Joseph Atainyang

Ganduje quitting with great pride, collective achievements – APC

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed the resignation of Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as its National Chairman, effective immediately. According to the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, Ganduje resigned to attend to urgent and important personal matters. In a statement, Morka said Ganduje leaves his position with great pride in the party’s…

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Int’l Human Rights group condemns Benue killings

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAn International Human Rights Protection Service (IHPS), has condemned the killings of over 300 people, mostly children and women in Benue State, North Central Nigeria by suspected Fulani herders in the past one month. The Rights group described the carnage as barbaric, horrible, unacceptable and dehumanizing affront to the armless citizens of Nigeria. The…

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Senator Aniekan Bassey officially joins APC

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAs the membership strength of the All Progressives Congress (APC) continues to swell in Akwa Ibom State following the official defection of Governor Umo Eno and other former Stakeholders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Aniekan Bassey, representing Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District has officially joined the Party. The event which took…

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Historic rally as Akwa Ibom becomes APC state

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Joe Iniodu The arena spangled with an assortment of colours – white, red, purple, yellow, grey, green, brown – either as uniform worn by different groups or flags fluttering as banners coalescing into a constellation of colourful spectacle. The atmosphere was boisterous as music from the speakers intertwined with varying entertainment from various…

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Don’t politicise Akpoti-Uduaghan’s case – Civil society group

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe National Civil Society Council of Nigeria has cautioned against escalating the ongoing political dispute between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, warning that the situation risks being exploited to destabilize the legislature and create unnecessary divisions. At a press conference held in Abuja on Thursday, the organization expressed deep concern over…

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Nsima Ekere okays Tinubu’s reforms, demands overhaul of power sector

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesObong Nsima Ekere, Ex-managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and Ex-deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, has endorsed current reforms masterminded by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. Ekere, who made an appearance on Channels TV’s magazine show, Inside Sources, on Friday, appealed to Nigerians to be patient with the federal…

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The Tinubu-Eno pact

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ofonime Honesty Remember that day in February 2025 when Akwa Ibom’s traditional and political leaders trooped to Aso Rock to meet with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu? To me, that was more than just a courtesy visit—it was arguably a carefully scripted opening scene for what we are witnessing today. The critic in me…

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Tinubu in close custody of merger secrets – Enang 

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesSenator Ita Enang has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu holds the crucial secrets regarding the merger of political entities that led to the formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2013. Enang emphasized that this knowledge is pivotal for future political unions, stating, “The formula and secrets of the merger remain with…

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