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The BBNaija 2020 that debuted Sunday is another vista for buffs in the the entertainment industry to be glued to television sets with tingling housemates. Rebecca Hampson popularly known as Nengi is among the 20 housemates ready to give her admirers and followers some exquisite vibes to burn their time and data in voting. Born on January 1, 1998, she took to the hot seat to roil her personal life experience thus “I bought my first car when I was 18.” Her testament turned on other housemates and excited viewers over such exploit and success story in her teen if…

Akwa Ibom State Police Command has spread its dragnet to arrest the fleeing Supervisory Councillor for Finance and 13 others over alleged killing of a village head and another person in Okobo local government area of the state. The village head, one Chief Henry Esimeme of Nsie Esimeme, and one one Sunday Walter Ukoh were reportedly killed on Sunday. It was alleged that the former youth president of Nsie village, one Aniefiok Mkpo-Abasi a.k.a King of Boys died on July 12, 2020 on suspicion of drinking some local gins mixed with herbal concoction in the house of one Sunday Walter…

The Akwa Ibom Government says 52 persons with active cases of coronavirus are currently in isolation centres in the state. Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, the Secretary to the State Government, who stated this Tuesday in Uyo, said the state recorded 176 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Ekuwem who is Chairman of the COVID-19 Committee 121 were discharged and three deaths recorded in the state, noting that the state government was committed to ensuring that the spread of coronavirus was curtailed. He observed that the state government had carried out sensitisation campaigns on safety measures and protocols to contain the virus to the…

The unexpected visit by Comedian Dave Chappelle was the tonic needed to cheer up American rapper, Kanye West after bashing his wife, Kim Kardashian and mother in-law, Kris Jenner in online tweets. Chapelle was said to have travelled on a jet to check on West at his Wyoming ranch. Kanye’s hangout with Chappelle came after reports Kim Kardashian and members of the family were upset about his Twitter tirade this morning in which he claimed Kim wanted to ‘lock him up.’ On Tuesday, Kanye took to his Twitter on Tuesday, July 21 and was delighted to get a visit from…

Nigeria has recorded 576 new COVID-19 cases, putting the country’s total virus load at 37,801. In a tweet via its verified handle, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, shows 15,677 discharged cases and 805 deaths. Lagos, the country’s virus epicentre, reported the highest number of new cases with 88 and Kwara came second with 87, with the FCT third with 82. Other states with new cases include Plateau (62), Ondo (39), Enugu (28), Oyo (26), Taraba (24), Kaduna (20), Ebonyi (20), Edo (17), Cross River (16), Kano (14), Rivers (11), Ogun (10), Delta (9), Nasarawa (8), Osun (8), Katsina…

Star Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo Monday scored a brace against Lazio to become the fastest player to net 50 goals in Serie A. Ronaldo’s first goal of the match was his 50th for Juve as he confidently tucked a penalty into the bottom right corner after Bastos was adjudged to have handled the ball inside the box. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner achieved the feat in 61 matches. The previous fastest to 50 Serie A goals was Andriy Shevchenko, who had netted 50 goals in 68 games. The former Manchester United striker soon took his Serie A goal tally to 51…

The first Secretary to Akwa Ibom Government, Obong Asuquo Etukeyen, has left for the celestial abode. The 81-year-old Etukeyen who served as Secretary to the Military Government from 1987 to 1991 died on June 12, this year. The chief mourner and the son to the deceased, Udeme, who confirmed this to Straightnews in a telephone interview on Tuesday, said his remains would be interred on Friday, August 14 after a funeral service at Community Secondary School, Ikot Itina in Etinan. A biography obtained from Who is Who in Nigeria shows that the octogenarian, who is married to Theresa with four…

Following a renewed cult rivalry, two persons from Inen Ikot Eteye and Ikot Inyang villages in Oruk Anam local government area of Akwa Ibom State were on Sunday killed and one was kidnapped. The killing is reported to have resulted from an alleged cult clash between members of Debam and Iceland confraternities. The attack, which occurred at 7 p.m. on Sunday claimed one Ubong Okon Udo Ibanga, a drinking joint owner who operated opposite the vill primary school in the area. An eyewitness, Nse Okon Udo who spoke with our correspondent on telephone said the second victim popularly known as Urua Idung…

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Monday, has alleged that 60 per cent contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) are awarded to National Assembly members. Akpabio made the comment as he was being grilled by members of the House of Representatives committee on NDDC in a public hearing. The Minister had been invited by the lawmakers on Friday to defend his actions as Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and shed more light on financial misappropriation within the NDDC. Akpabio’s comment surfaced as he was responding to a question about NDDC expenditure amid a forensic…

The Chairman of the House of Representatives committee on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has stepped aside as head of the panel investigating alleged financial recklessness in the NDDC. A report monitored from Premium Times indicates that Tunji-Ojo stated this on Monday during the continued hearing in the National Assembly. The NDDC acting managing director, Daniel Pondei, had last Thursday staged a walkout on the committee. Mr Pondei, who appeared with other management staff of the commission, accused Mr Tunji-Ojo of corruption, saying his team would not speak before the committee. The lawmakers later passed a vote…