Sources in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, told The Eagle Online that Akpabio and Umana met in the Ewet Housing Estate home of Umana.
Akpabio was said to have driven straight to Umana’s house on his arrival in the state from Lagos State
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A source in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, told The Eagle Online that barring any change of mind by Akpabio, umoren will be sworn in any minute from now
The workers had last week threatened a showdown should the company fail to renege on its plan to sack them without any benefits and proper payment of their accumulated salary arrears
It was also alleged that they are working with touts for the purposes of smuggling Nigerians to the United States of America
In the statement, which he personally signed, Kalu said: “I have been
inundated with several calls since I left Nigeria for an international assignment in Zimbabwe on how the Lagos State Government deported 67 Igbo to Onitsha in Anambra State
He noted that Nigeria had about 9.5 million less privileged children without the opportunity to go to school hence government was committed to giving opportunity to the less privileged
The statement urged the public to be vigilant and report any
suspicious movements or persons to security authorities
Majority of the arrested suspects were said to have migrated from Borno State to many of the South West states, particularly Lagos and Ogun States, just to escape from the Joint Task Force
Officials were evasive when asked about the whereabouts of the embattled SSG, whose decision to declare his interest in the governorship race has been described by Governor Akpabio’s loyalists and associates as an affront and the height of disloyalty to his boss
Some of the children Ayinde fathered with his daughters were born in the home, with at least two babies, who died in the home, having been buried without notifying authorities or obtaining birth certificates, NBC New York reported
It was learnt that one of the explosions, believed to have been carried out by Islamic sect, Boko Haram, occurred at a drinking joint in Sabon Gari, where most of the non-indigenes reside
This was contained in a statement signed by the acting Director, Information of the Supreme Court, Soji Oye
Speaking at the commissioning of the centre in Lagos, the Deputy Director, Banking Supervision, Central Bank of Nigeria, Ibedu Onyebuchi, commended UBA for the initiative and stated that the centre is an important milestone in the industry that must be emulated by other banks because of the global threats to electronic banking
The airborne encounter with journalists ranged over issues as varied as the pope’s insistence on low-key security to his desire to slip out of the shackles of the Vatican to go for walks
The ministry appealed to government and people of the prone areas to take all necessary precautionary measures to avoid any disaster
A statement on Monday by the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, said the interruption would be caused by the testing of a new power project
Okeke listed other members of the committee as King A.J. Turner (Deputy Chairman), Hajiya Nana Ayishat Kadiri, Barrister Hussaini Diraki and Senator Emmanuel Agboti (Secretary)
It requires NEITI to publish on a regular basis audit reports to acquaint the citizens with current information and data on what extractive companies paid to governments in terms of royalties, taxes, levies, signature bonuses, rents, etc
The Chairman of the Board of NEITI, Ledum Mitee, who disclosed this on Monday, also revealed that within the period under review, the country was only able to process 2.5 billion barrels officially
The lawmakers are scared that Lloyd’s health may not be able to withstand the torture he has been undergoing in the hands of the police