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SUSPENDED GOVERNORS AID, EMMANUEL NICHOLAS RE ARRESTED AS MORE INCRIMINATING  REPORTS UNFOLDS. The notorious special assistant to the governor  of Akwa Ibom State on documentation and research, Emmanuel Nicholas Okokon popularly called White Bom Bom (the crown fraud prince) has been re arrested. White Bom Bom was re arrested on Friday following more incriminating reports over his dubious criminal activities following his close palling with  the Chief of staff to governor Emmanuel and commissioner for works, Akparawa Ephraim Inyangeyen. Reports said White Bom Bom used his close relationship with the chief of staff to dupe many contractors handling some contracts in the Ministry of works. One of the contractors according to reports had paid close to thirty million naira to White Bom Bom to deliver to his friend the Honourable commissioner in other to gain an important project, but White Bom Bom didn't deliver.  White Bom Bom is said to have collected cows w...

A PRESENTATION BY THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF NIGER DELTA AFFAIRS TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON NDDC OVER ALLEGATION OF FINANCIAL MALFEASANCE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THE NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (NDDC) HELD AT THE MEETING ROOM 447, NEW BUILDING EXTENSION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COMPLEX, ABUJA ON MONDAY, 20TH JULY, 2020 PROTOCOLS The Honourable Chairman and Members of the Committee, I am sincerely grateful for this opportunity to appear before you to personally respond to the issues raised in your letter Ref. No. NASS/9HR/CT/2020/VOL.1/039 dated 6th July, 2020 alleging malfeasance and other activities in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). 2.​I want to appreciate the Honourable Members of the House of Representatives under the leadership of the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila and other Principal Officers. I sincerely appreciate the opportunity to interact with this Committee today as I recall some of the fond memories shared with a number of...

by Derek Major Thirty-one percent of children in Florida have tested positive for the new coronavirus, worrying health officials who say that the long-term effects of the virus in children are still unknown. According to The Grio, Florida is quickly becoming the new epicenter of the pandemic. More than 327,241 citizens have been infected and 4,805 have died. More than 20,000 residents are currently hospitalized. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently blamed the media last month saying it stopped asking him about the coronavirus in May. A father putting a face mask on a child As DeSantis continues to push for schools to open just over a month from now, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel notes Dr. Alina Alonso, Palm Beach County’s health department director, said even asymptomatic children are experiencing lung damage as a result of the coronavirus. “We don’t know how that is going to manifest a year from now or two years from now,” Alonso told county commissioners on T...

By Admin A prominent businessman and aspirant in the race for the chairmanship position in Eket local government area at the coming local government elections in the state, Mr. Iniobong Idem has assured that if elected as Chairman, he will change the leadership narrative of the local government with many lofty programmes that will impact positively on the lives of the citizenry. He gave the assurance today during a media parley with pressmen at his office in Eket. Mr. Iniobong Idem Idem said he is not seeking political office for financial gains but to use it and render more quality services to the people. “I am coming out not because of money but to change the leadership narrative of Eket local government area. I don’t take politics as a career, I only come in because of the exigency of time,” he emphasized. Mr. Idem who is a geologist by profession but philanthropist by calling, disclosed that he has partnered with Idem Foundation to trained many yout...

By Admin The Chairman of Trade Union Congress, Akwa Ibom State Council, Comrade Dominic Abang has commended the establishment of Akwa Ibom State Chapter of Senior Staff Association of Electricity Allied Company (SSAEAC). The TUC Chairman made the commendation during the inauguration of Akwa Ibom State executive of the organization in Eket at the weekend. Comrade Abang said the creation of Senior Staff Association of Electricity Allied Company in Akwa Ibom State has expanded the coast of TUC and added another affiliate group to the existing bodies that made up the TUC components which will strengthen the body to carry out its responsibilities appropriately. “Today is a remarkable one in the annals of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, Akwa Ibom State Council. My earnest appreciation goes to God Almighty who in his magnanimity expanded the coast of TUC in Akwa Ibom State by adding yet another affiliate group to the existing bodies that make up our component in the state.” ...