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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited over “failure to account for the alleged missing or diverted ₦22.3 billion, USD$49.7 million, £14.3 million and €5.2 million oil money.” Revealing this in a statement on Sunday, SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, said the suit was filed last Friday at the Federal High Court, Abuja. This, he explained, followed the damning allegations documented in the 2022 audited report by the Auditor-General of the Federation, which was published on 9 September 2025. Also read Fuel Subsidy: SERAP Sues Govs, Wike Over ‘Failure To Account For ₦14trn…

Edi Umoh Afrobeat pioneer,  Fela Anikulapo Kuti has made history as the first African artist to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy. The late music icon who died on August 2, 1997 was posthumously honored at the 2026 Special Merit Awards, held in Los Angeles on Saturday, January 31, on the eve of the main Grammy Awards ceremony. The award was accepted on his behalf by his children; Yeni, Kunle, Shalewa, and Femi Kuti. Also read Assault: Police detain, handcuff, grill Seun Kuti  Speaking during the ceremony, Yeni expressed gratitude to the Recording Academy, saying she was…

Aniefiok Christopher One hundred participants were empowered by  the member representing Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency, Dr. Unyime Idem, with 100 brand new Hewlett-Packard (HP) laptop computers to boost their cybersecurity skills. The trainees also got cash grants with an all-expense training to support their career and entrepreneurial pursuits in the technology space. Rep. Idem, who spoke at the end of the training through the Managing Director of Akrosamic Investments Limited, Elder Samuel Akpan, restated that the training and empowerment programme was to equip the trainees with the requisite skill to succeed in today’s technology-driven world. “You have been empowered with…

Akakan Umoh The Cross River State Tourism Bureau says it generated more than N17.4 billion  revenue from its 32-day festivals and carnivals in December 2025. Ojoi Ekpenyong, the managing director of the Tourism Bureau, who stated this in a statement on Friday, said the event hosted over 248,000 visitors. Mr. Ekpenyong said that the statistics reinforced the beflief that the event is growing in status as one of Nigeria’s “most powerful” tourism drivers. According to him, the visitor inflow for the 2025 edition exceeded 2024 figures by about 24 per cent. He noted that tourism activity from November 2025 to…

By Aniefiok Christopher Helen Keller International (HKI) and the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Health have reaffirmed their commitment to the identification and elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the State by the year 2030. The partnership was highlighted during a road walk organized to commemorate the 2026 World NTDs Day. The walk commenced from the Idongesit Nkanga Secretariat and terminated at Ibom Plaza, Uyo. Participants included directors from the State Ministry of Health, officials of Helen Keller International, media practitioners, and other health stakeholders. Flagging off the event, Akwa Ibom Commissioner for Health, Dr Ekem Emmanuel John Dr.…

Akakan Umoh’ Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has strongly condemned a viral video in which Rev. Yinka Yusuf allegedly made disparaging remarks about the people of the state. The Governor made the remark when he received the General Superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, who paid a courtesy visit on him at the Executive Chambers, Government House, Uyo on Friday, January 30, 2026. Eno commended his exemplary leadership style as distinctively different and a stark contrast to the intolerance displayed by some religious leaders in the country. The Governor extolled the mature and fatherly role of…

Edi Umoh A US-based Nigerian lady has challenged US President Trump to give immigrants at least a year to prepare for their exit from the country if that is his wish. In a viral video, the elderly woman said ”she has been heartbroken by several videos of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents summarily arresting immigrants in the most inhumane way. ICE, a component of the Department of Homeland Security responsible for enforcing immigration laws and investigating transnational crime, is accused of inhumane detention conditions, separation of families, lack of adequate medical care, and excessive force during arrests. She further…

Edi Umoh The Akwa Ibom State Police Command recorded successes in its operations in an effort aimed securing the people and the state. Last week, the command arrested a suspect and recovered 415 cache of live ammunition from a commercial bus en route Calabar. The Command’s Public Relations  Officer, DSP Timfon John, who stated this in a statement on January 30, said ‘‘the items were recovered during a stop-and-search operation. “On 23rd January, 2026 at about 2300 hours, operatives of the Command while on routine stop-and-search patrol along the Calabar–Itu Highway, intercepted a commercial bus with registration number ARR600ZY, en route…

Aniefiok Christopher The eventual cancellation of the scheduled “Uyo 1 Million Crusade” with Rev. Yinka Yusuf, in Akwa Ibom State has generated controversy, condemnations and finger-pointing against the State Government. The crusade sponsored by a popular Kwara State-born evangelist, Rev. Yusuf, was cancelled by Akwa Ibom State Government in a letter dated January 21. The state government, through its agency that manages public facilities, wrote a letter to Yusuf, informing him that an earlier approval to use a government hall, Ibom Hall, for the crusade has been withdrawn due to “security reasons” and the “prevailing security situation in the State.”…

Akakan Umoh A remorseful US-based Nigerian professor, Nkechy Ezeh, has pleaded guilty for masterminding a sophisticated wire fraud and tax evasion scheme that defrauded Michigan taxpayers of over $1 million (£780,000). Ezeh, a former executive director at Early Learning Neighbourhood Collaborative (ELNC) at Aquinas College, admitted to conspiring with others to defraud a US government-funded organization for early learning initiatives for impoverished children. According to the plea agreement, Ezeh said “from at least 2017 through 2023, she conspired with Sharon Killebrew and others and devised a scheme to defraud and obtain $1,400,000” from ELNC, a Michigan-based non-profit that received funding from…