THE ATTACK ON MY HOME, LET US REFLECT At about 2 am (local time, as I was abroad) on Saturday 24th. October 2020 I received a text informing me that there were plans by arranged hoodlums to attack my residence in Calabar, that of Senator Gershom Bassey and a hotel […]
AKSG REFUTES PPRO’S CLAIM ON TRANSPORTATION OF HOODLUMS The grave allegation by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police , Cross River State Command that the perpetrators of the dastardly acts of looting and arson that occurred in the Cross River State Capital, Calabar, came from Akwa Ibom […]
BY: KHALID SANUSI KANI With the recent development of storming different warehouses squirrelling Covid-19 palliatives across the country by some famished “innocent” Nigerians, it has unveiled a new dimension on how wicked and uncaring our leaders have been and surreptitiously genetically modifying themselves to be the opposite. But the unbecoming […]
AKISIEC DEPLOYS GADGETS AKWA IBOM LG POLLS …EXPLAINS HOW NRM LOST TWO CHAIRMANSHIP CANDIDATES Chairman of Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission, Mr. Aniediabasi Ikoiwak has announced that the October 31 local government election in the state will witness the deployment of new gadgets for more effective operations. In an […]
Senator Teslim Folarin, representing Oyo Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has listed the things he lost after angry youths invaded his home to loot. In a statement issued on Saturday, he listed the following: 359 motorcycles. 400 deep freezers , 350 generators – a total of 1,100 empowerment […]
The Nigerian Correctional Service has said it will publish the names and pictures of over 1,500 inmates who escaped after hoodlums broke into custodial facilities in Edo and Ondo States. Recall that inmates escaped from Benin and Oko prisons, Edo State, and in Okitipupa prison, Ondo State, on Monday and […]
PUBLIC NOTICEREVIEW OF CURFEW -DUSK TO DAWN (8pm – 7am)TILL FURTHER NOTICE As promised by His Excellency, the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel during his broadcast yesterday, the State security architecture has comprehensively assessed the prevailing security temperature in the State, which was raised by hoodlums who […]
BEING THE TEXT OF STATE BROADCASTBY HIS EXCELLENCY, MR. UDOM EMMANUEL,GOVERNOR, AKWA IBOM STATE, ON THE #EndSars PROTEST My dear Akwaibomites On Thursday, October 22, Akwa Ibom State, an ally in every developmental effort in our country, the cradle of peace and stability, the nest of hope for a better […]
It is unfortunate that the initial genuine and well-intended protest of youths in parts of the country against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was hijacked and misdirected, President Muhammadu Buhari told former Heads of State and Presidents of Nigeria, Friday in Abuja. In a virtual meeting with the former leaders, […]
As a democratic government, we listened to, and carefully evaluated the five-point demands of the protesters. And, having accepted them, we immediately scrapped SARS, and put measures in place to address the other demands of our youth. As a result of ENDSARS protest, human lives have been lost; acts of […]
So many of my friends: Catholics and non-Catholics alike have been sending messages to me, asking why Pope Francis is now promoting gay marriage/unions!! This claim is false; period!! The pope did not say anything remotely close to that!! He only said that homosexuals are also children of God, thus, […]
The Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria ( ALGON) , Mr IniobongRobson Nnamso has condemned in very strong terms the callousness and dastardly tendencies exhibited by some youths who hid under the cloak of the #EndSARS protest to embark on wanton destruction of public and privately-owned properties […]
Press Release Being the statement by the Akwa Ibom State Government on the developments from the #EndSARS Protests in Uyo The national protest by citizens against police brutality statrted in our country few weeks ago, with a concomitant spread to different states of the federation. About a week ago, youths […]
ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE ENDSARS PROTESTS, 22ND OCTOBER, 2020 Fellow Nigerians, It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all the Security Chiefs. […]
Following detailed briefing by security chiefs on the current situation in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari will make a national broadcast Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 7pm. Television, radio and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and […]
PRESS REELASE Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has condemned the Lekki Tollgate incident, which resulted in a number of deaths, saying that any restrictions on the rights of Nigerians, including the right to peaceful assembly must follow the Constitution. In a statement by his media adviser, […]
POST HUMOUS TRIBUTE TO UDOKAHA JACOB ESUENE(1936-1993) THE NEED FOR IMMORTALISATION BY AKWA IBOM GOVERNMENT The famous Williams Shakespeare in one of his widely read books: THE TWELVETH NIGHT proclaimed, “some men are born great,some have greatness endowed on them while others attain greatness through hard work.” In the global […]
NOBLE Youths Mass Support Association (NYMSA), a non-governmental organisation, has called on the Federal Government to comprehensively reform and overhaul the entire Nigeria Police Force. Mr Godwin Onmonya, National Coordinator of the group made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. […]
PRESIDENT BUHARI: DISBANDING OF SARS FIRST STEP TO EXTENSIVE POLICE REFORMS President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja declared that disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) is the first step to extensive police reforms by his administration. Speaking at the launch of the Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme (P-YES), aimed at […]
… Emplaces other measures to protect the citizens In the finest spirit of democratic, citizen-centred and community policing, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has today, 11th October, 2020, dissolved the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) across the 36 State Police Commands and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) […]
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 […]
Again, a God’s sent philanthropist with social media handle, Marksman Chinedu Ijiomah, has surprised two boys on the street of Enugu State, who were Hawking their wares (soft drinks) with the sum of N150k each, to support their business. Mr. Marksman, who disguised as serial customer accosted the two little […]
Chief Agbani Darego, was born on 22 December 1982, is a Nigerian super model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World in 2001. She was the first indigenous African to win Miss World. She had her Nursery Education inBereton Montessori Nursery and Primary School.Federal Government Girls’ College, Abuloma. Agbani […]
The Federal Government has ordered unity schools in the country, earlier closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to reopen on October 12th, 2020. Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, announced the reopening of the learning centres on Friday in Abuja, explaining that the COVID-19 curve has been flattened. According to […]
NIGERIA AT 60: WE SHOULD NOT DESPAIR I congratulate all Nigerians as we celebrate our 60th Independence Anniversary. Today is another unique day in our nation’s history. It marks six decades of the anniversary of our self-rule. It is an occasion that commemorates our political freedom.Sixty years ago, we made […]
On Saturday, 26 September, 2020 in far away Abu Dhabi, Israel Adesanya, an illustrious Nigerian, who embodies the indefatigable Nigerian spirit made the nation proud by successfully defending his UFC middleweight title. That victory lifted our spirit, and gave us hope in a season of hopelessness when every index of […]
INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTIETH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, THURSDAY1ST OCTOBER 2020 Fellow Nigerians, I speak to you today as your President and fellow citizen on this epoch occasion of our country’s 60th independence Anniversary. As […]
