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  By Shadrach Okon Barely eight months after Governor Umo Eno commissioned Christ The King Model Primary School Wellington Bassey Way, Uyo, the acclaimed world class model school project which is strategically located close to the seat of power in Akwa Ibom State has been marred with shady deals our investigation has revealed. The Guide reporter who visited Christ The King Model Primary School last Monday 27 January, to ascertain the state of the facility discovered that the school’s ICT Centre was no longer functioning in the school. The ICT Centre of Christ The King Model Primary School which on inauguration was fully equipped with twenty (20) computer sets and inspected by Governor Umo Eno has been shutdown by the school management our investigation reveals. A source from government who confided in the Guide reporter revealed that all the 20 computer sets fixed at the ICT Centre were removed and carted away in a vehicle few weeks after Governor Eno commissioned the school. When ...

  Honorable Ufokette Essien on his official duty today at The AKWA IBOM STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY COMPLEX  Details later 

Washington D.C. is abuzz as Donald Trump, the United States' incoming president, touched down on Saturday evening, January 18, marking the start of celebrations ahead of his inauguration. The 78-year-old Republican, who defeated Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 5 election, arrived aboard an Air Force plane dispatched by outgoing President Joe Biden. Trump departed from his base in Palm Beach, Florida, accompanied by his wife, Melania; youngest son, Barron; daughter, Ivanka; and her husband, Jared Kushner. Upon landing at Dulles Airport in suburban Virginia, the president-elect made his way to his golf club in Sterling, Virginia, where he is preparing for the transition. Trump’s pre-inauguration agenda includes a rally with supporters at the Capital One Arena in downtown Washington on Sunday. On Monday, after the swearing-in ceremony, a post-inauguration event will follow, capping off the festivities. Big names are expected to join Trump in the celebrations, i...

  A fight between a teacher and a student at Moruga Secondary school has just ended. It's alleged that the teacher slapped the student for not tagging inn his shirt prompting the student to respond with kicks , blows and slaps to the teacher. It happened in South Africa. The teacher was overpowered by the student and sustained serious injuries before being rushed to hospital for treatment. Meanwhile the student has left the school and promised that he will never come back to the same institution. Look at the embarrassments now ! Lord help us in this cruel world.

Girl confesses to the police. The Delta state police have posted the confession of a girl who faked her kidnààpping and got her parents to pay a ransom of N2 Million just to give to her boyfriend.  She explained that she told her boyfriend to stage her kidnaàp and demand the sum of 2 million naira from her parents, whom she described as well-to-do. After receiving the money from her parents, she gave her boyfriend 1.5 million naira and kept 500,000 naira for herself. @highlight

  The Federal Government has unveiled the Youth Farmers Enrollment Portal, an initiative aimed at combating rising unemployment and food insecurity across the nation. The Honourable Minister of Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande, announced the launch during a ceremony in Abuja. The initiative, developed in partnership with the Nigerian Youth Economic Engagement and De-Radicalisation Programme (NIYEEDEP), seeks to create economic opportunities for youth and bolster the nation’s agricultural sector. “This intervention is designed to align young people with the economic agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, promoting active youth participation in economic development,” the Minister stated. He emphasized that the initiative aims to create 6 million direct jobs for youths in 2025 across agriculture, food and beverage, and agro-allied sectors, address youth unemployment, household poverty, hunger and food security, which today are threats to our national securi...

  As the crisis that has bedeviled the once highflying Nigerian lender, First Bank of Nigeria Limited and its holding company, FBN Holdings Plc widens, depositors of the bank are said to be in panic withdrawals over uncertainty. First Bank,  one of Nigeria’s oldest and largest financial institutions, has faced mounting governance challenges that have eroded investor confidence and raised concerns about its long-term stability. The crisis has prompted calls for decisive intervention from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC. Shareholders have urged regulators to enforce compliance, resolve disputes, and ensure the bank’s stability in the interest of Nigeria’s financial system. Findings by The Witness however, revealed that depositors and customers of the bank have continued to move out their funds as they fear the CBN may wield their hammer in the financial institution any time soon. Though FBN Holdings Plc has issued a statement dou...