…Members take to street in protest, want Udoedehe sacked over manipulation TheHILL | POLITICS | JULY 31, 2021. Scores of protesters on Saturday stormed the Akwa Ibom State Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) located on Ikot Ekpene Road in Uyo, burned scrap tyres, shut the every busy road and demanded the […]
TheHILL| CRIME | JULY 30. Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo, on Thursday sentenced one 27-year-old Sylvester Emmanuel Ime to death by hanging for armed robbery. Ime, a native of Ekit Itam in Itu Local Government Area, was convicted by Justice Okon Okon, having been found guilty of robbing Dam Dave Company, […]
TheHILL| METRO | JULY 30, 2021. The slain Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, has been buried at Ebony Vaults, Ikoyi, Lagos. He was buried around 12.30pm in a low-key ceremony attended by his family members, including his wife, and friends. Journalists were restricted from covering some aspects of the burial. Photos taken […]
… As FG Releases N2.5 Billion For Compensations TheHILL| NEWS | JULY 30, 2021. The Minister, Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has appealed to protesting Niger Delta youths to vacate Section 3 of the East-West road to enable contractors commence work on Friday. “The essence of this protest is to draw the attention […]
TheHILL | NEWS | JULY 30, 2021. Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has described as painful, the loss of a child after spending much resources to train one. The Governor who stated this while expressing grief over the death of five prospective National Youth Service Corps members from the state who died […]
TheHILL | EDUCATION | JULY 30, 2021. West Examinations Council (WAEC) says late registration of candidates by schools, for its West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), would no longer be allowed, beginning from 2022. The Head of National Office (HNO) of WAEC, Mr Patrick Areghan, made this known in an interview with the News […]
TheHILL | POLITICS | JULY 30, 2021. One of the most celebrated Senators in Akwa Ibom who representing Uyo Senatorial District and Governorship hopeful in the forthcoming gubernatorial election; Senator Effiong Bob, has alerted the State of orchestrated smear campaign against him, using some newspapers and blogs. Mr. Anietie Akpan, Senator Bob’s spokesperson, who […]
TheHILL | NEWS | JULY 30, 2021. Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, has commiserated with families that lost their loved ones and prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in a ghastly motor accident along Abaji-Kwali Expressway, Abuja on Wednesday. Rt. Hon. Bassey, […]
TheHILL | OPINION | JULY 30, 2021. Written by Joseph Okon The process to elect the next Governor in Akwa Ibom State who would succeed Mr Udom Emmanuel had long begun with consultation to groups and individuals by aspirants informing them of their intentions to contest for the number one seat in the state. […]
TheHILL | CRIME | JULY 30, 2021. The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba has ordered an internal review of the bribery allegation brought against Mr Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP). The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Kayari […]