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Unyenge, a community in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, states that it is closely monitoring the ongoing negotiations between the Ekid Union and Ibeno over the ownership of the Stubbs Creek Forest.
The controversy, according to community leaders, was reignited by the Ekid Union’s renewed push to assert dominance and control over the forest, which spans four local government areas: Mbo, Ibeno, Esit Eket and Eket.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, on Tuesday arraigned Sarumi Samusudeen Babafemi before the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, over an alleged N206 million fraud.
Babafemi was arraigned alongside his companies—606 Autos Limited, 606 Music Limited, and Splash Off Entertainment Limited—before Justice Rahman Oshodi on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, concealment and transfer of proceeds of crime, contrary to Section 332(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011, and punishable under Section 332(3) of the same law.
The Ibeno Clan Council has dismissed claims made by the Ekid People’s Union (EPU) before the Akwa Ibom State Land Use Allocation Committee, describing them as distorted, misleading and capable of threatening peace, lawful governance and investor confidence in the state.
Speaking through its spokesman, Chief Udofia Okon Udofia, the council said the EPU’s presentation at the committee’s sitting in Uyo on January 16, 2025, was founded on what it termed historical revisionism, misinterpretation of the law and inflammatory threats against government authorities and legitimate investors.
A Regional Planning and Analysis expert, Prof. Jacob Atser, has warned that the uncontrolled drilling of boreholes in urban areas poses serious environmental and infrastructural risks, calling for the adoption of a centralised water supply system in Nigerian cities.
Prof. Atser gave the warning at the weekend while delivering the 125th inaugural lecture of the University of Uyo (UniUyo), where he spoke on the topic “Social Planning in Regional Context: Paradoxical Realities in Nigeria.”b
The Olumegbon of Ajah Ile and Ajah Okun Ajah, Oba Kolawole Akinwon IV, has congratulated a former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Adebisi Akande, on his 87th birthday.
In a statement issued from his palace on Friday, the monarch described Chief Akande as a towering figure in Yorubaland and Nigerian politics, whose legacy of integrity, principled leadership and selfless service continues to inspire younger generations.
In plural societies, representation in parliament is more than a cstitutional formality; it is a delicate political and social instrument that speaks to inclusion, history and collective identity. Against this backdrop, the question of which zone should produce the next member of the House of Representatives for Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency transcends individual ambition.
It raises deeper concerns about equity and justice, particularly the sustained exclusion of the Anam political bloc from representation in the House of Representatives since the inception of parliamentary democracy.
The Akwa Ibom State Government has dismissed as false reports alleging that the Deputy Governor, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, sponsored an adultery bill before the State House of Assembly.
Some online platforms had claimed that the Assembly passed a bill criminalising sexual relationships with married men, purportedly sponsored by the Deputy Governor. The state government, however, described the report as misleading and without factual basis.
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has urged Akwa Ibom citizens to support the Federal Government’s new tax reform to enhance the economic development of the country.
The Akwa Ibom State Director of NOA, Mr Mkpoutom Mkpoutom, said this while briefing newsmen in Uyo on Monday.
Mkpoutom said that the new tax reform was a crucial milestone in the economic development of the nation.
The Ugborodo Community Management Committee (UCMC) in Delta State, has urged the Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest and prosecute those responsible for the murder of a youth leader, Emiko Onuwaje, in Ogidigben.
Mr Eyengho Besidone, the Secretary of the UCMC, read the demands of the committee at a media briefing over the weekend at Ugborodo Community in Warri South-West Local Government Area of the state.
The statement read: “For the avoidance of doubt, Prince Dapo Abiodun and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu enjoy a very cordial and brotherly relationship.”
It noted that both governors maintain regular contact and meetings, often engaging on issues of mutual interest aimed at driving development in their respective states.