BY AKAN OKONWhen Mr Udom Emmanuel was sworn in as the Governor of Akwa Ibom in 2015, he made certain promises. Specifically, he believes the state is blessed with abundant [...]
Mohammed Bindow, governor of Adamawa, says his re-election would end "the politics of godfatherism in the state".Bindow said this while addressing delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and party [...]
Ekere Akpan, head of service in Akwa Ibom, says workers and people of the state will massively vote for Udom Emmanuel, to continue as governor of the state come 2019.Akpan said [...]
Udom Emmanuel, governor of Akwa Ibom state, says God will not allow affliction to rise in the state for a second time.Emmanuel said this during a programme in commemoration of [...]
BY DAVID ONMEJENatural and human-made catastrophic events appear to be steadily increasing in intensity and frequency. Proper preparation, response, and recovery are vital if humanity and its vital systems are [...]
Carl Ikeme, former Super Eagles goalkeeper, says it was painful to miss the 2018 FIFA World Cup.Ikeme, who was diagnosed with acute leukaemia in July 2017, told BBC that his inability to join the Super [...]
On the quiet streets of Kaduna, an eleven-year-old tackled his friends on a football field, carefully nursing his passion one kick at a time. Like most kids his age, dreaming [...]
Thoughts about Nigerian politics would always wear you out. And that is regardless of whether you are thinking about the politicians or the electorate.In the colony of politicians, the import [...]
Some senior citizens on Tuesday staged a protest at the ministry of finance over 14 years pension arrears owed them by the federal government.The protesters demanded the payment of [...]
Some female supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari stormed the presidential villa in Abuja on Monday to say the Boko Haram sect is gone forever.The women under the aegis of the [...]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says banks will pay a fine of N10,000 for every money transfer that exceeds four minutes.The apex bank made this known in a circular, [...]
Since he ascended the third highest office in Nigeria, Senate President Dr Bukola Saraki has been the anchor of Nigeria’s Democratic ship and has used the senate as vehicle to [...]
Sani Magaji, a retired police commissioner of Akwa Ibom state, has accused Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central, of forgery, vowing to take him to court.In a petition to Adams Oshiomhole, [...]
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, has waded into the face-off between youth in the state and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO) over the planned relocation of the [...]
Some youth under the aegis of Olanrewaju Oba Youth Forum (TOOYF) are planning to hold a mass rally for Senate President Bukola Saraki in Kwara state.Abdulmajeed Oba, a youth leader [...]
A group known as the Integrity Youth Alliance says some people are out to tarnish the reputation of Charles Dokubo, coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme.In a statement on Wednesday, Kelvin [...]
BY UMOH EFFIONGA good way to measure the effectiveness of a leader in the discharge of his duties is to evaluate his/her time in office. Looking back at how Akwa [...]
BY ANIEDI OKONSince the emergence of Udom Emmanuel as the Akwa Ibom State governor, he has put in place different infrastructures to help the indigenes of Akwa Ibom. He has [...]
Itse Sagay, chairman of Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), says the federal government can invoke the doctrine of necessity to fund the 2019 elections if the national assembly fails [...]
Senate President Bukola Saraki on Wednesday boasted that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will win the 2019 presidential election.Saraki said this in Ilorin at a meeting with PDP members [...]
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