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Despite Supreme Court ruling, UC RUSAL, operators of Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria on Thursday, denied representatives of the BFIG Corporation access to the plant in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. This is predicated on the acts of illegalities and vested interest perpetrated by Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) in the sale of the plant to BFIG Group. The BFIG group led by its president, Reuben Jaja and representatives of the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) were on official tour to evaluate the state of the plant in line with the Supreme Court judgement of July…

The Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno on Thursday, 16 May, 2024 restated his administration’s readiness to construct the Mbiaso Bridge in Obot Akara Local Government Area. Inaugurating a 60-meter span Nto Ide–Ikot Amba Bridge with 800 meters approaching roads in Obot Akara, Eno announced award of the project to Seyang Limited, a Civil Engineering and Construction Company. Eno said the excellent quality of work executed by the company including the warm disposition of the community towards the organisation is an added credence to the organisation. You may also read Rep champions construction of abandoned road with bridge Smart Brentford Bench…

The founder of MedContour Services, Lagos, Anuoluwapo Adepoju, has been sent to jail over a failed plastic surgery that resulted in the demise of one Nneka Onwuzuligbo in 2020. Adepoju who is also a medical doctor was given the option of paying a ₦100,000, in lieu of the jail term. Justice Mohammed Liman of Federal High Court, Lagos State convicted and sentenced her to a one-year jail term. Reacting to the judgement, a former Director-General of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Babatunde Irukera in a post via his X handle, said he was proud of the development. Also…

The National Judicial Council under the Chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, at its plenary of the 105th Meeting held on 15 and 16 May 2024, resolved to issue warning letters to Justice Inyang Ekwo and Justice GB Brikins-Okolosi. Justice Ekwo is serving in the Federal High Court and Justice Brikins-Okolosi serves in the Delta State High Court. A statement by the NJC Director of Information, Soji Oye, says Justice Ekwo is warned for abuse of the discretionary power of a Judge by wrongly granting an ex parte order in a suit between Juliet Ebere Nwadi…

The Organised Labour has frowned at the Federal Government’s plan to utilise the N19.66 trillion pension funds for infrastructure development. This is contained in a joint letter signed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), which was addressed to the Minister of Finance on Thursday in Abuja. The letter, which was signed by Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President and Mr Tommy Etim-Okon, TUC Deputy President, was entitled “Leave our Pension Fund Alone: Do not Tamper with Workers’Funds.” Recall that the federal government had announced plans to borrow from the pension fund and other locally available…

Cross River State government has secured a $3.5 billion funding from the Pan-African multilateral financial institution, African Export-importbank (Afreximbank), for some of its key infrastructure projects in the state. The state governor, Senator Bassey Otu, who was in Egypt,  last week for a workshop, also visited the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Cairo to explore partnership in key infrastructure projects to be undertaken in the state. The workshops held during the visit culminated in the signing of a project preparation facility for the development of a deep seaport estimated to cost $3.5 billion. You may also read Governor Otu reinstates…

Angry medical doctors have withdrawn their services from all government and private hospitals in Akwa Ibom State in protest over the kidnap of their colleague, Dr. John Esu. Straightnews recalls that gunmen had on April 30, 2024, abducted a senior member of the doctors’ association, Dr. Esu in Oron Local Government Area. Dr Esu’s prolonged captivity has forced the angry medics to stop work, describing the development as the insensitivity of government and security agencies towards the safety of lives and properties of the people, including medical workers. The State Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Chairman, Prof. Emem Abraham said it has…

Professor Moses Akpanudo marked 91 years on Monday, May 13 in his homeland, Obong Ntak in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State to the admiration of his octogenarian wife, Jessie, children, grandchildren, relations and associates. Despite the fact that Akpanudo is a nonagenarian, Eriti Obot, who preached sermon using testimonies at the birthday party, pronounced ‘‘I declare that Professor Akpanudo is still a boy. He shall die after clocking 120 years.’’ And the ecstatic crowd that gathered to celebrate the birth anniversary of the founder of Obong University, ex-parliamentarian, consummate entrepreneur, outstanding scholar, church builder, and strict…

Charles Oputa has taunted the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike as the ‘‘Mistake maker of the century.’’ In a post shared on his Instagram IG page, Oputa better known as Charley Boy reflected on a number of times Wike admitted to made mistakes in supporting politicians who he later fell out with,’’ CharlyBoy wrote. ”I made a mistake in 2016 by supporting Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as PDP National Chairman. I made another mistake in 2017 by supporting Prince Uche Secondus as PDP National Chairman. ‘‘I made another mistake for supporting Tambuwal for PDP ticket in 2019.…

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has directed Transition Chairmen of the 31 Local Government Areas in the State to submit their achievements in the last six months in office.  The directive came four days after Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly had received a letter from Governor Umo Eno seeking the extension of the tenure of Transition Chairmen in the state. Clerk of the House, Nsikak-Abasi Orok who read the letter dated May 7, 2024 quoted the Governor requesting for an extension of interim administration to enable the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) conduct fresh elections…