After 12 years as chairman, Elumelu exits UBA, handing leadership to Emmanuel Nnorom amid expansion success. United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has announced the retirement of its Group Chairman, Tony Elumelu, from the Board of Directors, bringing to a close a 12-year leadership tenure that reshaped the bank into one of Africa’s largest financial institutions. The bank disclosed that Elumelu will retire on August 21, 2026, upon completing the 12-year tenure limit prescribed for non-executive directors of banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria. At a meeting held on July 6, 2026, the board accepted his retirement and elected…
Author: Ini Sam
The Federal Government says another batch of Nigerians is expected to leave South Africa on Tuesday amid the renewed wave of xenophobic attacks. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, disclosed this in a statement posted on her official X handle on Monday morning. “Another evacuation flight will leave for Johannesburg tomorrow, Tuesday, 7th July, to bring home our citizens,” Odumegwu-Ojukwu wrote. The evacuation is the latest in the repatriation exercise by Nigerian authorities as they seek the safety of their citizens in South Africa. Already, three batches of Nigerians have returned home since the evacuation began last month. The…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately clarify reports that it has issued the Candidates’ Access Code for the 2027 elections to a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement by Comrade Emmanuel Nnadozie Onwubiko, National Coordinator of HURIWA, the pro-democracy group said INEC, under Professor Joash Amupitan, has a duty of transparency to Nigerians. According to HURIWA, silence on the matter “only fuels public suspicion and undermines confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the electoral process.” HURIWA said it was alarmed by reports that…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed reports claiming he was offered N500 billion to contest the 2027 presidential election against Peter Obi in a bid to split votes in Nigeria’s South-South region. Jonathan, through a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr. Ikechukwu Eze, described the allegation as entirely fabricated, baseless and a deliberate attempt to drag him into unnecessary political controversy ahead of the 2027 general election. The statement was in response to a report alleging that the former president disclosed receiving an offer of N500 billion to challenge Obi in the presidential race. Rejecting…
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Essien Udim has sentenced a man, Uwakmfon Isaac Jonah, to life imprisonment for attempting to murder an 11-year-old girl. The conviction was delivered on Thursday, June 25, 2026, by Hon. Justice Winifred Effiong in Charge No. HEU/8C/2024, The State v. Uwakmfon Isaac Jonah. According to court proceedings, the victim was assisting her mother in selling pepper at Urua Akpan Market in Essien Udim when the defendant lured her away under the pretext of taking her to meet her mother at a nearby waterleaf farm to collect payment. The court heard that after…
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Uyo, Prof. Christopher Ekong, has extolled the President of UAMCOS, Prof. Eme Joseph, and her Management Committee for a high display of exemplary leadership in delivering a well-furnished, standard edifice for the Cooperative Society. Prof. Ekong made the commendation on Monday, June 29, 2026, during the inauguration of the new UAMCOS House at the Main Campus, Nwaniba Road, where he served as Chairman on the occasion. Describing the building as magnificent and befitting, the Vice-Chancellor stated that, it is sometime rare for leadership to fulfill its promises, but Prof. Joseph has not failed the members of…
…as NUJ Meets Gov. Eno The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom State Council, Comrade Nsibiet John , has appealed to the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, to restore the Union’s monthly subvention and approve enhanced welfare packages for journalists in the state. The appeal formed the highlight of discussions on Monday when the leadership of the NUJ paid a courtesy visit to the Governor at Government House, Uyo, with issues bordering on journalists’ welfare, digital empowerment, housing and professional development dominating the meeting. Speaking on behalf of over 800 members of the Union, the…
,,, insists on zoning to Offot Ukwa, rejects incompetent Uyo Liberation Movement (ULM) has announced plans to unveil its candidate for the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly seat representing the constituency in the coming days, following the successful conclusion of consultations on the zoning arrangement for the Offot seat. Speaking with journalists in Uyo, the Secretary-General of the organisation, Akparawa Prince Emmanuel Sam, described the outcome of the zoning process as satisfactory and widely accepted by stakeholders, stressing that the decision reached is final and irreversible. According to him, the zoning arrangement reflects the collective desire for equity, inclusion,…
By Udo Silas The urge to write this was easy, as I watched Ruben Abati on Arise TV Morning Show, putting forth his views on Peter Obi’s call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to resign from office. It is possible that so many, who have seen the clip or watched the show, noticed what I did. Whatever, I came away with a compelling desire to share my thoughts. I posit that, in the theatre of Nigerian punditry, where microphones often masquerade as mirrors of truth, Ruben Abati, highly respected in the commune, stepped forward in this instance, not merely as…