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  By Ubong Creativity The ancient city of Ikot Edor in Onna local government area of Akwa Ibom State was lively at the weekend as guests and sympathizers  trouped in their large numbers amidst pomp and pageantry to witness the obsequies of Late Madam Nne Udo Tobby. The remains of Late Madam Nne Udo Tobby with family members The funeral service took place at Oniong West Secondary School, Ikot Edor and was conducted by Qua Iboe Church, Ikot Edor Superintendency. The event had in attendance traditional rulers council, politicians, clergies, women and youth. In his sermon, the Area Superintendent of Qua Iboe Church, Onna Superintendency, Rev. Uduakabasi Ikwot, said the only way for Christians to access the kingdom of God is by using the right key to unlock the padlock, which is repentance. He charged them to live a life that will qualify them for the kingdom of God which is a home for every faithful believer. Presenting his tribute to his late mother, the first son and Village Hea...

A house boy to former failed politician in the state who is widely known as a serial blackmailer, Iniobong John has mocked former governor of Akwa Ibom State and now Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio for donating outdated cars, wheel barrows, tricycles, etc to constituents after looting the state dry. Speaking with this correspondent on phone, Mr. John said that it is shameful for Senator Godswill Akpabio to loot Akwa Ibom State dry and shamefully donated 1980 cars, wheel barrow, tricycles, etc, to his constituents. According to John, "the people of Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District deserves more than what Sen. Akpabio is dishing out as empowerment after he went home with billions of tax payers money." He went further, "Sen. Akpabio has led Akwa Ibom State for good 8 years during the oil windfall and he went home with billions of Akwa Ibom money. It is a mockery of the century for him to contract someone to bring 1980 old cars, and other equipments as empowe...

EKET FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY MEDIA PROFESSIONALS Stop the premature verdict ( Episode 1) The attention of Eket Federal Constituency Media Professionals has been drawn to a Press Release by some acclaimed stakeholders of Eket extraction under the aegis of Eket Integrity Alliance, captioned “Deplorable State of Roads in Eket Under Gov. Udom Emmanuel: A very sad Tale”, published in the Ink Newspaper and circulated in some social media platforms, with intent to mislead the general public and further incite the people of Eket against His Excellency, Mr. Udom Emmanuel. As informed members of the fourth estate of the realm, we are reacting to this misleading piece to disabuse the minds of the Eket people, who must have consumed this concealed outpour of personal vendetta in a perfectly spiced release, without understanding that the motive is not for the betterment of Eket people, but to get back to His Excellency for not heeding to their incessant political demands that would have bettered their...

Great Voices,  Happy New Year to each and everyone of you and to your individual families. I thank God on behalf of each of you for bringing us through the numerous challenges of 2020 into a brand new year. Mr. Ide-Owodiong Idemeko, National Coordinator 1001+ Voices It is incontrovertible to state that the discovery and devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 was not only the most significant occurrence for that year but has become the most devastating public health crises since the great depression of the 1930's.  It is good for mention that inspite of the challenges posed by the socio-economic devastation of the pandemic, we have lived true to the word and spirit of our strategic action plan and projections for 1001+ Voices Initiative. We envisaged that we would crawl in 2020, then walk in 2021. True to type and owing to the dexterity, commitment, focus and tenacity of our strategic and executive leadership we have grown from a-60-member organisation to a 600+ s...

* A High Court sitting at Uyo Judicial Division has ordered an associate of Senator Godswill Akpabio to pay the sum of N1.5 Billion N aira ( One Billion , Five Hundred Million Naira ) as cost of damages to the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Deacon Udom Emmanuel over libelous publications in an online newspaper by the defendant. The said Order was made in Suit No: HU/279/2019 between Deacon Udom Gabriel Emmanuel ( Claimant ) V Leo Ekpenyong Esq. ( Defendant ) in the High Court of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria in the Uyo Judicial Division Holden at Uyo. Recalled that on September 11, 2019, the National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Uyo had upheld the election of Senator Chris Ekpenyong, against the petition brought before it by defeated Senator Akpabio. In dismissing the suit in a majority judgement, Chairman of the Panel, Justice W. O. Akanbi ruled that Akpabio could not provide sufficient evidence to upturn the result of the election. However Leo Ekpenyong in an ef...

  By Ogochukwu Isioma “I Rejected N864m”, Policeman ‘Who Never Took Bribe’ Resigns Over Non-Promotion. CSP Francis Osagie Erhabor, the policeman and divisional police officer (DPO) in charge of ‘D’ division Itam in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom state, who is acclaimed to have never taken a bribe since over 30 years in active service, has resigned from the profession. CSP Francis Erhabor receiving award at Sheraton Hotel in Lagos Erhabor, who made headlines after rejecting a whopping N864 million bribe, was on December 10, 2020, at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, in Abuja, during the 2020 IgbereTV Leadership Excellence Awards named ‘Police officer of the year’ after coming tops in the nationwide online voting. Speaking in an exclusive interview with IGBERE TV on New Year day, 1st January 2021, the police officer lamented that he feels cheated by the system, having been denied promotion more than thrice despite all his efforts and sacrifices for the police force and the country. His w...

  ... Urges Members to be Hopeful for a Better Year. Ekid People's Union (EPU), an Akwa Ibom-based apex socio-cultural organisation, has charged governments at all levels to sincerely and speedily actualise, their often avowed commitments, in the new year, towards making life more tolerable and meaningful  to the citizens. Dr. Samuel Udonsak, President Eket People's Union In a goodwill message to mark the new year, EPU's  President-General, Dr Samuel Udonsak, however urged the people to have a renewed hope for a more refreshing and fulfilling life experience in 2021 notwithstanding  that Year 2020 had brought untold hardship, via economic devastation,  social dislocation, infrastructural decay and grave  global health challenges, that have no doubt  resulted in unimaginable loss of hope. Udonsak therefore reasoned that one way to restore lasting hope in the citizenry is for the governments to prioritise and focus on potentially impactful projects and p...