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EFCC dismisses ADC’s claims of politically motivated investigations
From the States

EFCC dismisses ADC’s claims of politically motivated investigations

August 14, 2025

Comfort Isaac The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has described as self-serving, diversionary, narrow and idle, the allegation by the opposition African Democratic Congress, ADC, that the Commission embarks…

Ibom Air speaks on altercation between cabin crew, passenger
From the States

Ibom Air speaks on altercation between cabin crew, passenger

August 12, 2025

Comfort Isaac Akwa Ibom State owned airline, Ibom Air has reacted to the altercation involving a passenger, Ms Comfort Emmanson and its cabin crew on August 10, 2025 A video…

NOA alerts on circulation of fake currency
From the States

NOA alerts on circulation of fake currency

August 2, 2025

Comfort Isaac National Orientation Agency, NOA, Akwa Ibom State Directorate has raised the alarm over the spate of circulation of fake N1000 notes in the riverine communities of the state…

Reps panel threatens to arrest CBN governor
From the States

Reps panel threatens to arrest CBN governor

July 26, 2025

Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Public Accounts and Public Assets has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against the Governor of the Central Bank of…

Appeal court awards N5M damages on MTN for exploiting user through unsolicited tunes
From the States

Appeal court awards N5M damages on MTN for exploiting user through unsolicited tunes

July 21, 2025

Comfort Isaac The Court of Appeal has slammed a ₦5 million damages award against a telecommunication giant, MTN Nigeria for exploiting a subscriber, Barrister Achunulo Godwin through unsolicited caller tunes.…

CJ frees maniac inmate, 122 others in Akwa Ibom, calls for hygiene of facilities
From the States

CJ frees maniac inmate, 122 others in Akwa Ibom, calls for hygiene of facilities

July 18, 2025

Comfort Isaac The Chief Judge (CJ) of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaete Obot, has freed an 18 year old mentally challenged inmate and 122 others during her 2nd quarter, 2025…

Bakare: Awujele’s Intervention Fostered Formation of APC as Political Party
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Bakare: Awujele’s Intervention Fostered Formation of APC as Political Party

July 15, 2025

The Serving Orerseer of Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), Pastor Tunde Bakare, has disclosed that it was the intervention of the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of ljebu Land, Kabiyesi Oba…

Peter Obi: Why I Served Food at Public Event
From the States

Peter Obi: Why I Served Food at Public Event

July 13, 2025

Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has explained his decision to serve food to guests at a special event in Owerri, Imo State, is generating controversy because Nigerian…

ADC Welcomes Tinubu Back to Nigeria, Asks about His Whereabouts for Five Days After BRICS Meeting
From the States

ADC Welcomes Tinubu Back to Nigeria, Asks about His Whereabouts for Five Days After BRICS Meeting

July 13, 2025July 13, 2025

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has challenged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to tell Nigerians where he has been for five days since the end of the BRICS Summit in Brazil.…

NMA accuses Nigerian government of impoverishing members
From the States

NMA accuses Nigerian government of impoverishing members

July 13, 2025

Comfort Isaac Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has accused Federal government of move to plunge members into abject poverty and slavery by subjecting them to work over 72 hours without commensurate…

EFCC slams N’Assembly for withholding MDAs’ audit reports
From the States

EFCC slams N’Assembly for withholding MDAs’ audit reports

July 9, 2025July 9, 2025

Isaac Samuel The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has faulted the National Assembly for failing to forward audit and oversight reports on Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to the…

INEC to begin online CVR August 18 in Akwa Ibom
From the States

INEC to begin online CVR August 18 in Akwa Ibom

July 9, 2025

Comfort Isaac The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced plans to open its portal for the process of Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, in Akwa Ibom State ahead of the…

Rep condemns killing of 10 Ebonyi residents in Anambra, demands probe
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Rep condemns killing of 10 Ebonyi residents in Anambra, demands probe

July 5, 2025

Isaac Samuel A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Princess Chinwe Clara Nnabuife, has condemned the recent killing of at least 10 persons during a violent attack in Ogboji,…

Reps query N24bn CCTV allocation for Rivers govt house
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Reps query N24bn CCTV allocation for Rivers govt house

June 30, 2025

Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Rivers has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Sole Administration of the state, Vice Admiral Ibok-Eke Ibas (Rtd) to submit…

Akwa Ibom: CP assures adequate security ahead of gov Eno’s grand reception to APC
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Akwa Ibom: CP assures adequate security ahead of gov Eno’s grand reception to APC

June 19, 2025

Comfort Isaac The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Command, CP Baba Azare, has assured adequate security in the state ahead of the grand reception of Gov Umo Eno to…

Fubara officials withheld spending records, Ibas tells Reps
From the States

Fubara officials withheld spending records, Ibas tells Reps

June 11, 2025

Isaac Samuel Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd), has accused officials of the suspended administration of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of withholding key financial records, which he said…

Don’t pay attention to busybodies, Tinubu tells Wike
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Don’t pay attention to busybodies, Tinubu tells Wike

June 10, 2025

Isaac Samuel President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for his infrastructural drive urging him not to be distracted by “busybodies…

I never hated Igbos, says Gowon
From the States

I never hated Igbos, says Gowon

June 8, 2025

Isaac Samuel Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has declared that his actions during the Nigerian Civil War were never motivated by ethnic hatred, particularly against the Igbo…

FCT natives reject relocation policy as Reps intervene
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FCT natives reject relocation policy as Reps intervene

June 4, 2025

Isaac Samuel The Indigenous people of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have opposed the long-standing relocation policy adopted by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), describing it as a violation…

Nigerians react as Bakare visits Tinubu despite past criticisms
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Nigerians react as Bakare visits Tinubu despite past criticisms

June 4, 2025

Isaac Samuel Pastor Tunde Bakare’s unexpected visit to President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, June 4, has stirred a wave of reactions from Nigerians, as many recall the fiery criticisms the…

Imo Community Accuses Seplat of Neglect, Issues 7-Day Ultimatum Over Oil Activities
From the States

Imo Community Accuses Seplat of Neglect, Issues 7-Day Ultimatum Over Oil Activities

June 4, 2025

Indigenes of Ekugba community in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, has accused Seplat Energy of neglect and failure to pay appropriate compensation to them as host community to…

Yahaya Emerges 61st President of ICAN
From the States

Yahaya Emerges 61st President of ICAN

June 4, 2025

Dr. Haruna Nma Yahaya, a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), has been elected the 61st President of ICAN. Yahaya succeeds the 60th President of ICAN,…

Speaker Abbas, Deputy Kalu mourn Kano athletes killed in road crash
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Speaker Abbas, Deputy Kalu mourn Kano athletes killed in road crash

June 2, 2025

Isaac Samuel The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, and his deputy, Benjamin Kalu, have expressed deep grief over the tragic death of 22 athletes from Kano State…

Gov. Eno applauds CBN’s efforts at Transforming NIGERIA’s Economy
From the States

Gov. Eno applauds CBN’s efforts at Transforming NIGERIA’s Economy

May 28, 2025

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has commended the management of the Central Bank of Nigeria,CBN, for its strategic policies and efforts to stabilise the Naira and turn around…

SEDC’s Targets 0bn Economy in South-east, Briefs Tinubu
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SEDC’s Targets $200bn Economy in South-east, Briefs Tinubu

May 28, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been briefed by the South East Development Commission (SEDC) concerning its vision to catalyse a $200 billion economy in the South-east geo-political zone. The Managing…

Education, Good Governance Can Banish Poverty in Nigeria, Africa – Obasanjo
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Education, Good Governance Can Banish Poverty in Nigeria, Africa – Obasanjo

May 17, 2025

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that Africa could banish abject poverty and hunger with education, good governance and political leadership within 15 years. Obasanjo said that the continent, including…

Gov. Eno Returns to Apostolic Church Maboju in Thanksgiving
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Gov. Eno Returns to Apostolic Church Maboju in Thanksgiving

May 11, 2025

…says Church Prophesied his reign as Governor in 1980 It was celebration galore at the Apostolic Church, Nigeria, Maboju Assembly, Lagos when several dignitaries including top government officials, private sector…

Tinubu to governors: focus more on agriculture
From the States

Tinubu to governors: focus more on agriculture

May 3, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on governors across Nigeria to focus more on agriculture and remain focused on delivering tangible results that improve the lives of their people, urging…

Okonjo-Iweala, Aig-Imoukhuede, Others Shower Tributes on Paschal Gabriel Dozie
From the States

Okonjo-Iweala, Aig-Imoukhuede, Others Shower Tributes on Paschal Gabriel Dozie

April 29, 2025

Nigerian corporate leaders showered tributes on the founder of the defunct Diamond Bank, Dr. Paschal Gabriel Dozie (PGD) as they remembered his lifetime as one dedicated to service to humanity…

Rivers State government: Fubara not summoned by Sole Administrator
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Rivers State government: Fubara not summoned by Sole Administrator

April 17, 2025

Rivers State government has debunked a social media post claiming that the Interim Administrator, Vice Admiral IbokEtte Ibas has summoned the suspended governor, Sim Fubara, and his deputy to appear…

Administrator Wants NBA to Refund River’s N300m Donation
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Administrator Wants NBA to Refund River’s N300m Donation

April 15, 2025

NBA: No, it’s ‘unconditional gift’ The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas, has asked the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to return the N300 million that was given…

I Took Over Dysfunctional Zamfara State
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I Took Over Dysfunctional Zamfara State

April 15, 2025

The Governor of Zamfara State, Mr. Dauda Lawal , has said that Zamfara was a dysfunctional state when his administration started in 2023. Lawal added that his predecessor, former Governor…

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