ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesRights activist Aisha Yesufu has lashed out at the Nigerian judiciary, alleging that it has betrayed both the constitution and the citizens it is meant to serve. Yesufu stated this during an interview on Arise News, while responding to recent controversies surrounding court rulings and the ongoing case of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who is…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesA tragic incident occurred in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, after a Keke (tricycle) rider reportedly attacked a young passenger with a hammer, seriously injuring him over a disagreement involving N50 change. The victim, who is not a thief or troublemaker, was allegedly assaulted by the Keke rider after requesting his balance. In response, the…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAn Akwa Ibom-born personnel with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) was fatally stabbed recently and died hours after in an Abuja hospital where she was refused treatment over lack of police report. It was learnt that Blessing Akpan was stabbed in front of her residence in Piawe, Bwari, in the early…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticized the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying it’s “on a stretcher” due to “ongoing membership hemorrhage across the nation.” Otoabasi E. Udo, Esq, Publicity Secretary of the APC in Akwa Ibom State, made the claim in a press statement on Wednesday. According to Udo, PDP’s hopes of winning…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has called on parliamentarians all over the world to stand in partnership, committed to peace, justice, and shared destiny. He stated this in his remarks at the ongoing 6th World Conference of Speakers of Parliaments hosted by the Inter-Parliamentary Union IPU in collaboration with the United Nations,…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Commends their resilience, team spirit •Says historic comeback characteristic of Nigerian teams President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON, has congratulated the female national team, Super Falcons, for winning the Women African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) for a historic 10 times after a thrilling 2-3 comeback against host Morocco, Saturday night. In a…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially announced Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda as its new National Chairman. The appointment was made at the 14th meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) held at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja on July 24, 2025. Professor Yilwatda, who is currently the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs,…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Emmanuel Ntekim Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced a soldier and armed robbers to death by hanging for robbing tricycle operators, popularly known as keke riders, at gunpoint in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. The soldier who is Lance Corporal in the 6 Battalion, Nigerian Army, Ibagwa Barracks,…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesA US-based Uyo native and philanthropist has donated three sets of educational materials to the St. Patrick’s Primary School, Iboko Offot, Uyo. The handing over ceremony performed on Wednesday at the school Assembly Hall, through the proprietor of Alma Clinic and Surgery, Dr Ita Udesen, was witnessed by the Akwa Ibom Ministry of Education,…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Olufemi Aduwo In the interpretive hierarchy of judicial pronouncements, it is an elementary but enduring principle of law that obiter dicta, however persuasive or pronounced from the loftiest judicial altars, do not assume the force of law. The binding component of a judgment is the ratio decidendi – that is, the legal principle…
