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Trabzonspor ready to sell Onazi

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Turkish club Trabzonspor have placed a price tag of €5m on Ogenyi Onazi after Serie A side Fiorentina declared interest in the Super Eagles midfielder. Turkish outlet Fanatik reported on Sunday that Fiorentina had tabled an offer for the former Lazio midfield enforcer and are leaving no stone unturned to lure the Nigerian back to Italy where he cut his professional football teeth. The report added that Trabzonspor are willing to sell the player who is in his first season Trabzonsppr if the price is good. The Nigerian international spent…

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My Kidnap story… Polytechnic Proprietor ,Dr Idongesit Udom

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  “How my abductors drove past 18 police checkpoints…and paid N2,000 at each point” “Why they chopped off my right arm” An ex-oil worker, Dr. Idongesit Udom, whose hand was cut off by his abductors, shares his travail with PUNCH Correspondent, ETIM EKPIMAH Please tell us about yourself. I am a retired operations superintendent and a start-up superintendent of ExxonMobil, both in Nigeria and Cameroon. I am also the proprietor of Sure Foundation Polytechnic located in Ukanafun Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. I am an elder of Qua…

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Green Tips Eagles For AFCON, World Cup Tickets; Rohr Meets With NFF

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Green Tips Eagles For AFCON, World Cup Tickets; Rohr Meets With NFF The chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation Technical and Development Committee, Chris Green, is confident that the Super Eagles will qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations championships, despite Saturday’s humiliating AFCON qualifier defeat by South Africa in Uyo. The Super Eagles put up a shocking performance as they lost 2-0 to Bafana Bafana on Matchday 1 of the Cameroon 2019 qualifiers, leaving Nigeria third in Group E, following Libya’s 5-1…

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We‘re ready to conduct LG election now – Gov Udom Emmanuel

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  The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, in this interview with TUNDE AJAJA, speaks about his efforts in developing his state, the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party and other sundry issues From being a banker to being a state executive, what has changed about you and how easy has it been? They both involve management and at the end of the day, what you are looking at is management of resources. The principles are almost the same but the style could be a little bit different…

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THE DOCK: BETWEEN A’IBOM GOVERNMENT AND THE NDDC

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  The oral polio vaccination exercise facilitated by the Federal Ministry of Health, with the support of the World Health Organization just commenced. It was important that the devastating polio meningitis, one of the six killer diseases be eradicated in Nigeria  and 100% coverage was targeted all over the states . Armed with the zeal of mission and rendering much needed social service, the health workers stormed two schools, one a private highbrow Nursery /Primary School and the other a Government Primary School, barged into their premises and started immunizing the…

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OBA: TWO YEARS OF EFFECTIVE REPRESENTATION By Anny MICHAELS

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  It is exactly two years since Senator Bassey Albert assumed office as the Senator representing Akwa Ibom North East in the 8th senate and so much has been recorded as successes. He has done well in terms of bills and motions as well as in keeping the needed connect with his people. The recent training organized for over 120 youths drawn from Akwa Ibom North East in Uyo and subsequent empowerment of these youths with start-up capital for their businesses amounting to N10m has again confirmed Distinguished Senator Bassey…

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Ekere begs Udoedehe

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.Ex Minister snubs NDDC contract offer .Insists on APC Guber Ticket    The recent upsurge in Senator John Udoedehe’s political activities linked to his 2019 gubernatorial dreams may have done enough to unsettle his direct party (APC) rival for Hilltop Mansion, Obong Nsima Ekere. NEWS LINK can disclose on good authority that the NDDC Managing Director has tried to persuade Udoedehe to ditch his governorship plans – all to no avail. According to impeccable source who spoke to our reporter, Ekere has been left frustrated by Udoedehe’s refusal to shelve…

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ROTARY CLUB DONATES DESKS TO PRIMARY SCHOOL By Osondu Ahirika

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  Rotary International District 1940 of Uyo metropolis has donated one hundred three seater desks to Government Primary School, Afaha I’ve Itam, in the outskirts of Uyo Local Government Area. The presentation was made on behalf of the Club by the District Governor, Rotarian Akabom Enebong, who reiterated the commitment of the Rotary Club International to continue in their global efforts at improving the lot of society and making selfless contributions in achieving that goal. Rotarian Akabom hinted that, when the Rotary Club District 9140, got report that, there weren’t…

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Akwa Ibom PDP stakeholders pass vote of confidence on Governor Udom Emmanuel … Urge him to run for a second term in 2019

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PDP stakeholders in Akwa Ibom state have passed a vote of confidence on Governor Udom Emmanuel and have vowed to support him for a second term in office. At a meeting in Uyo, they agreed that the governor has performed creditably well despite the current recession in the country. In a motion moved by Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and seconded by the Speaker of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Barr. Onofiok Luke, stakeholders of the party including serving and former public office holders, House of…

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AKWA IBOM STATE GOVT TO RELOCATE UYO POLICE STATION

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The present administration in Akwa Ibom state led by Governor Udom Emmanuel has made great strides in almost all the sectors in line with his administrative thrust to make Akwa Ibom State a choice destination for investors. Armed with his five-point agenda, the present government has put machineries in place to make the state habitable and safer for both the residents and investors hence, security of lives and properties is one of the cardinal thrusts of this administration. However, since security agency is a governmental organization which conducts intelligence activities…

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