14-YR-OLD ESE ORURU REGAINS HER FREEDOM

-          A joint effort of the Police, the Kano Emirate Council and relevant persons; 14-year-old Ese Oruru has been rescued from her abductor.

TURKISH PRESIDENT TO VISIT NIGERIA

-        -       Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Nigeria this week.

NIGERIANS TO FLY DIRECT TO QATAR

-    -           President Buhari has secured a bilateral Air Service agreement (BASA) with the state of Qatar.

MONEY MAKING RITUAL GOES SOUR

-    -          Secondary school student aged 16, Ramai Fatai dies after drinking a portion in a money making ritual.

POLICE HOPEFUL TO NAB TOMPOLO

-      -          The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase says the force is getting close to arrest the militant leader Tompolo.

PEACOCK PAINT COMPANY TO BE RESTORED

-          I will restore Peacock paint as leader in Nigeria  paint market – Jose Javier

MAN EXCRETES 30 WRAPS OF COCAINE AT ABUJA AIRPORT – NDLEA

-          National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), has apprehended four suspected drug traffickers with 6.822kg of narcotics worth N61 million.

US FORCES TO HELP FIGHT BOOK HARAM

-        -           The united state has offered to send troops to Nigeria to help fight Boko Haram.

AKWA IBOM GOVT. GOES TO COURT OVER QUA STEEL COMPANY

 

-          State Govt. petitions Federal High Court for winding-up Qua Steel Products Limited.

BUHARI SAYS HE WON’T PAY N5000 STIPEND PROMISED TO UNEMPLOYED

-          President Buhari says he would not pay the N5000 stipend he promised to unemployed youth in the country.

EMENIKE REJECTS EAGLES RETURN

-          West Ham FC striker, Emmanuel Emenike says he will not be returning to the Super Eagles, following the exit of the team’s former chief coach, Sunday Oliseh.

IKOT ABASI CELEBRATES UDOM’S VICTORY AT SUPREME COURT

 

-          The Ikot Abasi LGA celebrates Gov. Udom’s victory at the Supreme Court on Friday 26 Feb. 2016 at the council hall.

NCC FINES GLO, MTN N34M

-          The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has fined MTN Nigeria and Globacom Ltd N34 million for breach of the Mobile Number Portability business rules and regulations.

COURT SACKS CROSS RIVER NUJ CHAIRMAN

-  The National Industrial Court, sitting in Calabar, has nullified the 2012 election of Pastor Ndoma Akpet as the chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River state council.

ATTEMPT TO BLACKMAIL AKHA EXPOSED

 

-          The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly condemns some Facebook writers, who try to discredit the exercise of the finance committee on the 2016.

REV. KING’S DEATH SENTENCE CAUSED BY WITCHES AND WIZARDS; SAYS CHURCH

-          Church members of the Christian Praying Assembly (CPA) say the death sentenced passed on their General Overseer, Chukwuemeka Ezeugo (aka Rev. King), is the handiwork of witches and wizards.

SECURITY OFFICERS ARREST 46 SUSPECTED CULTISTS IN LAGOS

-          The Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS) over the weekend arrested no fewer than 46 suspected members of the Awawa confraternity including six women.

YOUTHS CRY OUT FOR 2011 OIL SPILL COMPENSATION

 

-          Eket youth decry non-payment of the 2011 oil spill palliative to indigenes.

SSG, AKWA IBOM STATE ACCUSED OF TRIBALISM

-  The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Etekamba Umoren has ben accused of tribal sentiments for rejecting of non-annang workers posted to his office in the ongoing civil service redeployment exercise.

ARMY LAUNCH MOTORBIKE BATTALION

-          The Nigerian Army has established a motorbike battalion to add force to its war on insurgency in the Northeast.

COMMISSIONER BLAMES GOVERNOR FOR DEMOLITION

-  The Commissioner for Lands and Housing in Akwa Ibom, Mr. Uwem Ita Etuk says Gov is to blame on the move to demolish homes and other landed properties of Eniong Offot residents.

-    Mr Ita Etuk stated this while receiving serving/ past Govt. officials and businessmen living in the area.

-  Says he has tried to advice the Governor against the project but the Governor would not listen.

        He however hinted that the present administration does not want to incur the wrath of the people by        illegally demolishing their homes.

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EKET YOUTHS PROTEST AGAINST DEMOLITION OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES

-          Youths in Eket protested over demolition of illegal structures in Udua Nka, along market road.

FG REMOVES 23,846 GHOST WORKERS FROM PAYROLL

-          The ministry of finance says the Federal Govt. has removed 23,846 non-existent workers from its payroll.

AKS MINISTRY OF FINANCE HOLDS ONE-DAY ANNUAL EVALUATION RETREAT.

-          The Ministry of Finance Incorporated held a one-day Annual Evaluation Retreat as part of efforts to set a good road-map that will take the sector to the desired level.

TRUCK CRASH IN EDO KILLS 3

-          A truck crash at Ovia South West local govt. area of Edo state during the weekend kills a father of five and two of his sons.

TRADITIONAL RULERS IN AKWA IBOM ADVISED TO SHUN CORRUPTION.

-          The paramount ruler of Itu local Govt Area, Edidem Edet Akpan Inyang has implored tradition rulers to eschew all forms of corruption and live aboard board in the discharge of their duties.

PASAN EXTOLS SPEAKER OF AKWA IBOM STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.

-          The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) has lauded the speaker of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly for prioritizing the welfare of workers in the Assembly complex.

NLC STRIKE LOOMS IN AKWA IBOM STATE

         NLC leadership in Akwa Ibom issues a 21 days ultimatum to the government to resolve all pending labour grievances.