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By Isaiah Eka The police command in Akwa Ibom says it has arrested one suspected cultist, who specialises in the vandalism of feeder transformers and public electric cables in Akwa Ibom. This is contained, in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Timfon John in Uyo on Monday. John said on July…
By Isaiah Eka The Rotary Health Community Challenge says its collaborating with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to tackle malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhea, leading causes of death among children under five in Nigeria. Dr Dele Balogun, Country Lead for Rotary Health Community Challenge, said this on Monday when he paid a courtesy visit to…
By Zubairu Idris Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State, says he is currently at home under observation regarding his health, just to make sure everything is fine after he was involved in a road accident. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Governor’s vehicle reportedly had a head-on collision with a Golf car…
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, declined a request by the immediate-past Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, seeking for the release of his international passport to travel abroad for medicare. Justuc Emeka Nwite, while delivering a ruling at the resumed hearing of the alleged money laundering case preferred against Bello…
By Isaiah Eka The Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom, Justice Ekaette Obot, on Thursday rounded up a three-day facility tour of correctional centres in the state and set free, 133 inmates. Our Correspondent reports that four inmates regained freedom in Ikot Abasi custodial centre; 17 inmates were released in Eket centre, 29 in Ikot Ekpene…
By Dr Ibrahim Kaita The recent decision by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to rename the University of Maiduguri after the late former President Muhammadu Buhari has drawn wide commendation from across the nation. The announcement, made during a special expanded federal executive council meeting, is seen as a deeply symbolic and well-deserved tribute to a…
