The plaintiffs and defendants involved in the lawsuit against the Traditional Rulers Council (TRC) Law in Akwa Ibom State have chosen to resolve their dispute through an out-of-court settlement. This decision was reached during the recent hearing of the case at the state High Court in Uyo. The plaintiffs, consisting of Paramount Rulers from various local government areas, including Annang extraction, Urueffong Oruko, Okobo, Mbo, Eastern Obolo, Ibeno, Oron, and Udung Uko, expressed their willingness to seek an amicable resolution to the matter. The defendants, which include the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, the Akwa Ibom State Government, the Akwa…
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The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has dismissed the appeal filed by Senator Bassey Albert Akpan of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Akanimo Udofia of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Senator John Akpanudoedehe of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) challenging the election of Governor Umo Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). At separate judgments delivered on Friday in Lagos, the Appellate Court struck out the respective appeals by the three appellants, describing them as lacking in merits. The court ruled that the appellants missed the point by arguing that since they were not parties…
President Bola Tinubu has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors to always put the interest of the people first and work for the good of their states. He gave the advice on Friday while receiving Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello; the returning Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, and the governor-elect of Kogi State, Ahmed Usman Ododo, in Abuja, the nation’s capital. “Make sure that everyone is carried along. You are now the servants of the people,” a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, quoted Tinubu as saying. “You worked hard for this victory. You are now the servants…
One would readily imagine that such an expression would serve to reprimand an old folk who indulges in smoking, womanizing, excessive eating and drinking, struggling for food in private or in public places, displaying a hateful and unforgiving attitude, name dropping, gossiping or lying for a living . Not in this case! Nevertheless, that poser is the usual first response which an 85-year-old-Architect and former Governor in Nigeria gets when he goes hunting for jobs in his professional line. In Nigeria, that is unusual. It doesn’t look ‘natural’. It seems like a taboo for anyone who has occupied a high…
*family ordered to provide money for autopsy The Police in Akwa Ibom State has been accused of seizing the corpse of one Mr Isopida Etim Udosen, who passed away in its custody on 25th July, 2019. Udosen, 54, a father of 8, hailed from Ikot Obok community in Nsit Ibom Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State. He, alongside his kinsman, Mr Etim Thompson, was arrested on 24th July, 2019, by officers from the Anti-cultism Unit of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command on the instructions of the village council which accused the duo of cultism and formenting trouble by…
By Destiny Young Mark Zuckerberg set to improve internet connectivity in Nigeria, lands sub-marine cable in Lagos and Akwa Ibom Meta, a tech giant, is planning to establish two submarine cables in Nigeria, connecting Lagos and Akwa Ibom by the end of November. These cables aim to significantly enhance Nigeria’s digital landscape and improve internet connectivity 1. Meta’s Initiative: Meta’s strategic plan involves the installation of submarine cables to bolster internet connectivity in Nigeria. 2. Location of Cables: The cables will connect in Lagos and Akwa Ibom, indicating the significance of these regions in Meta’s plan for expanded digital infrastructure.…
Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared the winner of the Saturday, November 11, 2023, governorship election in Imo State, securing a second term in office. The announcement was made by the state Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Prof. Abayomi Fashina, in the early hours of Sunday morning after over eight hours of collation of local government results. “That you Hope Uzodimma of APC having satisfied the law, is hereby returned elected,” Fashina declared. Uzodimma, who was first declared governor by the Supreme Court in January 2020, secured re-election in this election, sweeping…
… led State Exco, Legislators, Party on Inspection of Dakkada Estate, Airport, Ors Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has urged contractors handling different projects in the State to optimise the dry season to complete their projects where possible. The governor made the appeal when he led a joint government team, comprising the executive and legislative arms as well as the leadership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on an inspection of key projects in the State. Among the project sites visited were: internal roads at the Dakkada Luxury Estate and the operational perimeter road, taxi way, the…
By Margaret Umoren The Commissioner for Finance, Dr Linus Nkan, has said the State Government followed due process in all its financial engagements and has never obtained any loan illegally. The Commissioner was responding to misleading report published by an Akwa Ibom State-based Civil Society Organisation which alleged that State Government flouted fiscal responsibility law in some of its financial transactions. Dr Nkan at a press briefing in his office on Wednesday 8th November, said the State government did not circumvent any procedure or process in the loans it acquired for projects. The Commissioner asserted that Governor Umo Eno’s administration…
The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG), says the company has not increase the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). Mr Andy Odeh, General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, NLNG, dismissed the alleged report of the increase in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. He said the company cannot be blamed for any current surge especially as NLNG has so far delivered over 380,000 metric tonnes of LPG to the domestic market. He said “NLNG has noted media reports insinuating that a price hike by the company is responsible for the surge in the domestic LPG, commonly…