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Confusion as operatives stall Natasha’s entry at Senate
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesI will appeal action at higher court – Akpoti-Uduaghan There was confusion at the premises of the National Assembly on Tuesday, when security operatives denied the Kogi-Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan entry into the Senate chambers. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan who arrived the National Assembly Complex around 1pm, was first denied entry at the gate. Natasha who…
Journalism like two-edged sword – Churchill Udoh
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesJournalism like two-edged sword – Churchill Udoh An Akwa Ibom State-born businessman, Obong Churchill Udoh, has described journalism as a two-edged sword that can create war in peace time, and peace at war and crises season, depending on how it is deployed by its practitioners. He said that his observation is borne out of…
Seplat committed to strengthening education in Nigeria – spokesman
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesNews Seplat committed to strengthening education in Nigeria – Spokesman At a time when worries over poor public education funding, examination malpractices and general dip in education quality in Nigeria, Seplat Petroleum Energy Unlimited says it has invested hugely in the uplift of education in the country. According to its General Manager, Public and…
Dangote moves to build Nigeria’s deepest seaport in Ogun State
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAliko Dangote has revealed bold plans to construct Nigerias deepest and largest seaport. The billionaire businessman said his company submitted a request to the federal government in late June to begin work on the project. According to him, the planned site is Olokola, a coastal town in Ogun State. This proposed Atlantic seaport is…
Leave lasting legacies in A’Ibom – Umanah urges corps members
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesCommissioner of Information, Hon. Aniekan Umanah has advised National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in the Ministry of Information to create a lasting positive impact at their Place of Primary Assignment (PPA). The commissioner gave the counsel during a meeting with the corps members on Monday, July 14, 2025. While emphasizing the importance…
LP set to expel Obi, Otti
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Labour Partys Deputy National Chairman, Ayo Olorunfemi, has revealed that the partys next National Executive Council (NEC) meeting will be critical in determining the fate of key figures such as its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, amid allegations of anti-party activities. This disclosure follows recent tensions stirred…
Natasha’s appeal: The Senate should not be distracted from duties – Fadugba
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesWhile suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has recently filed an appeal against a Federal High Court judgment, sparking a controversy, a legal analyst, Dayo Fadugba, is urging the Senate not to be distracted from its constitutional responsibilities. According to Fadugba, the court’s July 4, 2025, judgment did not grant any of the reliefs sought by…
Drug abuse cases in A’Ibom “very high” – NDLEA
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares●Agency seizes 804-kg illicit drugs, secures 38 convictions The Akwa Ibom State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Obot Bassey, has expressed worry over what she adjudges as uncomfortably rising cases of abuse of unlawful substances and hard drugs in Akwa Ibom. The anti-drug top brass said this during the 2025…
Keyamo tackles Atiku over wrong timing of resignation from PDP
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesNigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has criticized former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for resigning from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the national mourning period for late President Muhammadu Buhari. Keyamo accused Atiku of insensitivity, saying the timing of his resignation was an attempt to draw attention away from the…
Buhari was forged in furnace of battle, tempered in trials of governance – Akpabio
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCFR, has described late former President Muhammadu Buhari, as a man forged in the furnace of battle and tempered in the trials of governance. In his tribute to the former president at the Special Session of the Expanded Special Federal Executive Council Meeting in honour of the…