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The National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Monday, ratified the zoning formula proposed by the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Though Orji Uzor Kalu, APC (Abia State) has written to NWC to continue in the Senate race, the body has ignored protests by aggrieved members of the party on the lopsidedness of the arrangement. The NWC ratified the arrangement on Monday during a special meeting at the national secretariat of the APC in Abuja. Also read: Akpabio, Jibrin Fly higher in Senate Race- Report Straightnews online had reported that Mr Tinubu settled for Godswill Akpabio (South-south) and Barau Jibrin (North-west) for the…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a contempt suit against the Federal Government “for failing to recover over N40 billion double pay and life pensions from former governors who are serving as lawmakers and ministers.” SERAP stated this in a statement on Sunday by its deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, recalling how Justice Oguntoyinbo of the Federal High Court, Lagos ordered the Federal Government in November 2019 to “recover life pensions collected by former governors serving as ministers and members of the National Assembly.”  Justice Oguntoyinbo also directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr…

A student of Anglican Girls Secondary School (AGSS) Nnewi, Anambra state, Ejikeme Joy, has emerged as the overall best student in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) with 362 score. Joy’s scores in English Language, Physics, Biology, and Chemistry were broken down as 98%, 89%, 94%, and 81%, respectively. The Anambra State Commissioner of Education. Prof Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, lauded her performance, describing it as “excellent and very outstanding.” Reacting to the news, the state government in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Charles Soludo, Christian Aburime, said that Ejikeme’s excellent feat brought joy and celebration to her school and…

King Charles III and Queen Camilla were on Saturday crowned at Westminster Abbey in a glittering but archaic ritual not seen in Britain since 1953. Thousands of poncho-clad royal fans turned out in central London to offer their support to the new monarch as he was officially declared king of 15 countries. More than 2,000 guests – including a hundred heads of state – watched on as King Charles received the golden St Edward’s Crown in a medieval service that comes as the monarchy’s relevance is also called into question. Charles, 74, is now the 40th sovereign, and the oldest, to be…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Hon. Emmanuel Ukpong-udo, winner of the February 25 House of Representatives election in Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State. Ukpong-udo who is the member representing the Federal Constituency won as the Young Progressives Party (YPP) candidate to represent the constituency for a second term. The returning officer for the constituency, Patrick Aderorho, made this declaration at the Constituency Collation office, Friday, May 5, 2023, in the presence of collation agents of political parties and stakeholders. Announcing the results, Aderoro stated that the YPP candidate polled 19,926 votes to emerge winner, defeating…

The outgoing Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has endorsed the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, as the next Senate President of Nigeria. Ganduje spoke in Calabar, the Cross River State capital on Thursday during a courtesy visit to his Cross River counterpart, Prof. Ben Ayade. The Kano governor, who was accompanied by the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Gambari said the decision to nominate Akpabio was already a done deal. Also read: Akpabio, Jibrin Fly higher in Senate Race- Report He, however, did not explain if it was a decision of the All…

Nigeria’s former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, and a medical doctor have been jailed for their roles in a conspiracy to harvest a man’s kidney in United Kingdom. Senator Ekweremadu, 60, and his wife Beatrice, 56, wanted a new kidney for their 25-year-old daughter Sonia, the Old Bailey heard. The trio were found guilty by the United Kingdom (UK) Magistrate’s Court of trafficking Nwamini from Nigeria to Britain to provide a kidney for Ekweremadu’s 25-year-old daughter, Sonia, a statement from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) stated. Also read: Sen Ekweremadu, wife and doctor Risk decade-old jail It is…

For more than four years,  Governor Udom Emmanuel had not attended Workers Day marked every year on May 1 in Akwa Ibom State. On those occasions, he usually mandated the state Deputy Governor, Mr. Moses Ekpo to represent him. Realising that May 1, 2023 would mark the last Workers Day for him to have attended and mounted salute officially; he unhesitatingly decided to grace the occasion. The workers from the two principal unions- Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) – splintered into other affiliate  unions- had arrived earlier, some few minutes past eight and others after nine…

A popular clergyman in Akwa Ibom State, Bishop Moswill Umoh is dead. Announcing the sad news on his Facebook page, his son, Ekponobong Moswill, wrote Monday night: ‘‘On behalf of our family, I wish to announce that my father, Bishop Moswill Umoh has gone to be with the Lord. We appreciate your prayers and encouragement.’’ In another post, Comrade Etuk Enobong penned: ‘‘When your loved ones dies all those pet names stops, such a great man, evangelist and a lover of the Gospel. My father will forever miss you and I’ll miss that your baritone voice when you call me…

The encroachment of roles among trade unions and unnecessary interferences of unregistered associations operating in Akwa Ibom has elicited the concern of the State Commissioner of Labour and Manpower Planning, Elder Aniefiok Nkom. Elder Nkom expressed the concern at a meeting held in his office with leadership of the different unions in the state to address some labour issues. Represented by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mr. Effiong Nicholas, the Commissioner expressed worry over a series of complaints and petitions forwarded by the union leaders particularly Union of Tipper and Quarry Employers of Nigeria to the Ministry. “The Ministry…