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A new Vice Chancellor for Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) has been appointed for a single term of five years. He is Professor Nse Essien who until his appointment was the state Commissioner for Science and Technology and the immediate past Commissioner for Education. Essien who hails from Ikot Ekpene was the Head of Department of Geology, University of Calabar, Calabar. This appointment follows the appointment of Professor Eno Ibanga who had served as a Vice-Chancellor and later acting Vice-Chancellor of the institution as a member of the State Executive Council. A press release signed by Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, Secretary…

Of recent, the 20-year-old Niger Delta Development Commission has dominated major headlines in the electronic and print media in the country for alleged corruption. Yet, the doling out of funds and other palliatives by NDDC to nine states making up the commission to cushion the effects of COVID-19 pandemic has taken a back seat in the public discussion. A document exclusively obtained by Straightnews shows that such major crude oil-producing states as Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers States were given N100 million each to fight the virus. Other states such as Abia, Edo, Cross River, Ondo and Imo States…

Within one month, 13 reverend sisters of Michigan Convent in the United States of America died of Coronavirus. From April 10, which was Good Friday, to May 10, 12 sisters ranging from 69 to 99 died of COVID-19 at the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Convent in Livonia. The 13th sister, the 98-year-old Sister Mary Danatha Suchyta, died of the virus on June 27. Before her death, Sister Mary Danatha had been a member of the Felician congregation for 80 years, while the 12 who died were members for at least 50 years. “We grieve for each of our…

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has expressed angst over stranded Nigerian girls caught in the web of human trafficking in Lebanon. Two media- CNN and LondonRealTV- had broadcast a group of stranded girls in Lebanon and later the video trended ceaselessly in the social media. Fani-Kayode who tweeted on Friday bemoaned “This is sad & unfortunate. I guess not everyone will have a good sallah. Whatever they may have done wrong these are OUR people. These are OUR girls. These are OUR compatriots. These are Nigerians. We cannot abandon them. We cannot turn a blind eye to this.”…

A Nigerian clergyman has told President Muhammadu Buhari to shut down Big Brother Naija for promoting pornography. BBNaija reality television show which was rolled out Sunday, July 19 with 20 housemates is expected to last for 10 weeks. In a video trending online, Ebelenna Chukwu styled a Prophet bemoaned that the future of the Nigerian child is at stake if the Nigerian government should allow the programme to continue. According to Chukwu, the reality TV show is corrupting the minds of children who are currently at home due to the pandemic and that he would shut it down spiritually if…

Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases have continued to rise as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday confirmed 96 fresh cases to top the country’s daily infections from the virus. Lagos State which is the country’s COVID-19 epicentre, trails the FCT with 89 new COVID-19 infections out of the 481 cases reported for the day, according to the latest data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The new data from the agency equally indicated that Nigeria’s total COVID-19 infections now stand at 42,689 with 15 states in the country confirming fresh cases from the pandemic. A further peep into NCDC’s…

Twice in one year, Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has hauled hot coals on the military authority for their ambivalent role in failing to dislodge Boko Haram terrorists who have massacred and displaced thousands in the state. Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum blamed Nigeria soldiers for the February 9 attack by Boko Haram that killed more than 30 stranded travellers. “I am being pushed to the wall to say the truth. Since my inauguration as the governor of Borno State from May 29th to date, Auno town has been attacked for about six times now. And the reason is that…

Petrified President Donald Trump Thursday suggested postponement of November’s general election, citing his unsubstantiated assertions of widespread mail-in voter fraud amid the coronavirus pandemic. “With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???” The president’s extraordinary proposal, which he is not constitutionally empowered to enforce, represents his first attempt at floating a suspension of the election less than 100 days away. Virtually all public…

For the first time in more than three decades, a member of the outer bar has floored two Senior Advocates of Nigeria to be elected as President of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Mr. Olumide Akpata, an expert in corporate and commercial law, defeated Babatunde Ajibade and Julius Adesina, both Senior Advocates of Nigeria in the election concluded on Thursday, July 30. Akpata will succeed the outgoing NBA President, Mr. Paul Usoro (SAN), an Akwa Ibom son. The election which was conducted via electronic voting began at 11 pm on Wednesday and ended by 11 pm on Thursday. Akpata scored 9,891…

The immediate past Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Akwa Ibom has emerged as the new state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Obong Udo Ekpenyong who scored 3,840 votes at the just-concluded PDP state Congress succeeds Obong Paul Ekpo who captained the party for eight years. Ekpenyong who had served as Ukanafun Local Government Chairman and Special Adviser on Legislative and Political Affairs will be sworn in on Saturday, August 1 at the state PDP Secretariat, Atan Offot, Uyo. The PDP congress adjudged peaceful and transparent by both national officials of the party and INEC delegates…