OPINION: Politics of Privilege and The Danger it Portends
By Etim Etim Over the Christmas holidays, Nyesom Wike travelled the length and breadth of…
OPINION: Politics of Privilege and The Danger it Portends
By Etim Etim Over the Christmas holidays, Nyesom Wike travelled the length and breadth of Rivers State, visiting all the local government areas, in what appeared as an early campaign for the reelection of President Bola Tinubu. At every stop of the campaign, Wike’s second son, Joachim, would be seated or standing next to him….
OPINION: Transmission or Transfer of Election Results !
By Anietie Usen ♦️Nigeria has 177,000 polling units, 15,000 have NO NETWORK. Buy Starlink for these 15,000 locations at an estimate of N500k each, that is N7.5bn. PROBLEM SOLVED… ♦️This might appear to be an advert for Starlink, but here are the facts: ♦️Starlink is a satellite-based internet constellation operated by SpaceX that provides high-speed,…
A’Ibom Reiterates Readiness to Meet April Deadline For Int’l Flights at Airport
Officials inspecting facilities at the Victor Attah International Airport on Thursday. By Anietie Akpan The Akwa Ibom state government has reiterated its readiness to meet the April deadline to commence international flights at the Victor Attah International Airport. A release from the Government House Press Unit said, the State’s Supervisory Commissioner for Special Duties and…
Gov Otti Pledges Enhanced Performance as Niger Delta Games’ Torch Arrives Abia
Edidiong Umoafia (right) from Akwa Ibom State handing over the Games Torch to Abia State official. By Akanimo Kufre The Niger Delta Games Torch was received and paraded in Abia State on Thursday, courtesy of Edidiong Umoafia, one of the Games Ambassadors, who brought it from Akwa Ibom. Edidiong, clad in a vibrant Akwa Ibom…
A’Ibom Targets 1,100 Women for Cooperative Empowerment in Mbo
By Ekaette Okon -Joseph The Akwa Ibom State Government has launched a ward-based cooperative empowerment drive targeting 1,100 women in Mbo Local Government Area as part of broader efforts to expand women-owned businesses and strengthen grassroots economic participation across the state. Speaking on behalf of Governor Umo Eno at a women’s mobilisation meeting in Mbo,…
A’Ibom Property Tax Bill Anti-People, Oppressive, Says Group
Executive Director, CHRAN, Mr Franklyn Isong. By Dianabasi Effiong A Civil Society group, Centre for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN) has described the Akwa Ibom Taxes Bill, otherwise known as the Property Bill, as anti-people, draconian, monstrous, and oppressive. The group also says it opposed the Bill titled “A Bill for a law to…
