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                                             President Buhari ... CHAMPION COVID -19 RESPONSE Presidents of West African countries under the aegis of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government have appointed President Muhammadu Buhari Champion of the COVID-19 response. The appointment took place Thursday at the Extraordinary ECOWAS Summit on COVID-19 which was held via teleconferencing under the Chairmanship of His Excellency, Mahamadou Issoufou, President of the Republic of Niger. During the teleconference, President Buhari called on fellow ECOWAS leaders to look beyond the challenges posed by the COVID -19 pandemic and tap into various opportunities that it presents for the betterment of lives in Member States: “In every challenging situation such as the current one, there are also opportunities. Our region must therefore seek to find those opportun...

                                             Kyari           Six days after he went on self-isolation following the confirmation of his COVID-19 status, Abba Kyari, former chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, issued a statement on his health. There had been rumours about his health condition, with some even saying the president’s right hand had been flown abroad in an emergency. Some also said he had died but in a statement he personally signed, the deceased said he was looking forward to resuming at his desk. He had said he was feeling well but would move to Lagos where he had made his own arrangement. Below is the full statement which he personally signed: "I am writing to let you know that on medical advice, I will transfer to Lagos later today for additional tests and observation. "This is a precautionary measure: I f...

... CALLS ON THEM TO MAINTAIN PERSONAL HYGIENE, SOCIAL DISTANCE, ORS BY  IFIOKABASI ABIA The people of Nsiak Community in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has received releif materials such as cash, stable food, hand sanitizers, soap  from Arc. Ezekiel Nya-Etok, The Akwa Ibom State 2019, YDP Gubernatorial Candidate to help them stay safe against the COVID 19 pandemic. Nsiak Village is  made up of ten (10) families, the ten family heads/representatives all registered their presence at the gathering through self introduction including the village Chairman, Youth and the community women representatives. Speaking at  the event,  Nya-Etok  who was represented by his Media Consultant, Mr. Emmanuel Effiong described Nya-Etok as a selfless Leader who is passionate about the well being of his kinsmen that believes in practicing what he preaches to the world which in which an example can be seen on his refusal to amassed wealth f...

AKWA IBOM STATE COVID 19 UPDATE 4.0 I have been directed by HE the Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel provide an update on the status of our fight against the invasion of the deadly disease- Corona Virus (COVID-19) as follows: 1. All 5 reported positive test cases of COVID 19 in the state earlier taken in isolation custody are hale and hearty while awaiting the conduct of a reconfirmation test. 2. Even though, they have not shown any noticeable symptoms, they are under close observation by a team of specialized medical experts. 3. Construction work has commenced on a 300 bed Isolation Centre in Ituk Mbang to complement existing Isolation Centres in Ikot Ekpene and Ibom Specialist Hospital, Uyo. 4. The Incident Management Committee has continued to intensify efforts at contact tracing following standard medical procedures. So far no downstream infections have been recorded. 5. It has also been observed that some residents and citizens have been found to use fake essential EXEMPT...

...HARPS ON PREVENTIVE MEASURES Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey on Tuesday, presented relief materials to staff of the Assembly, as part of modalities to ameliorate effects of the state government's ban on movement to contend spread of the ravaging coronavirus. Donating the items on Tuesday at the Assembly Complex, the Speaker represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr Charles Iwatt, said the gesture was aimed at cushioning the effect of the ongoing statewide restriction of movement. He said the 7th Assembly under his watch, remains committed to staff welfare and urged the workers to adhere to all precautionary measures issued by government and medical experts. While advising them to use the items judiciously, the Speaker urged the staff to use the stay-at-home period to seek divine intervention for the global pandemic to end. Clerk of the Assembly, Mrs Mandu Umoren who spoke on behalf of the Assembly Management, described the ge...

The Federal Government has ordered the contractors handling the construction of the East - West road sections 1 to 4 to return to site within the next one week for the speedy completion of the project. The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio handed down the order at a tripartite meeting with officials of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), managers of the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund and contractors handling the construction of the roads. According to Senator Akpabio, the Federal Government through the NSIA had concluded arrangement for the release of about N20 billion to the contractors if they mobilize to site within the next one week. Senator Akpabio recalled that the contract for the East - West road was first awarded in 2006 and scheduled for completion in 2010 but suffered some set backs because of funding constraints. He revealed that by the time the project was transferred to the newly created Ministry of Ni...

All is now set for a one day seminar organized by Community Safety Partnership, CSP aka Community Policing, Akwa Ibom State Command in collaboration with Josun Jossy Multinational Resources Ltd, will hold a one day seminar with the theme: "To enhance Effective Collaboration and Synergy between the Nigeria Police Force and Security Organizations" is slated to hold tomorrow, March 17, 2020 by 10:00Am at Cardinal Ekanem Hall Brooks street, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. According to Press Release signed by the President, Elder Edwin Eyoh stated that the seminar is timely apt as it will address the insecurity situations like kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism, banditry, and other social vices. "In his words, Participants expected are Neighborhood Watch, Vigilante groups, Hunters groups and other members of the public are welcome as all the seminar will inform, educate and expose them to security issue affecting your immediate environment. The office of the Deputy Inspecto...