The Catholic priest of Wukari Diocese, Rev. Richard Unom in Ikyaior village, Wukari Local Government Council has alleged that Soldiers have assaulted members of the church. Rev. Unom told Journalists that the soldiers threatened to kill him despite identifying himself as a priest. He expressed deep concerns over the invasion of his home by heavily armed soldiers, claiming that the soldiers tortured him and his cook, Terhemen Cornelius, without any justification. The soldiers, according to...

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has announced that its Akwa Ibom State Coordinator, Mr. Okun Christopher, and driver, Mr. Daniel Effiong Asibong, are unaccounted for. This has sparked concerns about their safety. They were last seen travelling for an official assignment between Delta and Akwa Ibom States on Monday, 29 July 2024. According to Eddy Megwa, Director of Press and Public Relations, the NYSC is working to determine the circumstances surrounding their disappearance, but...

The Secretary to the Niger State Government SSG, Abubakar Usman Gurara has inaugurated a 13-man relief committee for the disbursement of N50 million approved by Governor Mọhammed Umar Bago to the families of victims of the mine pit collapse at Galadima Kogo in Shiroro Local Government Area of the state. Inaugurating the committee, the SSG said the committee members will come up with modalities for such payment to the beneficiaries as the money earmarked for...