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Public servants in Akwa Ibom State have jointly appealed to Governor Umo Eno to begin implementation the N80,000 new Minimum Wage from September 2024. Governor Eno announced N80,000 new minimum wage from the initial N30000 for all state government employees and  constituted the Implementation Committee one week ago, giving the 17-member committee one month to deliver its report on how the wage increase will be executed. This came when a handful of civil servants at the Idongesit Nkanga Secretariat, Uyo over the weekend, jubilated over the news meant to mitigate the pang of the harsh nation’s economy, describing Governor Eno…

By Straightnews The Action Peoples Party (APP) has swept 23 local government chairmanship seats in Rivers State, according to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC). This came as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) expressed strong reservations regarding the election and the declaration of results. RSIEC Chief Election Officer, Adolphus Enebeli, made the announcement on Saturday, commending the process as free, fair, and credible. He said that a large voter turnout was recorded and the polls were closed at 3 p.m. The commission also confirmed that results for the 319 councillorship positions will be…

By Press Release The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Akwa Ibom State Wing has given the State Government a seven-day ultimatum to proceed on an indefinite strike in event of the government failing to meet their eight-point demands. In a letter entitled: RE: ULTIMATUM ON OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS TO TEACHERS IN AKWA IBOM STATE and dated October 28, 2024, the teachers in both public primary and secondary schools in the state sent their letter to Akwa Ibom State Governor through the Head of Civil Service, Government House, Uyo. A copy of the letter forwarded to Straightnews and signed by Comrade Edet…

By Press Release A student of Adiaha Obong Secondary Commercial School, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Miss Eti-eno Uko Mkpong has emerged the star prize winner of Ibom Jewels’ On-line Essay Writing Competition as part of the activities to mark the 2024 Int’l Day of the Girl-Child. Miss Mkpong, an SS2 student scored 89 per cent to defeat 24 other students spread across eight public secondary schools in the three Senatorial Districts of the state. The star-prize winner was adjudged to have shown originality, clear and logical presentation using engaging language in her work. The concluding part of the Essay, according…

By Straightnews A member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Alex Ikwechegh,  has tendered a public apology for assaulting an e-hailing (Bolt) driver who went to deliver a package to him. Ikwechegh admitted that his behaviour did not meet the standards expected of a public official. Recall that in a video that went viral on Monday, the distressed driver, Abuwatseya recorded the incident that took place between him and Ikwechegh at the lawmaker’s residence in Maitama, Abuja. The video showed the visibly angry lawmaker repeatedly slapping and insulting the driver, allegedly because the driver had asked him to come out and collect the…

Manchester City midfielder Rodri has emerged the winner of this year’s Ballon d’Or award, beating competition from Real Madrid trio of Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior and Dani Carvajal. The Spanish international becomes the second Premier League Player to win the coveted award in 16 years since Cristiano Ronaldo won it in 2008. This was as Barcelona and Spain star Aitana Bonmati on Monday won her second successive women’s Ballon d’Or, after leading her club to a historic continental quadruple of titles and claiming the Nations League with her country. It was a trophy-laden season for Rodri, lifting the Premier League,…

Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, has insisted that President Bola Tinubu is deeply aware of the struggles Nigerians face, countering accusations that the President is indifferent to citizens’ hardships. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics on Sunday, Onanuga dismissed social media nicknames labelling Tinubu as “T-pain” as mischievous, reiterating that the President is committed to turning Nigeria’s economic fortunes around. “President Tinubu feels the pain of Nigerians and assures them that relief is on the horizon. “Some have resorted to calling him ‘T-pain’ out of mischief, but he is not that. He’s here to heal, not to hurt,” Onanuga stressed. Onanuga’s…

By Straightnews A member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Alex Ikwechegh, is undergoing questioning by the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command. The Police Command confirmed this on Monday, saying it has arrested the lawmaker for assaulting a driver in the nation’s capital. Josephine Adeh, the spokesperson for the Abuja Command, confirmed that Alex Mascot Ikwechegh has been arrested. Straightnews learnt that the Federal lawmaker had on Sunday, assaulted an e-hailing (Bolt) driver who went to deliver a package to him. Related posts Police Quiz two Over alleged gas plant cashier’s murder in Imo   Dowen College: Police Quiz Eight…

By Straightnews Former First Lady Michelle Obama hit the campaign trail for Vice President Harris in battleground Michigan on Saturday, blasting former President Trump of ‘‘his erratic behavior.’’ Railing against what she cast as a double standard in the high-stakes presidential race, Obama told a raucous rally crowd in Kalamazoo, Mich. “I gotta ask myself: why on earth is this race even close? I lay awake at night wondering: what in the world is going on?” The former first lady, an early endorse for Harris after President Biden’s withdrawal from the race this summer, hammered a stark contrast between the two presidential race rivals as she…