Aggrieved and frustrated residents of Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, Wednesday stormed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) office, Udo Udoma Avenue, to register their displeasure over the rejection of old Naira notes and unavailability of new Naira. TheHILL reporter gathered that, many of them claimed to have so many of the old […]
Abasifreke Effiong Candidates of three political parties contesting for Eket/ONNA/Esit Eket/Ibeno federal constituency seat in the forthcoming elections have withdrawn from the contest and declared their support for Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, candidate of the All Progressives Congress. The candidates are, Mr. Iniokim Etuk of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Evang. Emmanuel Itiat, of […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses in Nigeria on Sunday unveiled the New World Translation Bibles in Urhobo and Pidgin English. The event coincided with the visit of representatives of the Governing Body of the organisation to Nigeria. It was broadcast live to Kingdom Halls and Assembly Halls of Jehovah’s Witnesses located around the country with over half […]
Mohammad Ali Pate, a Harvard professor who has held top health jobs in Nigeria and with the World Bank, will soon take the reins of the Gavi vaccine alliance, the organisation said Monday. Pate, a medical doctor trained in internal medicine and infectious disease, will take over the helm on August 3 from US […]
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Abak Five Political bloc in Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District have united in support of the Senatorial aspiration of the erstwhile Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio. The stakeholders called on the people of the Senatorial District to disregard the statement by some political opponents […]
In total contrast to the much talked about numerous industries in Akwa Ibom, the governorship Candidate of ACCORD in the oil rich State, Engr. (Dr.) Emem Coffie, FNICE, COREN, FIMC, FICEN, FIMS, said they are all media hype. Hear him: “For 36 years since the State was created, Akwa Ibom does not any viable […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo has dismissed the two cases challenging the eligibility of Senator Bassey Albert Akpan, the governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), to contest the up-coming election on March 11, 2023. Delivering judgement, on February 9, 2023, on the cases which argued that OBA was not eligible […]
Troops of Operation Delta Safe fighting to rid the country of crude oil theft and economic sabotage, have discovered and destroyed 40 illegal refining sites, 136 storage facilities, and 66 ovens while 53 suspected saboteurs were arrested in the Niger Delta region. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami who made this […]
11 commissioners in Taraba state have reportedly dumped the Peoples Democratic Party for the ruling party of the All Progressives Congress. This massive defection to the ruling party comes a few hours to the rally of the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima in the state today. […]
The regulatory agency for universities in Nigeria, the National Universities Commission has ordered the closure of universities across the country to enable students to participate in the 2023 general elections. In a letter addressed to vice-chancellors of all universities and directors of inter-university centres, the NUC noted that the directive was based on the […]