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The member representing Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Unyime Idem, was on Saturday, November 5, honoured as the Best House of Representatives Member for 2022. Idem who is also the Deputy Chairman Communications Committee was honoured with the highly coveted award at the Igbere TV Leadership Excellence Award ceremony held at Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. He polled 265,348 votes to defeat three other nominees: Rep. AabdulGaniyu Olododo 218,634 votes; Rep. Usman Kumo 114,678 votes; and Rep. Sha’aban Sharada 53,968 votes. Also read: Unyime Idem: The Tacit Force Behind Nigeria’s Growing Telecom Industry Speaking…

Facebook-parent Meta will become the latest tech firm to scale back its workforce, with plans to lay off thousands of employees this week, the United States media reported Sunday. Citing people familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal reported that the layoffs could impact “many thousands” of Meta employees, adding that an announcement was expected as soon as Wednesday. As of September 30, Meta had about 87,000 employees worldwide across its different platforms, which include social media sites Facebook and Instagram as well as messaging platform Whatsapp.In his announcement of Meta’s disappointing third quarter results, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the firm’s…

Akwa Ibom State floored two major African cities to host a permanent Africa Regional Office complex of a 10,000-capacity International Conference Centre, courtesy of International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI). Uyo in Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom beat such cities as Cape Town in South Africa and Kigali in Rwanda. The African Regional Co-Ordinator, ICLEI, Prince Ene Baba Owoh, Jr, in stretated this in a telephone interview with Straightnews last Thursday. Owoh said the move was announced by the ICLEI, Canada, based on the state’s sustained cleanliness, performance ratings and safe haven for investments. Also read: Akwa Ibom Son Becomes ICLEI…

The House of Representatives is planning to appropriate N170 billion fund in the 2023 budget for payment of salaries to Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) members. Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, stated this in a statement on Monday, saying the move will provide a level of increment in the welfare package of university lecturers. According to him, efforts were ongoing to find lasting solutions to all the issues raised by ASUU. Also read: ASUU strike over in matter of days – says Gbajabiamila He stated that the budget included an additional N300 billion revitalization fund to improve the…

The organizers of the UEFA Champions League, one of the most prestigious football competitions in the World, have released the last-16 draw for the tournament.  Superstar footballer, Lionel Messi will be hoping to help his side Paris Saint-Germain to defeat Bayern Munich in the knockout stage to advance to the next stage. Current champions, Real Madrid will take on Liverpool. It will be a rematch of last season’s final where the Spanish club won 1-0 in Paris. Also read Ancelotti leads Real Madrid to win UEFA Super Cup UEFA champions leader Chelsea bash Juventus to reach last 16 Chelsea €5m Richer After Winning UEFA Super…

The Imo State Police Command has quizzed two suspects for alleged gruesome murder of Miss Joy Uchechi Nwachukwu, a cashier of a gas plant in Owerri, Imo State capital. It is reported that that Nwachukwu was allegedly killed by her co-workers and her body buried in a shallow grave within the premises of the gas plant. The victim was allegedly murdered by the suspects including the manager, in an attempt to steal the company’s money. Also read: Two Persons Convicted for Murder Await Hangman’s Noose in Jigawa Spokesperson of the command, CSP Michael Abattam, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday,…

An Akure High Court has stopped electricity distribution companies from giving estimated bills to residents and business premises without providing prepaid meters to determine appropriate tariffs. Justice Adegboyega Adebusoye, in his verdict, held that failure to fix prepaid meters to customers, residents or business premises when the money had been paid amount to breach of contract. Delivering judgement in a suit filed by a customer, Olutide Afolabi against Benin Electricity Distribution Company Plc (BEDC), Justice Adebusoye held that the distribution company breached statutory and contractual obligations having failed to connect the meter of a customer despite being paid. Also Read…

The Central Criminal Court in London, the United Kingdom, has moved the trial of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, from May 2023 to January 31, 2023. The Old Bailey agreed that arguments will be heard on the 16th or 19th of December 2022 before the commencement of the trial in January. The former deputy senate President and his wife Beatrice were arrested on June 23 this year and charged with conspiracy to traffic a person for organ harvesting in violation of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Also read Ekweremadu to remain behind bars till October 31 Alleged Organ harvesting:…

Members of Congress of University Academics (CONUA), the breakaway faction of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), are reportedly set to receive their eight-month salary while lecturers were on strike.  A member of CONUA and lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, who spoke to Daily Trust, said the leadership of the union has already got a hint about payment of their eight-month salary from the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige. Aside promising that they would start receiving alerts as from Monday, November 7, it was also alleged that the Minister pledged that the issue of “half salaries”…

The Borno State Police Command has allegedly arrested a sheep and her two lambs for eating a heap of smoked fish displayed for sale at Bulabulin Ward in Maiduguri, the state capital.  The ‘arrest’ made on Saturday, November 6, 2022, following a complaint lodged by a trader identified as Yusuf Ibrahim, who sells fish in the neighbourhood. The aggrieved trader, who demanded justice, complained that the sheep in question had terrorised him for years by playing game of hide and seek with him and his stock. Also read: Boko Haram members Abduct Police Instructors in Gwoza According to him, the sheep…