Call by SERAP for arrest of Akpabio mischievous, says Media Group
A media project group, on Monday described as mischievous and politically motivated, the call by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) for the arrest and investigation of Sen. Godswill…
Boko Haram kills one, abducts six in convoy attack
Islamist militants have kidnapped at least one person working for an international aid organization, Action Against Hunger, in northeast Nigeria, sources said on Friday. The attackers killed a driver and…
WRD: C/River hosts 75% of over 36,000 Cameroonian refugees in Nigeria -UNHCR
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that Cross River alone was hosting 75 per cent of the over 36,000 Cameroonian refugees in Nigeria. Head of UNHCR…
Election petition: ALM condemns APC’s ‘delay tactics’ in prosecution
The Akwa Ibom Liberation Movement (ALM) has condemned the All Progressives Congress (APC) over what it described as ‘delay tactics’ in the prosecution of its petitions at the Elections Tribunal….
Akpabio may not be a saint, but he still holds sway in Akwa Ibom politics -Firm
President Muhammadu Buhari, has been called upon to disregard the smear campaign by political opponents against the person of Sen. Godswill Akpabio in Akwa Ibom. A group, De-Bongos Media Project,…
Bakassi youths demand compensation from FG for loss of land, 76 oil wells
Youths from Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River have demanded that the Federal Government pay them compensation for the loss of Bakassi and 76 oil wells. This was contained…
Court Varies Usoro’s Bail Condition, Says He Can Travel Abroad, Adjourns Hearing To Dismiss Arrest Warrant Against 4 Others
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday varied the bail conditions it granted to the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Paul Usoro (SAN), while it adjourned hearing…
Militancy: Military Destroys Major Militant Camps in N’Delta
The Joint Military Task Force (JTF) code-named “Operation Delta Safe” says it has destroyed and dislodged major militant camps in the Niger Delta, thereby boosting security in the region. Rear…
Former INEC REC Wants Number of Political Parties Pruned
A former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Edo, Mr Aniedi Ikoiwak, has called for a reduction in the number of political parties in the…
Polls: Lessons from Akwa Ibom
KEN UGBECHIE Nigeria’s much anticipated 2019 elections lived up to expectation. Pundits had predicted surprises, violence, voter apathy, partisanship by security agents and even INEC officials. It had all of…