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Famous journalist and columnist, Ray Ekpu, is grieving over the demise of his wife, Uyai, an educationist and personnel manager. Uyai who had been married to Ekpu more than 45 years initially hailed from Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. The grieving Ray Ekpu announced her demise to Straightnews Online in a statement he signed on Wednesday. Aged 73, Mrs. Ekpu died on April 21, following a brief illness. The statement read, “Uyai was a distinguished staff member of the Centre for Management Development (CMD), where she served until her retirement in 2011 as an Acting Director in the…

Death has shaken the foundation of political class in Akwa Ibom State following the unexpected deaths of some top politicians in 2024. In particular, death has taken a huge toll on some prominent members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.  Engr. Maurice Ebong Engr. (Dr.) Maurice Asuquo Ebong, was born on 3 June, 1943, in Oku-Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. He was married with three children. A distinguished Electrical Engineer, a Fellow of the Council of Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), he was an academic with Endowed Professorial Chair of Engineering, University…

The wife of Nyesom Wike, Minister of Federal Capital Territory from Rivers and Uyo High Court Judge from Akwa Ibom States are among the 22 priority nominees sent to the Federal Judicial Council Commission for confirmation as Justices of Appeal Court. Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike from Rivers Judicial Council is on the list of priority nominees sent to the Federal Judicial Council Commission. The President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice M.B. Dongban-Mensem has requested the appointment of 22 new Justices to the Court of Appeal. Hon. Justice Ntong Festus Ntong from Akwa Ibom Judicial Council, Uyo High Court…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has threatened to sue Nigeria’s 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike if they fail to furnish SERAP with useful information on the spending of trillions released to them since 1999. In the Freedom of Information (FoI) requests dated 20 April 2024 and signed by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP urged them to “provide our organization with documents on the spending of trillions of FAAC allocations received by your state and the FCT since 1999, and to widely publish any such documents.” The organization also urged…

The Inter-Parliamentary Union, IPU, has named Godswill Akpabio, President of the Nigerian Senate, as a member of the Preparatory Committee for the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament 2025. A statement by the Special Assistant on Media to the Senate President, Jackson Udom, said Akpabio’s nomination was contained in a letter signed by the General Secretary of the IPU, Martin Chungong, and addressed to the Senate President. The nomination letter reads, “I wish to congratulate you upon your nomination as a member of the Preparatory Committee for the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (2025) and to invite…

A famous Nigerian Economics and Public Policy scholar, Professor Akpan Hogan Ekpo, has identified factors inhibiting the growth of Nigerian economy. Professor Ekpo, a former Vice Chancellor of University of Uyo, who spoke at a convocation lecture entitled: Nigeria: A resource rich economy in crisis: Are there solutions?  quoted World Bank as popularising the growth dynamics framework. Speaking at the Ben Jones Auditorium, Obong University, Obong Ntak in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom on Friday, April 19, he listed low productivity capacity – lack of investment, bad governance, historical and cultural hang ups, poor regulatory environment and…

A renowned Nigerian Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Professor Akpan Hogan Ekpo, has attributed President Bola Tinubu’s announcement “Fuel subsidy is gone’’ to the astronomical rise in prices of all goods and services in the country. Professor Ekpo, former Vice Chancellor of University of Uyo, who stated this during a convocation lecture entitled: Nigeria: A resource rich economy in crisis: Are there solutions? said the announcement resulted in structural inflation. Speaking at Ben Jones Auditorium, Obong University, Obong Ntak in Etim Ekpo Local Government Areaof Akwa Ibom  on Friday, April 19, he said “oil subsidy is gone’ announcement resulted…

The residents of Okuama-Ewu, Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, have slammed a N200 billion suit on Nigerian Military. In the matter before the Federal High Court in Warri, the people are seeking the money as damages for an alleged cordoning of their community, destruction of their homes, dehumanization, over allegation of killing 17 military personnel without police investigations. The applicants, mainly farmers, traders, and businessmen, who are seeking the enforcement of their fundamental human rights to a fair hearing, the dignity of the human person, private and family life, freedom of movement, choice of residency, private and family life, and the…

Nigerian chess champion, Tunde Onakoya, has broken the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest chess marathon. Onakoya teamed up with US chess master Shawn Martinez in Times Square, New York to set a new world record began begun on Wednesday, April 17. The child education advocate who recorded the feat in the early hours of Saturday, April 20 achieved the 56 hours 09 minutes 37 seconds record, surpassing the record of two Norwegians, Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad, on November 11, 2018. You may also read US grants asylum to 12-year-old Nigerian chess prodigy, family Math-a-thon 2024: Akwa Ibom son…

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, Thursday, offered the widow of Sylvanus Ukpong, a job and the daughter, a scholarship. Ukpong, the Chief Executive Officer of Emem Farms Limited and Emem & Sons Limited, was heading to his farm in Ifa Atai when the suspected kidnappers accosted and killed him while his was whisked away his farm manager. He hailed from Ikot Iko Ibon in ONNA Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Governor Eno, who announced the gestures during a condolence visit to the bereaved family in Ewet Housing Estate, Uyo on Thursday, said he was deeply touched…