The Governing Board Chairman, Mrs Lauretta Onoche, has stated that the Governing Board of NDDC is poised to deliver effective service to Niger Delta people. Onochie said this during a courtesy call on the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, at Government House, Uyo, yesterday. She thanked the Governor for the warm hospitality accorded the […]
Month: September 2024
NDDC CHAIRMAN, MD, TOP MGT ARRIVE UYO FOR RETREAT
The Chairman, Governing Board of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mrs. Lauretta Onochie, the Managing Director, Chief Samuel Ogbokwu and other top management of NDDC have arrived Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, for a 3-day management retreat for Board members, their aides and top management of the Commission. Onochie and her entourage were […]
Northerners in A’Ibom to OBA: YOU’RE OUR ONLY HOPE
Non-indigenes of Northern Nigerian extraction in Akwa Ibom State have declared their unalloyed support for the gubernatorial candidate of YPP, Senator Bassey Albert Akpan(OBA), CON, submitting that he is their only hope for improved living and business environment. In their thousands, the predominantly Hausa community, under the aegis of Kwankwassiya Frontline, led by […]
WHO recommends use of masks in public as COVID-19 resurges globally
•Nigeria records 29 fresh cases in 1 week AS part of a continuous process of reviewing COVID-19 response, treatment, and management, the World Health Organisation, WHO, has said that nose masks continue to be a key tool against COVID-19 and continues to recommend the use of masks by the public in specific situations. In […]
FULL GIST: 20 housemates compete for Big Brother Titans’ $100,000
The much-anticipated television reality show, Big Brother Titans, began with a lot of excitement on Sunday (yesterday). Unlike the usual Big Brother Naija format which features only Nigerians, and Big Brother Africa, which has housemates from across the continent, this particular show is open to only Nigerians and South Africans. The first housemate to […]
53 YEARS AFTER: We must say never again to another war — Obi
FIFTY-THREE years after the Nigeria-Biafra civil war that claimed no fewer than three million lives on both sides, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to avoid situations that would lead to another war. Obi, who said Ndigbo, who were on Biafran side during the war were committed […]
WHY OBA CAMPAIGNS WARD-TO-WARD!
Uyoobong Udofia (Salem) Last year, after the Young Progressives Party (YPP) had visited about four local government areas for its campaigns, a brother from the ‘Umbrella Organisation’ asked me if truly Senator OBA was doing ward-to-ward campaigns. My affirmative answer drew this reaction from him: “Indeed, OBA is not in for any joke with […]
Big Brother Titans begins today — 5 things to know
The first season of Big Brother Titans gets underway today with viewers across the African continent set to be tuned in for the maiden instalment of the TV reality show. The show is a fusion of the South African and Nigerian versions of the Big Brother franchise, and is expected to be an explosive […]
Abuja Chief Magistrate Court Strikes out motion against Umo Eno
— Cautions Applicant By Ndon Asian His worship, Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Iyana has struck out the motion filed by the legal team representing Mr Edet Godwin Etim, in his suit against Pastor Umo Eno. The motion dated December 9, 2023 was filed yesterday. Attached to the motion no M/06/2023 in suit no CR/94/22 is a […]
SENATE 2023: A’IBOM SPEAKER INAUGURATES CAMPAIGN COUNCIL
Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly and Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey has inaugurated his Campaign Council ahead the 2023 general elections. Speaking at the event held at the Uyo Senatorial District Campaign Headquarters, Osongoma Road, on Friday, […]