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In this interview, Unyime Ibanga a.k.a Overcomer, seen then as the most dreaded militant, talked to Straightnews on his role during the Etim Ekpo crisis. Seen as a mastermind, Akwa Ibom Police Command declared him wanted. Granted pardon in 2018, Ibanga confesses ‘Now, I am government pikin.’ Excerpts: Who are you? My name is Unyime Ibanga also known as Overcomer. Where are you from? I come from Ikpe in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area. Where is your mother from? My mother hails from Ikot Inyang Abia in Ukanafun Local Government Area. Which school did you attend? I attended and obtained…

Popular Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels has acknowledged that her billionaire husband, Ned Nwoko can marry more wives if he pleases. Recall that Nwoko while speaking in a recent interview said his most recent wife, Regina Daniels, is aware that he can marry another wife if he wants. He explained that he never knew Regina prior to marrying her and he married her within three weeks after their first meeting. Though Ned Nwoko’s words caused a stir on social media, however, the mother of one has affirmed that her husband’s choice to marry more wives has never been a problem to…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) are in a dogfight to stop the 36 state governors from borrowing N17 trillion pension funds purportedly for ‘infrastructural development.” The Nigeria Governors’ Forum took the decision last Friday to borrow the money after a briefing by the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, who is the Chairman of the National Economic Council Ad Hoc Committee on Leveraging Portion of Accumulated Pension Funds for Investment in the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA). In an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, SERAP urged him to use his “good offices…

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country, Nigeria has so far 68,937 confirmed infections while recorded deaths are 1,180. In its tweets on Saturday, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reported that the country has 310 new COVID-19 cases. Of the figure recorded in 11 states including Federal Capital Territory, FCT is leading the pack with 128 cases while Lagos and Kaduna have 86 and 26 respectively. NCDC stated “On the 5th of December 2020, 310 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria “The 310 new cases are reported from 12 states- FCT (128), Lagos (86), Kaduna (26),…

Many have poured encomiums on the elevation of Akwa Ibom sons to the ranks of three two-star and six one-star Generals by the three Military Councils. This is as nine indigenes of Akwa Ibom State were among officers of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) promoted to the ranks of two-star general and one-star general on Thursday, last week. From the Facebook,  Akan Akpanuwah wrote “I celebrate this promotion that is coming to our sons. May God protect them.” Aniekan Nana penned “Congratulations our own Major-General Uwem Bassey! We in Mbiabong are proud of your elevation. Congratulations, you guys have…

Though two candidates are laying claim to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket in the Imo State North Senatorial bye-election, both cast their votes on Saturday. The candidates are in a fix owing to the uncertainties wrought by controversial court rulings over who would be the authentic flag-bearer for the party, following court decisions disqualifying both candidates in different judgements in Imo and Abuja. The Appeal Court in Owerri, the state capital had, Friday, disqualified Senator Ifeanyi Ararume as the candidate for the All Progressives Congress. Delivering the judgment, the five-man panel noted that the November 6 judgment of the…

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has warned that the Nigerian Army would never tolerate any agent of destabilization bent on scuttling the current democratic dispensation. “Do not hobnob with politicians. At this rank of two-star generals, if you want to lobby for an appointment, lobby the Chief of Army Staff and you can only do this through hard work, discipline and loyalty,” he further warned. Speaking on Friday during the decoration of 39 newly promoted Major-Generals, Buratai said “Democracy has come to stay. We will not tolerate any agent of destabilization. The years of military…

Three police officers have reportedly drowned while on their way to Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa for Saturday’s bye-election. The yet-to-be-identified officers were on their way to monitor the Senatorial bye-election holding in two senatorial zones when their boat capsized. The spokesman of the Police Command in Bayelsa, SP Asinim Butswat, who confirmed the incident, said the boat capsized on its way to Oporoma, Headquarters of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area. Butswat, however, added that they were yet to ascertain the total number of police officers involved in the incident.

Eighteen people have died in a coal mine in Chongqing, south-west China, following a carbon monoxide leak, state media reported on Saturday. One survivor was successfully recovered and rescue operations remained ongoing, official broadcaster CCTV said. Twenty-four miners were trapped underground in the Diaoshuidong colliery in Yongchuan District at about 5 pm (0900 GMT) on Friday. Work was underway to dismantle and remove equipment from the mine, which was suspended and shut down two months ago, according to news site The Paper. Authorities were investigating what caused the deadly leak. China’s mines are known for being among the world’s most…

By: Israel Umoh As genuine as their demands were, the Governors came as elected representatives, but some of them have faltered and dashed the hopes of many. They support anti-people programmes and policies. They have not shown model for good governance and have failed to practise democratic tenets espoused by the Presidential system of government. A legal dictum says He who goes to equity must come with clean hands. They are asking the apex government to hearken to their demands, yet they do not live by what seek from another. For example, the Governors who are looking for justice and…