By Shadrach Okon Akwa Ibom State Goverment through the Ministry of Health in the State has revealed the measures taken to tackle the recent cholera outbreak in the State. The State Government in a press release made available to newsmen yesterday had acknowledged the out break of cholera in Emeroke community of Eastern Obolo LGA with unconfirmed fatalities linked to the disease. “The attention of the Ministry of Health has been drawn what appears to be a few cases of a disease with symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting in Emeroke community of Eastern Obolo LGA early this morning. The information…
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By Shadrach Okon Governor Umo Eno has warned Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Akwa Ibom State Chapter to stop threateniing him with strike again in a bid to drive home their demands in the State. Pastor Eno who spoke during the NUJ thankssigiving service in Akwa Ibom State, yesterday said any time such confrontation comes from NLC in the State again to him, such action will be reciprocated with a rebuff from him. The governor was reacting to the recent threat by NLC in Akwa Ibom State who in their ultimatum issued to the State Goverment last week threatened to go…
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has commenced the building of market stores in Akwa Ibom, as part of its efforts to promote entrepreneurship and foster economic development in the state. The project, aimed at providing a conducive environment for traders and artisans to operate, is expected to boost economic activities and create jobs for the local population. The State Coordinator of NDE, Mrs Uduak Essien made this known on Friday, during the Flag-off Ground Breaking Laying Ceremony in Urua Ikpe Anang, Affiong Etor Market square, Essien Udim LGA. According to Essien, the project will feature a block of four…
Youths from Udung Uko Local Government Area, under the umbrella of the Confederated Udung Uko Youth Council has staged a peaceful protest over the conduct of an oil company, Amalgamated Oil Company of Nigeria (AMACON) in the area. The demonstration was aimed at expressing their grievances against AMACON for its alleged ill-treatment of the community. Our correspondent reports that the youths numbering over 100 were seen matching across roads singing and carrying placards with various inscriptions that read, “non-compliance by the oil company”, “end poor welfare package”, and among others. Speaking on behalf of the protesters at Udung Uko LGA…
Brazil has formally announced Nigeria’s admission as a partner country in the BRICS alliance. The Brazilian Foreign Ministry made this known in a statement on Friday. Brazil’s announcement makes Nigeria BRICS’ ninth partner country, joining Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda, and Uzbekistan. The statement reads, “The Brazilian government welcomes the Nigerian government’s decision. “With the world’s sixth-largest population—and Africa’s largest—as well as being one of the continent’s major economies, Nigeria shares convergent interests with other members of BRICS. “It plays an active role in strengthening South-South cooperation and in reforming global governance—issues that are top priorities during Brazil’s…
Veteran Nollywood actress Ngozi Ezeonu has warned that any lady who shows up to her audition without a bra will be disqualified. Ezeonu became a trending topic on X after a video went viral, showing her reprimanding two ladies for not wearing bras during an audition. In the video, Ezeonu, who was one of the judges, expressed her displeasure at the women’s outfits. She stated that anyone dressed in such a manner would immediately be disqualified from auditions she oversees. The actress questioned the women about their outfits, stating that it was wrong, whether they were “Marlians” or not. She…
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has given an insight to the non-inclusion of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway in the 2025 budget attributing it to an error of omission amid concerns by operators over the exclusion of the multi-billion naira project in the appropriation bill. In a video clip on X (formerly Twitter), the minister said, “What you have in the budget was Lagos-Port Harcourt Highway, it is supposed to be Lagos-Calabar Highway, so we are interfacing with the committee chairman in this regard.” However, in an interview with Saturday PUNCH earlier, the Managing Partner, KPT Associates Ltd, Dr Chukwuma…
A former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah, has alleged that ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo stopped him from distributing electricity to the people of the South-South states after he built a 191 megawatts power generation station. Attah, who was Akwa Ibom governor from May 1999 to May 2007, the same time Obasanjo was Nigeria’s democratically elected president, said the then president instructed that the electricity generated from the Akwa Ibom power plant be added to the national grid. The octogenarian was a guest on the Friday edition of Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, a socio-political programme aired on Channels…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nsukka zone in Enugu State, on Thursday said that the benefits of students loan scheme of the Federal Government must not replace the agency funding infrastructures in tertiary institutions across the country as it had yet to pass the test of time. Our correspondent reports that ASUU has vowed to fight relentlessly within its capacity to save the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) established in 2011 following its struggle from being abrogated under the Nigeria Tax Bill (2024) for the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund). Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Raphael Amokaha, while briefing…
The Pro-Nyesom Wike Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule, paid a solidarity visit to the Chukwuemeka Aaron-led Rivers State Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday. The visit follows a planned visit by the Robinson Ewor-led PDP to take leadership of the party after a Rivers State High Court nullified the congresses that produced Chukwuemeka and executives at other levels. A Rivers High Court, headed by Justice Stephen Jumbo on the 13 of January 2025, delivered a judgement nullifying the congresses which led to the emergence of the Robinson Ewor, a pro-Siminalayi Fubara filling in the void created…