Secretary to the Akwa Ibom State Government (SSG); Prince Enobong Uwah, has joined the myriad of highly revered individuals and organisations at home and in the Diaspora, who celebrated the immediate-past Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel on his 57th Birthday today. In a birthday message signed by Otuekong Uwah, who is also the Political Leader […]
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57th Birthday: Onofiok Luke Celebrates Former Gov. Emmanuel
By HAPPINESS HENSHAW Immediate-past Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, has received a torrent of goodwill messages from individuals and organisations in and outside the oil rich State as he clocks 57 years today; the lastest coming from Rt. Hon. Barr. Onofiok Luke In a birthday message signed by the immediate-past Federal Lawmaker […]
Govt to shut Loan Apps pestering debtors
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has said it will delist any loan application harassing customers and ask Google to permanently delete such apps from its app store. This was in response to the continued harassment and defamation being meted on Nigerians by these digital lenders. It was also the newest measure implemented […]
Hilda Baci cooks to raise funds for widow July 14
Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, will display her world-beating culinary skills in Lagos on Friday, July 14, to raise funds for a widow. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Baci’s dishes will be tasted in an initiative by Joseph Edgar, The Duke of Shomolu, to assist widows and empower them to […]
Police detain serving lawmaker in Bayelsa
A detachment of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit of the Nigeria Police has arrested a serving lawmaker in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Hon Edward Irigha-Brigidi. Irigha-Brigidi representing member Nembe Constituency 2 under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC was arrested in Azikoro town, a suburb of Yenagoa Saturday night, […]
TRAGEDY: 18 bus passengers die in Lagos accident
Tragedy struck on Sunday morning after an 18-seater bus had a head-on collision with a truck in the Agemowo area along Lagos-Badagry Expressway, our paper reliably gathered. TheHILL scooped from The PUNCH that the incident happened around 8 am. All the passengers and the driver of the bus reportedly died. A motor boy in […]
JUST IN: Tinubu emerges ECOWAS chairman
President Bola Tinubu has emerged the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States. Tinubu was elected chairman at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the regional bloc held on Sunday afternoon in Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau. “We will take democracy seriously, Democracy is very […]
Akpabio: My Senate Presidency Is Call For Service To Nigerians
Senator Godswill Akpabio, has described his emergence as the President of the 10th Senate, as call for service to Nigerians and all round transformation of the country, just as he called on the church to take its rightful position in the affairs of the country. Akpabio stated this in his goodwill message at the […]
Buyers opt for Nigerian-used cars as Tokunbo vehicle sales drop by 70%
The recent 40 per cent hike in the exchange rate for cargo clearance at the seaports and the increase in tariff on imported cars by a terminal operator, Ports & Terminal Multipurpose Limited, has led to about 70 per cent drop in the sale of second-hand imported cars, our paper reliably gathered According to […]
Akwa Ibom: APC Debunks Purported Suspension Of State Chairman Ntukekpo
The State Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress, Akwa Ibom State Chapter, has passed a vote of confidence on the State Chairman, Mr. Stephen Leo Ntukepo and also debunked news of his suspension. In a communique released by the party at the end of an executive council meeting held on the 3rd of […]