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The fixing of the forthcoming chairmanship and councillorship elections into the 31 local government councils of the state for October 31, this year by Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) has thrown up challenging tasks for different political parties to work harder in fielding their candidates. In particular, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) holding fort various elective levels in the state is not leaving any stone unturned during the forthcoming elections. Consequently, the State Working Committee of the party has issued preparatory information sequel to the proclamation of elections and the publication of guidelines for Local Government elections by…

If you are planning to have a good laugh on TikTok, then here are some of the Nigerian celebs you definitely should be pitching your tents with. Globally, social media apps have become a part of the daily lives of people around and in the last five months, one app that has stood out is TikTok. With the coronavirus pandemic around the world and the lockdown that followed, people had time to be creative with the use of TikTok which surged its ratings. For a number of your favourite celebrities whose creative prowess has been underutilized because of the lockdown,…

The BBNaija 2020 Lockdown Season 5 is getting quite interesting. Seeing the housemates already getting emotional and entangling in just a few days as was seen in the case of Ozo and Dorathy, Eric and Lilo, Neo and Vee. Last night, Ozo might have gotten into trouble after pulling expensive joke on Dorathy. The pair seems to have bonded quite well but the HOH, Nengi has also been showing attention and interest in Ozo, though the handsome young man seems to be looking away and focusing more on Dorathy. Ozo who stood against the opinion of the housemates in a…

Following alleged murder and desertion of villages caused by cult skirmishes in Inen Clan of Oruk Anam Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom Police Command swung into action and eventually nabbed the ring leader and 19 suspected cultists in three communities of the state. It is reported that cult rivalry between the Iceland and Debam confraternities in Inen Ikot Eteye, Ikot Inyang and Inen Ikot Owuk villages in Oruk Anam led to the death of a 27-year-old Ubong Okon, a suspected member of Iceland confraternity, while the whereabouts of a 25-year-old Ememobong Isaiah, a suspected member of Iceland cult group allegedly…

Akwa Ibom State on Thursday reported 20 new COVID-19 cases as Nigeria’s infections inches closer to 39,000. With this number, the total tally of infections in the state now stands at 196. In a tweet by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the country had recorded 604 fresh cases of the virus. The data from the NCDC further showed that the latest COVID-19 infections were reported in 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with Lagos State, the country’s epicentre for the disease, having the highest number of infected people – 203. A breakdown of the new cases…

An investigation has been ordered into allegations of a missing N100 billion from the coffers of the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) established in 2017 to reconstruct states affected by insurgency in the North-East Region. Moving a motion for the probe of the agency, Ndudi Elumelu, a minority leader in the House of Representatives, said the N100 billion given to the commission by the Federal Government has “vanished” with nothing to show for it . Elumelu, while moving the motion, accused Mohammed Goni Alkali, commission’s managing director, of awarding non-existent contracts. His words, “The N100 billion so far disbursed to the…

The Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio are yet to reach a common ground on allegation that the “greatest beneficiaries of the commission’s projects” are the honourable members. Akpabio had on Monday, while appearing before the House Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission at an investigative hearing, alleged that members of the National Assembly get 60 per cent of contracts from the commission. But Gbajabiamila, with the leave of the House on Tuesday, had asked the minister to provide details of the contracts between 24 and 48 hours. Before…

Landlords and property agents in the country are directed to charge six per cent stamp duty on all tenancy and lease agreements. The Director, Communications and Liaison Department Abdullahi Ahmad of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) who gave the directive in a statement on Wednesday directed them to remit such collections to FIRS “so that they do not run foul of the Stamp Duty Act.” Stamp Duties payment is enabled by the Stamp Duties Act (SDA) 1939, as amended by numerous Acts and various resolutions contained in the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria. The SDA also provides a list…

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of five aid workers who were kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State. Buhari in a statement through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said his government will continue to do all it can to ensure that every remaining vestige of Boko Haram is wiped out completely from northeastern Nigeria. The President’s statement comes few hours after a video surfaced online showing the execution of five persons by masked men in military camouflage, suspected to be Boko Haram fighters. A voice was heard speaking in Hausa before the execution, saying…

Nigeria has recorded 543 new COVID-19 cases with the total infections rising to 38,344. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated this on Wednesday night via Twitter. In its latest update, the agency revealed that the new cases were reported across 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). However, 22 states did not record a new case of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. As usual, Lagos remains the epicentre of the virus with 180 new cases, followed closely by the Federal Capital Territory with 86 new infections. Other states with new cases include Kaduna – 56, Edo…