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Month: February 2017

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Anti- Buhari Protest: How Uyo residents occupied IbomPlaza

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Not unfazed by the cancellation of the Anti- Buhari Protest by the originator, popular Nigerian singer Tuface, a few residents of Uyo stormed the popular Ibom Plaza to register their displeasure at the Buhari led government in a peaceful protest. Although reports indicated that hundreds of Nigerians marched through the streets of Lagos, Ibadan, Port Harcourt in protest, the crowd in Uyo was scanty as a few residents who apparently didn’t want the city to be left out in the historic protest, turned-up  and demonstrated against the economic hardship in…

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APC plots Nsima Ekere\ Ita Enang joint ticket

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The APC in Akwa Ibom State is fine-tuning plans for the next governorship election in the state, NEWS LINK has been reliably informed. NEWS LINK can authoritatively report that plans are being perfected to present a Nsima Ekere\Ita Enang joint gubernatorial ticket next year in their bid to occupy Hilltop Mansion in 2019. Both men currently occupy influential positions in President Muhammadu Buhari’s led Federal Government. While Ekere is presently serving as MD of the Niger Delta Development Commission   [NDDC], Ita Enang is a Senior Special Assistant to the President…

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Michael Bush has never left PDP- Rt Hon. Usenobong Akpabio

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A member of the Governing Board of the Ibom international airport, Rt. Hon. Barr. Usenobong Akpabio has risen in defence of the President of Bush House Group, Akparawa Michael Bush, stating that, he(Bush) never left the Peoples Democratic Party for the All Progressives Congress, APC. Barr. Akpabio who was a two time member representing Uruan State Constituency in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, and who contested the PDP primaries twice against Bush, dropped the hint during an interaction with newsmen on the upcoming event of Thursday, January 9,…

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EMMANUEL OKON: THE UNSUNG CHAMPION OF DIVINE MANDATE

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When Mr Udom Emmanuel in 2014 presented himself to contest for the office of Governor of Akwa Ibom State, some skeptics doubted his political strength to win the Peoples Democratic Party Governorship ticket and eventually win the general election, but he believes that under a divine arrangement, his aspiration can come to pass. This perhaps was the reason he christened his campaign organization, “the divine mandate”. The skeptics may have been looking at Mr Udom Emmanuel alone in the political picture of actualizing the divine mandate, but the bigger picture…

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SAI BUHARI- THE END

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I want to tell you a very short story. Before then, let me ask us a weird question. Is President Muhammadu Buhari dead? It is apparent our President went to London, like most of our power elites do, for fear that, Nigerian hospitals, even that Aso Rock Clinic with billions voted to it annually, will not save his life. But Mr Death is everywhere and though I don’t wish anyman, not even our President dead, facts we can’t change remain sacrosanct. Death is everywhere. Ok! I will shortly tell the…

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How Akwa United rated VS Remo Stars

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Akwa United finally got their season off the mark with a 1-0 victory over Premier League’s new boys Remo Stars. The Promise Keepers now have a win, three draws and two defeats in the six week old league.   Udeme INYANG appraises the individual performances of the players in their win against Remo Stars on Sunday.   OLUFEMI KAYODE Had little to do for 90 minutes as Akwa United outplayed their opponents. However, he was beaten in a rare second half counter attack only to be saved by a timely…

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NPFL Match Day 6: Akwa Utd wins first match of the season …beat Remo Stars in Uyo

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Akwa United football club of Uyo beat Remo Stars Football club of Shagamu by alone goal in a week six fixture of the Nigeria Professional Football League match played at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo. Substitute striker Musa Newman scored the only goal of the match in the 83rd minutes of the match to helped his team to their first league victory of the season. Coach Abdul Maikaba made three changes to the team that drew 1-1 with Katsina United on match day five. Kodjo Dadzie returned in…

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WITH OR WITHOUT TUFACE, I STAND WITH NIGERIA

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My relation, a very close one, needed to go for a critical surgical operation in India. He had gotten all the medical references and other documents to travel. Alas, the money required to ensure that he is able to get the needed treatment, is $10,000. Two years ago, N1.7m would have afforded this papa the trip. But before leaving last weekend, he coughed a whooping N5,000,000(excluding the outrageous air transportation fee) to find himself on a bed in India. Such is the frustration, the pains and the anguish on the…

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Soweto uprising, the Arab spring and Nigeria’s misplaced revolution

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While the planned “nationwide” protest by Innocent Idibia aka Tuface, is still enjoying headlines, I have been pondering over the possibility of the protest bringing a lasting solution to Nigeria’s problem. I was deeply engrossed in this mind-boggling adventure yesterday, when I stumbled on the 1992 South African blockbuster film, Sarafina. Yes, that star-studded movie that featured Leleti Khumalo, Whoopi Goldberg, Miriam Makeba, John Kani, Tertius Meintjies and many others. Sarafina retells the Soweto uprising of 1976. As part of the policies of the then apartheid government in South Africa,…

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APC, Udoedehe and the Suicide Missionaries

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I read through the statement made by a group which described itself as Forum of APC State Executives, Chapter and Ward Executives published on page 46 of today, 2nd February 2017 edition of the Nation Newspaper paper. The made a call for the outright dissolution of the current State Executive body of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Akwa Ibom State Chapter led by Dr Amadu Attai. I was rattled by the call because, though there are some justifications however depending on who is reading it and his appreciation of the…

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