ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesUdom Emmanuel, the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N700 billion fraud. A trending report by first carried by TheCable confirms that the former governor was taken into custody shortly after he arrived at the EFCC headquarters in…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Onyekachi Peter Nwebonyi, has criticized Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki’s attempt to draw parallels between his own past case and the current allegations by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Nwebonyi described Saraki’s argument as “fundamentally flawed,” highlighting the differences between the two situations. In Saraki’s case,…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe PDP Stakeholders Forum West Itam 2, Ward 10, in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has congratulated two prominent sons of the area on their appointments into the State Executive Council. In a release signed by its leader, Akparawa Gregory Ekpo Etim, the group lauded Dr. Henry Archibong, the new Honourable…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Senate’s plenary session of yesterday, Thursday, February 20, 2025, was indeed rowdy, with Senator Natasha Akpoti of Kogi Central Senatorial District at the centre of the controversy. The drama unfolded when she was asked to vacate her seat and move to a newly allocated one, a necessary rearrangement due to the recent defection…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThese are not the best of times for a vice principal (name withheld) serving in a secondary school in Uyo metropolis, and a 13-year-old JS3 student in the same school. What started as a fairy lust tale between the little girl and the old man has left the girl pregnant and the man confused….
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares●Alleges marginalization of Oro Nation The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State has expressed deep concern over Governor Umo Eno’s newly constituted State Executive Council members, describing it as “a second chance for failure.” The party, in a press release dated Monday, February 17, issued by the APC Media Network, chaired by…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares●Defendants’ counsel leaves injunction motion unopposed ●As court adjourns for ruling April 29 All is now gloomy against the government of Akwa Ibom State, as it faces a lawsuit amounting to a whooping thirty-one billion naira (N31bn). The matter which is pending before Honourable Justice Eme Ekong, at Court eight (8) of the State…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe N31bn civil suit filed by Viro-Tech Projects Ltd and Serob Legends Resort Ltd, as claimants; and Akwa State Governor, Government of Akwa Ibom State, Ministry of Lands and Water Resources and Attorney General of Akwa Ibom State; as 1st to 4th defendants, over allegations of land grabbing and forceful takeover of property, resumed…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares●ReceivesSupervisors, SA Nominees In a defining moment for governance in Itu Local Government Area, the 8th Itu Legislative Council on Wednesday passed a vote of confidence on the Executive Chairman of Itu Local Government Council, Hon. Ubong Nkutt, recognising his stellar achievements in his first 100 days in office. The Deputy Leader, Hon. Samuel…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares●As Lawyers Alert, MHR seek CSO’s collaboration The Chairman, House Committee on Health of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly (AKHA), Hon. Moses Essien has advocated for a more responsive, equitable, and sustainable health system, one that ensures the most vulnerable populations are not left behind and that gender-related barriers are effectively addressed….
