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Akpabio demands full justice over killing of 28-year-old Mene Ogidi
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has called for justice and strengthened national accountability following the alleged extra-judicial killing of 28-year-old Mene Ogidi. Addressing lawmakers before the commencement of plenary on Tuesday, Akpabio described the incident as “a matter that strikes at the moral fabric of our nation,” and said it demanded urgent attention from…
Xenophobia: NASS Ad hoc com’ttee set to visit South Africa
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Senate has resolved to constitute a joint ad hoc committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives to address the rising cases of xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa. The committee, to be led by the Chairman of the National Assembly, will undertake a fact-finding and diplomatic visit to South Africa…
Shun armed struggle against Nigerian Govt, Akpabio pleads with Igbo youths
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio at the weekend pleaded with the people of the South East, the Ndigbo, to continue to maintain peace in the country and guide the youth appropriately to shun Armed struggle against the Nigerian government. Akpabio made the appeal while at the funeral of the former Administrative Secretary…
Akpabio’s May Day message hails Nigerian workers’ resilience, patriotism
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON, has congratulated the Nigerian workers on the occasion of the International Labour Day Celebration and commended the Nigerian workers for their resilience, hard work, and patriotism despite the challenges they face in the course of their duties. Akpabio’s commendation was contained in a May Day congratulatory…
Supreme Court nullifies PDP Ibadan convention, dismisses Turaki-led appeal
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the Taminu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and thus effectively nullifying the party’s recent national convention
WatchmanPost Publisher Inuikim buries uncle
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Publisher of WatchmanPost Newspaper, Engr. Asuquo Inuikim, on Saturday bid a final farewell to his uncle, His Highness Asuquo Eyo Etifit, the Village Head of Iyoku Ebughu in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The burial ceremony, held at Abiakowo Group of Villages in Ebughu, drew family members, community leaders, and…
Eno at 62: You embody God’s grace, strength of purposeful leadership – says Akpabio
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON, has lauded the Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Pastor Umo Eno, on his 62nd birthday, describing him as a man who embodies the grace of God and the silent strength of purposeful leadership. In a congratulatory message personally signed by him, Akpabio praised the governor’s…
Akwa Ibom allocates 25 new houses to workers
Akwa Ibom State Government, Tuesday, allocated 25 new two-bedroom bungalows to its civil servants.
Eyiboh urges AKSG to resolve Stubbs Creek disputes, pleads Gov Eno’s pardon for Princess Udoito
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesA prominent stakeholder in the Akwa Ibom project, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, has called on the Akwa Ibom State Government (AKSG) to urgently pursue an amicable resolution of the lingering Stubbs Creek disputes, while also appealing to Governor Umo Bassey Eno to exercise mercy in the ongoing legal matter involving Princess God’sown Udoito. Eyiboh stressed…
Ace journalist Godwin Benson writes last headline at age 52
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesLike it is with all mortals, the journey of every professional begins and ends in a day: a first day at work or the last day at work. In journalism, first days are not just days a person walks into the newsroom to field a story, after going through rigorous recruitment process. First days…