ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesA 60-year-old Nigerian, Nkiru Chima, was found dead with multiple stab wounds in her apartment located in Romford, United Kingdom. PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement on the UK Metropolitan Police website on Tuesday that the police received a distress report from the British Transport Police at around 7 p.m. on Sunday, prompting them…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe rumour of President Muhammadu Buhari’s alleged cloning and replacement by a body double was a persistent conspiracy theory in Nigeria. Even at death, President Muhammadu Buhari, who was buried three weeks ago, was alleged to have died a second death. The claim had suggested that Buhari died and was replaced by an imposter…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Federal Government of Nigeria has approved a significant allocation of funds to 15 Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) beneficiary institutions to establish innovation hubs and entrepreneurship centers. This initiative aims to drive technological advancement, foster entrepreneurship, and enhance research capabilities in the institutions. The University of Uyo has been allocated N1 billion to…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesIt was an unprecedented wide margin as members of the Fourth Estate of the realm on Saturday 2nd August 2025 voted Comrade Nsibiet John as Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom State Council with 555 votes. The election saw journalists come out in their numbers to elect the candidates of…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe former Presidential Adviser on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang, has revalidated his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ibiono Ibom Ward 2. The exercise was attended by hundreds of party faithful, who gathered to show their support for the senator and the party. During the event, Senator Enang expressed his…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe value of education and the importance of entrepreneurial development toward self-reliance and development were further stressed by Hon. (Dr.) Mrs. Judith Mayen Ogbara on Monday, August 5, at Ikot Okudom, Okon, Eket LGA, Akwa Ibom State, during the 2nd landmark edition of the Hon. (Dr.) Mrs. Judith Mayen Ogbara Empowerment Scheme. Hon. (Dr.)…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesWives of Nigerian Senators, have commiserated with one of their members Hajia Laila Barau, over the death of her mother, Mrs Nelda Mohammed, describing it as an “irreplaceable loss.” A condolence message signed by the President, Senators Wives Association of Nigeria (SEWAN) Dr (Mrs) Unoma Godswill Akpabio, and made available to newsmen in Abuja,…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Says Nigerian women are pacesetters The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has congratulated the nation’s female basketball team, the D’Tigress for winning the FIBA 2025 Women’s AfroBasket competition for a historic seventh time. Speaking through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, the Senate President said the feat…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesFormer Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Nsima Ekere, has reiterated Eket Senatorial District’s unalloyed support for the Governor Umo Eno-led administration in the state. Speaking on behalf of the senatorial district at the APC state secretariat in Uyo during the governor’s visit to the party office, he declared that Governor Eno has…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe #AriseRenewedHopeMedia, a voluntary support group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State, has clarified that the proposed construction of a new state secretariat for the party won’t utilize any funds from the state government’s purse. According to the group, Governor Umo Eno announced plans to build a befitting party secretariat…
