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ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesA major crack is hitting the Akwa Ibom State Liaison Office in Lagos, following the formation of a parallel group by state Liaison Officer, Mr Samuel Asuquo and Otuekong Ubong Jackson Essien against the interest of the Akwa Ibom State Community (AKISCOM-Lagos). A press conference on Wednesday, April 30, organised by the Uyo Senatorial…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesMilitary defence are currently on rampage in Israel in their quest to arrest a strange wild fire that has engulfed the nation. The wild fire, believed to be the largest in the country’s history, rages near Jerusalem, posing a serious threat to lives and property and causing government to declare a state of emergency…

ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Assures on labour-friendly legislations As workers commemorate May Day today, President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has commended Nigerian workers for their productivity, diligence, commitment to duty and resilience even in the face of socio-economic challenges. Akpabio in a statement through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, acknowledged…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe suspended governor of Rivers State, Simulation Fubara, has encouraged citizens and residents of the state to stay hopeful and united amid the political crisis that culminated in the declaration of emergency rule in the state, knowing that justice shall prevail in the end. In a May Day statement issued by Nelson Chukwudi, his…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesFormer Editor of The Guardian Newspaper, Abraham Ogbodo, has urged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to explore more result-oriented means to achieve their goals instead of strikes. Ogbodo, who delivered the end-of-tenure lecture in honour of the outgoing Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE), Effurun, Delta State, Prof….

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesGovernor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has so far released over N60bn for settlement of inherited gratuities and arrears owed retired primary school teachers by the previous administrations, the Head of Civil Service, Elder Effiong Essien, has said. Effiong Essien, who spoke during a media briefing in Uyo on Thursday, April 24, said…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe National Judicial Council (NJC) has asked Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State to immediately reverse the appointment of Theophilus Nzeukwu as acting chief judge of the state. In 2024, the NJC had recommended Chukwuemeka Chikeka, former chief judge of the state, for compulsory retirement with effect from October 27, 2021, over age falsification….

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPDP State Chairman, former state legislator under fire A fatal controversy is currently wrecking Ukanafun LGA of Akwa Ibom State, following allegations of nepotism against the PDP State Chairman, Elder Aniekan Akpan, and a former Member of the State legislature, Dr Charity Ido. This is a fallout of a Town Square meeting held on…

ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Says defecting governors running from EFCC By Joseph Atainyang A founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Chris Ekpenyong, has weighed in on the recent gale of defection from the party, attributing the woes to the persistent presidential ambitions of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Speaking during an interview in Uyo on…