… As Justice Akomolafe-Wilson, ors laud the Development Justice Tinuade Akomolafe-Wilson has commended Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, for appointing an Edo indigene the Chief Judge of Rivers State. Justice Akomolafe-Wilson said it was absurd to use state of origin to ...
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Feed SubscriptionOyo Assembly Suspends 13 LG, LCDA Chairmen
Members of the Oyo State House of Assembly have suspended five Local Government Area (LGA) caretaker chairmen and eight Local Council Development Area (LCDA) chairmen in the state indefinitely. The decision to suspend the local government bosses was taken on ...
Read More »We Elders Have Denied Youths a Better Future – Obong Attah
…Calls For Institutionalised Dialogue The events of the last three weeks which have enveloped our country in gloom are not ethnic, religious or, by any means sectional. They are national. However, given my primary constituency of Akwa lbom state, I ...
Read More »Do Not Contribute Money For Repairs On Faulty Equipment/Replacement – PHED Advises
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Plc., wishes to re-iterate its position that the replacement/repair of faulty electrical equipment remains the sole responsibility of the company and not the customers. We would therefore, advise our esteemed customers in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, ...
Read More »My Removal from Office as Chairman of Cross River Basin Development Authority: My Reaction
By Rt. Hon Eseme Eyiboh The Minister of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources – Engr Suleiman Adamu through the Permanent Secretary had on October 8, 2020 written to convey the approval of the President of the Federal Republic of ...
Read More »National Identity: AKSG Inaugurates Committee to Enroll Citizens, Residents
The Akwa Ibom State Government has inaugurated a nine-member committee to oversee the proposed enrollment of its citizens and residents into the National Identity Database. Inaugurating the Committee at Government House, Uyo, on Friday, the Secretary to the State Government, ...
Read More »League of Newspaper Publishers Gets Interim Executive Committee
Newspaper Publishers in Akwa Ibom State under the auspices of League of Newspaper Publishers has inaugurated Interim Executive Committee to oversee the activities of the league in the state. The new interim exco has the Publisher of Newslink Newspaper, Mr ...
Read More »Emem Akpabio Submits Document for the Creation of Itai State
The Annang speaking people of Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday, 23/09/2020 presented a memorandum to the Senate ad-hoc Committee on Constitutional Review demanding the creation of ITAI State from the present Akwa Ibom State. Leader of the delegation and Chairman ...
Read More »CAMA 2020 ACT – MY POSITION
By Hon. Aniekan Umanah The new CAMA 2020 Act recently passed and accented to by President Buhari is unarguably an important business legislation in the one hand with contentious components on the other. Clearly, CAMA 2020 introduces new provisions that ...
Read More »School Feeding: ICPC traces N2.67bn to Personal Accounts
In a report by The Cable, the sum of N2.67 billion meant for school feeding has been traced by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to private bank accounts. This was disclosed by the ICPC chairman, ...
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