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Akakan Umoh Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has released N12.9 billion scholarship scheme for 54 indigenes of the state to study aeronautics and engineering with various professional certifications, at the Isaac Balami University of Aeronautics and Management (IBUAM), Lagos. The training programme covers basic pilot training, with 10 beneficiaries specialising in Aerospace Engineering, 11 in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 11 in Mechatronics Engineering, 12 in Software Engineering, and 10 in Systems Engineering. Speaking at a brief ceremony held at the Government House in Maiduguri on Thursday, Governor Zulum presented a cheque of N2.5 billion to the institution, covering the annual…

Aniefiok Christopher The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Ghana has dithered on reports linking a supposed Russian citizen to sexual activities with some Ghanaian women. This comes after several media outlets reported that the man allegedly lured the women to his hotel room, secretly filmed them during sexual encounters, and shared the videos online, sparking public outrage across social media. Russian man known as Yaytselav, who allegedly engaged in sexual acts with Ghanaian and Kenyan women and posted videos of the encounters on his social media. African and Russian media identified the suspect as a self-styled “pick-up artist” and…

Edi Umoh A Law graduate from the University of Ibadan (UI) has ignited call for enforcement of capital punishment in the country to serve as deterrent to others. Mariam Chizaram Abboud, a Law graduate from the University of Ibadan, caught the attention of many internet users on X (formerly Twitter) for her interesting project topic to agitate for the execution. Before now, Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s ex-President had in 2013 encouraged state governors to sign death warrants to decongest prisons. Similarly, Malcom Omirhobo, a legal practitioner in 2025 had argued for the retention and enforcement of the death penalty, citing Section 33(1)…

Aniefiok Christopher A 45-year-old man had been sentenced to five years imprisonment for vandalising solar street lights along Barracks Road linking Idung Eka Uyo and Ikot Udo Abia villages in Ukanafun Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. The convict, Ukeme Johnson Obonukut, who hails from Ikot Udo Abia, “was in 2025 arrested by vigilant youths while committing the crime, and subsequently handed over to the Police, who arraigned him before a Magistrate Court.” Obonukut, who was arraigned before Senior Magistrate Ifiok Ubom, in Ukanafun Magistrate Court, on a two-count charge of conspiracy and vandalism in a charge number UKM/11c/2025, was found…

Akakan Umoh Akwa Ibom Police arrested two suspects from Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of the state and seized their automatic pump action rifle and locally fabricated shot gun. This was another major operational success by the police in their sustained crackdown on violent crimes and criminal elements across the state. According to the police command, ‘‘On 18th February 2026 at about 1300hrs, operatives of the Command acting on credible intelligence carried out a targeted raid on the hideout of a notorious armed robbery suspect, one Abasiama Ekot, a.k.a. “Dombary,” of Ikot Ekop, Mkpat Enin Local Government Area. ‘‘The suspect…

Aniefiok Christopher A 29-year-old resident Pastor of Living Faith Church also known as Winners Chapel, Ifa Ikot Ubo-Ifa Ikot Okpon Branch in Uyo Local Government Area, Prince Emmanuel Umoh was on Thursday sentenced to death by hanging for murder. Akwa Ibom High Court in Uyo had found Prince Umoh guilty of stabbing Gabriel Bassey Edward, a 500-level Civil Engineering student of University of Uyo to death on 21 December, 2020 in Ifa Ikot Ubo, Uyo. Edward, Umoh’s landlord, had relocated to his deceased mother’s property in Ifa Ikot Ubo to secure the estate by living closer to school. His mother,…

Aniefiok Christopher President Bola Tinubu says democracy is anchored on solid discussions committed to national development and nation-building, essential for the stability of the nation. Tinubu stated this Wednesday when he signed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026 into law, following the passage of the bill by the National Assembly on Tuesday after months of deliberations. Speaking in the presence of top government officials, including the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; and the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, he said it is high time Nigerians had confidence…

Press Release Akwa Ibom Police Command has arrested a suspected robber and recovered ammunition and other exhibits, as part of ongoing efforts to combat crime and safeguard residents in the State. “Police operatives, acting on credible intelligence, arrested the suspect, Wisdom Eyo, 27, in the early hours of today at about 0450hrs,” the Command said. The suspect, a native of Afaha Obong in Abak, was found in possession of one face mask, three rounds of 9mm calibre ammunition, one round of 7.5mm ammunition, items suspected to be charms, large motor bearings, and one pen knife. According to the Police, preliminary…

Agency’s Report An ancestral tree fell on a fully loaded 18-seater commercial bus, k!lling all occupants  in Awhum community, Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State.  The incident occurred Tuesday evening, February 17, when a thunderstorm accompanied by heavy rainfall struck down  the tree popularly known as “Ukwu Akpu Awhum” into the street. Commuters on the bus were said to have travelled from Ukehe in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area to Enugu metropolis when the tree collapsed and reduced them smithereens. A community member, Charly Okeke, expressed shock at the tragedy, noting that although branches of the tree had snapped in…

Aniefiok Christopher Tragedy occurred as three persons died in an auto crash involving a tipper, Diana truck and Keke tricycle along Akamba Nsukara, Nwaniba Road by Lucky Filling Station in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. According to Police report, two males and one female died on the spot during the accident that occurred on Monday, February 16 at 1930 hours. Bodies of the deceased were deposited at a nearby mortuary, the report stated. An eye witness said when brake of the tipper failed, the driver lost control and rammed into the Diana truck and Keke tricycle killing the…