Nollywood star and Lagos gubernatorial deputy candidate of the PDP, Funke Akindele, has lost her mother. The actress’s older sister, Olubunmi Akindele, broke the news on Tuesday evening on her official Instagram page. The statement read, “It is with heavy hearts, but in total submission to God Almighty that the ADEBANJO and AKINDELE families […]
All is now set for the burial ceremony of late Deaconess Hannah Bassey Ekong, mother of the Vice Chairman, Uyo Local Government Council, Hon. (Pst.) Sylvia Ekong, FCAI. According to an official statement signed by the eldest son of the deceased, Mr. Enobong Ekong, Deaconess Ekong, “a retired Senior School Principal, devoted Christian, virtuous […]
Some unidentified gunmen have invaded the campaign venue of the All Progressives Congress at Omuma Local Government Area, Rivers State. The gunmen suspected to be political thugs also vandalised properties at the venue. APC had arranged the venue for the rally Sunday night but the thugs attacked the area and destroyed all the property […]
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Umana Okon Umana and members of St. Patrick College, Ikot Ansa, Calabar Alumni Association , SPACO class of 1976, last weekend, enjoyed a merry re-union at Ibom Hotels and Golf Resort, Uyo. The meeting which was supervised by the president of SPACO Alumni Association, Calabar branch, Ntufam […]
The Supreme Court has affirmed Ahmed Lawan as the authentic Candidate of Yobe North Senatorial District. In the lead judgement, Justice Centus Nweze faulted the approach of Bashir Machina in commencing the suit at the Federal High Court Damaturu division by way of originating summons and without oral evidence to prove allegations of fraud. […]
GOVERNORSHIP Candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Akwa Ibom State; Senator Bassey Albert, has promised the people of Itu Local government area and Akwa Ibomites at large, an ambitious and robust economic package geared at driving exponential growth across the State. According to the leading Gubernatorial candidate who is popularly called OBA, he […]
By Destiny Akaiso The governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Obong Bassey Albert Akpan (OBA), has stated that his government will reject and abolish the controversial gratuities and pensions for former governors, running into several billions of naira per month. While answering a question during the Akwa Ibom Governorship Debate, on January […]
The third major ethnic group in Nigeria; Igbos, who reside in Akwa Ibom State have expressed assurance to vote en-bloc for the Governorship Candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Senator Bassey Albert in the forthcoming gubernatorial poll. Igbos, who have the largest population of voters in the State after the indigenes, made the […]
There was jubilation on Thursday by traders in Ikot Ntung market, Nsit Ubium Local Government Area, following the commencement of construction of the the market by an illustrious son of the community, Engr. (Dr.) Emem Samuel Coffie, COREN, FNICE, FIMC, FICEN, FIMS. Our reporter observed that, the moment Engr Coffie, who is the Governorship […]
The governorship project of the ACCORD candidate in Akwa Ibom State, Engr. (Dr) Emem Coffie, COREN, FNICE, FIMC, FICEN, FIMS, has received a major boost, following his endorsement by 57 family heads of Ediene Clan, Abak Local Government Area. The custodians of families and tradition of Ediene clan, who converged at Midim on Wednesday, […]