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Akwa Ibom-born NSCDC personnel murdered in Abuja
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAn Akwa Ibom-born personnel with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) was fatally stabbed recently and died hours after in an Abuja hospital where she was refused treatment over lack of police report. It was learnt that Blessing Akpan was stabbed in front of her residence in Piawe, Bwari, in the early…
PDP on stretcher, grappling with membership hemorrhage – says APC
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticized the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying it’s “on a stretcher” due to “ongoing membership hemorrhage across the nation.” Otoabasi E. Udo, Esq, Publicity Secretary of the APC in Akwa Ibom State, made the claim in a press statement on Wednesday. According to Udo, PDP’s hopes of winning…
Let’s stand in partnership, committed to peace, justice – Akpabio tells IPU
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has called on parliamentarians all over the world to stand in partnership, committed to peace, justice, and shared destiny. He stated this in his remarks at the ongoing 6th World Conference of Speakers of Parliaments hosted by the Inter-Parliamentary Union IPU in collaboration with the United Nations,…
Akpabio hails Super Falcons on their 10th WAFCON triumph
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Commends their resilience, team spirit •Says historic comeback characteristic of Nigerian teams President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON, has congratulated the female national team, Super Falcons, for winning the Women African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) for a historic 10 times after a thrilling 2-3 comeback against host Morocco, Saturday night. In a…
Nentawe Yilwatda emerges new APC national chairman
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially announced Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda as its new National Chairman. The appointment was made at the 14th meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) held at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja on July 24, 2025. Professor Yilwatda, who is currently the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs,…
US-based Uyo native donates education materials to primary school
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesA US-based Uyo native and philanthropist has donated three sets of educational materials to the St. Patrick’s Primary School, Iboko Offot, Uyo. The handing over ceremony performed on Wednesday at the school Assembly Hall, through the proprietor of Alma Clinic and Surgery, Dr Ita Udesen, was witnessed by the Akwa Ibom Ministry of Education,…
Natasha cannot enforce a judgment she appealed, says law expert
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesSuspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central) has been accused of seeking to eat her cake and still have it by appealing the July 4 judgment of a Federal High Court in Abuja and still attempting to enforce the same judgment. A senior lawyer, Ken Harries made this observation while reacting to Akpoti-Uduaghan’s invasion of…
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…