in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State over refusal to grant him a welfare pass in July 2020. Maduabuchi was found guilty during the court session held at the Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri on Tuesday, January 12. Four other soldiers, arraigned for manslaughter, were also sentenced to various years of imprisonment. Sergeant Sani Ishaya was sentenced to four…

Ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration as the 46th President of the United States, the North American country’s Department of Homeland Security has hired a private security for $1.6 million for the event. The move to hire a private security came on the heels of the failed Capitol coup and the contract was awarded two days after last Wednesday’s siege that resulted in the death of five persons. Documents obtained by TMZ showed that the Department of Homeland Security awarded a private security company called Hana Industries Inc. a $1.6 million contract for protective services, effective now until the very end of the month. It was…

The Bureau of Political and Social Re-orientation, Governor’s Office, Plot 49, Edet Akpan Avenue, Uyo in Akwa Ibom State did not witness unusual human traffic on Tuesday, January 12. Two days before, a female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Chidinma Odume, who was serving in the Planning, Research and Statistics Department of the Bureau had allegedly hacked his boyfriend to death on Sunday. At the reception of the bureau sat corps members of Batch A 20/21 in a circular form and what they discussed was not heard by visitors. Not long, they dispersed to their different places of assignment…

The immediate past Akwa Ibom Commissioner has died, less than one month after he was dropped as a member of the State Executive Council. Ime Okon Ekpo, who was the Commissioner for Lands and Town Planning from 2015 to December 2020 under Governor Udom Emmanuel administration, is said to have died in Germany. A source close to the family said ‘’The governor dropped him because of his health challenge and appointed his kinsman, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno from the same village, to replace him.’’ An accomplished architect and career civil servant, Ekpo was a native of Ikot Okoro Ubium, Nsit…

Nigeria’s COVID-19 new cases have jetted to 1,244 and three deaths, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirms. NCDC tweeted on Monday ”On the 11th of January 2020, 1244 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.’’ ”The 1244 new cases are reported from 18 states- Lagos (774), FCT (125), Plateau (102), Anambra (47), Ondo (46), Rivers (27), Edo (18), Kaduna (16), Ogun (16), Gombe (16), Bauchi (11), Kano (11), Nasarawa (10), Akwa Ibom (7), Sokoto (7), Borno (5), Ekiti (4), and Zamfara (2).’’ According to the health agency, ”Till date, 101331 cases have been confirmed, 80491 cases have…