Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and some policemen stormed the secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State yesterday October 16, as youths protest the absence of the state governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. The placard-carrying youths converged on the PDP secretariat in Akure, the state capital, on Monday morning to express their displeasure on Akeredolu’s health status and his absence from the state. Channels Television gathered that, though, the secretariat was not sealed off, security operatives prevented the youths from moving out of the secretariat to stage the protest. The protest was held within the premises of…
Author: Admin
“I ACCEPT YOUR APOLOGIES, LET’S EMBRACE PEACE” – GOV ENO Governor Umo Eno has promised to do everything within his power to maintain peace, equity and justice and asked the Paramount Rulers from the 31 Local Government Areas to reciprocate his gesture in their respective domains in the State. The Governor made this known when he played host to the Paramount Rulers drawn from all the 31 local government areas to seek ways of resolving the lingering issues around the leadership of the President General of the Supreme Council of Traditional Rulers, Tuesday at the State Executive Council Chambers, Uyo.…
-As Governor Eno appeals for peace, urges aggrieved paramount rulers to withdraw case from court Following the controversial amended Akwa Ibom Traditional Rulers Law, 18 Paramount Rulers across the three Senatorial Districts of Akwa Ibom State, have reaffirmed their support for the law. In a joint statement issued Tuesday, October 17, the paramount rulers also disassociated themselves from the protests against the law while commending the state governor and state House of Assembly for the law. “First of all, may we formally express our heartfelt appreciation to the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, His Excellency, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno…
The Senate president, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, October 17, called for an emergency closed session of the Senate during plenary. The closed session followed a walkout of the chambers by the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, after Senate President Godswill Akpabio ruled him out of order. Ndume had citing order 54 of the Senate Standing Orders raised a point of order. He drew the attention of the Senate president to his handling of affairs in the chambers which he said were not in consonance with the rules. Ndume said: “Mr. President, there are some things we…
According to governor, the judiciary remained the true arbiter that restores power to the people Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri has hailed the verdict by the Court of Appeal sacking Elisha Abbo and declaring Amos Yohanna as the Senator representing Adamawa North in the National Assembly. Delivering judgment on Monday, a three-member panel of the Appeal Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice C.E. Nwosu-Iheme, sacked Abbo of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The court also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a Certificate of Return to Yohanna of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the duly…
Imagine a future where we could coexist with nature and still have access to the food, energy, and shelter that we require. This is the goal of sustainable development, and it is a goal that may be attained if we tap into the strength of indigenous knowledge. Indigenous knowledge is the knowledge and skills that indigenous people have acquired over generations of living in harmony with nature. It is a broad and varied body of knowledge that covers a variety of subjects, such as traditional governance, forestry, medicine, and agriculture. In Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, indigenous knowledge has been passed…
… Calls For Respect To Constituted Authorities A conglomerate of all socio-political youth groups in Uruan Local Government Area, the Organized (PDP) Elders and Youths League (OEYL), has frown against “some narratives making the rounds and peddled by enemies of Uruan progress, who are seeking cheap political attention, that there is commotion in Uruan.” The group, in a statement signed on Wednesday by its President and Secretary, Mr. Samuel Peter and Isaac Usen, sited one of such narratives as the banner headline of the Ink Portal Newspaper of Tuesday, October 10, 2023, Vol. 10, No. 328, captioned…
Female Students in Akwa Ibom State have been advised to eschew all vices, take their studies seriously and work hard towards becoming prominent women in the society in future. The wife of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Patience Umo Eno, gave the charge on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, when she paid an unscheduled visit to Community Commercial Secondary School, Ikono Uyo, Uyo, to mark the International Day of the Girl Child with a cross section of female students. The First Lady admonished the girls to honour their bodies and keep away from all immoral acts that are capable of truncating…
The main political parties have pledged peaceful polls, but the deaths of three people in clashes last month between rival political camps have fuelled fears of electoral violence in the country. Violence marred the close of Liberian President George Weah’s re-election campaign on Sunday, with scuffles between his supporters and members of the opposition breaking out during a parade in capital Monrovia, an AFP journalist saw. No official toll was available on Sunday evening, but AFP counted at least five men with injuries, some with large gashes on their heads. Supporters of former football star Weah’s political group, the Coalition…
“I sincerely do not agree with the European Union on their stance about the past election in Nigeria. I do solemnly take exceptions to their stance.” The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has faulted the European Union (EU)’s report about the 2023 elections. In June, the EU presented its report about the elections and gave six areas to work on including ensuring the real-time publication and access to election results. But on Monday, Wike said the report did not give the true position of the last poll held in the country. “I sincerely do not agree…