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The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has ordered immediate reinstatement of Vice Chairman of Oruk Anam Local Government Council, declaring invalid and unconstitutional the purported swearing in of another Vice Chairman. Recall that Oruk Anam Legislative Council had on March 23, 2021, in a petition signed by two-third Councillors, impeached Mr. Abasiama Etukakpan, citing false declaration of age as reason. Consequently, the House directed the council to pay Etukakpan all his entitlements from the date of the purported impeachment. At its Plenary on Thursday, July 15, 2021, the State House of Assembly received two separate petitions on the matter.…

By Udeme Nana The cobwebs this time were not woven by spiders and were not formed from the dust. The cobwebs, the unpleasant silky barrier, were negative notions and perceptions that were held tight by a lot of people. Some people believed he was a snob, distant, not possessed with the milk of human kindness; a man, who, while at the commanding height of ExxonMobil as a Director, Executive director and ultimately Vice Chairman of the Company’s Subsidiaries in Nigeria failed to “do anything for his people” but rather sacked fellow indigenes from the multinational oil company during his tour…

Akwa Ibom State is leading in the COVID-19 Delta Variant in four Nigerian states with 32 cases, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, stated this during a resumed briefing of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on Monday, August 2, in Abuja. ”Out of Lagos, Cross River, Oyo states, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Akwa Ibom State has the highest number of cases as it has recorded 19,’’ according to Ihekweazu. The other states mentioned has recorded at least one case of the Delta variant of COVID-19, the NCDC boss said. Speaking…

Crisis in All Progressives Congress (APC), Akwa Ibom chapter has deepened as the party wielded a big stick against 17 caretaker committee chairmen and two party members in the state. The suspended Caretaker Committee Chapter Chairmen include Edidiong J. Idio- Etim Ekpo; Ifiok T. Udoh – Nsit Atai; Bassey Effiong Udo- Uruan; Ubong Ekpo – Ikot Abasi; Ubong Inyang –Ikono; Augustus Amos – Esit Eket and Akaninyene Ukpanah – Ukanafun. The rest: Nkereuwem Edet-Nsit Ibom; David Ekanem-lkot Ekpene; Anthony Toby-Oruk Anam; Friday Wilson–Ika; Emmanuel Samuel Akpan-Ibeno and Samuel Mkposoh. Others are Effiong Toby Ebieme – Oron; Emmanuel Edoho-Mkpat Enin; Akparawa…

Nigeria has finally gotten its first medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after Ese Brume claimed a bronze medal after finishing third in the women’s long jump event in the early hours of Tuesday August 3. Brume leapt 6.97 metres with her very first jump to claim bronze behind second-placed Brittany Reece of the United States and gold medalist Malaika Mihambo of Germany. This is Nigeria’s first medal in athletics at the Olympic Games in 13 years. Brume, who is the African record holder in the women’s Long Jump event, had qualified for the final stage on Sunday with…

The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), Akwa Ibom State Branch wants Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly to set up an investigative panel of inquiry into the running of the State-owned Five-Star Hotel located in Nwaniba in Uruan Local Government Area of the state. The request was contained in a letter of July 26, 2021, signed by its State Chairman and State Secretary, Otuekong Franklyn Isong and Comrade (Barr.) Christopher Ekpo, respectively, and addressed to the Hon. Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey. In the letter which was made available to Straightnews in Uyo,…

The Akwa Ibom government has booked for one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the state. Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, who announced this, wants the people to adhere strictly to safety and prevention protocols in order to stay safe. Emmanuel advised citizens to ignore rumours about the vaccines and go for vaccination against COVID-19. He broke the news during a family thanksgiving service organised by the Permanent Secretary, Government House, Dr. Nathaniel Adiakpan held at St. Paul’s Cathedral, The African Church, Ibibio South Diocese, Afaha Ubium, in Onna Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State. “Please, I want…

Nigeria recorded 11 deaths from the third wave of Delta variant of COVID-19 on August 2, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reported. In its website, NCDC reported that the country recorded 444 confirmed cases from 12 states and Federal Capital Territory. Akwa Ibom State recorded 62 cases’ spike from the ravaging Delta variant of the pandemic, according to NCDC. So far, the state has 2,687 confirmed cases, 724 patients were admitted, 1,937 discharged and 26 had died. ”On the 2nd of August 2021, 444 new confirmed cases and 11 deaths were recorded in Nigeria ”Till date, 174759 cases have…

Carli Lloyd, clutch in so many critical moments for the U.S. women’s soccer team, failed to connect against Canada on Monday night and the Americans won’t play for a fifth Olympic gold medal. Lloyd’s look in the 86th minute with the United States trailing by a goal hit the crossbar as Canada won 1-0 and dropped the Americans into the bronze medal match. It is the second straight Olympics that the U.S. failed to reach the gold medal game. The Americans were bounced from the 2016 Rio Games by Sweden in the quarterfinals. As Canada celebrated wildly at Ibaraki Kashima…

Following a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) indictment, the suspended Abba Kyari, Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), has been replaced. The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, who announced the replacement, has appointed DCP Tunji Disu. DCP Kyari was linked with Ramon Abbas a.k.a. Hushpuppi, a Nigerian facing trial for fraud in the United States of America. Force spokesman, Frank Mba announced Disu’s posting in a statement on Monday. Mba said the Police took the decision to “refocus the IRT for better service delivery”. Baba charged bring his professional competence to the new role. Disu was formerly Commander…