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Akwa Ibom’s domestic debt has risen to N239.21 billion, representing 5.71 per cent of the total domestic debts owed by sub-national governments as of third quarter of 2020. This figure is the latest data from the Debt Management Office, and places Akwa Ibom on the third row among the heavily indebted. Lagos is topping with a debt profile of N493.32 billion as of Q3 2020, accounting for 11.77 per cent of sub-national governments’ total domestic debt. Rivers has a domestic debt stock of N266.94 billion, which represents 6.37 per cent of the country’s sub-national domestic debt stock. Delta accounts for…

Sixteen Nigerian states including Federal Capital Territory, Sunday, recorded 917 COVID-19 infections and nine deaths. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control tweeted on January 3, “On the 3rd of January 2021, 917 new confirmed cases and 9 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “The 917 new cases are reported from 17 states- FCT (222), Lagos (214), Kaduna (119), Plateau (92), Nasarawa (50), Oyo (41), Adamawa (33), Ondo (32), Abia (28), Ogun (19), Rivers (17), Kano (16), Yobe (14), Edo (8), Anambra (6), Ekiti (5) and Jigawa (1).” According to the health agency, “Till date, 90,080 cases have been confirmed, 75,044 cases have…

By: Israel Umoh This analysis is a continuation of governorship aspirants in Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria and the concluding part of it. Barr. Udom Inoyo: Unlike others, Inoyo is a technocrat. A proud son of Ikot Okoro in Nsit Ubium Local Area, he is perhaps one of the biggest names in the corporate world of Akwa Ibom extraction. He retired as Vice Chairman of ExxonMobil Nigeria operation. Inoyo has been actively engaged in activities of the oil and gas sector. On retirement, he declared his interest to serve the state in a higher capacity. He is said to have…

A member representing Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Bassey Albert Akpan has admitted that he contacted the dreaded COVID-19 in July 2020. Akpan popularly known as OBA who testified this on Sunday, January 3 at Full Life Christian Church, Uyo in Akwa Ibom State said that he was healed after 14 days. The Senator who is also the Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources Upstream in the Red Chambers said the 14-day journey of the affliction began on July 14, 2020 and ended on July 28, last year. According to him, only his wife knew…

The 11-year-old student of the Deeper Life High School, Uyo in Akwa Ibom, has narrated how he suffered physical assault from one of the teachers because he was bedwetting. Don Davis shared the nasty experience of how he was allegedly assaulted and molested by sa member of staff and two students of the school in a Facebook live with his mum, Deborah. According to him, he began to suffer physical assault from one of the teachers because he was bedwetting. ”When I got to Deeper Life school, because I bedwet, Mr Akpan uses belt on me. He uses any thing…

Uncertainty hangs on resumption of classes by university students as university workers have given Federal Government a 14-day strike notice to clear disparity in allocation of N40 billion earned allowance. Coming under the aegis of National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), the workers have vowed to go on strike if the Federal Government fails to meet their demands and resolve their grievances. They are protesting the disparity in the sharing of N40 billion earned allowance released to the four university-based unions. These are Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian University (SSANU), the Non-Academic Staff…

Israel is leading globally in the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered per 100 people. As at December 30, Israel is far ahead of the other countries listed on the chart with 9.18 doses per 100 people, according to data posted by Our World in Data has reported. Bahrain is second with 3.37, Iceland with 1.43, and UK with 1.18 while US is in fifth place with 0.84. More than 1.8 million people have now died of the virus around the world. The government has hit its goal of at least 150,000 vaccinations a day for a second consecutive day…

Veteran former CNN presenter, Larry King, who tested COVID-19 positive, has been admitted in a hospital. King, 87, is being treated at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for more than a week, and is in intensive care due to the fact he has Type 2 diabetes, according to a statement released by his family. The talk show host has also battled several heart attacks over the years and had quintuple bypass surgery in 1987. In 2017, King revealed he had been diagnosed with lung cancer and successfully underwent surgery to treat it. In 2019 he had surgery to…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Saturday, confirmed 576 new COVID-19 infections and eight deaths in the country. Of the confirmed cases from 14 states including Federal Capital Territory, Lagos State is ranked highest with 277, FCT, 90 and Oyo, 51. “On the 2nd of January 2021, 576 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “The 576 new cases are reported from 15 states- Lagos (277), FCT (90), Oyo (51), Nasarawa (49), Sokoto (23), Anambra (14), Bauchi (11), Imo (11), Kano (11), Edo (10), Plateau (10), Ogun (9), Osun (5), Jigawa (3), and Rivers (2),” NCDC tweeted. According…

By: Israel Umoh The 2023 governorship race in Akwa Ibom State had begun. As many were campaigning for the re-election of Governor Udom Emmanuel, some politicians were busily plotting graph on how to grab and occupy the coveted Hilltop Mansion in Uyo. The Hilltop Mansion is highly eyed seat by many a politician. Like honeycomb, the mansion drips with oily honey- it could be perceptible money or juicy appointments- such that the occupant squeezes honey from the seat and gives whom he pleases. Under a gentleman’s agreement, Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District started the race under the fourth Republic…