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Federal High Court, Abuja has granted bail to an Akwa Ibom woman, Peace Ekom Robert, who was arrested and detained by police operatives for alleged fraudulent activities. Robert was charged alongside Ubong Udoh before the court presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite for publishing libelous things on social media against an unnamed police officer. Straightnews had reported that police operatives stormed Robert’s residence, and harassed her relatives and close friends after they had been stationed at strategic spots around the house. On August 19, 2023, Robert sued the acting Inspector-General of the police, Kayode Egbetokun, the police service commission, three…

Despite the recommencement of operation by Port Harcourt Refining Company in Rivers State, the Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol price hike still remains, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, said. The recommencement is coming in line with the Federal Government’s promise to ensure the production of refined products at the facility in December 2023. The development is coming after many years of underperformance and turnaround maintenance of the facility. Four of Nigeria’s refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna have a combined capacity to process 445,000 barrels per day (bpd). But they were shut down in 2019. The recommencement of…

For improved hygiene and sanitation in the rural communities, 400 households in Etim Ekpo and Ukanafun Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State are beneficiaries of modern toilet facilities named: SaTo toilet pan. SaTo is the name of a low-cost toilet first developed with American Standard, with financial support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Designed for parts of the world where there are no sewer systems, the SaTo has sold more than 1 million units so far. Under the first phase of the programme, 160 are benefiting households from Nkwot Ikono and Abat Town in Etim Ekpo Local…

Akwa Ibom State Internal Revenue Service (AKIRS) ended a one-day strategy session with plans to generate a revenue of N60 billion to boost the state budget in 2024.  In 2022, Akwa Ibom State collected more than N35 billion Internally Generated Revenue, and was ranked 10th on the States’ IGR ranking table as published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in October 2023. AKIRS’ target, as stated at the strategy session held on Tuesday 19 December, is to exceed N60 billion in the 2024 fiscal year, and to ensure the government has sufficient funds to implement the ARISE Agenda of…

Israel Umoh As part of his empowerment scheme, the member representing Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Unyime Idem, has splashed items worth multi-millions of Naira on his 2,500 constituents. Before now, the two-term House of Representatives member had put smiles on the faces of 2,500 constituents, bringing the total number to 5,000. At his fourth Constituency briefing/empowerment scheme in Ukanafun on Wednesday, Idem gave 13 cars, 44 motorcycles, 129 generators, 89 ICT Support, business grants, scholarships, bursary awards and industrial machines, among others to different recipients from Ukanafun and Oruk Anam Local Government Areas. He attributed his performance in…

Nigeria Bar Association, Wednesday, shut courts in Akwa Ibom over the abduction of Hon. Justice Joy Unwana, the state’s High Court Judge, and the murder of her police orderly. Recall that on Monday night, around 8 p.m., gunmen abducted Unwana and her driver, Idorenyin Ekanem, along the Okobo-Esuk Inwang–Ndon Ebom route as they were returning to Uyo following a lengthy and final court session of the year. Her police orderly, was killed in the attack. Leading the protesters in song and with placards bearing a variety of messages was NBA Chairman of Oron, Torosco Eyene Esq, who condemned the abduction…

Cross River Governor, Bassey Otu has declared a 14-day extended Christmas holiday for civil servants in the state, advising them to participate in the annual Calabar Carnival. Straightnews gathers that the holiday period began Wednesday, December 20 and will end on January 2, 2024. In an official statement on Wednesday, the governor’s chief press secretary, Emmanuel Ogbeche, clarified that only essential workers will be exempted from this holiday. Governor Otu thanked the workers for their dedication and hard work throughout the year. He encouraged them to utilize this opportunity to spend valuable time with their families, and urged them to participate actively…

As a gesture to mark 2023 Yuletide season, the Federal Government, Wednesday, said it has slashed public transport fares by 50 per cent for Nigerians. The Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, stated this during a press conference on the presidential intervention in public transportation to celebrate the Yuletide season in Abuja, the nation’s capital. According to Alake, the intervention will commence on Thursday, December 21 and will end on January 4, 2024. Read also: Mobile Court In A’Ibom Convicts 63 Traffic Offenders During Yuletide Season “It is in this wise that the Federal Government is announcing, beginning from tomorrow…

Suspected gunmen killed a Police Orderly and abducted a High Court Judge of Oron Judicial Division, Hon. Justice Joy Unwana, alongside her driver in Akwa Ibom State, police have confirmed. It was gathered that the gunmen ambushed the Judge along Uyo-Okobo Road and shot at her SUV, killing the Police orderly instantly before they whisked away Justice Unwana and her driver to unknown destination on Monday. The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a High Court Judge, Justice Joy Unwana, and her driver in Oron Local Government Area of the state. Confirming the incident to NAN…

Seven states are declared the most viable ones in Nigeria for 2022, according to Economic Confidential, a subsidiary of PR Nigeria. The states are Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Kaduna, Kwara, Oyo and Edo. The Assistant Editor of Economic Confidential, Zekeri Idakwo, stated this at a press briefing and presentation of the 2022 Annual States Viability Index Report in Abuja on Monday. Idakwo said the report was compiled from figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics, and the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). “The IGR of the 36 states of the federation totalled N1.8 trillion in 2022, which was above that…