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Senator Ali Ndume, the Chairman of Senate Committee on Army did not want to sweep under the carpet the predicament hindering the army from winning the war against insurgency and facing internal security challenges in the country. Ndume who is attending the 12th Biennial Training Conference of the Nigerian Army Finance Corps holding at Le’ Meridien Hotels and Golf Resort, Uyo came out point-blank: under-funding of Nigerian Army. Speaking to journalists at the venue of the conference on Monday, the Senator representing Borno South in the National Assembly expressed dissatisfaction with the funds the Federal Government has so far released…

Akwa Ibom, the 21st state in Nigeria is acknowledged as the highest earner of revenue from the Federation Allocation Account Committee, FAAC, in the country. The avowal, according to Comrade Iboro Ibara, the Vice Chairman and Secretary of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Akwa Ibom State Council, was corroborated by figure bandied by Governor Udom Emmanuel. “During the presentation of 2020 budget, the Governor said we have received over N165.785 billion from the Federation Account for the period ending August 2019 excluding Internally Generated Revenue, IGR. “If you look at what other states received within the the same period, Abia State…

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, has reclaimed the World’s Richest Man title few hours after losing the spot to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Bezos who ended Gates’ 24-year run as world’s richest man in 2018 and became the first man on earth with a net worth of $160 billion, lost the spot on Thursday October 24, after Amazon’s lacklustre Q3 results resulted in him losing nearly $7 billion in stock value. Amazon shares fell 7 per cent in after-hours trading. He returned to the top position at the end of Friday’s markets. His shares fell by just 1% to $1,760.78, putting his net worth…

The relationship between husband and wife is very important. To oil the relationship, the duo must be observant to put up germane attitudes and behaviours to maintain the cordiality. Though the husband has roles to play, the wife should keep to these commandments to ignite the love of her spouse. 1). Don’t expose your husband’s weaknesses to your family and friends. Such will bounce back on you. 2). Never raise your voice for any reason against your husband. It’s a sign of disrespect. 3). Never pretend to be sick for the purpose of denying your husband sex. You must give…

A human rights lawyer from Akwa Ibom State says there is a clear misplacement of priority in the 2020 budget of the State government. The budget presented by Governor Udom Emmanuel to the House of Assembly for approval recently but the public hearing organized by House Committeee on Appropriation was held on Monday, October 21 at the old Chapel of the House. Speaking during a panel organised by Inspiration 105.9 FM, Uyo on Saturday, Inibehe Effiong noted “My reasoning is that the current administration is not paying attention to the concern of the people which means it lacks understanding to…

Manu Garba’s boys showed resilience to earn their first win in Brazil with three quick-fire goals in the second half. Nigeria staged a dramatic comeback to defeat Hungary 4-2 in their first Group B fixture at the 2019 Fifa U17 World Cup. Samson Tijani’s brace and lone efforts from Usman Ibrahim and Oluwatimilehin Adeniyi secured maximum points for the African country at Estadio Olimpico in Goiania on Saturday.

Tears flowed freely as a speeding car crushed four children of the same parents at Uselu Motor Park in Edo State of Nigeria. It was said that they were trying to cross Benin-Lagos Highway when the BMW smashed them. Reports monitored from Daily Trust indicated that angry youths in the area set the car ablaze, but police stopped them from lynching the driver. The youths were said to have blocked the highway leading to a gridlock on the ever busy highway for several hours. Edo State Police Public Relationship Officer, DSP Chidi Nwabuzor confirmed the accident, and said police was…

Dr. Gambo Aliyu, Director-General of National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), has alerted that stigmatisation of those living with HIV/AIDS was not helping the agency in curbing the menace. Speaking during the opening of NACA’s first zonal operation office in Akwa Ibom, Aliyu said since people living with hypertension, diabetes and other chronic illnesses are not discriminated again, AIDS patients should not be stigmatized. “Stigma is one of the things we are having a renewed programme to fight because there is no way you can encourage people to come out to test for the HIV and access treatment…

CONSEQUENCES OF RECKLESS REPORTAGE ON THE JOURNALIST, MEDIA AND SOCIETY BEING A SPEECH BY RAY EKPU, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF MAYFIVE MEDIA LIMITED AT AKWA IBOM JOURNALISM RETOOL HOUSE 2019, ORGANIZED BY THE NEXT EDITION CENTRE FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AND GENDER ADVOCACY, ON OCTOBER 18, 2019 Protocols I don’t think there is any dispute today about the status of journalism as a profession. It is a profession because it has met all the five attributes of a profession. They are: (a) It has a body of knowledge which is multi-disciplinary (b) It has entry standard the minimum of which is…

Leicester are just five points behind league leaders Liverpool, who host Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, after a historic display that sank the Saints, who drop into the relegation zone on goal difference, at a soaking wet St. Mary’s Stadium. Despite the massive margin of victory they can still be caught by reigning champions Manchester City, who will retake second spot should they win as expected against Aston Villa Leicester City went into the Premier League record books on Friday with a 9-0 hammering of Southampton that equalled the biggest ever win in the history of the division. Ayoze Perez and…