TheHILL | VIEWPOINT | DECEMBER 13 By Edidiong UDOBIA Like a phoenix, the world is rising from its ashes after a ravaging global pandemic. Dubai, the epicenter of world’s innovation, is finally hosting the much awaited EXPO 2020. The global football community is back to intensively debating the integrity of the much revered Ballon d’Or […]
TheHILL | POLITICS | DECEMBER 12. The 2023 governorship aspirant in Akwa Ibom state, Obong Ide Owodiong, has faulted the misconception people have about empowerment of the masses in the state, saying it is not about giving bags of rice, and money but about liberating their minds to become wealth creators or get them involved […]
TheHILL | VIEWPOINT | DECEMBER 10. But for the freedom of expression, the millions following OperaNews would have been saved this disgusting narrative. Hiding behind a pseudonym, an emergency analyst on operaNews, took wild lies to a higher level. The article, designed to look like a harmless analysis, was actually a cocktail of false claims. […]
TheHILL | METRO | DECEMBER 10. Gunmen have killed the traditional ruler of the Atta ancient kingdom in the Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State, Edwin Azike, who was kidnapped last Thursday. The Imo state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Command Micheal Abattam confirmed this to newsmen in Owerri, on Friday. The police said: […]
TheHILL | NEWS | DECEMBER 10. Minister, Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has attributed the success story and the Uncommon Transformation witnessed in Akwa Ibom State during his administration to his relationship with God. He also stated that the act of ingratitude, not giving God what he wants which are Praise, Worship and […]
TheHILL | METRO | DECEMBER 10. Some trailer drivers on Thursday used their vehicles to block the busy Owo-Ikare Expressway in Oba Akoko, in the Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, to protest the alleged unprofessional conduct of a policeman on the highway. The protesters reportedly alleged that the policeman shot the […]
TheHILL | METRO | DECEMBER 10. Tragedy was averted in Aba the commercial capital of Abia State when a court building suddenly collapsed about twenty minutes after its sitting. The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon at High Court Four Aba presided over by Justice Clinton Okoroafor. According to eyewitness accounts, the roof of the courtroom suddenly […]
TheHILL | NEWS | DECEMBER 9. Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has been advised on the need to reopen the Four Point By Sheraton Hotel, in Ikot Ekpene, as a mark of honour for the man who brought him into office. A statement by a Lagos based group, Ibom Initiative For Good Governance […]
…As FG, Oil Coys owe commission over N4 trillion The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has pledged to settle all verified outstanding claims by it contractors in its efforts to facilitate sustainable development of the oil-rich region. A source close to the Interim Administrator of the Commission who spoke on condition of anonymity said […]
TheHILL | LEGISLATURE | DECEMBER 7 A Bill for an Act to Repeal the Legal Practitioners Act, Cap L11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and Enact the Legal Practitioners Act, 2021 to provide for reforms and regulate the legal profession; and for related matters sponsored by Chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary, […]