ODU USA marks 33rd AGM, reels out achievements, expectations

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Oron Development Union (ODU) USA Inc. recently concluded its 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Conference in Dallas, Texas. The event which was held at the Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria, located at Dallas Parkway, was a celebration of the organisation’s achievements and a vibrant show of the rich cultural heritage of…

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Policemen extorting us – waste vendors lament

ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares●We will investigate allegation – PPRO  By Emmanuel Ntekim Waste vendors in Uyo metropolis dealing in condemned iron, discarded plastics, condemned steel, nylon wastes, paper, and cartons materials, often sourced from dump sites, have accused some unidentified police operatives of regularly extorting money from them usually at the point of loading the said items…

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Gaza deal very soon – US President Trump

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesGaza deal very soon – US President Trump As the Israel-Hamas war enters Day 703 Monday, 8th September, 2025, US President Donald Trump has again said that the belligerents will reach a ceasefire “very soon,” the same thing he has been saying in recent times. He did not give details. “I think we’re going…

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Akpabio felicitates Muslims at Id el Maulud

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has congratulated the Muslim faithful as they celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad. Akpabio, in a congratulatory message signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, the Senate President admonished Muslims in the country to emulate Prophet Muhammad’s life of peace, love…

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Shettima at 59: Akpabio says vice president a stabiliser, strategic democrat

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has felicitated Vice President Kashim Shettima, GCON on his 59th birthday, describing him as a stabiliser in the President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Akpabio, in a congratulatory message personally signed by him and released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, said the…

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Reject LG elections results – Atiku urges Rivers opposition parties

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesFormer Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the recently concluded local government elections in Rivers State, describing the exercise as an “awful absurdity and a travesty to the very notion of elective democracy”, and calling on the opposition parties in the state to reject the outcome. In a statement released after the elections, which…

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Mbo EMOIMEE concludes documentation for skills acquisition beneficiaries

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe management of Mbo Skills Acquisition training, under the auspices of Basujo Nigeria Limited, has concluded documentation for successful candidates who will be undergoing skills acquisition training. The documentation event, which took place last Saturday, August 30, 2025, was held at the Miami Escape Event Centre in Oron. The exercise marked a crucial step…

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Akpabio mourns Ex-IGP Arase, consoles Nigeria Police

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has lamented the death of former Inspector General of Police, Dr. Solomon Arase. Reacting to the passing of the immediate past Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Akpabio in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, described the former Inspector…

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