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Press Release The State Executive Council (SEC) has directed Sterling Global to stop further encroachment or closing of any creek in the state. This formed part of the resolutions taken at the end of the State Executive Council, SEC, meeting presided over by Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno and was held on Wednesday in Uyo. A statement by the state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Aniekan Umanah, said the Governor in council, took the decision following complaints received from various communities in the oil-bearing part of the State, particularly the area of operations of the Sterling Global. He said the…

The maiden edition of Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF) blazed the Uyo Township Stadium in Akwa Ibom Wednesday, April 2, showcasing the rich cultural diversity of the oil-rich region. The festival torch was lit by Olympian Enefiok Udo-Obong, supported by Festival Ambassadors Victor Ikpeba, Seun Ogunkoya, Paralympian Patience Igbiti, and Tamunosiki Atorudibo. At the occasion, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu commended the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for organising the Niger Delta Sports Festival, describing it as the first of its kind and stating that it would harness the youth’s potential, promote unity and community development in the Niger Delta region.…

Senator Cory Booker set the record for the longest speech in Senate history Tuesday night in marathon remarks that began Monday evening and tore into what he called the Donald Trump administration’s “grave and urgent” threat to the country. New Jersey Democratic Senator Booker surpassed the previous record of 24 hours, 18 minutes set in 1957 by Sen. Strom Thurmond, D-S.C., with a speech that clocked in at 25 hours, 4 minutes. When he broke the record at 7:19 p.m. ET, Booker was met with thunderous applause from Democratic colleagues in the Senate, and one Republican, Sen. Cynthia Lummis, Wyo.…

Israel Umoh The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Akwa Ibom State chapter has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the management of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) in Akwa Ibom beginning from Wednesday, April 2, with a threat to call out its members on strike over issues bordering on poor handling of emoluments and welfare. Addressing journalists after its emergency meeting in Uyo, the state capital on Wednesday, NMA Chairman, Dr. Aniekan Imo Peter said the association resolved to embark on strike following failure to reach agreement with the management of UNIUYO. In a communique at the end of the meeting, signed…

The embattled Senator Natasha Akpoti –Uduaghan representing Kogi Central and the State government are soaked in a seething battle over the defiance of the curfew and assassination allegation during what the Senator tagged: homecoming. The Senator had announced in various social media platforms of her visit to her constituents at Ihima, her hometown but the state government imposed curfew to forestall what it called ‘‘anarchy.’’ However, Natasha defied the ban and flew into the town in a white helicopter to address what looks like teeming supporters. Natasha’s Alarms at rally Natasha accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of instructing former Kogi…

Israel Umoh The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC)/Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) led by several Group Managing Directors (GMDs) and later, Group Chief Executive Officers (GCEOs), was established in 1977. Despite the years, an Akwa Ibom  indigene is yet to be appointed as a Group Managing Director (GMD) later, Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO). At the moment, Akwa Ibom State is Nigeria’s top oil-producing state, with an estimated daily crude oil output of 504,000 barrels per day (bpd).  Recall that on December 1, 2023, President Bola Tinubu approved the appointment of Ms. Eunice Thomas — Non-Executive Director into the Board and…

President Bola Tinubu has removed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board, removing the Chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and the Group Chief Executive Officer, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari. After the retirement of Maikanti Baru from the corporation on 7 July 2019, Kyari was appointed by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari as the 19th GMD of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. A release issued in the early hours of Tuesday morning by presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, said the President also removed all other board members appointed with Akinyelure and Kyari in November 2023. Related news Account for Missing N825b,…

Eleven states in Nigeria contributed their counterpart funding to the State Funded Procurement Guidelines on family planning in 2024, Straightnews gathered. At the recent one-day Akwa Ibom State Media Roundtable on Family Planning in Uyo, the resource persons lamented yearly budgets for the family planning but is usually hampered by non-release of funds for the purchase of consumables and commodities by the State Government for the programme. With inputs from Mail newspaper, the 11 states that made their financial contributions to the State Funded Procurement Guidelines in 2024 are Delta- N30 million, Osun- N30 million, Edo -N27 million, Rivers- N40…

The immediate past Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Housing, Otuekong Raphael Bassey has bowed to the grim reaper- death. Bassey was appointed as a Commissioner for Housing by ex-Governor Udom Emmanuel in September 2018 and was reappointed by Governor Umo Eno in July 2023. The former Commissioner died on Saturday morning with his body allegedly deposited in the morgue of St. Luke’s Hospital, Anua in Uyo Local Government Area. Our inside source said the ex-Commissioner and a one-time Chairman of Nsit Atai Local Government Area was said to have vomited blood and was rushed to the hospital, where he later…

Unseeded teenager Jakub Mensik truncated the ambition of childhood idol Novak Djokovic from winning the Miami Open, having come close to withdrawing with a knee injury hours before his first-round match. Czech Mensik, 19, went to the referee’s room to announce his withdrawal before his opener against Roberto Bautista Agut on 20 March, but the official was out for lunch. He then went to the physiotherapist to ask them to fill in paperwork confirming his withdrawal, but was persuaded to stay on. “I couldn’t walk, I couldn’t run,” he said. “I started to treat it, started to take painkillers. Nothing…