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Hand over FPSO Tamara Crude Oil to GHL, Supreme Court orders
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Supreme Court has ordered the immediate handover of the crude oil aboard the FPSO Tamara Tokoni to General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL), bringing an end to the legal dispute over the ownership and control of the asset. In a unanimous judgment delivered on Friday by a five-member panel of justices, the apex court held…
Attempted murder: Mother of four bags life imprisonment
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAkwa Ibom State High Court in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom has sentenced a 36-year-old woman to life imprisonment for attempted murder of a 12-year-old girl last weekend. Uwakmfon Isaac Jonah, the convict, a hairdresser and a divorcee from Ikot Obong in Afaha Clan, Essien Udim Local Government Area, lured the…
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Tinubu lauds Wike for changing culture of project delivery in Abuja
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the Minister of Federal Capital Territory(FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike for changing the culture of project delivery in Abuja. Tinubu gave the commendation on Wednesday at the commissioning of the Full Scope Development of Akinwumi Ajibola Street in Gaduwa District of the FCT. Tinubu was represented at the event…
Reforms extend NYSC Orientation course to six weeks for specialised training, postings
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•As Rep Martins Esin visits Rivers camp, assesses facilities The Presidency has unveiled sweeping reforms to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), including plans to extend the orientation programme from three to six weeks, introduce specialised career-based training, and review corps members’ deployment procedures to better reflect the country’s security realities. The proposed reforms…
NDDC replies Hilda Dokubo over ‘biased’ criticism
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has responded to recent criticism by actress and social commentator Hilda Dokubo over the issue of access to clean water in parts of the Niger Delta, describing her comments as unfair and one-sided. In a statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media & Publicity to the MD…
AKHA raises salient issues against school sign-outs
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly (AKHA) has expressed concern over the increasing excesses associated with “sign-out” celebrations in educational institutions, urging an immediate clampdown on all forms of unregulated activities linked to the practice. The resolution followed a motion sponsored by the Member representing Esit Eket/Ibeno State Constituency, Hon. Udobia Friday Udo,…
Why former staff oppose AKBC name change
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesFormer staff members of the Akwa Ibom State Broadcasting Corporation (AKBC) recently expressed strong opposition to the state government’s plan to rename the organization as the Ibom Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), warning that the move could undermine the institution’s historical legacy. The former employees, operating under the umbrella of the “Forum of AKBC Ambassadors,” stated…
Ibaka Deep Sea Port controversy: Nkpubre clarifies Oron Nation’s positon
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesFormer Managing Director of Niger Dock Plc and Chairman of the Advisory Committee for Oron Nation on the Ibaka Deep Seaport, Engr. Nkpubre Okon Nkpubre, has pushed back against Governor Umo Eno’s recent remarks regarding the ongoing Ibom Deep Seaport controversy, remarking that the governor’s stance appears to be rooted in misinformation. In response to a viral video in which Governor Eno urged Oron stakeholders to support the project, Engr. Nkpubre clarified that the Oron Nation has never opposed the development of the Ibom Deep Seaport. Instead, he emphasised that the community remains firmly against the relocation of the project from its originally approved site at Ibaka Bay….
A’Ibom commissioner refutes claim of vigilante guard attached to him
ShareShareTweetPin0 Sharesas Police sustain crackdown on criminal activities, arrest suspects, recover firearms By Emmanuel Ntekim The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Information, Hon. Aniekan Umanah, has refuted claims by one Wisdom Umana, who was recently arrested in possession of a toy AK-47 rifle and allegedly identified himself as a vigilante operative attached to the commissioner…