TheHILL | LEGISLATURE | JUNE 23 A Federal lawmaker representing Etinan /Nsit Ibom /Nsit Ubium Federal Constituency, Mr Onofiok Luke has called for legislative action to address the plethora of challenges facing the judiciary. Luke, member of the PDP in Akwa Ibom, made the call while presenting a motion on : “Urgent Need to […]
TheHILL | FINANCE| JUNE 23. The World Bank has said that Nigerian states will likely lose N18.8bn in oil and gas revenues in 2022, as worsening revenue collection at the federation level increases budgetary pressures for the states. The Washington-based bank said this in its Nigeria Development Update report, titled, ‘The Continuing Urgency of […]
TheHILL | METRO | June 23. The Metropolitan Police in London on Thursday said Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, and Ike Ekweremadu, 60, have been remanded and charged with conspiring to bring a child to the UK in order to harvest organs. According to Sky News, the duo have been remanded in custody and will appear […]
TheHILL | CRIME | JUNE 23. Akwa Ibom State Police Command has received a new Commissioner of Police. He is CP Olatoye Durosinmi. TheHILL can authoritatively report that the new Police boss is the 31st Commissioner of Police since the creation of the State. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Akwa Ibom […]
TheHILL | POLITICS | JUNE 22. The member representing Uyo federal constituency in the House of Representatives Hon Mike Enyong says his detractors should roll out drums in celebrating his patriotism and love for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as his recent actions is the only reason the party will be on the ballot […]
TheHILL | POLITICS | JUNE 21. The South-south zonal organising secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Blessing Agbomhere, has demanded for the resignation or outright sack of the Akwa Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Mike Igini, over the role played in the controversy rocking Governorship and Senatorial primary elections in the […]
INEC says new method’ll complement manual process TheHILL | POLITICS | JUNE 18. The ruling All Progressives Congress, Peoples Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party and 13 other political parties are jostling to produce the next governor of Ekiti State in today’s election. The exercise is scheduled to hold across the 2,445 polling units in […]
TheHILL | METRO | JUNE 18. No fewer than five persons were allegedly shot by unknown gunmen while they were having a meeting in Okporo, Orlu local government area of Imo state, yesterday evening. The Imo State Police Command, Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Micheal Abattam, confirmed this to our source in Owerri early hours of […]
TheHILL | POLITICS | June 16. Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has emerged as the running mate to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. Mr. Okowa’s nomination was announced and confirmed by Atiku himself on Thursday at an unveiling event of his running mate held in Abuja. Atiku while speaking […]
TheHILL | BUSINESS REPORT A network of young business leaders and aspiring entrepreneurs in Africa, Under 40 CEOs, has tasked Nigerian youths to play a more active role in politics and governance in order to address the country’s development challenges. The group also called on the government to integrate more brilliant young people into […]