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Day: September 4, 2018

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Accepting Akpabio in APC is like carrying a life snake in your pocket – Senator Umoyo

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Senator Etang Umoyo has worn many attires as a politician. He is a senior citizen in Akwa Ibom, founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Esit Eket Local Government Area, frontline advocate for power shift to Eket Senatorial District as far back as 2012. He is a politician who follows his rulebook in politics religiously even in the face of scathing criticisms. In this interview with Journalists in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, Umoyo disclosed why he returned to PDP, his support for Gov. Udom Emmanuel’s re-election…

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The 13th floor incarnate

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  By Edidiong Udobia Triskaidekaphobia is the fear, hate, or dislike of the number thirteen (13). There are different stories about number 13 with attendant superstitions, which although not proven, have gained wide acceptance in many countries like the United States. One of such superstitions is the legend of the 13th floor. From my little research, I learnt that in the affected countries, the number 13 is considered unlucky, so most superstitious building owners purposefully omit a floor numbered 13. However, the fact that building/hotel owners deliberately refuse to number…

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Emmanuel Nicholas to emerge Assembly member

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  . As Uruan zones AKHA seat to Central Uruan   Special Assistant to the Governor on Documentation, Mr Emmanuel Nicholas should be the next member representing Uruan State Constituency in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly in 2019 if recent developments concerning the State Constituency are anything to go by. NEWS LINK can authoritatively report that political stakeholders in Uruan have unanimously decided to cede the Assembly seat to Central Uruan in the spirit of zoning and fair-play. According to reports, the decision was taken in the best…

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