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Despite the COVID-19 fears, more than three thousand delegates from the 31 local government areas of the state would gather at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo for the election of new state executive officers to steam the party’s engine for the next four years. The state Congress which would have been held in March but postponed due to the ravaging coronavirus will elect state officers on Thursday, July 30 and will climax with the inauguration of the helmsmen at the state PDP Secretariat, Atan Offot, Uyo, on Saturday, August 1. But speaking at Inspiration FM, Uyo, on Wednesday, Comrade Iniobong…

By: Israel Umoh After a two-week strike, health Workers in Akwa Ibom State have agreed to return to their duty posts from Thursday, July 30 as the state government and the union have reached a truce on some of their demands. The workers under the aegis of the Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, had embarked on the strike after the state government failed to meet their demands, among which were, payment of 80% National Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS), review of hazard allowance, recall of 722 retrenched local government workers and payment of 50% of their salary compared to their…

Kinky hair and straight braids do not mix. Almost like oil and water. If you use normal, straight braids, chances are that your hair will start peeking through within 2 weeks. Which is not a problem! However, if you’d like your cornrows and braids to last longer, there are now kinky braid options for you thank heavens. There are also kinky weave styles that will blend right in with your hair. Let’s look at some of them: 1. Rasta Dread Darling’s Rasta Collection is perfect for the dreadlock feel! The braids look so realistic and blend in perfectly with natural…

A Cameroon-born and US-based physician Monday claimed that she has found cure to the ravaging COVID-19 that has claimed thousands since its outbreak in November 2019. Dr. Stella Immanuel speaking at a news conference held by a group of American doctors under the aegis of “America’s Frontline Doctors” in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington DC listed the antimalarial drug — hydroxychloroquine, zinc and antibacterial drug — Zithromax, as effective cures for the coronavirus disease. Flanked by seven other doctors, all wearing white lab coats crested with “America’s Frontline Doctors,” Immanuel, who schooled in University of Calabar in Nigeria, said…

The Federal Government has declared Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir Celebration. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by Georgina Ehuriah, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior. In the statement, Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior, congratulated Muslim faithful and all Nigerians both at home and abroad on the occasion. “He called on the Muslims to continue to imbibe the spirit of love, peace, kindness and sacrifice, as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) and to also use the period to pray for peace,…

Rapper and record producer, Drake has beaten Madonna’s record for the highest number of Top 10 hits in US chart history. The Canadian-born rapper broke the record after his collaboration with DJ Khaled, Popstar polled at No. 3 while Greece charted at No 8 this week, bringing his total Top 10 hits to 40 and beating Madonna’s record of 38. In March, he also broke the record for the most hits in the US Hot 100, at 208 but as at July that tally has now reached 224, aided by his most recent full-length release, Dark Lane Demo Tapes, which…

The Federal Government announced Monday that exit classes for Nigerian secondary schools are to resume on August 4, 2020. A press statement from Federal Ministry of Education signed by its Director for Press and Public Relations, Ben Goong, said the reopening would enable the students to use two weeks to prepare for their West African Examination Council (WAEC) examination scheduled to start from August 17, 2020. The unanimous decision was reached during a virtual consultative meeting between the Federal Ministry of Education, the Commissioner for Education in each of the 36 states of the Federation, the Nigeria Union of Teachers…

As he prepares to bow out of the ministry, Mr. Udo Ekpenyong, Akwa Ibom Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, has attributed his success to God’s grace, commitment to task, humility, the sincerity of purpose and goodwill from the people. The commissioner stated this Monday when staffers of the ministry rolled out drums to celebrate him over what they termed as his impacting and people-oriented disposition during his sojourn in the ministry. Ekpenyong who served in the ministry for more than four years is tipped to succeed Obong Paul Ekpo as the next Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, Akwa…

The Federal Government has extended the N-POWER Batch C online application by two weeks. The online application process, which began on Friday, June 26, 2020, was to have ended Sunday, July 26, 2020. This was as it stated that it has received more than five million applications so far. The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, through its Deputy Director of Press, Rhoda Iliya, in a late-night statement, said the extension, “is to afford everyone an opportunity to register online and take into cognizance difficulties some people might encounter in gaining access to the registration portal which…

Only six states in the federation are said to be economically viable, according to the 2019 Annual States Viability Index, ASVI, released on Sunday by Economic Confidential. The states include Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Kwara, Kaduna and Enugu, while also listing the poor and insolvent states to include Katsina, Kebbi, Borno, Bayelsa and Taraba states, based on their poor internally-generated revenue, IGR, which is far below 10% of their receipts from the federation account. The index proved that without the monthly disbursement from the Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, many states remain unviable, and cannot survive without the federally-collected revenue, mostly…