Author: Anietie Akpan
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Cameroonian Government Suspends Maritime Trade As Biafra Loyalists Abduct Idabato Division Officer
By Anietie Akpan Following escalated violence between Cameroonian forces and pro Biafra Separatist in Bakassi Peninsula, trade and maritime traffic between Cameroon and Nigeria in the area have been suspended temporarily. Top sources told Pillar Today, that the Governor of Cameroon’s Southwest Region, Bernard Okalia Bilai, ordered the suspension of trade and maritime activities with…
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The Shrills And Thrills Of A Live Football Game
OPINION By Etim Etim Watching a football game live at the stadium provides a different set of thrills and fun. The shouts, drumming, cheers, boos and the side comments and commentaries from the fans create an exciting atmosphere that you don’t have watching it on TV. This is part of the reasons I flew into…
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Senator Akpabio, Ufot Ebong And The Local Government Election
Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio OPINION By Etim Etim I have seen the screenshot of the text messages that went between Senator Godswill Akpabio and the late Ufot Ebong in which Ebong, in his sick bed at Ibom Specialty Hospital, Uyo, acknowledged receipt of $35,000 from the Senate President. The money was meant to assist…
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Regulation On Imported Commodities Into EU Postponed By One Year
By Anietie Akpan The implementation of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) aimed at ensuring that commodities imported into the European Union (EU) are not driving deforestation and forest degradation has been postponed by one year. The regulation was due to come into force by December 2024 as part of the resolution of the delegation…
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Rivers Crisis: Olumba Obu Invokes Spiritual Intervention
Leader Olumba Olumba Obu. By Anietie Akpan As the Rivers State crisis deepens, the Spiritual Leader of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS, Olumba Olumba Obu is invoking spiritual intervention for Governor Sim Fubara and his administration. Accordingly, he has ordered his teeming faithful to converge in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State…
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Umo Eno, Akpabio And The Emerging Political Alliance
Gov. Umo Eno. OPINION By Etim Etim Let me begin by thanking Gov. Umo Eno for allowing the APC candidate win the Local Government election in Essien Udim LGA, Senator Akpabio’s LGA. The election was conducted yesterday, Saturday, October 5, and of the 31 LGAs, PDP won all but Essien Udim. We all know that…
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Governor Eno Speaks On Decision To Make Daughter Coordinator Of Late Wife’s Office
By Anietie Akpan Governor Umo Eno on Sunday clarified his decision to present his first daughter as the Coordinator of the office of the wife of the Governor after the sudden demise of his wife, Pastor Patience Umo Eno on Thursday, September 26, 2024. He spoke while addressing a congregation of the All Nations Christian…
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Social Contract, Economic Reforms And The Drive For $1 Trillion Economy
OPINION By Etim Etim At a public function in Lagos two weeks ago, the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, gave startling revelations on the weaknesses and inadequacies of our tax system and came up with a damning verdict that it is riddled with corruption and stymied by…
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CROSIEC Extends LG Election By One Week
By Ita Williams, Calabar Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) has announced the extension of the state’s local government council election by one week, with a new date set for Saturday, November 2, 2024. CROSIEC had earlier scheduled the council polls for October 26. The Chairman of the commission, Dr. Ekong Edet Boco, made…
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China Opens Strategic Partnership With Nigeria, Donates N39 million Anti-Malaria Drugs To Cross River
Chinese and Nigeria officials during the ceremony. By Kingsley Agim The Chinese government has opened a new level of strategic partnership between Nigeria and China with the donation of anti-malaria medical commodities worth N37.9 million to the the government of Cross River state . This gesture which is a bid to support the tate’s…
