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2027: Akpabio endorses nephew, Reps member for second term

Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- Senate President Godswill Akpabio has endorsed his nephew, Ukpong Akpabio, for a second term in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly ahead of the 2027 general elections. Mr Ukpon... Read More


Akwa Ibom rejects oil wells reallocation rumours as Cross River demands 'fairness'

Nigeria, Feb. 22 -- The long-running dispute over offshore oil wells between Akwa Ibom and Cross River states has resurfaced, with both states restating opposing legal and political positions - Akwa I... Read More


Court sentences Winners Chapel pastor to death for murder

Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- A State High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has sentenced a 29-year-old resident pastor of Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel), Ifa Ikot Ubo-Ifa Ikot Okpon branch, Emmanuel Umoh, ... Read More


Police arrest mortician, recover eight dried corpses in Cross River

Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- The police in Cross River State have arrested a mortician after discovering eight well-dried corpses in an embalming hall at Isong Inyang Community along the Calabar-Ikom Highway. ... Read More


Ex-presidential aide arrested over alleged certificate forgery

Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- The police in Cross River State have arrested a lawyer and former presidential aide, Okoi Obono-Obla, over allegations of forgery and the fraudulent acquisition of admission, profe... Read More


Why PDP, ADC are excluded from Rivers bye-election - INEC

Nigeria, Feb. 14 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained why the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Labour Party (LP) will not particip... Read More


Fubara calls Wike 'my Oga,' vows to complete project conceived by minister

Nigeria, Feb. 11 -- Governor Siminalayi Fubara, on Tuesday, publicly addressed his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, as "my Oga" for the first time since the recent conciliatory meeting brokered by President ... Read More


Fubara, Wike, Rivers leaders meet Tinubu in fresh push to calm crisis

Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- President Bola Tinubu on Sunday night met with key political actors from Rivers State, including Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, in what appears to be... Read More


Police arrest vigilante chief, two others for allegedly torturing suspected thief to death

Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- The police in Rivers State have arrested three people, including a local vigilante leader, for allegedly torturing a man to death in Ahoada West Local Government Area of the state.... Read More


Group criticises Senate, demands mandatory real-time results transmission

Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- A civic organisation, Connected Advocacy, has criticised the Nigerian Senate's rejection of a proposed amendment mandating real-time electronic transmission of election results, des... Read More