NUJ suspends Akwa Ibom journalist for publishing fake stories

A newspaper publisher in Nigeria has been suspended from a local press union for publishing fake stories.

The suspended journalist, Ephraim Ikpe, was reported to the union for using The Waves Newspaper, a local newspaper he publishes in Akwa Ibom State, to run fake stories against Cletus Ukpong who is PREMIUM TIMES’ south south editor.

Chairman’s P.A Calls Union Secretary “Bagger”, As Crisis Rocks A’Ibom NUJ

By Nse Peter

An internal crisis, which is snowballing into scandal, is currently rocking the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Akwa Ibom State Council, under the watch of its Chairman, Elder Patrick Albert.

Journalists in Uyo call for dissolution of Petroleum Monitoring Task Force, describe Akwa Ibom as ‘costliest place to buy petroleum products’

Mr. Joe Effiong, Chair, NUJ, Akwa Ibom State

The Akwa Ibom State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has passed a vote of no confidence on the State Task Force on Petroleum Monitoring, an agency set up by the state government to regulate sales and availability of petroleum products in the state.