Nyakno Akpan The Akwa Ibom State Government (AKSG) finds itself embroiled in a scandal that has sent shockwaves through the business and investment community. Dubbed the “Ibom Hotelgate Scandal,” this controversy centers around the unlawful termination of a Management Services Agreement with the Icon Group, a respected Pan-African hotel chain, and the subsequent dubious […]
By Aniekan UDOH. The Inter Party Advisory Committee (IPAC), Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Chapter, has reaffirmed the stakeholders’ position regarding the October local government elections in Akwa Ibom. The body, which is the umbrella organization of all registered political parties in the country, plays a pivotal role in shaping Nigeria’s national polity by fostering […]
Less than 24 hours since a school collapsed in the Busa Buji, Jos North Local Government Area of the state where 22 persons reportedly died and 132 injured, another similar tragedy has happened. TheHILL gathered on Saturday morning that a section of a two-storey residential apartment collapsed in Abuja, with several people trapped in the […]
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome said the Federation Account Allocation Committee will not send money to Caretaker Committee Chairmen of local government areas by the virtue of the Supreme Court judgment on Local Government Council Autonomy on Thursday. Ozekhome stated this in an interview with Channels Television on Friday. He said, “The […]
—As Hope Academy, Ikot Essen High School emerge overall winners The wife of the state governor, Pastor (Mrs) Patience Eno has commended the Transition Committee Chairman of Mkpat Enin Local Government Area, Hon Mercy Bassey for sustaining the Hon. (Lady) Mercy Bassey’s Annual Science Quiz/Debate Competition for four years while ensuring that the bar […]
Instead of throwing a lavish birthday party, the Personal Assistant on Youth Matters to Governor Umo Eno and Female Youths President (Lemon), Uruan Chapter, Hon. Peace Kokotte Enoh, chose to celebrate by showing compassion to new mothers and their children. Yesterday (Thursday), she brought smiles to the faces of no fewer than thirty-eight new […]
The Chairman of the Akwa Ibom State Environmental Protection and Waste Management Agency (AKSEPWMA), Deacon Prince Ikim, has urged newlyweds to center their lives around God, emphasizing that this is a key to a happy life. The Deacon of the Redeemed Church made this appeal during the traditional marriage ceremony of Miss Anne Francis […]
A former acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Anamekwe Nwabuoku, has pleaded with Justice James Omotoso of the Federal High Court in Abuja to give him more time to conclude the refund of the public funds allegedly looted by him and his co-defendant. Nwabuoku and his co-defendant, Felix Nweke, are facing 11 counts of money […]
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed the financial autonomy of of all the 774 local governments in the country In its judgement on Thursday, a seven-member panel of the court unanimously upheld the suit brought by the federal government to strengthen the independence of local governments in the country. A member of the […]
The Organised Labour remains steadfast in its stance on the ideal minimum wage for Nigerian workers, TheHILL observes. President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, insisted yesterday (Tuesday) that the ₦250,000 benchmark remains the ideal minimum wage for workers in Nigeria Osifo further mentioned that the TUC and the Nigeria Labour Congress […]