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Rohr’s wake-up call By Udeme Inyang

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  There’s no Super Eagles Coach who has been given the kind of liberty to operate like Coach Gernot Rohr has been afforded. From choosing players, training camp locations and even coaching the team without the interference of the boisterous NFF Technical Committee, Rohr has had a field day. In return for these favours, Rohr has been very considerate to the Nigeria Football Federation. From funding his own travel expenses outside the country to monitor players and even his decision to endure (without complains) many months without salaries, the German…

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Lucky Nsima

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Some of the so called NDDC roads that were worked on during the last quarter of 2016 have as we speak become worst! A very good example is the Udo Ette – Ikpa Road connection. At least I know over 5 of such roads in Uyo alone. And whenever I pass through them I just shudder with sympathy for the M.D because if these roads are like this in the 1st half of 2017 imagine how deplorable they would have become by the election year? And what will be the…

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THE DOCK – ABEL DAMINA: BEFORE I AM SERVED A QUIT NOTICE.

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My friend and Editor of Global Pilot Newspaper in apt relay of the State of the Nation wrote : ” -Northern Youths give three months quit notice to Igbos.-Militants give Northerners October 1st to quit Niger Delta.-South Africans give Nigerians June 16 to quit South Africa.” Gloss over these ultimatums as we may,  fact is,  there is something fundamentally flawed with our society. Albeit,  behind this worrisome dark cloud of claustrophobia and budding seed of genocide, Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State lit a flicker of light in the…

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2019: WE WILL PURCHASE GOVERNORSHIP TICKET FOR GOVERNOR EMMANUEL -Akwa Ibom Traders

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As 2019 governorship election approaches ,the Special Assistant to the governor on trade and market matters, Akparwa Idorenyin Raphael has ahead of time plot to purchase the governorship ticket for Mr Udom Emmanuel,Governor of Akwa Ibom state . A ticket which is said to view the re-emgerence of Governor Emmanuel as the Executive Governor. The Governor’s aide made this pronouncement when he meet with  traders across the state shortly after the democracy day celebration which was staged at the uyo township stadium. The capacity aide to the governor started by…

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Senator Albert addresses Petroleum Energy Law and Policy Workshop in Abuja

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By Anny MICHAELS Chairman, Senate Committee on Gas Resources, Senator Bassey Albert Akpan on Monday in Abuja presented a paper titled ’’Leveraging Gas for Nigeria’s Economic Growth: The role of the parliament at the 3rd International Institute for Petroleum Energy Law and Policy (IIPELP) annual Judges workshop on Petroleum, Gas and Power Sectors. Present at the workshop were the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Walter Onnoghen and other legal luminaries from the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Senator Albert pointed out that Nigeria’s gas sector has the capacity of redefining…

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Health News 

Dr Aniekeme Uwah presents ‘End Of Mission’ June 23

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All is now set for the presentation of the book, “End Of Mission”, written by Dr Aniekeme Aniefiok Uwah, chairman NMA AKS and the South South Zone. The book x-rays the role of the African Union (AU) in the combat of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Liberia. Dr Aniekeme Uwah was among the few medical doctors who volunteered to take the Ebola fight head-on. In the book End Of Mission, he gives an insider account of the Ebola battle front having spent six months in Liberia. The book will be…

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Justice Godwin Abraham confirmed as Chief Judge of Akwa-Ibom

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Justice Godwin Abraham has been confirmed as the substantive Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom by the state’s House of Assembly. The ratification of Justice Abraham’s appointment followed the unanimous adoption of reports of the House Committee on Justice, Judiciary, Human Rights and Public Petitions by members of the House at yesterday’s plenary. Justice Abraham, who was appointed a few months ago by Governor Udom Emmanuel, has been on acting capacity until his confirmation as the substantive Chief Judge, yesterday. The report, which was read earlier by the Deputy Chairman of…

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Education News 

AKS GOVT TO BUILD COMPUTER LABORATORIES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has approved the building of 10 Computer laboratories, one in each of the 10 Federal constituencies in the State. The Commissioner for Science and Technology, Dr. Nse Udo Essien accompanied by the resource person for the project, Barr Jerry Akpan disclosed this during inspection and assessment of some of the selected secondary schools in Uyo and Ikot Ekpene Federal Constituencies. Addressing the Principals of Cornelia Corneli Collage, Afaha Oku, Uyo and her counterpart at Gorretti Girls Secondary School in Ikot Ekpene Local Government…

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2019: Somebody is Blackmailing me to get Deputy Gov Slot

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A retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, Prince Udom Udo Ekpoudom has declared that in the 2019 elections, it won’t be business as usual for politicians who over the years have destroyed all known values of democracy by recruiting youths to terrorize the electorate, hijack election materials and impose candidates. He stated this while addressing the press in his office on Wednesday to debunk allegations that he is struggling for the Akwa Ibom deputy governorship slot in 2019. The retired police chief while saying the allegation that he is scheming…

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WE CAN’T SACRIFICE SEVEN COWS TO ANY DEITY TO REMODEL EKET – Ephraim Inyang

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Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Works, Akparawa Ephraim Inyang, has appealed to the traditional institution in Eket to cooperate with government to speed up the Eket Remodeling and Beautification Project to ensure timely delivery. Akparawa Inyang spoke to journalists, Monday morning in his office, while responding to questions relating to an earlier interview granted by the paramount Ruler of Eket HRM Edidem Etim C.D Abia, to Global Concord and Radar Newspapers respectively, insisting on “statutory traditional items” before the second phase of the project can fully commence. The Paramount Ruler…

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