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… We will bring perpetrators to justice- PPRO assures Respected neurologist and consultant at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Professor Ekanem Philip Ephraim has been taken into captivity by abductors, police have confirmed. The distressing incident was confirmed by the Cross River State Police Command on Friday morning. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Irene Ugbo, the situation is being diligently addressed, and there was no cause for alarm. “The command has promptly initiated a tactical operation to track down the perpetrators responsible for this reprehensible act. “However, due to the audacity of the…

Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku has enjoined staffers in different departments of the commission to work as a team to achieve its goals. Ogbuku while declaring open a three-day training workshop for staffers of the departments in Uyo on Friday said communities within the region eagerly look up to the commission for sustainability and growth. He reminded staffers of his Corporate Affairs Department of his administration’s avowed determination to make a difference, calling on them to work as a team to deliver such. Represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr. Obegha Oworibo, the…

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a man for selling his three children at N1.5 million. The suspect, ThankGod Ekwueme, whose wife is deaf and dumb, sold the 5-year-old for N700,000, 3-year-old for N350,000 and a day old baby for N500,000. Spokesperson of the command, SP Grace Woyengikuro Iringe-koko who stated this in a statement on Thursday, July 13, 2023, said the suspect, was arrested after credible information on his illegal activity. In an interview with journalists, Ekwueme, said he was intercepted by OSPAC in his community Omerelu, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state when he was about selling…

The HBO’s “Succession” led the pack with 27 nods full list of nominations for the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on Wednesday morning. The critically acclaimed drama series is up for Outstanding Drama Series, as well as Outstanding Lead Actor (Brian Cox), Outstanding Supporting Actor (Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, and Matthew Macfadyen), Outstanding Supporting Actress (Sarah Snook), and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. Following closely behind “Succession” is HBO’s “The Last of Us,” which received 24 nominations. The adaptation of the popular video game is up for Outstanding Limited Series, as well as Outstanding Lead Actor (Pedro Pascal),…

The House of Representatives, Wednesday, was awestruck hearing that the fishermen in the coastal areas of Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom State have always been forced to pay royalties to pirates before they are allowed to engage in their activities on the waterways. Mr Uduak Odudoh representing Ikot Abasi/Mkpat Enin/Eastern Obolo Federal Constituency in a motion at the plenary presided by Speaker Tajudeen Abass said failure by the fishermen to pay the levies puts them at risk of getting killed or having their boats, equipment and other valuables stolen or vandalised. Odudoh listed the coastal Areas in Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom to include…

In beating deadline, Department of State Services (DSS), has dragged the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to court. Straightnews published that  Justice Hamza Muazu of Abuja High Court on Thursday, July 13, ruling in a fundamental human rights suit filed by Emefiele, ordered the DSS to charge Emefiele to court within one week or set him free. DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya, confirmed on Thursday night that Emefiele has been charged to court in compliance with the court order. Also read: Court Gives DSS one-week ultimatum to Charge or Free Emefiele “The public may recall…

Twitter Inc, on Wednesday, was hit with a lawsuit accusing it of refusing to pay at least $500 million in promised severance to thousands of employees who were laid off after Elon Musk acquired the company. Courtney McMillian, who oversaw Twitter’s employee benefits programmes as its “head of total rewards” before she was laid off in January, filed the proposed class action in San Francisco Federal Court. McMillian claims that under a severance plan created by Twitter in 2019, most workers were promised two months of their base pay plus one week of pay for each full year of service…

The Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, has given Department of the State Security Service (DSS) a one-week ultimatum to either charge the detained Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele to court or set him free. Justice Hamza Muazu gave the order while delivering a ruling in a fundamental human rights suit instituted against the DSS and others by Emefiele. According to Muazu, Emefiele has not shown that his arrest and investigation are unlawful, but noted that it is within his right to get a fair hearing. Also read; DSS Arrests former CBN Governor Emefiele The Judge further…

The Senate,  during its plenary on Thursday, July 13, confirmed the nomination of service chiefs recently appointed by President Bola Tinubu. Senate’s confirmation was sequel to the consideration and approval of a motion brought by Senate Majority leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti) on confirmation of the shortlisted service chiefs. Before their confirmation, the Senate suspended its order 1b and rule 1b, to make provision for the admission of strangers into its chambers. Those admitted into the chambers included the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Abdullahi Gumel, the nominated service chiefs and other strangers. Service…

A retired civil servant, Chief Solomon Eke, is to collect N8,767,707 million gratuity from Rivers State Government, a court has ordered. Justice Faustina Kola-Olalere of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, NICN, Port Harcourt ordered the government to pay the retiree but now paralytic. The court also okayed N2,000,000 as General Damages, and N500,000 cost of action totalling N11,267,000 to be paid to the plaintiff within 30 days. Also read: Anambra Pensioners Turn Backs On Gov Obiano’s Christmas Rice Justice Kola-Olalere ruled that Chief Eke has proved his gratuity entitlement to the satisfaction of the court and in compliance with…