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Akwa Ibom Plans Staff Quarters, Major Overhaul Of Public Secondary Schools — Eno

adminOctober 16, 2026

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has identified staff quarters and large-scale rehabilitation of public secondary schools as key components of his administration’s emergency intervention in the education sector. Eno disclosed this on Friday, October 16, 2026, during a ceremony at St Francis Secondary School, Eket, where he joined former classmates and members of the...

UNICEF Deploys Five-Pronged Strategy To Cut Deaths Among Children As Malaria Kills 1,200 Daily

adminOctober 16, 2026

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it is deploying a five-pronged strategy to reduce malaria deaths among children, as the disease claims more than 1,200 young lives daily worldwide. The strategy combines malaria vaccination, insecticide-treated mosquito nets, early diagnosis and treatment, community awareness and partnerships with governments and health organisations to protect children, particularly...

Trump Press Secretary Faces Exit After Rocky Debut, Six Days Into Job

adminOctober 16, 2026

US President Donald Trump has signalled a possible early exit for White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia, telling her to reconsider her position days after her first televised briefing drew scrutiny and speculation about her future. The development puts Zacharia’s brief tenure under pressure barely days after she assumed the role on October 12, 2026,...

Security: Delta Deploys 1,000 Armed Forest Guards to Combat Banditry

adminOctober 16, 2026

The deployment of 1,000 armed Forest Guards across Delta State is aimed at restricting the use of forest corridors as hideouts by bandits and other criminal groups, the state government has said. The Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kingsley Emu, disclosed this on Friday during a meeting with members of the Commercial Motorcycle and...

Ben Bruce Challenges Donald Duke To Explain U-Turn On Lagos-Calabar Highway

adminOctober 16, 2026

Former senator Ben Murray-Bruce has challenged former Cross River State governor Donald Duke to explain his criticism of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway, recalling that Duke previously praised the vision behind the project. Murray-Bruce’s challenge followed Duke’s recent questioning of the feasibility of extending the highway beyond Epe, Lagos, which the former governor described as a...

Anambra To Deregister Youth Groups With Members Above Age 35 From 2027

adminOctober 16, 2026

The Anambra State Government has announced plans to withdraw official recognition from youth organisations that fail to comply with the 18-to-35-year age limit from January 1, 2027. The policy requires youth associations, organisations and institutions operating youth-specific programmes and leadership structures to review their membership and leadership arrangements before the deadline. The Special Adviser to...

US Consul General, Burna Boy Discuss Investment In Creative Industry

adminOctober 16, 2026

United States Consul General, Brandon Hudspeth, has met with Nigerian music star Burna Boy in Lagos to explore opportunities for deeper business cooperation between the American and Nigerian creative industries. Punch reported that Hudspeth hosted the Grammy-winning singer at the US Consulate in Lagos on Friday, with discussions centred on expanding commercial partnerships and translating...

Akwa Ibom School Seeks Corporate Support For Future Olympians As MTN Donates Sports Equipment

adminOctober 16, 2026

Idara Jerome, Uyo Eagle International High School, Akwa Ibom State, has called on banks and other corporate organisations to invest in school sports as MTN Nigeria provided equipment worth ₦500,000 to support the development of young athletes. The school’s Vice Principal Academics, Ahenda Terhemen, made the appeal during the handover of sporting materials to the...

45 Scottish Police Officers Suspended as Ex-Sergeant Gets 12 Years For Rape

adminOctober 16, 2026

A fresh vetting exercise covering about 8,000 police officers and staff in Scotland is set to scrutinise the force’s ranks following the conviction of a former sergeant jailed for raping two women, amid revelations that 45 serving officers are suspended over alleged violence against women and girls. Campbell Petrie, who retired from Police Scotland in...

UK To Criminalise Possession of Porn Showing Sexual Violence, Incest

adminOctober 16, 2026

People in England and Wales could face prison sentences for keeping certain pornographic images on their phones or computers from November 6, as the government moves to criminalise content depicting strangulation, suffocation, incest and adults pretending to be children under 16 in sexual scenarios. The new offences, which also target the publication and distribution of...

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Akwa Ibom Plans Staff Quarters, Major Overhaul Of Public Secondary Schools — Eno

UNICEF Deploys Five-Pronged Strategy To Cut Deaths Among Children As Malaria Kills 1,200 Daily

Trump Press Secretary Faces Exit After Rocky Debut, Six Days Into Job

Security: Delta Deploys 1,000 Armed Forest Guards to Combat Banditry

Ben Bruce Challenges Donald Duke To Explain U-Turn On Lagos-Calabar Highway

Anambra To Deregister Youth Groups With Members Above Age 35 From 2027

US Consul General, Burna Boy Discuss Investment In Creative Industry

Akwa Ibom School Seeks Corporate Support For Future Olympians As MTN Donates Sports Equipment

45 Scottish Police Officers Suspended as Ex-Sergeant Gets 12 Years For Rape

UK To Criminalise Possession of Porn Showing Sexual Violence, Incest

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