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Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up by four spots in the November ranking to place 31st on the FIFA ranking table. In the ranking table on the website of the world football governing body, FIFA, Nigeria garnered 1493 points as against 1481 points gotten in October. The movement still helped the Super Eagles retain the third position on the continent behind Senegal and Tunisia who are placed 20th and 27th with 1555 and 1506 points respectively. The upward movement was as a result of their 2-1 win over the Benin Republic and 4-2 win over Lesotho in the Africa Cup…

Increased cases of child theft have been reported in Akwa Ibom State, thus giving most residents of the state a sleepless night. Some callers in XL 106.9 FM, Uyo on Reports from your community on Thursday complained of the increasing rate of child theft in their communities. From some communities in Uyo to Ibesikpo Asutan local government areas, among others, the callers reported that some unsuspected gunmen usually walk into the houses of people in the night and allegedly make away with their victims. “Up till now, these children have not been seen nor has anybody heard anything about their…

President Muhammadu Buhari has been implored to use proceeds from the Police Trust Fund bill recently signed into law to address the insecurity facing the masses in the country. The Archbishop of the Lutheran Church of Nigeria, Most Rev. Dr. Christian Ekong making the call while addressing the 40th Regular Council of the church held at its headquarters in Obot Idim Ibesikpo, Akwa Ibom State at the weekend said, the President should also use the legislation for better funding and equipping of the Nigerian Police Force. While hailing Buhari for giving assent to the bill, he, however, urged the Federal…

A one-time senior aide to former Goodluck Jonathan administration, Doyin Okupe has stated the reason why the North may rule Nigeria forever. Okupe who was a Senior Special Assistant Public Affairs to Jonathan stated that the disunity between the southern states presents the North the opportunity to rule Nigeria for a long time. Reacting to the statement by the acting Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum Musa Liman Kwande, he said Northerners will vote for a candidate from the region during the 2023 presidential election. Okupe wrote on his Facebook account that “The Chairman of the Arewa Forum recently declared that…

Less than one day the Zamfara House of Assembly repealed the law mandating the state government to pay pension and other entitlements of former governors and deputies, as well as those of Speakers and their deputies, Bello Matawalle, Zamfara governor, has signed the bill into law. This action might have been trigerred by Abdul-aziz Yari Abubakar, immediate past Zamfara Governor of Zamfara State of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who publicly protested that his monthly N10 million pension was not paid to him. Matawalle who assented the bill on Wednesday into law is of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Findings…

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, returns to Akwa Ibom Christmas Carols Festival that will rock the global stage on Friday, December 20, 2019. Adeboye debuted the epochal Akwa Ibom 9999 Christmas Carol Night as a preacher on December 22, 2012. A pastor of millions globally, he will this time talk on Only GOD during the spectacular event billed for Ibom Hall Arena, IBB Avenue, Uyo in Akwa Ibom State at 6 p.m. Tagged AKCAROLSFEST 2019, the yearly event which is a glittering carnival of gospel songs is the 12th edition to hold at…

By Akanimo Sampson A seeming disturbing report says one billion people in the world who are estimated to be living with disabilities are facing serious challenges that hamper their participation in the world of work and place them at greater risk of poverty and social exclusion. According to the new report, five key objectives need to be met if people with disabilities are to benefit from the major trends shaping the new world of work. Across eight geographical regions, an average of 36 percent of working-age persons with disabilities is in employment compared to 60 percent of the general population.…

By Akanimo Sampson Inactivity rate among men is set to climb to 40% in Southern Europe by next year, according to the current projections by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). It also pointed out that it is among the highest for any region in the world and outstripping the rate in the Group of 20 (G20) countries, where it is set to grow to around a quarter. This is coming as recent years have been characterised by falling unemployment rates in the US, United Kingdom and much of Europe. While such figures tend to illustrate a robust labour market, they…

The new project also aims to modernize the migrant assistance area at DGM, in order to improve the capacity and quality of the response to the documentation processing needs. In May 2018, IOM and the DGM of Paraguay signed a cooperation agreement for the expansion of the Personal Information and Registration System (PIRS) By Akanimo Sampson Paraguay and the migration agency of the United Nations have sealed a fresh deal for the implementation of a project that seeks to improve the production, management and use of information to improve migration management through Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). By their Spanish…

Niger Delta Youth Movement (NDYM) in the country intends to create multiple platforms for the training and retraining of youths in the region. The NDYM president, Joe Jackson, making the pledge in his manifesto, said this would be done through active collaboration with the multinationals in the region. Jackson who was re-elected for another four years informed the delegates that he would interface with the Presidency, Federal Ministries, Departments and agencies and facets of interventionist programmes for the youths. He also pledged to set up a special committee that shall liaise with all interventionist agencies of government for the benefit…