…SAYS PREDECESSOR PERFORMED CREDITABLY WELL. Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, PhD, has described as false, and spurious the rumours making the rounds that his predecessor in office, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, CON, has a case to answer over an allegation of fraud before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. He said the allegations of misappropriation of N700bn is not only false but totally unfounded. Speaking during the just concluded Town Hall meeting with the people of Abak Federal Constituency at the Abak Township Stadium, Governor Eno said his successor, Udom Emmanuel, served the State meritoriously and deserves gratitude.…
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Nigeria has won the hosting right for the 2026 World Public Relations Forum (WPRF) becoming the second in the African continent to host the highest event of the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management with membership across 126 countries. The President, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Dr. Ike Neliaku, disclosed this while briefing the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed in Abuja. Director, Public Relations, NIPR, Stanley Ogadigo, in a statement on Friday quoted Neliaku as saying that the hosting right will place the country on a global map before, during, and after the Forum…
Four drug kingpins Ogbuji Christian Ifeanyi; Iloduba Augustine Chinonye; Shuaibu Nuhu Isa (a.k.a Don) and Zidon Zurga have been convicted and sentenced to a total of 95 years in prison by the Federal High Court in Lagos and Yola, Adamawa State over trafficking of cocaine and skunk worth over N4.6 billion. Ogbuji was intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, during an inward clearance of Ethiopian Airlines flight passengers from Addis Ababa to Lagos for importing 817 wraps of cocaine weighing 19.40…
The Federal Government on Friday said it would intervene in the leadership crisis of the National Assembly after the suspension of the senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. “We’re engaging all the stakeholders to ensure that they temper justice with mercy,” the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Iman Suleiman-Ibrahim, told State House correspondents during the Meet-the-Press Programme at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Her comments came barely 24 hours after the 10th Senate suspended Natasha for six months. The lawmaker had submitted a petition alleging she had been sexually harassed by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. However, the Senate…
Healthcare professionals and experts have emphasized the need for urgent improvements in stroke care services across Nigeria. In response to the growing burden of stroke-related cases, the World Stroke Organisation, in collaboration with the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Onitsha, Stroke Action Nigeria, FMC Asaba, and Asaba Specialist Hospital, organized a four-day training program for healthcare workers from various hospitals. The training, aimed at equipping healthcare professionals with essential skills to manage and reduce the burden of stroke in Nigeria, took place at FMC Onitsha on Thursday. Themed “Reducing the Burden of Strokes in Nigeria,” the seminar focused on enhancing stroke…
The federal government, on Thursday designated and listed some individuals including Simon Ekpa and entities on the Nigeria Sanctions List following their involvement in terrorism financing. The individuals and entities were recommended for designation by the Nigeria Sanctions Committee during a meeting that was held in Abuja on Thursday. According to government documents, the development was in accordance with Section 54 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022. The unit explained that the Attorney-General of the Federation, with the approval of the President, said the they must be thereupon designated to be listed on the Nigeria Sanctions List. It…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has stated that it will have the capacity to transmit 10,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity in less than two years. The Managing Director of the company, Sule Abdulaziz, made the disclosure while briefing State House correspondents yesterday. He said for the first time in the nation’s history, the power sector recorded a peak generation of 5,801.84mw of electricity at 9.15 pm on March 4. He said in less than two years from now, TCN would conveniently evacuate 10,000mw of electricity. He stated that the projection was based on the numerous TCN transmission projects completed…
The Chairman of the Labour Party in Lagos State, Dayo Ekong, has shown solidarity for Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan amid her row with Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Ekong lent Natasha her support in a statement on Friday morning following the suspension of the latter from the Senate for six months. In a statement titled “A betrayal of justice”, Ekong said she is standing with Senator Natasha and Nigerian women in general. “As Chairman of the Lagos State Labour Party, I speak with a mix of outrage and sorrow at the grievous injustice unfolding in our National Assembly. Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, a…
..this injustice will not be sustained, says Senator Natasha In a controversial decision, the Nigerian Senate has imposed a six-month suspension on Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, effective immediately, due to allegations of serious misconduct and breaches of Senate regulations. The suspension follows a tense incident during a plenary session on February 20, 2025, where Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan objected to the sudden reassignment of her seat. She accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sidelining her and trying to suppress her voice. The conflict escalated when Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan accused President Akpabio of sexual harassment and abusing his position, claiming that his retaliatory actions were…
The immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has denied a media report that he was accused of sexual harassment by the lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. A media report (Not The PUNCH) stated that Senator Cyril Fasuyi (APC, Ekiti North), during Wednesday’s plenary, had claimed that Akpoti-Uduaghan previously accused Fayemi of sexual harassment. However, in a statement on Wednesday, Head of the Fayemi Media Office, Ahmad Sajoh, said the report is inaccurate and a misrepresentation of the actual comments made by Fasuyi. Sajoh stated that, upon reviewing the plenary, the Ekiti lawmaker never made such an allegation.…