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Akwa Ibom Deputy Governor, Mr. Moses Ekpo, has lost his polling unit in the Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections to All Progressives Congress (APC). Ekpo who is a member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) became a deputy governor since 2015 under Governor Udom Emmanuel. An indigene of Abak town, he lost woefully Abak Urban 3 polling unit to APC submarine spearheaded by Senator Godswill Akpabio, a former Akwa Ibom State Governor. Our correspondent reports that counting of ballot papers has begun and the final result will be announced by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Details loading…  

The Advisory Boards for the Nigeria Prize for Science, Literature and Literary Criticism, have invited entries for the 2023 edition of the prizes, flagging off this year’s competitions. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr. Andy Odeh, the General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development at Nigeria LNG Ltd. (NLNG), on Friday. The Nigeria Prizes for Science and Literature sponsored by the NLNG, now in the 19th year, has a cash prize of $100,000 each, according to the News Agency of Nigeria. The statement added that the Prize for Literary Criticism would be $10,000. It said that the…

Like bad a dream, Ukrainians wore long but unsmiling faces on the day, greeted with sighs and bad memories across the globe in commemorating Russian conflagration of their homeland. This typified as Ukraine rolled out ceremonies to mark the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country on Friday, February 24, 2022. The mood in Ukrainian capital Kyiv was somber and defiant. Ukrainians wore long faces as they marked one year since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion that reduced the once pacesetting country to ruins and a ghost town. A year on, thousands of soldiers and civilians have been killed in…

On the eve of Presidential and National Assembly elections, a member of Nigerian House of Representatives in Rivers State, Chinyere Igwe, is cooling his feet in the net of security operatives over possession of undeclared money. Igwe, a supporter of the PDP presidential candidate was arrested in the early hours of Friday along Aba Road in Port Harcourt with about $498,100 (N373,575,000) which he claimed was allegedly given to him to ensure electoral success in Rivers State. In previous elections, politicians have been accused of rigging polls through vote buying. Nigeria has recently issued new banknotes, partly in order to make it harder for…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has released the actual number of collected and uncollected Permanent Voter Cards in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and other Nigerian states to decide the fates of Presidential and National Assembly candidates on Saturday. PVC collection ended on February 5, after the commission extended the process twice. A total of 87,209,007 PVCs were collected, while 6,259,229 were uncollected as of February 5. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced this in a document released at the daily briefing at the National Collation Centre in Abuja on Thursday. Based on the disclosure by INEC, 87.2 million voters would determine the…

Senator Godswill Akpabio said restructuring would form a front burner of national discussion in the 10th Nigerian Senate, hence the need for their constituents to send men of capacity and competence to the Red Chambers. Akpabio stated this Thursday when he paid consultative visit to Itai Afe Annang (V), Obong Blaise Awakama and other prominent members of the frontline socio-cultural organisation at Afe Annang secretariat, Ebebit Afaha Obong in Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Campaigning to represent Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District in the Senate under All Progressives Congress, APC, the former Akwa Ibom governor said…

The Conference of Yoruba Obas has unanimously endorsed the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for Saturday’s presidential election, noting that he is eminently qualified to lead Nigeria. The traditional rulers of the Yoruba people from Ekiti, Lagos, Kogi, Kwara, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo states, stated this in a communique issued after their meeting last at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Oyo State. It was learned that the traditional rulers were satisfied with Tinubu’s presentation during the meeting. Part of the communiqué reads, “They acknowledged Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s solid democratic…

Urges detractors to give peace a chance Enjoins people to vote for Akpabio A renowned socio-political group in Akwa Ibom State, Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District Amalgamated Front has hailed Udom Ekpoudom’s decision to support and work for the success of Senator Godswill Akpabio’s senatorial ambition in the Saturday’s National Assembly election.  Ekpoudom, a retired Deputy Inspector General of Police who lost to Akpabio after a protracted legal battle which ended in the Supreme Court recently collapsed his political structure for the former Akwa Ibom governor and promised him maximum support. In a press statement signed by Mr Effiong Effiong Ekpo, Barr. Akaninyene…

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles claimed their first win at the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations by beating hosts Egypt 1-0 at the Cairo International Stadium on Wednesday evening. The Nigerian lads lost their opening game to Senegal but fought back impressively to shoot down the hosts. Full-back Solomon Agbalaka’s towering header midway through the second half was all the seven-time champions needed to secure their first points at the tournament. But the Young Pharaohs were equally desperate for a win after managing a disappointing goalless draw with Mozambique in the tournament opener. And the Egyptians were the team on the…

The lingering dispute between the Federal Government and some states in the country over the Naira redesign policy will be rested by the Supreme Court on March 3. A seven-man panel of the apex court presided by Justice John Okoro announced the date for judgment shortly after taking all arguments for and against the policy on February 22. Three states: Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara had initially sued the federal government over the implementation of the naira policy over the hardship they claimed the policy has brought upon the citizenry. In addition, they had obtained an interim order of the apex…