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ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesI am eligible to contest – Okponung The Transition Committee chairman of Udung Uko LGA, Hon. Godwin Okponung has been accused of flouting the “well-established zoning agreement in the LGA.” A group known as Uboro Consultative Assembly is accusing the transition chairman of stalling the turn of Uboro Isong Inyang under Ward 6 from…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesHails President Tinubu for his special interest in ND A call has been made for communities affected by gas flaring occasioned by exploration activities in the Niger Delta region to show more patience and trust the current administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as it intensifies efforts to bring lasting solutions to the issue…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Samuel Abasiekong-Abasiekong As aspirants, stakeholders and political parties and others lobby for their respective interests in the forthcoming local government council elections in Akwa Ibom State, political horse trading in Urueffong/Oruko Local Government is heating the polity in the area as some stakeholders advocate for micro zoning and others calling for the election…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesTwo people have been confirmed dead as former President Donald Trump of the United States of America escaped an apparent assassination bid on him at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, Saturday, 13th July. According to agency reports, the former president who is attempting a return to the White House was addressing a campaign rally…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesA delegation of recently inaugurated Council Chairmen and Members of various Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education from Akwa Ibom State on Friday, paid a thank you visit to the President of the Senate, Dr. Godswill Akpabio, at his Abuja residence. The delegation, led by the State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC),…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a suspected armed robbery syndicate that had been terrorizing Ikot Abasi village and its environs. The arrest was made on July 1, 2024, at about 02:00hrs, and the suspects have reportedly confessed to the crime. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Timfon John, the…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Honourable Federal Commissioner representing Akwa Ibom State at the National Population Commission (NPC), Abuja, Chief Benedict Ukpong, has congratulated Chief Effiong Asanwana on his inauguration as Council Member, Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe State. Engr Ukpong made the commendation on Thursday, July 4, during the inauguration ceremony of Council Members at the…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesYouths from Ini Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have visited the PDP State Chairman, Elder Aniekan Akpan, to counter a recent protest by a few individuals from Ikpe Ward 1. The youths reiterated that the chairmanship zoning arrangement in Ini LGA has always been between Zones A and B, to promote peace…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is set to host a stakeholders’ summit to develop fresh strategies for the economic growth and development of the Niger Delta Region, according to Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, the Managing Director of NDDC. In a statement released by Seledi Thompson-Wakama, Director of Corporate Affairs, Dr. Ogbuku emphasized the need…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Emmanuel Ntekim Another protest may erupt between the students of the School of Health Technology, Etinan, and the Management of the school, led by the Provost, Pharm. Jimmy Uwah, over his alleged determination to expel four students, including members of the Students’ Union Government, purportedly as a cover-up strategy to protect the Dean…