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An associate professor of Theatre Arts at University of Uyo (UniUyo), Akwa Ibom State, Dr Inih Ebong who died six months ago was buried on Friday without him obtaining justice. A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, on Friday, hit back the University of Uyo (UniUyo) authorities at the funeral service of Inih Ebong, a lecturer who was victimised for over two decades by UniUyo. Family members and friends, including some academics and old classmates, attended the funeral conducted by the Rosicrucian Order at the Aton Lodge, Uyo. Also read: Nigerian Lecturer withheld salary by University for 24 years dies  Dr. Ebong,…

Nigerians have reacted on X to President Bola Tinubu’s pardon of Maryam Sanda, a lady convicted of k!lling her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, in Abuja in 2017. Straightnews online reported that Sanda st@bbed her husband three times in the back and severally on his private part at their residence in Pension Estate, Pakali Close, Wuse 2, Abuja on November 17, 2017 over allegations of infidelity. The murder trial of Maryam Sanda who stabbed her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, son of ex-PDP chairman, Haliru Bello, to death in November last year, continued on April 19th at the High Court in Jabi with one of the…

The member representing Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency in the National Asssembly, Unyime Idem has donated 100 laptop computers worth millions of Naira to 100 youths of his constituency after a three-day training on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Digital Entrepreneurship. At the ICT training he sponsored, Idem also empowered the trainees with cash grants after the all-expense paid training, which covered hotel accommodation and three-square meals for the entire training period. During presentation of the computers and cash grants to the trainees, Idem who was represented by a former Commissioner for Education in Akwa Ibom state, Dr. Paul Udofia,…

News Commentary The exploitative estimated billing and manipulative prepaid meter distribution to consumers give consumers a source of concern. Straightnews online writes a comprehensive critique of the what the paper sees as “satanic billing regime’ and offers a reform roadmap to the haranguing mess plaguing our society. It is a tale as old as the deregulation of Nigeria’s power sector — one riddled with inefficiency, impunity, and a deliberate disdain for the very citizens it purports to serve. At the heart of this lamentable narrative sits the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED), whose billing practices have, over the years,…

The Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) Conference in Akwa Ibom State has called on National Assembly to amend the 1999 Constitution of the Federal of Nigeria to enshrine local government autonomy. The CSOs conference stated this in a communique signed by Otuekong Franklyn Isong, CHRAN Director and issued at the end of a one-day Annual Civil Society Organisations Conference in Uyo on Monday, 6 October, 2025. Others who signed the communiqué were Comrade Ifot N. Ifot, Chief Executive Officer, Peoples’ Rights To Life Development Foundation (PERLDEF) & Chairman of the Communique Drafting Committee; Comrade (Dr.) Victor David, Executive Director, Vital Partners For…

The Nigerian Army has captured a ‘high-value’ terror suspect in Akwa Ibom and neutralized others in major operational successes from other states.  In a statement on Friday, October 10, 2025, the Army said the suspect identified as Emmanuel Akpan, is currently in DSS custody for further investigation. “The Nigerian Army has recorded significant operational gains across multiple theatres of operation within the last few days, leading to the arrest of a high-value target, neutralization of terrorists, recovery of arms and ammunition and the surrender of insurgents,” the statement reads. Also read: Nigerian Army vows to continue operations in Okuama Nigerian Army…

The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the temporary suspension of the enforcement of vehicle tinted glass permits after talks with NBA. This comes following a meeting between the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, and a delegation of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) led by its President, Afam Osigwe, SAN, at the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, October 8. In a statement, the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the NBA delegation’s visit focused on issues surrounding the enforcement of the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Act, 1991 by the Police. Also read: NBA sues IGP over…

The World Bank’s report estimating that 139 million Nigerians are living in poverty, insisting that the figure does not reflect current realities under President Bola Tinubu’s administration is a slap on the face of, and a wake-up call on, Nigerian Government that depends on the money lender’s economic advice. Based on the World Bank mocking Nigerian Government, Straightnews Online writes a critical news analysis on the bank’s stance and suggests ways to get of the foreigner’s devious booby trap. In a rather unsettling commentary that has stirred controversy in development circles, the World Bank recently raised eyebrows with what many…

Nigerian Government saddened by the World Bank’s report estimating that 139 million Nigerians are living in poverty has rejected it, insisting that the figure does not reflect current realities under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, said the data quoted by the World Bank must be properly contextualised, noting that it was based on historical and modelled estimates rather than real-time assessments. According to him, the World Bank’s estimate was derived from the global poverty benchmark of $2.15 per person per day set in 2017 under…

The internecine killing in Nigeria has been confirmed by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), as genocide targeted at Christians, particularly those in Northern Nigeria. CAN’s national leadership, on Wednesday, in a statement signed by its president, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, said it acknowledged government and security agencies’ efforts in tackling national security challenges, while equally urging that perpetrators of violence be brought to justice swiftly. Clarifying its stance on the recent conversations on faith, violence and insecurity, the religious body affirmed “that many Christian communities in parts of Nigeria, especially in the North, have suffered severe attacks, loss of life,…