Day: January 4, 2017

The year 2016 will go down, arguably, as the most eventful year in Akwa Ibom State. From good tidings to dreadful and ugly incidents, Akwa Ibomites saw it all in 365 eventful days. In this New Year edition, NEWS LINK tries a compilation of happenings that really shook the state and will definitely leave a mark in the sands of time. Flip through and enjoy; it’s a collector’s item, fit for your library.   JANUARY The Good:  Supreme Court upheld Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election The year started with the…

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The family of Anietie Augustine Ndarake, an Architect and member of the Reigners Bible Church whose building collapsed in Uyo on the 10th of December, 2016, has called for the immediate unconditional release of the detainee from police custody, and the arrest of the proprietor of the church, Mr. Akan Weeks. Uwem Augustine Ndarake, elder brother of the detainee who led other members of the family to address a cross section of the media over the weekend, stated that Akan Weeks is the proprietor and founder of the church, and…

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The back-stabbing and betrayal that served as the curtain-raiser for the 2007 gubernatorial election in the state have been revealed by former Minister, Senator John Udoedehe. In an interview he granted a cross section of the media in the state recently, Udoedehe said Umana Umana who was Finance Commissioner under Obong Victor Attah tricked his then boss into believing he was mobilizing support for his preferred candidate only to use resources earned from Attah’s magnanimity to fund the election of Godswill Akpabio( which was against Attah’s wish). According to the…

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