Peter Obi escapes assassination attempt in Edo

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesYunusa Tanko, National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Tuesdday, raised the alarm following a violent attack on former presidential candidate Peter Obi and his supporters in Benin City, Edo State. Tanko disclosed that armed thugs opened fire on Obi and movement members during the formal reception of Olumide Akpata into the African Democratic Congress…

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No oil wells transferred from Akwa Ibom to Cross River – AKSG

ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares●Insists Supreme Court ruling on matter subsists The Akwa Ibom State Government has dismissed circulating media reports suggesting a planned “return” of its oil wells to Cross River State, describing the claims as speculative, legally baseless, and a fruitless attempt to distort constitutional realities. At a press briefing held today, 16 February 2026, at…

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TB, HIV, malaria NGOs, communities seek collaboration, better accessibility to health services

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ernest Udoh-Robert In a sensitization and advocacy campaigns to different communities in Akwa Ibom State, Non Governmental Organizations and other stakeholders have called for the breaking of longstanding gender barrier and better accessibility to medication and care for those suffering from Tuberculosis TB, Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV, and malaria. The engagement, organised by…

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Oro leaders at Senate: Akpabio raises takeoff hope for Maritime University

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesIt was a moment of relief for leaders of Oro Nation who stormed the Senate President’s office on Wednesday, December 3, to interact with Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio on the status of the long upgraded University of Maritime Studies, Oron (UMSO). Speaking at the meeting, President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, assured the leaders…

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Senator Natasha’s Airport antics and the theatre of distraction

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ken Harrie Esq In the solemn business of national representation, a senator’s foremost calling is to amplify the voices of their people, legislate with diligence, and defend the public trust through measured engagement. Yet Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, freshly returned from a six-month suspension, seems determined to turn her senatorial tenure into a one-woman…

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NNPCL, Seplat Energy, NUPRC storm Eastern Obolo for EMOIMEE projects inspection 

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesOfficials from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Seplat Energy, and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) stormed Eastern Obolo local government area on Tuesday, November 4, to inspect EMOIMEE projects across the area. While the NNPCL team included Mrs Nkechi Aneadobe, Head, NNPCL Upstream Investment Management Services; Mrs Bunmi Lawson, Manager…

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2nd anniversary: NNPCL, Seplat, NUPRC score EMOIMEE high on projects

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAs arrangements are in top gear ahead of the second anniversary of the NNPCL/Seplat JV EMOIMEE Host Community Development Trust, the joint partners have already scored the Trust high on projects execution. The inspection team from the financing partners, together with regulators, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), began periodic inspection of projects…

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