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PRESIDENT BUHARI HAILS SUPER EAGLES FOR DEFEATING SUDAN The Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the home-based Super Eagles of Nigeria on their victory over Sudan in the semi-final of the 2018 Championship of African Nations (CHAN) in Marrakesh, Morocco. President Buhari joins millions of football loving Nigerians in celebrating the spectacular performance of the team which qualified them for the final on Sunday with Morocco. Having keenly followed the team’s progress throughout the tournament with delight, the President commends their hardwork, dedication, discipline and indomitable spirit, which are truly worthy of emulation. President Buhari urges the players and the coaching crew to remain focused and determined as they go for Gold in the final match on Sunday. The President assures them of the unflinching support, goodwill and prayers of the Federal Government and all Nigerians as they soar to victory. Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the Preside

 2019: Esit Eket Youths root for Akpanuso ...I Will Not Fail you says Usoro Akpanusoh By: Jerry EDOHO Youth of Esit Eket Local Government Area under the aegis of "USORO AKPANUSOH BELIEVERS" has called on the member representing Esit Eket/Ibeno state constituency in the sixth assembly, Rt. Hon. (Dr. ) Usoro Akpanusoh to contest for another term of four years after 2019. The youths made the declaration while presenting their goodwill message to the lawmaker during a courtesy visit on the house member in uyo. In a goodwill message signed by the group coordinator Akparawa Akanimo Inuaeshiet and,secretary Comrade Iberedem Akadu; the youths commended the lawmaker on his pragmatic performances in the sixth assembly and promised to reelect him (Usoro) as their representative come 2019. The coordinator, Akparawa Inuaesiet appealed to the assembly man to always liaise with the group in the implementation of constituency projects and other programs. Inuaesiet also solici

ASIDE KNOWING YOUR GENOTYPE before MARRIAGE, THERE'S NEED FOR ONE TO KNOW HER RHESUS FACTOR! RHESUS FACTOR INCOMPATIBILITY IS A LEADING CAUSE OF MISCARRIAGE! Rhesus Factor is an antigen that exists on the surface of red blood cells in most people (about 85% of humans). It is also referred to as Rh Factor. People who have the Rh have “positive” (+) blood types, such as A+, O+ or B+ are said to be rhesus Factor positive, while those who have the Rh “negative” (-) blood types, such as A–, O– or AB– are said to be rhesus factor negative . The “+” and “-” in front of the blood group is the Rhesus factor. Generally, we have A+, A–, B+, B–, AB+, AB–, O+ and O–. Rhesus factor is genetic in nature. It is inherited from the parents, emphatically the father. How does Rhesus Factor cause miscarriage? If a Rh– woman is impregnated by a man with Rh–, there wouldn’t be any problem. However, if a Rh– woman is impregnated by a man with Rh+, there would be a problem if the baby inherits R

BARR. OTOBONG BOB; THE RIGHT PERSON FOR NSIT UBIUM 2019 AKHA By John Ernest Service to humanity is a responsibility rested on the shoulder of every man; though individual capacity tends to determine the role each has to play. That is to say, every individual has one or a few areas he functions effectively; hence his capacity in terms of performance may not grant him the ability to function beyond its limit. The duty of service to humanity, as required of every man, can rightly be regarded as. An essence to livelihood because it is naturally based on the fact that no man is capacitated to exist and survive as an Ireland. One needs the other to survive, irrespective of the avaricious disposition of man which is somewhat conflicting to this fact. In terms of service, man, incidentally, was predesigned with the freedom of choice, as regards which capacity to serve; and the said choice is usually influenced by his area of desire or interest, and a subsequently proven best funct

NDDC take education of our children serious says NDDC Boss Ifiokabasi Abia The Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Mr. Nsima Ekere has said that NDDC take the education of the children in the region serious. He gave this assertion today in Uyo during the flagoff 72,000 chairs and 72,000 desk to the Niger Delta states. Mr. Ekere reiterated that a well educated child is a security and asset to the region. In his words, ''children learn under trees, licking roofs and dusty floors. It is not good for our children to learn in such environment. "NDDC in conjunction with Akwa Ibom State Government, through the Ministry of Education will distribute 9000 Chairs and 9000 desks to schools in the state," he stressed. He maintained that the Board is still considering scholarship intervention for undergraduate while Masters (MSc or MBA and PhD) is about to be launch. Mr. Nsima Ekere assured that more contract will be given by the board pri

WHAT THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW They don't want you to know that two days after taking his oath of office to Governor Udom Emmanuel paid a visit to the 78 years old Premier St. Luke's Hospital Anua. They won't tell tell you that as a dividend of that working visit, a New Administrative Storey building block named after Dr Ann Ward was built and Commissioned by Governor Udom Emmanuel. They won't tell you that two other buildings were completely renovated including the Gynecology block and the Male block. They won't tell you that internal roads in the hospital were tarred and the perimeter fence renovated. They won't tell you this feat was achieved in a record 70 days in office. Will they tell you that the Etinan General Hospital has been completely rehabilitated, upgraded, and equipped with modern hi tech health care facilities. They don't want you to know that the Ituk Mbang General Hospital has been up for remodeling and upgrading cour

HATE SPEECH: FG monitors notable Nigerians online The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, has directed the nation’s security agencies to tackle those propagating hate speech especially through the social media. He said special attention should be given to notable Nigerians while tackling the menace. According to a statement made available to journalists, Dan-Ali gave the directive at a meeting of the National Security Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday. “The Honourable Minister expressed the need by the relevant security agencies to, as a matter of urgency, tackle the propagation of hate speech especially through the social media particularly by some notable Nigerians,” the statement read. The minister was also quoted as saying that the Armed forces was currently synergising with other security agencies through intelligence sharing and joint operations to address the various security challenges facing the count

If Our People Insist , We Will Go Back To PDP , Says Kwara Governor Kwara State governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, was one of the five governors that walked, with other chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), out of the party in the buildup to the 2015 general elections to strengthen the All Progressives Congress (APC) that eventually chased their former platform out of power. In this interview with ABIODUN FAGBEMI in Ilorin, he did not rule out the possibility of a return to the old platform in “the unlikely scenario” of his followers’ insistence. Excerpts: When you joined others to defect to the APC, you hinged your action on impunity within the PDP. Are you not witnessing it in APC especially when an arm of government took the head of another arm to court on corruption charges? You see, the way things are going; the system came up with a strong position of fighting corruption with the understanding that it would be transparently done. But we have seen that inte

A'Ibom Works Commissioner Clears Air on Rumoured Feud Between State Govt And NDDC ...Scores Indigenous Contractors high By Enyieting Etim The rumoured feud between the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Works and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has been attributed to the Commission's continued habit of arbitrarily executing shoddy projects in the state. The Commissioner in charge of the State Ministry of Works, Mr. Ephraim Inyang, who made the disclosure when he paid a scheduled visit to the state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) during the maiden edition of the union’s monthly congress, denied speculations that government is antagonizing the development commission, and divulged that the Governor Udom Emmanuel administration will remain firm in its demand that contractors handling road projects in the state adhere to global standard and subject themselves to supervision. Mr. Inyang, who is also a grand patron of Zone F (South South) NUJ, expl

A'IBOM GOV CAUTIONS AGAINST INFLAMMATORY STATEMENTS ON NATIONAL ISSUES Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has cautioned Nigerians against inflammatory statements that are capable of heating up the polity and hinder implentation of true federalism. Governor Emmanuel stated this during an interaction with Government House Press Crew, shortly on arrival from official engagements in Abuja, at Ibom International Airport, Uyo. The Governor noted that there is a clamour in some quarters for the review of the onshore/offshore dichotomy, reacting to part of reports presented by the Chairman, APC Committee on True Federalism, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State and stressed that such clamour was not in the interest of most Nigerians. Emmanuel frowned at the report which indicated that "all onshore resources should belong to the producing states while that of the offshore should be the exclusive reserve of the federal government", explaining that such woul

INYANGEYEN TASKS JOURNALISTS ON INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM ...As he laid emphasis on Government's achievements By Joseph ATHANASIUS Investigative journalism as we all know before now, has played a crucial role in developing our modern society, it has gone as far as, holding those in the position of authority accountable, as we as providing a voice to the unheard, and platform to the citizenry. Through the relentless pursuit of truth on the part of journalists, light has been shown on the injustices perpetrated by some politicians and illicit activities conducted in the shadows by some members of the public, as well as, bringing these persons involved in these illicit activities to justice. Unfortunately, stomach journalism has continued apace in our society today. The increased propaganda on the part of money consciousness journalists has developed alongside professional ethics decline among media practitioners in our society today. This indeed, has affected their abi

Pastor confesses to using black magic to grow his church and make money - Pastor Makhado has revealed that he used muthi (magic) to grow his church - He visited several West African countries to get the black power - He said he also used to it to perform miracles and gain wealth A South African born Pastor Makhado Sinthumule has confessed to using muthi grow his church and perform miracles. The press has learnt that after completing his four-year theology studies, Pastor Makhado travelled to several West African countries to get the supposed black power. The 36-year-old pastor from Pretoria told Daily Sun that the muthi (black power) enabled him to gain a huge following and wealth. He said "l got the power to do prophecies and was able to see people’s secrets and do consultations. I used the bad powers I got to make people do things such as vomit snakes. I was in a rush to make money and see my church grow. This was what made me do bad things. The best way to get more f

ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE RENAISSANCE IN ORO NATION, THEIR PROMISE TO UDOM IN 2019 By Joseph ATHANASIUS Transportation infrastructure is a key factor for industrialization, agrees the Governor Udom Emmanuel-led government. Transportation issues and infrastructural delays can affect a state's progress and Akwa Ibom needs much faster and efficient transportation system. Akwa Ibom state has taken certain very important decisions to provide adequate connectivity for the entire urban and rural areas within the state, and I guess perhaps, this is why transportation infrastructure investment is opened to investors, an initiative, expected to contribute to the construction of transportation infrastructure, which is indispensable for the state's industrialization, economic growth and people's better life. Take the case of Udung Uko, in Oro nation, for instance, this is so vital, in that, Udung Uko, as a local government area, was created some time in 1996, then during the mil

SCHOOL Of MISFORTUNE: DILAPIDATED STRUCTURES, EQUIPMENTS ORS OF A'IBOM PUBLIC SCHOOLS PART I by Celestine Mel Ikpa. So many ugly stories of decay I heard about the Akwa Ibom State Government-owned Secondary School in Ekpenyong Atai 1, Essien Udim LGA of Akwa Ibom State compelled me to visit and “see-things-for-myself”. And ol’ boy! I saw things! So much that my eyes nearly jumped out of the sockets! I stood there, mortified. Ashamed. Bewildered. Angry. Sad. Lost. Sick. So sick I literally puked in my stomach. Decay is an understatement. The school has been completely abandoned. Everything that should go wrong has gone wrong. Community Comprehensive Secondary School Nto Osung, Ekpenyong Atai 1, Essien Udim LGA was founded through community effort in 1979. The few good men of that time such as Mel Idio Ikpa (my father), Etim Akpan Essien Udo and Albert Udo Ikpa teamed up to mobilize the entire community to build a Secondary School and bring education closer home. They knew

Be an asset for security Ak CP tells youths Ifiokabasi Abia The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Command, CP Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi has called the people most especially youths of Akwa Ibom state to be an  asset for security. Ogunjemilusi made this called recently at security conference for village youth presidents held in Ikot Akpan Abia. In his words, "cultism is detrimental to our society. We don't want industrialisation, wealth creation, employment opportunities among others to be in paper but a reality that can engage the youths to desist from crimes", he stressed. CP Ogunjemilusi frown at the increasing rate of crimes such as kidnapping, murder, cultism and to mentioned but a few across the state. He maintained that it is unfortunate that it happened in civilized state like Akwa Ibom. According to him, "after this conference some group of person still feel it is right to still terrorise the state, we will make sure they will no longer be a

AKHA 2019: OTOBONG BOB REMAINS OUR ONLY CANDIDATE says Nsit Ubium Elders and Youths ***He will soon be presented to the Caucus ***Senator Effiong Bob is Nsit Ubium Political leader By John Ernest Barr. Otobong Effiong Bob, a leading Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly member hopeful in the upcoming February 2019 general elections under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is gradually making political waves to clinch the Nsit Ubium state constituency seat. The momentum was further intensified yesterday in Ikot Ekwere Ubium venue of where political bigwigs, stakeholders, movers and shakers converged to reiterate their stand on the choice of the legal practitioner, whom they equally adopted as their sole house of assembly candidate before marketing him out to the entire people of Nsit Ubium. The meeting which was presided over by Mr. Friday Udo Dick and Barr. Victor Bob maintained that Barr. Otobong Effiong Bob is their only candidate for Akwa Ibom State House of Asse

OVER 12 INTERNAL ROADS INTERVENTION PROJECT UNDERGOING MASSIVELY IN EKET By Joseph ATHANASIUS The present administration in Akwa Ibom State has proven that transport infrastructure is one of the most important factors for the state industrialization, inspite of economic challenges. The important of transportation infrastructure in a growing state cannot be overemphasized then, because it is the lifeline of industrialization in such state. It is proven by so many instances by the Honourable Commissioner for Works, Akparawa Ephraim Inyangeyen that how transport infrastructure can add speed and efficiency to Akwa Ibom state progress, occasioned by the Ministry of Works' delivery of good physical connectivity in the urban and rural areas of the state in the last two years, and this is essential for the state's economic growth. Quite interestingly, Eket, being one of the oldest cities in the state with collapsed road infrastructure is taking a new dimension with over 12 inte

WORKS COMMISSIONER LAUDS A'IBOM GOVT ON INT'L WORSHIP CENTER INITIATIVE By Joseph ATHANASIUS The Akwa Ibom state Commissioner for Works, Akparawa Ephraim Inyangeyen has lauded Governor Udom Emmanuel-led government in Akwa Ibom for its initiative to build the International Worship Center in Uyo, saying emphatically that it is about time for Akwa Ibom people to experience total transformation, in term of wealth, prosperity and better standard of living, since an alter is raised for the Lord in Akwa Ibom. Commissioner Inyangeyen expressed joy over his boss' initiative during the foundation laying ceremony of the International Worship Center, Sunday, December 21, 2018, which attracted the wife of the state Governor, Her Excellency, Mrs Martha Udom Emmanuel, the Deputy Governor, Mr Moses Ekpo, the Speaker, Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Barrister Onofiok Luke, the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, National and State Assembly members, State Exec

Senator Akpabio inaugurates school, water,  market projects in Obot Akara, Etim Ekpo, Ika LGAs ... as constituents vow to return him for a second term in the red chamber By Mfonobong Ukpong The people of Obot Akara, Etim Ekpo and Ika local government areas in Ikot Ekpene Senatorial district of Akwa Ibom State on Saturday 20th January rolled out drums to celebrate their representative at the National Assembly, and Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio for attracting life touching projects to their communities. The Senator who had flag off his constituency project inauguration last week in ikono, Ini, Ikot Ekpene and Abak, continued the exercise, Saturday with the commissioning of a three class room block built by him at the FIDA Secondary Commercial School, Urua Offiong Etor udo in Obot Akara local government area. The Senator thereafter moved to Etim Ekpo Local Government Area, where he inaugurated a fully furnished three classroom block at Government School, Ur

Udom 2019: Ephraim Inyang Rewards Transformation Initiative Members. By Enyieting Etim Members of the foremost socio political group in Akwa Ibom State that spear- headed the emergence of Mr. Udom Emmanuel as the governor in 2015, Transformation Initiative For the Empowerment of Ibom People, TIEIP, have been rewarded for their loyalty and support to the state government. The chairman, Board of Trustee to the group, Akparawa Ephraim Inyang doled out cash gifts to members of the group ranging from elders, men, women and youths across the 31 local government areas of the state. The empowerment programme which took place at Akparawa Ephraim Inyang's country home in ONNA Local Government Area recently, also covered members from Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Cross River states chapters. The group BoT chairman explained that the gesture was Governor Udom Emmanuel's way of appreciating the entire membership of Transformation Initiative for the confidence, trust and commi