The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has trained newly registered and potential exporters on basic strategies to gain access to the international market. Speaking during a one-day workshop on export readiness in Uyo on Friday, the executive director of NEPC, Dr. Ezra Yakusak, said the move was to strengthen and equip exporters with the right knowledge for aggressive export. Our Read More
A man Uduak Akpan convicted for killing job seeker Iniobong Umoren in Akwa Ibom state on Thursday made attempt to escape from the High Court. After the sentence was announced by the trial judge, Justice Bassey Nkanang, on Thursday. It ook the intervention of the police to foil the attempted escape. The convict was sentenced to death by hanging and Read More
The Akwa Ibom state High Court has sentenced Uduak Akpan, the first accused in the murder of Akwa Ibom job seeker, Iniobong Umoren. Akpan attempted to escape shortly after the sentence was announced by the trial judge, Justice Bassey Nkanang, on Thursday. Blueprint reports that it took the intervention of the police to foil the attempted escape. The convict was Read More
The court is a hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered. It is generally considered the last hope of the common man because of its sacredness in addressing dispute and misunderstanding. It can also be seen as a library of wisdom that gives interpretations to judgement, actions, ideas and settlement to misunderstandings. A court is equally seen as any Read More
Senator Bassey Albert Akpan, representing Akwa-Ibom North East Senatorial District, has resigned his membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). His resignation as a member of the PDP was contained in a letter dated July 15, 2022. The letter was read at the start of plenary on Wednesday by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. Senator Akpan, who chairs the Committee Read More
The immediate past national Secretary of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe, has dumped the party. Akpanudoedehe is yet to announce his new party. In a statement released to newsmen in Abuja, Akpanudoedehe faulted the process of selection of governorship candidate of APC in Akwa Ibom state. “I Read More
The Akwa Ibom deputy governor, Mr Moses Ekpo, has said respect for the rule of law, equity and fairness remains the keys to making Nigeria great again. He stated this as the tempo of political activities heightened in the state when Mr Aniekan Umanah was re-elected to contest for the Abak/Etim Ekpo/Ika federal constituency. While addressing party faithful at his Read More
The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Akwa Ibom state, Mike Igini, has explained that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will not change its report on the State Congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held in October 2021. The Congress recognised Mr. Austin Ekanem as the winner and chairman of the Akwa Ibom APC State Executive. This clarification is coming, Read More
Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom state Wednesday stormed the national secretariat of the party in Abuja to protest against the alleged plot to impose Akanimo Udofia as the governorship candidate in 2023 general elections. According to the revised timetable and schedule of activities of the ruling party, the governorship primary election will take place today Read More
An All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant, Professor Chris Ekong, has said the industries created by the present administration in Akwa Ibom state are phony and overrated. Ekong, a Professor of Economics at the University of Uyo, also lamented that more than 52 percent of the youth in the state are unemployed. Speaking with newsmen in Uyo weekend, the governorship Read More
An All Progressives Congress Governorship aspirant, Professor Chris Ekong, has described the industries by the present administration in Akwa Ibom as phoney and overrated. Ekong, who is a Professor of Economics at the University of Uyo also lamented that more than 52 percent of the youth population in the state are still unemployed. Speaking with newsmen in Uyo over the Read More
It was a sad scenario in Akwa Ibom following fire incident that burnt some shops in Itam market and destroy goods worth millions of naira. It was gathered that the fire outbreak started early morning on Wednesday, though the cause of the inferno could not be ascertained. An eyewitness, Ikwo Ekpo, who arrived at the market in the morning stated Read More
Ten years after the ceding of 76 oil wells to Akwa Ibom state, a frontline governorship contender in Cross River state, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has vowed to revisit the matter when elected into office. Otu spoke in Calabar, Wednesday, during a press conference shortly after being received by his teeming supporters in Calabar. The reception came few days after Read More
A Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Patricia Etteh, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Mrs Etteh is accused of fraudulently handling the N130m solar street light project in Akwa Ibom state. Details are still sketchy on the issue but She was speaker of the House of Representatives for five months, between June Read More
A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party and former chairman of the party in OrukAnam local government area of Akwa Ibom state, Sylvester Ntefre, has been assassinated by unknown gunmen. Ntefere was killed at his residence in Ekparakwa by his assailants who left behind a black toyota Jeep used for the operation after they were chased. A community source told Read More
Tension have enveloped the political climate of Akwa Ibom state as thousands of aspiring adhoc delegates who trooped out with their supporters for the ongoing Saturday’s election are currently stranded in their various People’s Democratic Party (PDP) offices across the state since morning. Blueprint correspondent covering the election observed that rather than the state party office located at Atan offot Read More
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has ordered no fewer than 20 corps members in the 2021 Batch A Stream 2, who were sent to Akwa Ibom to repeat their service for abscondment during the service year. The state coordinator of NYSC, Mrs Chinyere Ekwe, disclosed this during the passing out parade of the corps members in Uyo on Thursday. Read More
The Police has grilled Stephen Ntokekpo, factional Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Akwa Ibom state. The arrest was on the heels of a petition filed against him by the chairman of State Congress Committee of the party, Banki Sheriff, who had accused him of forging his signature on what Ntokekpo had been parading as result of the Read More
The Akwa Ibom House of Assembly aspirant, Mr. Sunday Afiko, who was in consultation to contest on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has finally decamped to African Democratic Congress (ADC). He has also purchased the party’s nomination form. Afiko made this known to newsmen while playing host to the National Youth Body of ADC led by Mr. Read More
Kidnappers of the founder and President of the Solid Rock Church, Apostle John Okoriko, in the Mkpat Enin local government area of Akwa Ibom atate, have reduced the ransom from N100 million to N30 million. The cleric was abducted in the church’s premises on Tuesday around 5pm by the hoodlums, who scaled the fence and dragged their victim to the Read More
Former national secretary of the defunct Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator John James Akpanudoedehe has declared for the governorship race of Akwa Ibom state. The former minister of state Federal Capital Territory (FCT), however, promised to end poverty, ensure even development of the state and bring prosperity to his people. Senator Akpanudoedehe declared Read More
A large crowd of All Progressives Congress (APC) faithful and voters in Akwa Ibom, Saturday, thronged the Ibom Hall in Uyo, Akwa Ibom to receive the immediate past National Secretary of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the party, Senator John James Akpanudoedehe, after a meritorious service to the party at the national level. The grand reception also coincided Read More
Former Governor of Akwa Ibom and incumbent Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Chief Godswill Akpabio, said he has not joined race for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress. He made the clarification Thursday at the party national secretariat after a meeting with the national chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu. Akpabio was accompanied by another chieftain of Read More
As the clock ticks towards the People Democratic Party primaries slated for May 21st 2022, fresh facts have emerged that the Senator representing Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District, Mr. Bassey Albert, has become more agitated in a bid to secure the governorship ticket in Akwa Ibom state. The senator, who is a source close to him said he is Read More
The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) has trained members of legislature on how to make an effective representation through laws which promote good governance for the benefit of the people. The director general of the institute, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, in his remarks during the training Thursday in Uyo said the Capacity Building Workshop was organised in collaboration Read More
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