Day: April 23, 2018

Warns peaceful dialogue should not be taken for granted By Okon Bassey The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has advised that the peaceful disposition of the people of the Niger Delta region should not be taken as a sign of weakness, vowing to pursue vigorously the 16-point agenda presented to the federal government on how to tackle crisis and development of the region and the country. The Chairman of PANDEF and former Military Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Idongesit Nkanga (rtd), who made the call at the weekend at the…

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 . Arraigned for alleged robbery, attempted murder   The long arm of the law has caught up with the village head of Annan Ikono in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, identified as Eteidung Eseme Obot for an alleged robbery and murder attempt. Obot was arraigned on Friday at the Magistrate Court Three, Uyo Division by the Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi in a suit with file number MU/703C/2018. The accused who allegedly perpetrated the crime against the petitioner, Otuekong Timothy was arraigned…

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    . Details of how Uyo Skye Bank Manager drowned . How 30-man family picnic ended in disaster   By Ayodele Johnson   The family of an Akwa Ibom Skye Bank Manager, Mr. Ubong Ekpe, have come to a realization that the Ibeno Beach where the deceased drowned alongside brother, Francis, was unfit for fun. Charles, a sibling to the deceased, expressed this in a conversation with Punch News. His attempt to get off dirt from his body proved to be a catalyst for a tragic event. A sad…

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