Author: Emmanuel

Stakeholders of Uruan Local Government Area have tasked the Senator representing Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District, Senator Aniekan Bassey, and the State Commissioner for Internal Security, Gen. Koko Essien (rtd), to strive for the unity, development and progress of Uruan. This was made known in Uyo on Thursday during the official presentation of the State Commissioner to the people of Uruan by Senator Bassey. The stakeholders including the Local Government Council Chairman, Hon. Iniobong Ekpenyong; Obong Offiong Akpabio; Engr. J.B Effiong; Obong Augustine Effiong and Obong Kingsley Orok urged Senator Bassey, who is the Political Leader of…

Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon Femi Gbajabiamila receive the Vice President of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima at Victor Attah International Airport Uyo, for the two-day retreat of the Leadership of 10th National Assembly at Four Points By Sheraton Hotel Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State.

Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that conditions that encourage coups to happen should be avoided as much as possible. The former Nigerian President who served as both a military and democratically elected leader argued that the rising military coups in Africa show that the youths are tired of some things and in need of a liberator. Obasanjo was however quick to add that he is not in support of coups but when it happens, there is usually not much that can be done. The Guide understands the former President made the submission while speaking at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential…

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku has said that the commission was working towards creating job opportunities for youths in the region. Ogbuku said this while addressing the Chairman of the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) and Convener of Niger Delta Young Professionals, Moses Siasia and members of his team, during a meeting in his office in Port Harcourt. He said that the commission had been repositioned to bring about the much needed growth and development to inspire hope in the region. “The NDDC is now largely focusing on sustainable partnerships in manpower…

Vice president Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday revealed that the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Ltd. (CCECC) has pledged to the complete the Abuja light rail project in May 2024. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, in a statement, said Shettima extracted the commitment from the management of CCECC. The management of the company led by its Chairman, Mr Jason Zhang, paid him a courtesy call on the vice president at the presidential villa. Shettima said the move was in line with the determination of President Tinubu’s administration to…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday morning addressed world leaders at the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Here are major talking points from the President’s speech; 1 – CALL FOR UN ACTION ON ARMS AND MINERAL SMUGGLING: President Tinubu emphasized the urgency for UN member states to take concrete actions against companies and individuals involved in illegal arms and mineral smuggling in and out of Africa. 2 – PROTECTING MINERAL-RICH AFRICAN COUNTRIES: He highlighted the need to protect Africa’s mineral-rich regions from exploitation and conflict, citing the example of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the role of foreign…

The Zamfara Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), on Wednesday confirmed the murder of Alhaji Hamisu Danjibga, the state Correspondent of the Voice of Nigeria (VON). A statement issued in Gusau by the state NUJ Secretary, Ibrahim Ahmad, said that the body of the deceased was dumped in a soakaway by those who murdered him. “The discovery of his corpse was as result of unpleasant odour observed by children of an Islamic School behind his house in the evening of Wednesday Sept. 20, 2023. “After breaking the sockaway, the dead body was confirmed to be that of Danjibga…

The newly proposed Coral City by the Edo State Government would accommodate over 50,000 residents when completed, the state Commissioner for Physical Planning and Housing, Isoken Omo, said on Wednesday in Benin. Omo, in alongside the state commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, made this known while briefing newsmen on the state of the proposed city. He noted that the proposed new city was designed under the new Edo master plan, adding that when completed, it would reduce the pressure on the City Centre. “We have done the design and we have 1,300 plots available for different land uses:…

Rear Adm. Ayo Olugbode, President, Nigerian Hydrographic Society (NHS) and Hydrographer of the Navy, has called for collaboration among stakeholders to optimise the nation’s blue economy potential. Olugbode made the call in Lagos while addressing members of the society in a seminal aimed at advancing the hydrography profession in the country. He assured members of his commitment to moving NHS to greater heights. The navy hydrographer affirmed the support of the Chief of the Naval Staff towards improving Nigeria’s hydrographic capacity for improved maritime safety and security. A statement by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, said that…

ABUJA– The Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, reserved its judgment on the petition the Accord Party, AP, and its candidate, Dumo Lulu-Briggs, filed to challenge the outcome of the gubernatorial contest that held in the state on March 18. The Justice Cletus Emifonye-led three-member panel adjourned to deliver its verdict on the petition that is seeking to nullify the declaration of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the winner of the election after all the parties adopted their final briefs of argument. Aside from Governor Fubara and his party,…