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Condemnations have trailed the arrest of President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero by the Department of State Services (DSS). At the end of a meeting of NLC’s National Administrative Council (NAC) on Monday, the union gave the secret police midnight on Tuesday to release Ajaero. It was gathered that Ajaero was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Aiport in Abuja on Monday on his way to the United Kingdom for an official assignment, the NLC said. The NLC president was billed to attend the Trade Union Congress conference in London, which begins today (Monday). Related news NLC demands…

By Straightnews A Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong has ‘congratulated’ Akwa Ibom people for not joining  #endbadgovernace protest that rocked the country in August. In his X handle on Sunday, Effiong mocked the people over the economic hardships facing them, despite the fact that they did not participate in the protest. ‘‘My dear Akwa Ibom people, your governor told you not to join the End Bad Governance Protest because Akwa Ibom is a peaceful State, and is named after God. ‘Your governor, along side leaders of the NUJ, NBA, youth groups and so on publicly distanced Akwa Ibom from…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to reverse petrol price hike, but probe Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). “Use your leadership position and good offices to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), to immediately reverse what it described as the “illegal and unconstitutional” increase in the pump price of premium motor spirit or petrol across its retail outlets,” SERAP urged the President. A statement by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare on Sunday, also urged Tinubu to direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption…

Wikimedia Nigeria Foundation is ready to honour Mr Boniface Ebewo, the Founder and Creative Advisor of Real Brass Nigeria, with a prestigious award. The award tagged: Lifetime Achievement Award – NWCDA 2024 would be conferred on Ebewo in recognition of his ground-breaking contributions to the creative industry in the country. The award letter dated September 6, 2024 and signed by Olaniyan Olushola, President of the foundation, said ‘‘We are honored to formally invite you to the 2024 Nigeria Wikimedia Community Distinguished Award (NWCDA) ceremony, where you will be recognized with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. Olushola noted ‘‘This award is…

Two prominent Akwa Ibom sons have penned an elegy for journalist-kinsman, Mr. Idiongo Akpanukoh who died last Friday. They are Mr. Aniekpeno Mkpanang, a retired Permanent Secretary in Akwa Ibom State Civil Service and Mr. Moffat Ekoriko, the publisher of the London-based NewsAfrica magazine. Both joined numerous friends, relations and comrades in  pouring their hearts for Akpanukoh who untimely departed this earthly plane, bringing the toll of journalists in Akwa Ibom who died to four in five days. Mkpanang writing under the topic: FRAGMENTS OF A BROKEN HEART: A tribute to my late brother, Idiongo Akpanukoh said ‘‘As I sit on…

By Our Reporter Like a kite feasting on chickens, death has preyed on four members of Nigeria Union of Journalists, Akwa Ibom State Council, Straightnews has gathered. Within five days, death had decapitated the members- two females and two males- of the union on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 2024 respectively. Straightnews learnt that Patience John of AKBC (Television Service), Uyo and Esther Ukpe of Federated Chapel jetted to the great beyond on 2 September; Anthony  Etim of AKBC (Television Service), Uyo bowed to the grim reaper on 4 September while Idiongo Akpanukoh of Federated Chapel is said to have joined…

The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) on Saturday said there is no guarantee of lower price  as it is set to commence lifting petrol from the Dangote Refinery.  NNPCL would reportedly commence lifting petrol from the refinery on September 15. This has foreclosed speculations by most Nigerians that completion of Dangote Refinery would bring permanent solution to the lingering fuel hike. In a statement by its spokesman, Olufemi Soneye, the company said the pricing of petroleum products from any refinery, including the Dangote Refinery Ltd, is determined by global market forces. Soneye, NNPCL’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, said that…

Nigeria claimed an emphatic 3-0 win over Benin in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier played at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo on Saturday evening. Smarting from a 1-2 score suffered in the hands of the same opponents which was World Cup qualifier three months ago, Super Eagles amassed ferocious attacks to avenge the team coached by their one-time Manager, Gernot Rohr. Star forwards Ademola Lookman scored a brace and Victor Osimhen shared the goals, as the Super Eagles went to the top of Group D on three points. Rwanda and Libya have a point each after…

The Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, has embarked on indefinite leave of absence. Ngelale said he stepped down from his position as the spokesperson for President Bola Tinubu to squarely attend to health matters involving his nuclear family. In a statement he posted on his Facebook page on Saturday, he said he had informed the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, of his intention to proceed on an indefinite leave of absence. “On Friday, I submitted a memo to the Chief of Staff to the President informing my office that I…

The Nigerian Government has backtracked, as the Minister of State for Education, Dr Tanko Sununu stated that the government never restricted the age for students to write Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCE) to 18 years. The recent decision by the government to impose an 18-year age restriction on students taking the National Examinations Council (NECO) and West African Examinations Council (WAEC) examinations sparked widespread outrage among parents and other stakeholders. Sununu explained that the government only restricted the age for sitting for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and entry into the university to 18 years beginning from 2025, and…