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PDP condemns arrest of Akwa Ibom spokesman

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the arrest of its Akwa Ibom State Publicity Secretary, Ewa Okpo, describing the action as an attempt to intimidate political opponents and suppress freedom of expression.

In a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, the party said it had been informed that Okpo was arrested following a petition filed by Senator Effiong Bob and is currently being questioned by police officers at the Quick Intervention Unit, Ikot Akpan Abia.

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Women restore Oloibiri Forest with 7,750 trees

Women in Otuabagi community, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, have restored a degraded section of the Oloibiri swamp forest by planting 7,750 raffia palms, earning commendation from the community’s traditional ruler, Chief Wisdom Otolo.

Otolo, the head of the Agili community in Otuabagi, praised the Otuabagi Women Farmers’ Cooperative Society (OWFCS) for the initiative, which was carried out in the Ekpadior Forest between February and May.

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EFCC arraigns Blessing CEO for fresh alleged N69.1m fraud

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, arraigned a social media influencer, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka (a.k.a Blessing CEO), for an alleged N69,150,000 (Sixty-Nine Million, One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) fraud before Justice R.A. Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.

Head, Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, in a statement on Tuesday, 9 June 2026, said Nkiruka was arraigned on two counts of obtaining money by false pretence and stealing to the tune of N69,150,000.

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Eno introduces rural allowance for doctors

Governor Umo Eno has announced plans to introduce rural allowances for doctors posted to underserved communities in Akwa Ibom State, saying the payments will be tied to monthly performance and attendance evaluations.

The governor disclosed this during the commissioning of a modern Primary Health Centre Operational Base in Oron Local Government Area, where he reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to improving healthcare delivery in the state.