The City of Uyo and its environs is set to experience an awesome manifestation of God’s word in action from the Ministry of Pastor (Engr.) Ubong Akpan, the Pastor-in charge of UbongAbasi Evangelistic Ministry, an Interdenominational fellowship. The Ministry is presenting “a 5 day Power packed Expository Service” with the theme ”Mobilizing for God’s […]
Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday, met with the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi; and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in London. Although details of the meeting were still sketchy at the time of filing this report, our source; The PUNCH reported that it was part of negotiations ahead of the […]
…Sets The Record Straight Akwa Ibom State Government has debunked recent reports in a section of the media, on the prevalence of Out-of-School children in the state, describing them as misleading, mischievous and politically motivated. The government in a statement issued, Thursday, in Uyo by the Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Idongesit Etiebet, urged the […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has rejected the proposed payment of N10, 000 per session by each parent to assist the Federal Government in making more funds available for universities. The paper had on Wednesday reported that the National Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria proposed the levy and sought an audience with the government […]
A female pastor with the Truth and Spirit Prophetic Church, Oko-Oba, Lagos, Mercy Okocha, 50, and nine members of the church have been arrested by police for allegedly stoning an Oro worshiper, Akeem Agboola, 25, to death. It was gathered that the incident occurred while the church located at Sanni Taiwo Lawal Street, Pooposhola […]
A former Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Prof. Charles Quaker Dokubo, is dead. According to reports by our source; VANGUARD, Dokubo, 70, died at a hospital in Abuja on Wednesday night. The professor of strategy was born in Abonnema, Akuku Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State on March 23, 1952. His […]
TheHILL | POLITICS | AUG. 23. Hon. Enobong Harry has joined the list of many political heavyweights in Akwa Ibom State that have resigned their membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Until his resignation, Hon. Harry, who shares the same Senatorial District with Governor Udom Emmanuel, was the State Assistant Organizing Secretary of […]
The governorship candidate of ACCORD in Akwa Ibom State, Engr. Emem Coffie, has revealed he has designed a template to create wealth and lift Akwa Ibomites out of poverty if elected governor in 2023. His words: “I am not a regular politician, I think differently. Even if you are not educated, our administration will […]
By Ubong SAMPSON Whenever the issue of the Niger Delta region in Nigeria is raised, the writer’s mind will always run to Michael Peel’s thorough investigative work, as imprinted in his book, “Swamp Full of Dollars”. Peel’s book describes the rich and raucous characters and life in Nigeria and the geopolitics of oil, as […]
Akwa Ibom State Chairman of ACCORD, Rt Hon Martins Ansa, has promised indigenes and residents of the oil rich State that, “if voted for our party’s Governorship candidate to emerge as Governor of the State in 2023, he will end hunger in his 100 days in office.” Rt. Hon. Ansa, while speaking to newsmen […]