The Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governors to hands off sponsorship of holy pilgrimages. The Bishops, who were at the Presidential Villa on Friday to see President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, declared that pilgrims boards have been overtaken by corruption and no longer serve the purpose for which there were established. The Archbishop of Owerri and the CBCN President, Most Reverend Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, who led the delegation of 20 Bishops from across the country, said they were at the State House to congratulate the President on his victory. He also said the…
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A 23-YEAR-OLD woman of George Township, Zambia, Margaret Kabanda, has dragged her husband, Emmanuel Tembo to court seeking divorce. Margaret stated that he counts the pieces of meat in the pot whenever he cooks, and if any pieces are missing, he reports the matter to his parents. According to NewsDigger, Margaret also told the court that Emmanuel has the habit of bringing his female friends from the neighbourhood to chat on their veranda at night, and when she complains, he beats her. In his defense, Emmanuel told the court that Margaret often pours a bucket of urine and water on…
The Independent Judicial Accountability Panel (IJAP) of the Citizens Led Engagements on Judicial Accountability in Post-Election Justice Delivery in Nigeria (CLEAP Justice) project of ActionAid Nigeria has faulted the Supreme Court judgments on the protracted political crisis in Rivers, saying that, the judgment left a gap as to whether the issue of the alleged defection of 27 members of the state House of Assembly is still alive or has been settled. Briefing newsmen in Abuja on Friday at the end of its inaugural meeting, the Chairman of the Independent Judicial Accountability Panel (IJAP), a retired Justice of the Court of…
President Bola Tinubu has justified his administration’s sweeping economic reforms, stating that they were necessary to safeguard Nigeria’s future and prevent financial ruin. He emphasized that for decades, the country had been living beyond its means, spending resources meant for future generations. “For 50 years, Nigeria was spending the money of generations yet unborn and servicing the West Coast of our subregion with fuel. It was getting difficult to plan for our children’s future,” Tinubu said on Thursday while receiving a delegation of former National Assembly colleagues from the aborted Third Republic at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The President…
Several inmates are said to be dying in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) due to poor feeding and high levels of food racketeering in the detection facilities. Secretary of the Independent Investigative Independent Investigative Panel on the Alleged Corruption, Abuse of Power, Torture, Cruel, Inhumane and Degrading Treatment of Inmates Against the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Dr. Uju Agomoh, said prisoners were starving because “in all of the facilities we went to during our inspection visit as a panel, during the last week of February (2024), there was none we saw food up to the approved weekly…
The Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has filed a contempt suit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and others over her six-month suspension without pay from the Senate. Others listed in the Form 48 contempt charge, filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja and sighted on Thursday, include the Clerk of the National Assembly and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Code of Conduct, Senator Neda Imasuen. Recall that Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on 4 March, while delivering a ruling on an ex parte motion filed…
The federal government has expressed opposition to the proposals by the National Assembly for creation of nearly 200 new universities in the country. It said with almost 200 bills in the National Assembly for establishment of new universities, there is a growing concern that the system is becoming overwhelmed. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, stated this in Abuja yesterday during the third edition of the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing. Available records reveal that the country currently has 278 universities, 64 of which are federal; 67, state; and 147, private. The government had, last month, announced a one-year moratorium on…
…as Ekpenyong reveals why VIN is compulsory in online portal enrollment By Shadrach Okon The government of Akwa Ibom State under the leadership of Governor Umo Bassey Eno has launched a procurement portal to provide indigenous contractors in the state equitable access to goverment contracts, boost job creation and foster economic growth in the state. The Procurement Portable was unveiled yesterday at Government House during a Press briefing by the Commissioner of Science and Digital Economy Hon. Frank Ekpenyong. Hon. Ekpenyong while addressing journalists during the joint press briefing said government is digitizing contract process in Akwa Ibom to provide…
The Akwa Ibom State Government’s initiative to establish the Akwa Ibom Electronic Identity (e-ID) Passport portal is quite commendable. I would like to acknowledge the Honourable Commissioner for Science and Digital Economy for spearheading this effort. For a long time, Akwa Ibom State has cried for a policy direction that aligns its information technology with international best practices. Governor Umo Eno’s appointment of Dr. Frank Ekpenyong as the Honourable Commissioner for Science and Digital Economy appears to be one of the best political decisions made by the governors of Akwa Ibom State in recent history. Although I am not personally…
Akwa Ibom Oil and Gas Professionals have been assured of the commitment of the state government to harnessing the potentials of the blue economy and the extensive maritime development. The Commissioner for Special Duties and Ibom Deep Sea Port, Comrade Ini Ememobong, reiterated the commitment of the state government to harnessing the potentials when he hosted members of the Akwa Ibom Oil and Gas Professionals to a courtesy call in his office on Thursday, March 13. He said the recent commissioning of the Sure Protections project and development of Sure lines in Oron, was a demonstration of Governor Umo Eno’s…