This ruling is coming on the heels of a similar decision last year which also nullified the ward, local government, and state executives of the All Progressive Congress. A Port Harcourt division of the Rivers State High Court has barred the state executives of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led by Aaron Chukwuemeka from parading themselves as Exco of the party. This was contained in a ruling on an interlocutory injunction delivered by presiding judge, Justice Stephen Jumbo, on Monday. The case was filed by two Port Harcourt based legal practitioners, Edwin Woko, Love Otuonye, and two others who are…
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Elder statesman Chief Edwin Clark has urged the immediate suspension and reform of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), accusing the body of undermining democracy and constitutional governance. In an open letter to Nigerians, Clark criticised the NGF for deviating from its original purpose of fostering inter-state collaboration. He described its evolution into a powerful bloc that prioritises governors’ interests over the welfare of the people as a betrayal of its founding mission. “The NGF began as a platform for dialogue and cooperation among governors, but it has become a cabal capable of challenging constitutional order and stifling local government autonomy,”…
Blessing Obot, a 500-level student of the Department of Agricultural Engineering, Akwa Ibom State University, has emerged as the winner of the department’s maiden poster competition. Obot, whose research focused on ‘designing and developing an automated fish feed dispenser,’ amassed 95.33% to beat his closest rival, Courage Ekanem, who scored 93.78% to finish second. Godwin Akpan clinched third spot with 92.22%. The automated fish feed dispenser designed by the winner of the competition is capable of dispensing 1kg of 3mm pellet in 20 seconds while dispensing a similar-weight of 9mm pellet in 25 seconds. The study achieved a consumption efficiency…
One Marine Police officer has been declared missing, while two others sustained varying degrees of injury following attack on the operatives by armed hoodlums suspected to be Sea Pirates on Akwa Ibom coastal waters. The Akwa Ibom State Police Command confirmed the daring attack on its Marine Police Patrol Team (MPPT) by suspected armed Sea Pirates along the Oron-Calabar waterways. Spokesperson of the Command, DSP Timfon John, recalled that the patrol team with fewer personnel, was ambushed by 24 armed Sea Pirates, explaining that the heavy gunfight that ensued resulted in the Police suffering some losses. According to her, the…
A concerned group in Akwa Ibom state, the Ononokpono Olu Family, on Monday, called on governments at all levels to address the rising cases of mental health disorder in the state. In a communiqué issued after their biennial homecoming and family reunion held at Nung- Odobo, Okobo local government area of the state, the group expressed concern over the alarming increase in depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. The communiqué was jointly signed by Comrade Victor Ononokpono, chairman communiqué committee, Offiong Deborah Ononokpono, secretary communiqué committee with Rev. Eskor Ononokpono, Mr. Iniobong Ononokpono, Nkere Joe Ononokpono, Rev. Emmanuel Joe Ononokpono as…
Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Mohammad Azare has warned that the law on open grazing will be followed to the letter to ensure compliance with its provisions even as defaulters would face the full wrath of the law. The police commissioner gave the warning during his maiden press briefing as the 34th commissioner of police in the state on Monday, at the Command Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo. “The state has a law on grazing, and we will ensure full compliance with its provisions. Anyone arrested in connection with these crimes will be prosecuted to the full…
Makinde Presents Staff Of Office To New Alaafin Of Oyo The symbolic event was held amid controversy concerning the choice of the new Alaafin announced by last week. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has presented the staff of office to the new Alaafin of Oyo, Abimbola Akeem Owoade. The governor presented the official instrument legitimising the reign of a king to the new monarch on Monday morning at the Exco Chamber of the Governor’s Office in Ibadan, the state capital. The symbolic event was performed nearly three years after the death of the former Alaafin, Lamidi Adeyemi III. The…
Both Anyawu and Okoye are laying claim to the office of the national secretary of the PDP. The presence of police officers was recorded at the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday, as both the embattled National Secretary of the party, Samuel Anyawu and Ude Okoye, whom the Court of Appeal declared as the authentic National Secretary of the party is expected to resume work today. Our correspondent on ground said that some form of drama may occur due to the expected presence of both secretaries at the secretariat. Both Anyawu and Okoye are laying claim to…
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have impeached the speaker, Mudashiru Obasa. The removal comes barely a month after Obasa was accused of allegedly spending N17 billion to fix a gate that leads to the assembly. He was accused of multiple statutory and financial infractions. Obasa was subsequently replaced by his deputy Mojisola Meranda. Mrs Meranda, who represents Apapa Constituency 1, was also a former chief whip of the house. Mojeed Fatai is now the Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Obsaa has been engulfed in a series of controversial circumstances in terms of financial…
A bomb explosion rocked the Umuneke community of Mbieri in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State on Saturday night, sparking widespread fear and tension among residents. The blast, which occurred at midnight, targeted a newly completed family home, reducing it to rubble. Fortunately, no lives were lost in the incident, according to reports. The PUNCH quoted a community source, Iyke Njoku, as saying, “The sound was massive as well as the bang. We waited a while and when we didn’t see any movement or hear screams, we decided to check, only to see the house in rubble.” According to…