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Engineer Sampson Nyoho who is the pastor of Christ Army Church has been released by kidnappers after spending 7days in their den, Newsline9ja.com reports. The news of Nyoho’s release broke out in the early hours of Monday 26th July, 2021 when a close family member and the youth President of […]

The Ekid People’s Union (EPU) has set up a 30-man committee to supervise the moulding and erection of a statue in honour of her illustrious son, late Brig Gen Udoakaha Jacob Esuene. The committee, headed by Hon Aniedi Ikoiwak, has a high-level representation from the four local government areas of […]

Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Hajia Amina Mohammed, has commended the effort of the Minister, Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on continuous peace in the Niger Delta Region, saying, “we must continue to invest in peace and not take it for granted,” Mohammed, a former Minister […]

COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING OF THE GOVERNORS OF SOUTHERN NIGERIA AT THE LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT HOUSE, IKEJA, LAGOS STATE, ON MONDAY, 5TH JULY, 2021 NIGERIA. The Southern Governors Forum at the end of the meeting held on Monday, 5th July, 2021 reviewed the situation in the […]

PRESS RELEASE BY HIS EXCELLENCY MAHDI ALIYU GUSAU ON THE OCCASION OF THE GOVERNOR’S DEFECTION TO THE APC ….After due consultation with my family, friends and supporters, especially the members of my Party, the PDP, I have decided to remain in my Political Party, the PDP, while continuing to serve […]

The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has reiterated his commitments towards exterminating cultism in Secondary Schools in the State, calling on parents to join in the fight to correct the ills in the society. Governor Emmanuel made this known during a special thanksgiving service to mark the retirement […]

President Mohammadu Buhari, has made the position of the Federal Government known to the Niger Delta Avengers on its threat to blow up oil pipelines, if the substantive board for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was not inaugurated among other demands. President Buhari stated this in his address to […]

Even though it has no bearing on the reason for Crowwe removal from the store, we’ve received over a million requests that crowwe should be removed from playstore. My only crimes: I support President Muhammadu Buhari, who is our President and I believe he genuinely love Nigeria like I do. […]

June 11, 2021, Eket Development Congress USA, Inc. elected Mr. Nse Umana from Edo, Esit Eket LGA, as their President at their 2021 ANNUAL CONVENTION holding in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Two candidates contested for office with Prof. Sonny Dan Abia as the returning officer. 21 delegates were screened and approved […]

The founder of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations, and Emmanuel TV, Prophet T.B Joshua, is dead on the 5th day of June, 2021. Newsline9ja.com obtained information of his death from his official Facebook page where the official statement was made to the general public. The reason for his sudden […]

PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON TWITTER SUSPENSION IN NIGERIA The temporary suspension of Twitter is not just a response to the removal of the President’s post. There has been a litany of problems with the social media platform in Nigeria, where misinformation and fake news spread through it have had real world […]

The President, has approved the appointment of Major – General Ben Ahanotu as the Chief of Army Staff (COAS). He takes over from Late General Attahiru. Major General Ahanotu who until this appointment was Chief of Policy and Planning of the Nigerian Army only second in command to late Attahiru. […]

The former minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has berated the presidency over the open grazing statement made by the Attorney General of the federation, Abubakar Malami. FFK said, it is absurd to say and justify that, it is right to rear herds in the open even when doing so […]

The Federal government through the ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development on Tuesday flagged off the distribution of Utensils under the National Home Grown School Programme in the North Central Zone. On the occasion which took place at LEA primary school Jabi, the Minister Sadiya Umar Farouq […]

…The Commissioner of Police, CP Andrew Amiengheme, also refuted claims that the suspect committed suicide while in custody. The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has announced that Uduak Frank Akpan, the suspected killer of a job seeker, Iniubong Umoren will be paraded on Friday to dismiss rumour of his death […]

PRESIDENT BUHARI PLEDGES ACTION AGAINST BANDITS’ THREAT TO NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday pledged that his administration will use all available resources and manpower in dealing with bandits to ensure that they did not create havoc against access to farms and food production in the coming growing […]

Immediately after the State Executive Council meeting, the Governor by of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel paid a visit to the officers and men of the Police at the state police headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo. The visit, he said was to condole with the command over the loss […]

Former Minister of Women Affairs, Jummai Alhassan, better known as Mama Taraba, has reportedly died.The report of Mama Taraba’s death was confirmed to newsmen on Friday by one of her former aides, Naija News reports. The PUNCH reports that Mama Tarab died on Friday, May 7 at the age of […]

“We have it on good authority that his aides have neither seen nor heard from him since Tuesday. “Calls put to his mobile line have also remained unanswered; this has now prompted us to issue this alarm as we would not take it lightly should anything untoward happen to him. […]

Some commentators are criticizing today’s public march and solidarity rally by some women in Akwa Ibom State to demand justice for Iniubong Umoren. I commend the ordinary citizens and members of civil society groups who took part in it. But I do not think it was proper for the rally […]

AZ:5300/AIS/PPRD/VOL.5/25 2nd May 2021. POLICE PRESS RELEASE UPDATE ON THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MISS INIOBONG EPHRAIM UMOREN* _CP warns against fake employers. Arrest perpetrator. The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested one UDUAK FRANK AKPAN, 20 years old for kidnapping, raping and murdering one Miss Iniobong Umoren. On 30/04/2021, the […]

PRESIDENT BUHARI URGES ‘RESPONSIBLE FREEDOM’ ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, observed globally every May 3, President Muhammadu Buhari recommits to freedom of the press, and urges media professionals to wield freedom responsibly, and without licentiousness. While celebrating the landmark day with the […]

FATHER MBAKA IS EVERYTHING APART FROM WHAT HE CLAIMS TO BE An outsider distilling the avalanche of verbiage, will be surprised that after supporting the President two times to win the Presidency, Father Mbaka has made a complete U-Turn, preposterously asking President Buhari to resign or be impeached. Here is […]

This lady is missing after going for a job interview yesterday along airport road, Uyo. On Tuesday, one of my twitter followers, Itz Iniubong Umoren @HinyHumoren, a graduate of the university of Uyo posted on her twitter account that she needs a job in Uyo. A couple of people responded […]

Amidst fears and worries across the country over shortfall in the federation allocation in April, workers in Akwa Ibom State have smiled to the bank following receipts of their April salaries. The Governor Udom Emmanuel-led administration has also started payment of over 40 years backlog of retirement benefits of retired […]

No fewer than two suspected illegal petroleum dealers in Akwa Ibom State have met their waterloo, following their arrest by the men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom State Command. The suspects, Aliyu Mohammadu, 27 and Sani Mohammedu, 25, were paraded before newsmen on Wednesday. […]

I will not mention names but when a Salafist terrorist who says he loves Al Qaeda and the Taliban, who says Osama Bin Ladin was a better Muslim than him, who says he is happy when “unbelievers” are killed, who says he will lead Muslims into Christian areas as their […]

Yesterday, Nigeria experienced one of the saddest days in recent memory. All in one day, from Anambra State to Kaduna, Yobe, Niger, and Lagos States, critical insecurity issues were recorded and reported. Hour after hour; breaking news after breaking news, we saw numerous unacceptable reports of violence, kidnapping, terrorism, and […]

THE BLUNDER BETWEEN EEDRIS ABDULKAREEM AND FESTUS KEYAMO SAN Now permit me to begin by stating unequivocally here that both Eedris and Keyamo were comrades in the same struggles. Festus was once an activist for good governance but today he is in the worst Government ever in the history of […]

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENCY ON RECENT CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL ECONOMY Today, there is an unfortunate fashion in public discourse that makes leaders in politics, religion, and civil society liable in the present for every statement they have ever made in the past – no matter […]

I was young when I made some of the comments, I was in university, some of the comments were made when I was a… Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Ali Isa Pantami, has renounced some contoversial comments he made on Al Qaeda and Taliban. The minister has been under […]

Immediate dismantling of road blocks across the federation (You can still encourage officers with few Naira notes when you meet them on the road anyways.) Immediate withdrawal of officers attached to private citizens (To open the space for private security companies to thrive). Deduction of court awarded damages from the […]

The industrialization policy of Governor Udom Emmanuel is gathering steam with more investments berthing Akwa Ibom state through the foreign direct investment programme of the Administration. The latest is the signing of a progress acknowledgment statement between BUA Group and Axens of France for the former’s proposed 200,000barrels per day […]

“It is a glaring fact that Northerners occupy over 80 percent of Nigeria population and that is primarily why other minority tribes like Igbo and Yoruba should respect them for that. The insecurity everybody is talking about is everywhere. Before Nigerians particularly Igbos and Yorubas use to think that insecurity […]

AKSG SETS UP INTERFACE COMMITTEE AS HOPE BRIGHTENS FOR IBOM DEEP SEAPORT Akwa Ibom State government is inching closer to the actualization of the Ibom Deep Seaport project following the approval of a committee to interface with the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) Committee for implementation of the project. The State […]

The minister is said to be a very close confidant of the late Mohammed Yusuf, the assassinated leader of Boko Haram with whom he shared jihadist doctrines The minister of digital communications in Nigeria, Alhaji Isa Pantami has fallen on the watchlist of the America’s Intelligence service. Pantami, also serves […]

Read full text of the Communique… COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY SOUTH EAST GOVERNORS AND HEADS OF SECURITY AGENCIES AT THE END OF THE FIRST SOUTH EAST SECURITY SUMMIT HELD IN OWERRI ON SUNDAY APRIL 11th 2021 After exhaustive discussions on the current security challenges in the South East and with valuable […]

PRESIDENT BUHARI EXPRESSES THE NATION’S CONDOLENCES OVER THE DEMISE OF PRINCE PHILIP President Muhammadu Buhari extends his condolences to Her Majesty the Queen over the death of her husband Prince Philip who passed on peacefully at the age of 99. Reacting to the death of the longest serving Queen’s consort, […]

Condolence Message to the British Royal Family on the Death of His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. The death of His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, is a sad loss to the commonwealth and the world. This was a man whose life was one […]

Bawa Charges Staff To Maintain Core Values In Tackling Graft Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa has charged staff of the Commission to adhere to the virtues of courage, integrity and professionalism, which are the core values of the Commission, in tackling economic […]