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Former President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Udengs Eradiri, has urged the newly inaugurated leadership of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), led by High Chief Macdonald Igbadiowei, to rebuild unity and restore the organisation’s lost credibility.
Eradiri, a former Bayelsa State governorship candidate, said the new INC President faces the enormous task of repositioning the socio-cultural body and restoring its status as a respected institution.
A prosecution witness in the trial of former National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Executive Secretary, Professor Usman Yusuf, has told the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Kuje, Abuja, that a vehicle supply contract awarded under Yusuf’s leadership bypassed due procurement procedures.
James Balami, Director of Procurement at NHIA and the second prosecution witness (PW2), disclosed on Thursday before Justice Chinyere E. Nwecheonwu, alleging that the contract awarded to Lubekh Nigeria Ltd did not pass through the Authority’s Procurement Department.
Justice Aisha Ibrahim of the Borno State High Court in Maiduguri has convicted and sentenced two fraudsters, Abdullahi Suleiman and Ahmad Yahaya, to separate prison terms for defrauding victims of N7.378 million through false business deals.
The duo was arraigned on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, on separate one-count charges bordering on cheating and criminal misappropriation involving N7,378,000.
Government officials, corporate leaders and academics will converge in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on May 14 for the Policy Evaluation and Advocacy Forum (PEAF) 2026, a major summit aimed at positioning tourism as Nigeria’s next economic growth engine beyond oil.
Organised by the Institute of Corporate Leadership and Mentorship (ICLM) in partnership with Appleton Private University and the International Federation of Private Universities, the forum will focus on the theme, “Beyond Oil: Redefining the Future of Nigeria’s Tourism Industry.”
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has described the media as a critical stakeholder in the electoral process, underscoring its vital role in voter education, election monitoring and accurate reporting.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Akwa Ibom State, Professor Anugbum Onuoha, said INEC could not succeed without a transparent, professional, responsible and factual partnership with the media.
Two legal practitioners in Akwa Ibom State have reportedly received death threats after filing a suit to compel all 31 local government councils to disclose how public funds are spent under the Freedom of Information Act, 2011.
Akaninyene Archibong and Edidiong Ebong approached the Federal High Court in Uyo in Suit No. FHC/UY/CS/80/2026, seeking judicial review to enforce transparency and accountability in local government finances across the state.
Health workers and medical doctors across Akwa Ibom State have embarked on an indefinite strike following a violent confrontation at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH) involving officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Uyo Zonal Directorate.
The industrial action was declared after EFCC operatives reportedly stormed the hospital premises on Tuesday morning to arrest the Deputy Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC), Prof Effiong Ekpe, an action that allegedly sparked chaos, injuries and widespread outrage among staff.
Environmental and civil society groups have accused oil companies of abandoning decades of pollution in the Niger Delta as multinational firms divest from onshore operations without adequately addressing environmental damage.
Ahead of the fifth Niger Delta Alternatives Convergence (NDAC) scheduled for 14 May in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) said nearly 70 years of oil and gas extraction had left the region with devastated ecosystems, polluted rivers, destroyed farmlands and contaminated drinking water.
Power Minister-designate Joseph Tegbe told the Senate that fixing Nigeria’s electricity crisis will require coordinated reforms across gas supply, grid stability, distribution, metering and financial discipline, not an unrealistic three-month promise to end grid collapses.
Appearing before the Senate on 6 May following his nomination by President Bola Tinubu as Minister of Power, Tegbe said there was no quick fix to the country’s deep-rooted electricity challenges, but assured Nigerians that visible improvements could begin within the shortest possible time.
A suspected criminal hideout in Obot Akara Local Government Area has been raided by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command, leading to the arrest of one suspect and the recovery of firearms and ammunition.
The operation, carried out on 11 May 2026 at about 9:30am, followed credible intelligence that Aniefiok Otong Mbana of Ikot Ukam Village, Obot Akara, was in possession of a motorcycle suspected to have been stolen.