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Street Interview What is your name? My name is Udosat Ukana. I am 48 years old and from Ikot Unah in Ukanafun local government area. Why are you in Uyo? I was internally displaced due to the mayhem that rocked my village. I left my village for Uyo since June last year. How did it happen? The cult war started as a child’s play. The boys formed various groups. From time to time, they went into bush and came back in the day to commit the crimes.  When I was a youth leader, I tried to convince them to stay…

In this concluding interview, Mr. Unyime Idem, managing director, Idems Ultimate Limited and Chairman, Stanford Microfinance Bank limited, speaks about his bank, politics, family, leisure time and countries visited, among other interesting issues. Happy reading:   Excerpts: As a GSM dealer and entrepreneur, what motivated you to venture into Bank business? I got motivation to start Stanford Microfinance Bank when I interacted with my customers across the entire state and discovered that their basic challenge was inability to source for funds for their businesses. I also discovered that there was a gap between them and the commercial bank in that…

Former Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole has emerged the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Oshiomhole was voted national chairman of ruling APC by delegates at the National Convention of the party in Abuja on Saturday. He emerged the sole candidate for the position, after 14 others pulled out of the race to succeed John Odigie Oyegun. The names of each of the unopposed candidates were mentioned by the Chairman of the National Convention Committee Governor Abubakar Badaru Mohammed of Jigawa State while the delegates in affirmation chorused “Yes.” Oshiomhole was the first candidate to be mentioned by…

A lot of events related to 2019 took place across the nation recently. From the recent botched congresses of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, the medical trip to the United Kingdom by President Muhammadu Buhari, the merger of the Coalition for Nigerian Movement, CNM with the African Democratic Congress, ADC to the declaration of former Edo Governor, Adams Oshiomhole to contest for the national chairmanship of the APC and ace journalist, Alistair Soyode for the 2019 presidency, it has been one hell of a week. However,   we decided to take on an elder statesman, Obong Victor Attah who is…

Street Interview Who Are you? My name is Kufre Urom from Ikot Akpa Idem in Ukanafun local government area. I am 30 years and a holder of B.SC (English/Education). Why are you in Uyo? I was displaced from my village since March 19, 2018 following the sudden death of my brother, Unyime Urom. He was killed by unknown gunmen in our compound in the night on March 18, this year. All of us- my parents including siblings- were forced to flee the compound. Since then, I have not reached our compound because of the gory sight of my slain brother.…

Argentina’s loss to Croatia opened up a huge door for Iceland and Nigeria to make headway in Group D, and it was the Super Eagles who took full advantage. Ahmed Musa’s second-half double gave Nigeria full control, while Gylfi Sigurdsson’s missed penalty kick could loom large going forward, as Nigeria took a 2-0 triumph in Vologograd to move into second place in the group. Iceland had the better of the play in the first half and looked to strike early. It nearly did through its superstar, Sigurdsson. His long-range free kick was earmarked for the upper left-hand corner of the…

Street Interview Who are you? My name is Udeme Ibanga Umoh alias Andybest. I am from Ikot Inyang Abia in Ukanafun local government area of Akwa Ibom State. When did you leave your village for Abak? I left the village two years and three months ago for Abak because of insecurity in Ukanafun. I came with my family- wife and six children. Did you abandon any business venture or property in Ukanafun? I left Andybest Guest House at 50 Court Road, Ukanafun. As a Nigerian distributor for Champion and Guinness Breweries (Nigeria) Plc, I abandoned the business too which has…

Worried by the lingering cult and militant crisis in Etim Ekpo and Ukanafun local government areas of the state, Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has called for security summit of all stakeholders to finally proffer solutions to the crsis. Some months ago, Akwa Ibom state government outlawed 33 cult groups in the state. Last week, Akwa Ibom Police Command declared 59 persons from Etim Ekpo and Ukanafun local government areas wanted in connection with increased cult activities in the areas that have snowballed into killings, kidnapping, rape and arson for more than two years now. Bogged by the development…

Some Akwa Ibom State people see the inaugurated $45 million International market (Urua Nka) in Eket local government area of the state as a huge economic trigger, hoping it is not election promise ploy to woo support from the populace. Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom, Monday, inaugurated the market which collaborated between the state government and Yiwu International Trade City of Nigeria. Analysts in Comfort FM, Uyo Friday applauded the idea behind the market and see it as a welcome development to Akwa Ibom hitherto seen as a civil service state yet to have any international market. Some analysts…

Dignitaries accompanying Akwa Ibom Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel to Hiltop Mansion in Uyo were caught unawares, Tuesday, as he stopped on the busy Eket-Etinan Road in the state to connect with the poor masses. The governor who returned from the second phase of constituency briefing and empowerment programne organised by Owoidighe Ekpoattai, the member representing Eket Federal Constituency,  held at Eket local government secretariat grounds, Eket, disembarked from his official car. The long convoy stopped at the junction of Ikot Etobo in Nsit Ubium local government area and vehicular movement on the road ceased. As he strolled along the road,…