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A suspected producer of adulterated drinks said to be dangerous to human consumption, one Akanimo Monday Akpan, is cooling his feet in the Akwa Ibom State Police Command pending trial in a court of law. The suspect from Efa Ayam Village, Etinan L.G.A but residing at Factory Road, Nung Udoe, Ibesikpo Asutan L.G.A was arrested by operatives of Anti-robbery Squad. He was caught in a case of adulteration of MAC MEG Apple Cider Vinegar, MAC MEG Noni Organic, Kombucha wines and other products. Announcing this at a press conference on Friday at Akwa Ibom Police Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, the…

An Akwa Ibom-born man who beheaded his 90-year-old grandmother and absconded with her hard-earned money is in the State police custody awaiting trial in court. The suspect, one Nkereuwem Umoren Ekpo from Adiasim Ikot Udo Village in Essien Udim Local Government Area of the state was arrested for the murder of his grandmother, a 90-year-old Martina Udoudo Akpan from Onuk Nkop Ekpo Village. The state Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara who broke the news during a press conference on Friday at the Akwa Ibom Police Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, said ‘‘On 25/02/2024 at about 1400Hrs, one Nkereuwem Umoren Ekpo ‘M’…

The spokesman for the Senate, Yemi Adaramodu, has declared that Senate President Godswill Akpabio will not resign from his office. Adaramodu was reacting to the demand by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that Akpabio should immediately step down following the suspension of Bauchi Central Senator Abdul Ningi. National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, who made the party’s position public in Abuja on Wednesday, had called for an independent investigation into the alleged insertion of N3.7 trillion into the 2024 budget for non-existent projects while also demanding that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, step aside immediately to ensure…

In a show of political grandstanding, President Bola Tinubu has directed the reopening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger. He also ordered the lifting of other sanctions against the country with immediate effect. A statement by the President’s media aide, Ajuri Ngelale, noted that the directive was in compliance with the decisions of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at its Extraordinary Summit on February 24, 2024, in Abuja. This was as a motion by Senator Suleiman Kawu Sumaila (NNPP, Kano South) calling for the reopening of the Nigeria-Niger land border shut…

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, said the Nigerian Senate still owes the people some explanations as regards the budget padding scandal rocking the Upper Chambers at the moment.  Obi said the claims and counter-claims over the alleged N3trillion which was padded into the 2024 budget, requires proper explanation as to what Nigerians must need to know regarding management of the nation’s. The Senate under the leadership of Senate President Godswill Akpabio had on Tuesday suspended Senator Abdul Ningi over allegations of N3.7 trillion padding of the 2024 Budget. Ningi, of the…

For improved power supply in the country, the Federal Government has directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to withdraw licences of non-performing electricity distribution companies (DisCos). According to the 2020 World Bank Doing Business report, Nigeria ranks 171 out of 190 countries in getting electricity and electricity access is seen as one of the major constraints for the private sector. Straightnews learnt that lack of access to the electricity grid affects 45 percent of the population (90 million people) in Nigeria, making the country the largest number of people not connected to electricity. Unhappy Adebayo Adelabu, the minister of power, said…

Baring threat to her life, First Lady Oluremi Tinubu says she is too old to be afraid of death at 60 years. The president’s wife said this at the palace of Emir of Bauchi, Dr Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu, on Tuesday when she visited Bauchi for inauguration of an Alternative High School and ICT centre. During the visit, the issue of a cleric, Sunusi Abubakar, who issued death threat against Tinubu’s wife, was mentioned. In a viral video, the cleric who spoke in Hausa stated that “now, Tinubu’s wife is an infidel, and even as an infidel, she is the head…

The inauguration of the Ad-hoc Committee to probe the N30 trillion Ways and Means advances under former President, Muhammadu Buhari may cause Godwin Emefiele, the immediate past Central Bank of Nigeria governor, sleepless night. Emefiele is the immediate past governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria from 4 June 2014 to his suspension by President Bola Tinubu, on 9 June 2023. This may not be connected with Emefiele demanding an apology in written form from Akpabio and publication in the media or be slammed with a N25 billion lawsuit on the Senate President for stating that President Bola Tinubu’s administration…

The Presidency and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) are close circuiting each other over allegations of the 9th Senate padding the 2024 budget by N3 trillion. While the Presidency denied allegations,  SERAP wrote ‘‘We urge the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio to urgently clarify the allegations that “senators under his watch discreetly inserted projects with no locations and worth N4 trillion in the 2024 budget.” The reactions followed accusations by Senator Abdul Ningi of Bauchi Central (PDP) that the executive is implementing a budget other than the one approved on January 1, 2024. Ningi who under the aegis…

For the first time in history, Bitcoin surpassed $70,000 amid market volatility on Friday, setting a new record. According to Coin Metrics, the digital currency last increased by around 2% to $69,304.84 but it once escalated to as high as $70,170.00, beating the previous high from Tuesday. Bitcoin is projected to conclude the week with a 10% increase. The rise began when the U.S. stock market started trading. The newly introduced spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the U.S. appear to be influencing significant shifts in cryptocurrency during traditional stock trading hours. Also read Bitcoin, Other Cryptocurrencies Soar to 20-month High…