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Akwa Ibom State, the highest oil and gas producing State in Nigeria is located in the coastal southern part of the country. With its capital in Uyo, the State covers a land mass of 7,081 square kilometers and was formed in 1987, when it was carved out of Cross River State. Akwa Ibom State have thirty-one Local Government Areas, and the indigenes are predominantly Christians.

Their major dialect, Ibibio, is spoken among the major ethnic groups like; the Ibibio, Annang, Oron, Eket, and Obolo. The State as a population (famously referred to as ‘Akwa Ibomites’) of over five million people and more than ten million in diaspora. It shares boundaries with States like Cross River, Rivers, and Abia. To the south of its border is the Atlantic Ocean, which makes it easily accessible for ship that are coming from different parts of the world to dock at one of the two major sea ports located inside the State.

Apart from being the highest producer of oil and gas in Nigeria, Akwa Ibom State is also blessed with a large quantity of other mineral resources like; Limestone, a sedimentary rock consisting largely of calcite and aragonite, used as cement, building stone, glass, abrasives, fillers, and a host of chemical processes; Clay, which is used in manufacturing of paper, ball clay, rubber, fire bricks, floor and wall tiles, construction materials, among others; Lead/Zinc, which is used in batteries, construction, ceramics, ammunition, television tubes; Salt; and traces of Lignite, where about seventy-nine percent (79%) of its coal is used to generate electricity, while 13.5 % is used to generate synthetic natural gas.

Akwa Ibom State can easily be described as a land flowing with milk and honey, because the same way the State has a huge quantity of mineral resources, it’s also the same way it is blessed with farm produce or agricultural resources across the State like; Oil Palm, which can be used for the production of cooking oil, margarine, soaps, cosmetics, livestock feeds, and other products made from the fiber of Palm tree like, glass, helmet, and gloves; Cassava, which is planted across the State is used for production of food, modified starch, alcohol, livestock feeds, and fuel for generation of energy; Maize, used for the production of corn syrup, malt, alcohol, food for animals, among others; Yam; Cocoyam; Rice; Rubber; Plantain and Banana; Seafood in large quantity, used for production of food, animal feeds, and pharmaceutical products. Vegetables are also imbedded in large ton in the State, which are used for food, hydro zed vegetable, pharmaceutical proteins and enzymes.

With these different types of farm produce that are spread across the State, the people of Akwa Ibom State are very creative in using them to cook fantastic delicacies such as; Ekpang Nkwuko (Cocoyam Pottage); Afang Soup, a delicacy made from shredded ‘Afang’ and waterleaves with meat, smoke fish, salt, pepper, crayfish, palm oil, stock fish, and little water; Edesi Isip (Coconut Rice), which is prepared with coconut milk and other ingredients like goat meat and smoked fish; and Asa Iwa (Cassava Porrigde), is prepared with grated cassava, wrapped in tender cocoyam leaves and cooked in palm oil stew.

Some of the tourist destinations in Akwa Ibom State that attracts people from different works of life to the ‘Land of Promise,’ which the beautiful State is also known as, includes: Ibeno Beach, National Museum Uyo, Lord Lugards’s Residence, and The Presbyterian Church, which was built by the famous missionary, Mary Slessor.

The current region of Akwa Ibom in old Calabar Kingdom were the first to encounter western education in Nigeria with the establishment of Hope Waddell Training Institute, Calabar in 1895, Methodist Boys High School, Oron in 1905, and other top flight schools.

Akwa Ibom State also boasts of superb higher institutions like, University of Uyo; Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron; Akwa Ibom State University, Oruk Anam Local Government Area and Mkpat Enin Local Government Area; Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic; College of Arts and Sciences, Nnung Ukim; and School of Nursing, Uyo, Eket, Oron, Ikot Ekpene and Etinan.



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Steven Spielberg’s daughter Mikaela is embarking on a new career — and yes, she’s aware that it may ruffle some feathers. The 23-year-old announced that she is seeking her sex worker license and working on becoming an adult film star. She says her parents are supportive, if cautious, and explains why this felt like the right choice.

Mikaela told The Sun in an exclusive interview that her parents were “not upset” when she told them about her new plans on FaceTime this past weekend. “I got really tired of not being able to capitalize on my body and frankly, I got really tired of being told to hate my body,” she explained. “And I also just got tired of working day to day in a way that wasn’t satisfying my soul.”

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Looks like Tessa Thompson has broken Marvel’s code of omerta and has confirmed that Christian Bale will play the villain in the upcoming "Thor: Love and Thunder."

“Christian Bale is going to play our villain, which is going to be fantastic,” Thompson told ET at the Season 3 premiere of "Westworld."

“I’ve read the script. I can’t tell you much. Lots of exciting text messages exchanged between Natalie and I. We’re going to have fun. Taika is writing (and) directing. Some familiar faces. Some new people coming into the mix.”

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The Senate on Thursday gave nod to the $22.7 billion loan request by President Muhammadu Buhari, bringing Nigeria’s external debt stock to nearly US$50 billion, amid lawmakers and public’s concerns the approval was without scrutiny.

The government of President Buhari desperately needed the approval as African’s largest economy returns to the international debt market to shake off impacts of recession and finance the budget this year. Particularly, Nigeria’s ambition to close the infrastructural gap, including in power and transportation sectors, depends, largely, on project-tied Chinese loans.

About 70 per cent (that is, $17,065,496,773) of the new $22.7 billion loan bid will be coming from China’s EXIM Bank, Nigeria’s biggest bilateral lender in nearly two decades.

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All eyes are already on Walt Disney’s live-action remake of its 1998 animated favorite Mulan due to its reported $200 million price tag and global release plan at a time when coronavirus concerns have led some high-profile blockbusters to switch release dates.

Now there’s another piece of news that has fans concerned: the new adaptation will omit a popular character from the original film, Li Shang, voiced by B.D. Wong.

In the 1998 version, Shang captained the army that the titular female warrior (Ming-Na Wen) joins under the guise of being a male recruit named Ping. Like Shang’s signature song goes, he somehow makes men out of his soldiers-in-training and, in the process, finds himself drawn to Ping in particular.

By the end of the movie, romance has blossomed between the captain and his best fighter, whose real identity is exposed before the climactic battle.

It’s that kind of questionable power dynamic between a superior and a subordinate that the creative team — including director Niki Caro — behind the 2020 version wanted to avoid in their telling of the ancient Chinese legend that serves as Mulan’s source material.

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The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the Senate for approving President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for a fresh $22.7 billion loan.

The approval was a sequel to the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts.

The chairman of the committee, Senator Clifford Ordia, a lawmaker from Edo State, read the report and recommended that the Senate approve the request. Prior to the approval, there were arguments between lawmakers and the Senate President that lasted for over half an hour, this paper also reported.

The federal government had earlier said the $22.7 billion loan would be used for infrastructure development.

In his recent letter, President Buhari explained that the external borrowing plan targets projects cuts across all sectors with special emphasis on infrastructure, agriculture, health, education, water supply, growth and employment generation.

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King Paul Akpan Udoh, an Italian-Nigerian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Pontedera, on loan from Juventus - has been reported as the first professional football player to test positive to coronavirus in Italy - by the Italian media.

According to the reports, Udoh was diagnosed on Thursday with the Coronavirus and he has since been quarantined to stop him from infecting others.

Udoh had played with Juventus, Virtus Lanciano (loan), Pontedera (loan), Fernana (loan), Fano (loan), and Viareggio before joining Pianese in 2019.

Having started his career with Reggiana, Udoh moved to Juventus in 2011, and was immediately loaned back for a year.

After progressing through the youth ranks of Juventus, Udoh secured a loan move to Serie B side Virtus Lanciano in 2016, with an option to buy at the end of the season.

Failing to impress, he was returned to Juventus, and then loaned to Lega Pro side Pontedera later the same year. On 14 July 2019, he signed up with Pianese.

Coronavirus is gradually spreading from China (Asia) to Italy, Europe and Africa. Nigeria recorded its emergence during the week when an unnamed Italian businessman tested positive when he arrived Lagos.

Meanwhile, some Italian Seria A matches were postponed last weekend as a preventive measure against the spread of the virus.

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Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday ended on panic mood, as the country recorded the first Coronavirus case after Egypt and Algeria.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the panic mood affected trading on the exchange with the market recording only two gainers against 41 losers.

Consequently, the market capitalization lost N308 billion, representing a loss of 2.21 per cent in about six hours to close at N13.657 trillion against N13.965 trillion on Thursday.

Also, the All-Share Index which opened at 26,808.24 shed 591.78 points or 2.21 per cent to close at 26,216.46.

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Africa Oil Corporation’s acquisition of a 50% stake in Nigeria-focused Petrobras Oil and Gas B.V. (POGBV) could be the start of a new wave of mergers and acquisitions in sub-saharan Africa’s economically important oil and gas sector.

In January, Africa Oil completed the acquisition of a 50% equity stake in POGBV in a deal worth $1.5bn, with the total cash consideration being approximately $520m. Standard Bank Group was the sole advisor to Africa Oil, a Canadian group with exploration assets in East Africa and now also production assets in Nigeria.

POGBV’s underlying assets – non-operated indirect interests in two large offshore deep-water oil and gas fields off the coast of Nigeria – produced an average of 442,000 barrels of oil per day in 2019, of which Africa Oil’s net entitlement is approximately 33,630 barrels per day.

The location, size and quality of the acquired assets makes this a transformative transaction for Africa Oil, at a time when further investment opportunities are expected across the region.

Charlie Houston, Oil and Gas Executive, Standard Bank Group, who advised Africa Oil, said: “This transaction has enabled Africa Oil to capitalize on its strong cash position and appetite for the African economy to be become a fully-fledged exploration and production company. Having cash-generative assets in the current phase of the commodity cycle is hugely beneficial and will provide Africa Oil with a sound platform for stability and future growth.

“The transaction is likely to precede several other large merger and acquisition deals in sub-Saharan Africa’s oil-producing and frontier oil & gas countries as US and other international oil companies rationalize their operations in the region and restructure their asset portfolios,” said Dele Kuti, Global Head of Oil and Gas at Standard Bank Group.

“We expect to see a surge in deal flow over the next two years as onshore/offshore assets in Nigeria and offshore assets in Angola come to market, among others.”

Standard Bank introduced Africa Oil to POGBV and the Nigerian market whilst it also helped guide the firm through the two-year process. The Bank expects to see strong interest from both international and local players as these assets become available.

“It is possible that domestic investors will partner with international oil and gas companies, many of which see the potential to unlock significant value in the region,” says Kuti. “As these assets come to market, the need for strategic advice and financing will increase significantly.”

At a time when sustainability and energy transition is becoming globally prevalent, the oil and gas sector remains a major contributor to Nigeria’s economy. It has enabled the country to overtake South Africa as the continent’s biggest economy and remains an important driver of socio-economic development in west and central Africa.

Further afield, the sector’s rise could transform Mozambique’s economy in coming years and contribute to job employment and infrastructure development in the country with further positive economic impact on neighboring southern African countries.

For Africa to capitalize on this opportunity to ignite sustainable economic growth, governments need to ensure that sound regulations and governance standards are in place.

Those countries that do this, and demonstrate stability alongside prudent fiscal frameworks, will be best placed to attract much-needed foreign and domestic investment.

“Access to finance, local knowledge and strategic advice will also be essential to unlocking the sector’s potential,” said Kuti.

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The Week of February 28, 2020

The official DLB News: Top 10 Movies at the Cinemas (USA) features this week’s highest earning films at the box office in the United States of America.

These films are ranked based on the data compiled by leading online platforms that monitor the theatrical domestic box-office receipts in the United States of America.


(+) = Climb

(-) = Drop

(!) = No movement

(*) = New entry


1. (!) Sonic the Hedgehog

Starring: James Marsden, Jim Carrey

Director: Jeff Fowler


2. (*) The Call of the Wind

Starring: Harrison Ford, Dan Stevens

Director: Chris Sanders


3. (-) Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey

Starring: Margot Robbie, Jurnee Smollett-Bell

Director: Cathy Yan


4. (+) Bad Boys for Life

Starring: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence

Directors: Bilall Fallah & Adil El Arbi


5. (*) Brahms: The Boys II

Starring: Katie Holmes, Ralph Ineson

Director: William Brent Bell


6. (-) Fantasy Island

Starring: Michael Pena, Maggie Q

Director: Jeff Wadlow


7. (-) 1917

Starring: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman

Director: Sam Mendes


8. (-) Parasite

Starring: Song Kang-Ho, Lee Sun-Kyun

Director: Bong Joon Ho


9. (-) Jumanji: The Next Level

Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart

Director: Jake Kasdan


10. (-) The Photograph

Starring: Issa Rae, Lakeith Stanfield

Director: Stella Meghie


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Growing concerns inside the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank about the spread of the new coronavirus have prompted the institutions to consider scaling back their Spring Meetings in April or hold them by teleconference, people familiar with the discussions said on Wednesday.

The institutions’ April 17-19 Spring Meetings are scheduled to bring some 10,000 government officials, journalists, business people and civil society representatives from across the globe to a tightly packed, two-block area of downtown Washington, DC, that houses their headquarters.

Financial markets have fallen sharply in recent days on news that the virus is spreading rapidly in Europe. Italy has reported more than 400 cases and people who have visited Italy have tested positive in Brazil, Algeria, Austria, Croatia, Greece and other countries.

Like other coronaviruses, the new virus - which causes a disease now called COVID-19 - is transmitted from person to person via droplets when an infected person breathes out, coughs or sneezes. It can also spread via contaminated surfaces such as door handles or railings.

The IMF has warned in recent days of a potentially deeper economic fallout as the coronavirus spreads beyond China, cutting its forecast for 2020 global growth by 0.1%.

The virus’ spread has raised concerns inside the Fund and the World Bank that the close interactions among people from their 189 member countries at the Spring Meetings could inadvertently contribute to the problem.

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In continuation of our series on weird facts you don’t know about some countries and animals – we present to you, the Kamchatka Brown Bear.

The Kamchatka Peninsula, on Russia’s Pacific coast, is a 10-hour flight from Moscow and remains one of the world’s great natural wildernesses. Emerging from steam in the Valley of the Geysers is a Kamchatka brown bear (Ursus arctors beringianus), the largest carnivorans in Eurasia.

It was noted by early visitors to the region that these bears were relatively tamed compared to their Siberian counterparts, but in 2008 a platinum-mining community in the region was overrun by a slew of beer, killing two workers.

Up until 1990 the bear population thrived, but since then, with the demise of Soviet Union, mineral exploitation and international trophy hunting has seen the bear population put under unprecedented ecological pressure.

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Some stories are just too salacious to be true. However, this museum heist actually happened in Germany.

A Berlin court convicted three men for stealing a 100 kilogram solid gold coin worth $4 million from a museum in a heist that could have been out of a Hollywood or Nollywood crime/thriller film.

Two men, 23 and 21 years old, were sentenced to four and a half years; while the third, a 21-year-old security guard, must serve three years and four months. A fourth accused was acquitted.

They were tried under rules for juveniles which reduces the prison terms that could be imposed. Prosecutors had asked for five to seven years. The defense sought acquittals.

Three years ago, the coin – which carries Queen Elizabeth II’s imprint and is called the “Big Maple Leaf” – was stolen from its case in Berlin’s Bode Museum. The perpetrators were able to by-pass the alarm system, while carrying out the act.

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A 25-year-old man living in the southern German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg has tested positive for coronavirus after a trip to Milan, and another man further north is in a critical condition with the disease, authorities said on Tuesday.

The Baden-Wuerttemberg health ministry said the man in the southern state, who had likely become infected during his visit to Italy, had contacted authorities after coming down with flu-like symptoms. He will be treated in isolation, it added.


“People in close contact with the patient will be kept in home isolation and be asked about their state of health every day,” it said. “As soon as a contact person develops symptoms, they will also be isolated in hospital.”

In North Rhine-Westphalia, the state health ministry said the man there was admitted to hospital on Monday afternoon with symptoms of severe pneumonia.

“The patient is in a critical condition and is currently being isolated in the intensive care unit,” the ministry said.

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The Walt Disney Company has named a new CEO. Bob Chapek is replacing Bob Iger, effective immediately, the company announced Tuesday.

Chapek, 60, who has been with the company for 27 years and was most recently chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, a position created in 2018, will take over Disney's day-to-day operations, the company says.

That will allow Iger, who will stay on as executive chairman through Dec. 31, 2021, to focus on the company's overall creative vision and strategy over his remaining two years with the company.

The time was right for Iger to step down as CEO, he said, now that Disney had successfully launched Disney+ in November 2019 and consolidated into the fold the Fox movie and television studios, acquired in a $71.3 billion transaction that closed in March 2019.

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In our series of weird facts you don’t know about some countries – we are now shifting gears to weird and strange animals you don’t know exist in these countries.

Like the massive Artantic walrus picture resting on the coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. This Arctic island archipelago is a haven for wildlife, and the walrus can be seen resting on the sea ice and on shore in between rounds of feeding.

The walrus scientific name means “tooth walkers” – and they can use their tusks to haul themselves out of the water and onto the ice.

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Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty on two of five possible counts: criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree. He was found not guilty, though, of the most serious charges, of predatory sexual assault (two counts) and rape in the first degree.

The jury, made up of seven men and five women, delivered the verdict on Monday, nearly a week after beginning deliberations.

Weinstein, 67, was handcuffed and taken straight to jail where he'll remain until sentencing on March 11. A spokesperson for the defense said they are working to get Weinstein into the "infirmary unit" or protective custody.

"While he was not convicted on the most serious charges, we are disappointed in the verdict and will be filing an appeal. There are issues in this trial that were extremely troubling, and they prejudiced Mr. Weinstein's ability to have his case fairly judged," the defense team told Yahoo Entertainment Monday afternoon.

"These will be addressed to a higher court. In the meantime, we are working on assuring that Mr. Weinstein is brought to Rikers' Island's North infirmary unit (NIU) at the Anna M Kross center complex or in protective custody so that he can get the best medical supervision and care possible."

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Vanessa, who was joined by her three other children — Natalia, 17, Bianka, 3, and 8-month-old Capri — bravely took the stage at the staple centre in Los Ageles, U.S.A., during the memorial for Kobe and Gianna, to eulogize her late husband and daughter.

Vanessa started her speech by honoring her “baby girl” Gianna, who was 13 when she was killed in the helicopter crash alongside her father last month.

“Gianna Bryant is an amazingly sweet and gentle soul. She was always thoughtful,” she said. “She was daddy’s girl but I know she loved her mamma. She was one of my very best friends.”

Vanessa noted that her daughter “loved family traditions” and “looked out for everyone” and went on to express her heartbreak over many of the big events in her life that she would miss down the road.

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American actor Isaiah Washington’s support for U.S. President, Donald Trump, is beginning to affect his work in Hollywood.

But the actor who has appeared in TV series like The 100, Grey’s Anatomy, and many more, is not showing any sign of relentless in his support
for Trump – if you want to judge by what he shared on his twitter page.

Read how he captioned his conversation with his agent about what top executives in Hollywood say about him:

Agent: “Isaiah, everyone I talk to say they love you as an Actor, but every time they bring you up in their meetings, the higher ups all say, ‘Isaiah is just too polarizing’, you know?’”

Me: “Really? Wow...then F**k ‘em!”

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Violence continues unabated in the north-eastern part of the Indian capital as protests against a controversial citizenship law have turned into a communal frenzy.

Seven persons including a policeman have been killed in clashes, with over 160 injured. Delhi Police on Tuesday imposed prohibitory orders in the northeast region of Delhi amid fresh incidents of stone-pelting.

Police confirmed the killing of seven people in violence that erupted on Monday after anti-citizenship law protesters blocked roads in areas of Delhi. Law enforcement said around 50 police personnel were also injured in stone-pelting incidents in different parts of the capital.

Beside prohibitory orders, the government has also deployed over 3,000 para-military forces in the area.

“Carrying weapons or any incendiary material is prohibited. Printing, circulation or dissemination of communally sensitive, provocative material even on social media is prohibited.

“Assembly of more than four persons and any kind of demonstration without any permission of competent authority is prohibited,’’ the order issued by Chief of Delhi Police’s North-East district Ved Prakash Surya reads.

India’s federal Home Minister Amit Shah has directed officials to restore normalcy while chairing an urgent meeting in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and other senior officials.

Internal security in the national capital is directly under Shah’s ministry.

Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said there is a need to seal Delhi’s borders to control the situation.

“Legislators of the affected areas informed me that there is a severe shortage of police force and police can’t take action till they receive orders from the top.

“I have also asked District Magistrates to take out peace march with police in these areas,’’ Kejriwal said while briefing the media after the meeting held at his residence.

The first violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) enacted by the federal government were witnessed on 15 December in southeast Delhi, where protesters pelted stones and damaged public transport and set fire to a couple of buses.

Police had also cane-charged students of a federally-funded university in the neighbourhood, claiming them responsible for the violence.

Since then, dozens of women, mostly Muslims, from the locality began a sit-in protest at Shaheen Bagh, demanding the withdrawal of the CAA.

The Citizenship Amendment Act, enacted on Dec. 13, 2019 seeks to grant citizenship to illegal immigrants, belonging to minority communities from three neighbouring Islamic countries, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan “who entered into India on or before Dec. 13, 2014.”

However, the benefit was not extended, conspicuously to Muslim immigrants.

The act was contested by several opposition parties, civic rights groups, and university students as discriminatory on religious grounds and violates the secular credentials of the Indian Constitution.

According to the latest numbers in Delhi, 32 people have lost their lives during protests against the CAA since its enactment.

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