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Thursday, October 1 is declared public holiday to mark Nigeria’s 60th Independence anniversary, according to Federal Government. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola who announced this Tuesday congratulated Nigerians on celebration of the Diamond Jubilee. He assured Nigerians of government’s unwavering commitment to the socio-economic transformation of the country. In a statement tagged, “FG Declares Thursday, October 1, 2020, Public Holiday To Mark Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary” and signed by  Georgina Ehuriah, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Aregbesola said “A country of about 200 million people whose natural talent, grit and passion glitter like the precious DIAMOND that…

Following the establishment of prima facie fraud, a London Commercial Court has ordered the release of $200 million used by Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) as a deposit to the Nigerian government. The Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele who confirmed this Tuesday, said: “Due to the substantial evidence of prima facie fraud established before the court, we are pleased that the judge has agreed to release the guarantee.” Emefiele noted “We are also pleased that the Court has rejected P&ID’s application to increase the guarantee, which was clearly intended to be a diversionary tactic and entirely misconceived. “This…

A former Nigerian Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Chief Nduese Essien has identified governorship succession as a major factor stalling the development of Akwa Ibom State. Essien who spoke this Monday in Inspiration FM 105.9, Uyo during a programme to mark the 33rd creation anniversary of Akwa Ibom said “The problem of Akwa Ibom State since 1999 has been succession. At the end of the first tenure, the succession to the next tenure was problematic. The outgoing became antagonistic to the incoming one. Godswill Akpabio brought Udom Emmanuel and the people supported him to emerge as a governor.…

Gabriel Efo The Federal Government would soon abolish open drug markets and relocate operators to Coordinated Wholesale Centres (CWCs) in the country. The Registrar, Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN), Pharm. Elijah Mohammed, who stated this Monday during an advocacy workshop/seminar tagged ‘say no to illicit drugs abuse’, held at Essien Udim Local Government Council’s Secretariat, Afaha Ikot Ebak, explained that “The process would involve the closure of all open drug markets and relocation of operators of the markets to the already approved and Coordinated Wholesale Centres (CWCs). “Let me further emphasise that the Federal Government is committed to the full…

The family of an African American man killed by a US police officer is to receive $20 million in a civil settlement, their lawyer announced Monday. In one of the largest such settlements ever in the US, Prince George’s County in the state of Maryland will make the payment to the family of William Green, who was shot dead while handcuffed earlier this year. “This is a historic settlement (which) reflects the heinous nature, the brutal nature the senseless nature of what happened to Mr. Green,” said attorney William Murphy said. William H. Green was arrested on January 27 in…

Nigeria has 136 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced. The new cases brought the country’s confirmed COVID-19 infections to 58,460. The NCDC made this known via its verified Twitter handle @NCDCgov on Monday. “On the 28th of September 2020, 136 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “Till date, 58460 cases have been confirmed, 49895 cases have been discharged and 1111 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. “The 136 new cases are reported from 13 states- Lagos (71), Rivers (23), Plateau (12), Adamawa (6),…

Liverpool came from behind to maintain a perfect start to their Premier League title defence as goals from Sadio Mane, Andy Robertson and Diogo Jota saw off a resilient Arsenal 3-1 at Anfield. The Gunners had also won their opening two league games of the season and hit the champions on the counter-attack to take the lead through Alexandre Lacazette. While Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham and now Arsenal have all lost in the opening three weeks of the new campaign, Liverpool have taken maximum points to lay down an early marker that they remain the team to beat…

The University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, in Nigeria has pepped up its academic powerhouse with the promotion of 55 as Professors and Associate Professors. The Senate of the 30-year-old Federal institution has approved the promotions. Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Enefiok Essien, SAN, announced the promotions during Senate meeting on Monday. The officers are: *Prof. Dorothy Umoatan *Prof. Moji Eseyin *Prof. Uwem Udok *Prof. Aniesua Eshiet *Prof. Elijah John *Prof. Sylvester Eka *Prof. Felicia Ekpu *Prof. Godfrey Akpabio *Associate Prof. Etefia Ekanem *Associate Prof. Ubong Umoh *Associate Prof. Grace Ekong *Associate Prof. Udoinyang Inyang *Associate Prof. Victor Ekong…

A popular Nigerian actress and one of the aides to Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel says “I am depressed” over her bristly face. Edo took to Instagram to share a candid photo and a video of the damage done to her skin after she changed her skincare product. The Akwa Ibom-born actress lamented that due to the Coronavirus pandemic, she could not access her regular skincare products. According to her, her friend recommended an alternative which she tried but it ended up damaging her skin. She said the damage to her skin has made her depressed. She added that her face…

The 36 Nigerian Governors have dragged President Muhammadu Buhari to Supreme Court over his Presidential Executive Order No. 00-10 of 2020 signed into law in May 2020. The order pushes the Federal Government’s responsibility of funding both the capital and recurrent expenditures of the state high courts, Sharia Court of Appeal and the Customary Court of Appeal, to the state governments. The Governors argued that except paying the salaries of judicial officers of the above-mentioned courts, Buhari had since May 5, 2009, abandoned his responsibility of funding the capital and recurrent expenditure of the respective courts. “Since the 5th of…