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The Lagos State House of Assembly has impeached its Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa over gross misconduct and abuse of office. Mr Obasa has represented Agege Constituency 1 in the Assembly since 2007 and has been the speaker since 2015. Obasa’s removal as the speaker is believed to have the backing of the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who has been having a running battle with him. Also read Lagos State to probe packaging petrol as souvenir for guests at party  Lagos State set to collect VAT, ban Open grazing Money Laundering: Lagos Tops, Rivers State Follows The lawmakers later appointed the Deputy Speaker, Mojisola…

No fewer than 300,000 tourists attended the recently concluded 32-day Calabar Carnival held in Calabar, Cross River State capital, the Cross River Tourism Bureau announced on Saturday. The bureau’s Managing Director, Ekpenyong Ojoi, who stated this in a statement in Lagos said that there was a 42 per cent growth in tourist attendance for the carnival in comparison with 2023 statistics. “Calabar recorded over 300,000 tourists from November 1 to December 31, 2024, who came in for the Calabar Carnival to see the OMR, Marina Resort and the Kwa Falls. “Most of the tourists were from Abuja, Lagos, and neighbouring…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ward 11 in UrueOffong/Oruko, was agog on Saturday as Chief Edet Isong and Prince Emmanuel Isong returned and declared for the party.  Chief Edet Isong, a former transition chairman of Urue-Offong/Oruko, and Prince Emmanuel Isong, a retired Director of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, took bold steps by returning and declaring for the PDP. Chief Isong, in his speech to mark his return to the party, expressed his enthusiasm for rejoining the PDP, stating that he is “back home to contribute, support, and work for my family, the PDP.” He praised the leadership style of Akwa…

An Ibom Air passenger from Uyo to Abuja is to face prosecution for holding an Uyo-Abuja flight hostage until the flight was cancelled, the Director of Public Affairs and Consumers’ Protection of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Michael Achimugu, said. It was gathered that the female passenger would have been lynched if not for the intervention of the Aviation Security (AVSEC) personnel and those of Ibom Air. The incident happened on an Ibom Air flight scheduled to depart Uyo for Abuja at 1730hrs on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Related posts Ibom Air apologises to customers over unruly passenger Ibom…

Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno told stakeholders in the state: ”My phone lines are switched off already” perhaps sending a a terse message to them that he has foreclosed people from lobbying for positions into yet-to-be constituted State Executive Council (EXCO).  Eno announced this during the dissolution of the EXCO at a Valedictory service for outgone Commissioners and Special Advisers at the State Government Banquet Hall in Uyo on Friday, 11 January. He dismissed a list of new commissioner-nominees and other appointees in circulation as fake, adding that those in said list have failed already. However, he said next week…

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch A. Adeboye, said he found strength in the renowned evangelist, Rev. Uma Ukpai, when he lost his son in 2021. Dare Adeboye who is the third child of 82-year-old Adeboye, died on May 4, 2021 in Eket, Akwa Ibom State where he was based with his family. The late Dare Adeboye was married to his wife, Temiloluwa, and had three daughters. Preaching on Friday, January 10, at a special service held at the International Worship Centre in Uyo to celebrate Ukpai’s 80th birthday, Adeboye said that the…

Senator John Azuta-Mbata has been elected as the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. Azuta-Mbata, a former Senator representing Rivers East at the National Assembly, was elected at the stakeholders meeting of the Igbo Socio-Cultural organization at the old Government Lodge, Enugu, the Enugu State capital on Friday. Before this time, confusion had set in owing to parallel elections of President-Generals of the body. Related posts Ohanaeze Ndigbo PG Prof Obiozor Bows to death PANDEF, Afenifere, Ohanaeze, Middle Belt Leaders, Northern Elders Pessimistic Over 2019 Elections  Ohanaeze Ndigbo Bombs Buhari, Accuses Him Of Patronising Corrupt Politicians In the first election conducted…

By Straightnews Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno has dissolved his cabinet, saying he needs to bring new persons to pilot the affairs of the state. Speaking during a valedictory session at the exco chamber, on Friday, Eno said none of the commissioners under performed. The governor who said though all of them delivered on their responsibilities, they had to be replaced for new set of professionals to be brought into the government. “For me, if you were to be changed based on non-performance, I think none of the Commissioners would go. All of you have delivered and that’s why the Arise…

By Our Reporters Two Nigerians have set social media on fire over accusations of alleged malfeasance leveled against ex-Akwa Ibom Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel. Ex-Governor Udom Emmanuel’s media aide, Dr. Nduese Essien and Fejiro Oliver, the publisher of Secret Reporters News are trading hard tackles over threat to report Emmanuel, to EFCC for probe. Emmanuel who won under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ruled from 2015 to 2023. Trouble is said to have started when Oliver alleged that Emmanuel ‘misappropriated’ about N4 trillion collected from Federation Allocation Account Committee (FAAC) in eight years. “For the next few days, my eyes…

By Straightnews The member representing Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency, Mr. Unyime Idem has broken glass ceiling on legislative representation based on his sterling performance. So far, the two-term member in Nigeria’s House of Representatives sponsored more than eight motions in the past 18 months. Rt. Hon, Idem who is also the Chairman, Public Procurement Committee, facilitated the employment of 34 Akwa Ibom sons and daughters into Federal Ministries, Departments, Agencies and higher institutions. Related posts My first term was only a trial- declares Rep. Idem Unyime Idem: The Tacit Force Behind Nigeria’s Growing Telecom Industry Idem emerges Best Representative for…