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     The Commissioner of Police for Akwa Ibom State, Waheed Ayilara is dead. Ayilara died early this morning, Thursday, 29 August, 2024 at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja. Our correspondent gathered that he went for a prostate cancer surgery which took place on Wednesday, 28 August, 2024 before he eventually died early Thursday, 29 August, 2024. Colleagues told thegazellenews.com that he was hale and hearty on Monday, 26 August, 2024, during the pull out ceremony for Assistant Inspector General of Police, Yetunde Longe. “In actual fact, he walked into the hospital on Wednesday for the surgery, but unfortunately we lost him,” thegazellenews.com gathered. He will be buried today, Thursday, 29 August, 2024 in accordance with Islamic rites. A devoted Muslim, Ayilara acted as the Commissioner of Police for Lagos State before he was posted to Akwa Ibom in substantive capacity.

  Nelson Utip. Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio, the foremost Sociocultural organization in the South South Region of Nigeria has called on the federal government to ameliorate the hardship the masses of Nigeria are going through as a result of the present economic woes befalling the nation, the organization made the plea during their 54th general assembly and 37th anniversary of the birth of the group at The International Secretariat, Udoudoma House, Udoudoma Avenue in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State Capital. The occasion which featured the induction of 57 new members from Chapters all over the world afforded the organization to honour founding members, also featured a thanksgiving service at St. Louis Catholic Church Mbiokporo in Nsit Ibom Local Government Area of the state. In a Communiqué issued at the end of the event and made available to Newsmen, the general assembly of the organization called on The Federal Government to look into and take a proactive decision on the continued suffering of t...

Former Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, voided the impeachment of Phillip Shuaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State. Justice Omotosho, while delivering judgment in the suit, ordered that Shaibu be reinstated to office because the Edo State House of Assembly failed to comply with due process in impeaching him. Justice Omotosho also set aside the appointment of the new Deputy Governor who replaced Shaibu. The court held that the allegation on which the House of Assembly based the impeachment proceedings was untenable in law and did not constitute gross misconduct. He ordered the Inspector General of Police to provide him with needed security to enable him to resume office and perform the functions of the office until the end of his tenure. Source: Punch 

  The Editor-In-Chief of The Eyes Portal Newspapers hereby makes the following correction on the story titled " Chairmen hijack allocations ... Etim Ekpo, Ibeno boil " published on the front page of The Eyes Portal Newspapers dated Tuesday 11- Monday 17 June 2024. 1. That the reference made to Ibeno in THE HEADLINE was done in error. 2.That in the body of the story, Ibeno was never mentioned as our reporters did not cover the said inspection in Ibeno local government council.  3.That this error is deeply regretted. 4.)The Newspapers therefore tenders unreserved apologies to the Chairman and Members of the Transition Committee and by extension the entire people of Ibeno local government area . Thank you Editor-In-Chief

•••Oil firm donates  Climate Monitoring and Observation Station to Uniuyo The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility, Hon. Prof. Oby Lilian Orogbu, (M), flanked by members of the Committee, manager of Oriental Energy Resources Limited, Royal Fathers and youths from Mbo host communities, after an interactive session with Oriental Energy Resources Limited and the Mbo local government host communities, presided by the House of Representative Committee on Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility, held in Uyo last Thursday. Michael Ufot, (The Eyes Newspaper, Uyo) The House of Representatives Committee on Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR), has expressed satisfaction with the Oriental Energy Resources Limited for keeping to the tenets of Corporate Social Responsibility with its operational communities in Akwa Ibom State.  The Committee has also threatened erring oil companies who have failed to k...

   The Oriental Energy Resources Limited, an oil company operating in Akwa Ibom has inaugurated a eight-member Board of Trustees for Effiat and Mbo Host Communities' Development Trust. The inauguration is in compliance with   with the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), 2021, and the Host Communities' Development Trust Regulations, 2022 accordingly.  The members of the Host Communities' Development Trust inaugurated were; Barr. Inam Effiong Okon, Chairman; Barr. Asuquo Asuquo Okpo, member; Mr. Kedrick Solomon Isangedighi, member, and Dr. Ikwo Agamtem Ekuma, member. Others are; Engr. Okpo Etim Etim, member; Alice-Joe Mfon Henry, member; Mr. Edet Asukwo Inyang, member, and CSP Etim Etim Ediete, member. The Effiat and Mbo Host Communities' Development Trust, comprising eight members from Uda, Udesi, Ebughu and Enwang Communities in Mbo Local Government Area, has statutory objectives to the host communities which are; to finance and execute of projects f...

  The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has turned down a request by the State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, to extend the tenure of Local Government Transition Committees. This is coming ahead of the June 7, 2024 expiration date of the current tenure of Local Government Transition Committees in the state. In a letter addressed to the Speaker and read by Clerk of the Assembly, Mrs NsikakAbasi Orok at Thursday Plenary, Governor Eno said it was necessary to extend the tenure of the local government officials, pending when the Akwa Ibom State Independence Electoral Commission would conduct Local Government Election in the State. The Governor's message was received through a Motion moved by Rt. Hon. Asuquo Nana Udo of Ikono State Constituency, and seconded by Rt. Hon. Mfon Idung of Etim Ekpo/Ika State Constituency. However, the Speaker of the Assembly, Udeme Otong, while responding to the Governor's request, said the Lawmakers will review the activities of each local government council...