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METHODIST ARCHBISHOP STOPS AKPABIO FROM CAMPAIGNING FOR NSIMA EKERE IN CHURCH Most Rev. Sunday B. Uko, Archbishop of the church, Ikot Ekpene on Sunday cautioned Senator Godswill Akpabio and wife, Unoma for making political comments at Methodist Church Nigeria, Ukana Ikot Ntuen in Essien Udim local government area of Akwa Ibom State. The Akpabios who spoke during the presentation of Sir Etekamba Umoren as the new Lay President of Methodist Church Nigeria, Essien Udim Diocese, attempted to canvass support for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari and Nsima Ekere, All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate during the forthcoming general elections. However, Most Rev. Sunday B. Uko, Archbishop of the church, Ikot Ekpene rose from his seat and stopped them  from further making the political comments in the church, saying “You cannot use the church as a platform for political campaign. Many members of this church belong to different political parties. You cann...

*2019: DEAL DONATES CAMPAIGN MATERIALS TO DIVINE MANDATE* *…RALLYS SUPPORT FOR UDOM EMMANUEL* _By Umoh-Obong Kingsley_ A socio-economic and political advocacy group in Akwa Ibom State, Dakkada Entrepreneurs Ambassadors League (DEAL), has provided over 5,000 units of various materials specially branded for campaign in support of the second term bid of Governor Udom Emmanuel come 2019. In a partnership and consultation visit on Wednesday to the Divine Mandate Organisation headquarters, DEAL presented the campaign materials including branded utility vehicle, air fresheners, bathing and washing soaps, tissue papers, hair and body creams among other made-in-Akwa Ibom products, to the Divine Mandate Campaign organization for use durinf the campaigns. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Marketing and Brand Management, Hon. Sam Edoho, who is the Chairman of the group, noted that DEAL has gone round the state up to unit levels to recruit members towards ensuring that Gov U...

EXCLUSIVE! AKPABIO’S WARSAW ONSLAUGHT ON JOURNALISTS CLAIMS ANOTHER CASUALTY  …AS POLICE REMANDS UTITOFON MORGAN ON FALSE CHARGES, TARGETS MORE JOURNALISTS MEDIA COMMUNITY, COMMUNICATION LECTURER SPIT ON AKPABIO OVER ARREST   By Victoria Ekere, Uyo | December 3, 2018   A seething anger is growing by the second within the media community in Akwa Ibom State following the arrest and detention of popular blogger Utitofon Morgan of the Sittipe fame on the orders of the Senator representing Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District Mr Godswill Akpabio as part of his continuous onslaught on media practitioners in the state. Investigations by DailyMail Newspaper reveal that Akpabio’s order for the arrest and detention of Mr Utitofon Morgan is misdirected as the story which the popular blogger is persecuted for captioned “CBN probes Akpabio’s N865b unrecorded deposits in 3 banks” was published by a certain online Newspaper known as ...

LEADERSHIP OF NON INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR EMMANUEL'S RE-ELECTION Leaders of Non Indegenes in Akwa Ibom State to day paid a solidarity visit to the Governor of Akwa Ibom State Mr Udom Emmanuel. The group which cuts across the various ethnic groups in Nigeria, the Hausa (Arewa Peoples Congress), the Ohaneze Ndi Igbo, the Yoruba Community and the Ijaws declared their total support for the re-election of Mr Udom Emmanuel come 2019. The forum led by ace broadcaster and Chairman of Actors Guild of Nigeria, Akwa Ibom State Comrade Emmanuel Owuala (Emma Solution) extolled the Governor's strides which includes a peaceful atmosphere in Akwa Ibom, delivering on his major campaign promises, and most especially accommodating the non indegenes in his policies. The various ethnic leaders jointly condemned the recent seize of the AKHA by the opposition party in the state aided by the security agencies, stating that it was anti democratic for such things to happen to a very...

EKET YOUTHS PROTEST, DEMAND SACK OF POLICE COMMISSIONER - SEEK PEACE IN AKHA. By: Ifreke Udoyo Hundreds of youths in Eket LGA of Akwa Ibom State today, trooped out on the streets of Eket in a peaceful protest to secure peace in Akwa Ibom. As one of the local governments in Akwa Ibom state which is contributing to the economy of the state and Nigeria at large, the people provoked to the streets, blocking ExxonMobil facilities in the area with coffin and placards with different inscriptions portraying their resolve to embrace peace. According to the youths, their peaceful protest is to send serious signal across to the federal government and the Inspector  general of police to restore back peace in the state. The protesters , including members of all the youth associations in the area , alleged that APC in Akwa Ibom State and the Federal Government failed to find a lasting solution to the siege in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly problem. In a refined voice, the youths al...

FEYReP  PARTNERS EMZOR PHARMACEUTICAL TO DEWORM AK CHILDREN In her avowed commitment towards ensuring a healthy status for  Akwa Ibom children, the Family Empowerment and Youth Reorientation Path-Initiative, (FEYReP), a humanitarian platform of the wife of the state governor, Mrs. Martha Udom Emmanuel; has partnered with Emzor Pharmaceutical company and the state Ministry of Health to deworm Akwa Ibom children.  At the flagg-off  of the exercise  tagged: 2018 Akwa Ibom Children Deworming programme which held at Ibom Hall, Uyo, the wife of the governor said the programme targets deworming over 30,000 children of school age in all the 31 local government areas of the state. She said she embarked on the second phase of the exercise having taken cognizance of the fact that a healthy population translates into a wealthy state. Mrs. Emmanuel encouraged mothers to ensure they engage in deworming their wards at least twice a year, stating that children are susceptibl...

AKHA: STAY OF EXECUTION ORDER, TOO LITTLE TOO LATE FOR ITUEN, OTHERS –BARR. ANDEM By Umoh-Obong Kingsley The Special Assistant to the Governor Legal Matters, Barr. Ndem Andem, has described the efforts by the former member representing Itu State Constituency, Hon. Idongesit Ituen, to obtain a stay of execution from the Federal High Court in order to reverse his eviction from the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, as a move rather too late. Speaking on a live radio programme, Akwa Ibom Rising, on Inspiration FM on developing issues in the polity, Barr. Andem stated that the Stay of Execution cannot be granted on an action that has already been carried out, adding that the seat has already been deemed vacant and stay of execution cannot return Idongesit Ituen and his co-travelers back on seat. He said “The seats had already been declared vacant on Monday as provided by the Constitution of the country. "Mr.  Idongesit Ituen, and his co-travelers remain former members ...