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EPHRIAM INYANG: GOVERNOR UDOM’S INDUSTRIALIZATION CATALYST

November 8, 2017 admin

By Udeme Afia To majority of the politically inclined indigenes of Nigeria’s 21st State (Akwa Ibom), the emergence of a former executive director of Zenith Bank and one of Nigeria’s finest bankers, the firm-spoken Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, as the tenth chief executive of the 30-year old state, was among the greatest positive consequences of theGod’swillAkpabio’s 8-year regime. To this category of individuals, that a man who was not in their political reckoning could emerge as Akpabio’s successor was one of the wonders of the state. A lot were…

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Fresh problem for Macaire

November 8, 2017 admin

“Leave Women Affairs Commissioner alone” Ini LGA warn ‘Troublesome’ politician It’s one week, one trouble for the self-acclaimed Political Leader of Ikono, Mr Emmanuel Ukpong-Udo, popularly known as Macaire. Just a week after getting a stern letter from key youth leaders of Ikono Local Government Area warning him to desist from acts that will fan embers of discord in Ikono and derail the thriving Local Government Area, plunging it back to the dark days of dirty politics, this time, another collection of youth leaders from neighbouring Ini LGA…

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UniUyo Armed Robber arrested

November 8, 2017 admin

. Finally nabbed after months of robbing fellow students of valuables A notorious criminal gang operating within the confines of the University Of Uyo has finally been busted. The gang which has been fond of robbing students, mainly new students ran out of luck on Monday “Another robber was caught today by University Security Officers after he and two others reportedly dispossessed a student of phones and valuables at gun point in the early hours of today”, Inside Uniuyo wrote. Continuing, it said: “While the other two members…

APC AND ECONOMIC SABOTAGE AGAINST PDP STATES

November 8, 2017 admin

By Emmanuel Nicholas A treacherous economic reform deters growth, so malicious political policies causes instability and perpetuates economic uncertainties. The current economic cum political manipulation by the All Progressives Congress led Federal Government to deprive the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led States of their due funds, is a bid to slow down the pace of development in those regions and crash the economic growth of those States. The APC led government is trying to use deprivation of funds to these States in order…

12 most powerful Pastors in A’Ibom

October 29, 2017October 29, 2017 admin

. Their powers, myths, lifestyles & links .The compliments & controversies surrounding them. Akwa Ibom is a religion inclined state. Being a predominantly Christian domain, churches have prospered a great deal in the state. In the state, over the years, a plethora of Pentecostal Churches have sprung up, tending to diminish the age long influence of the orthodox ministries. NEWS LINK reporter, SIGNOR EMEDU unearths the top twelve Pentecostal Pastors in the state and reveals what he found out about their…

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Christmas In A’ Ibom: The Optimism & Hope

October 28, 2017 admin

By Samuel Ayara Nothing excites more about the last quarter of the year than the expectation of Christmas. Sadly too, nothing gets people into more trouble than the vain attempt to launch a spend thrift in a bid to get the best out of the Santa Clause season as the rest of the world gets in a haste, trying to catch up with the frenzy it offers. The heartaches and sad memories that are often the resultant factors in the haste of these last days of…

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URUAN AND THE NEW DEAL

October 28, 2017October 28, 2017 admin

By Joe Iniodu The Udom administration has instituted and commenced a comprehensive process to change the transportation narrative of the people of Uruan Local Government through the construction of roads totaling about 53 kilometers and cutting across major economic hubs within the local government as well as providing access to the largely agrarian settlement which is bounded by Uyo, Itu, Nsit Atai and Okobo Local Government Areas. It goes without disputing that as a local government area, Uruan has for long been enmeshed in…

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TAKEAWAYS FROM THE INSPIRING LIFESTYLE OF SENATOR BASSEY ALBERT @ 45

October 28, 2017 admin

By Anny MICHAELS Many have come to know Distinguished Senator Bassey Albert Akpan (OBA) as a man who strongly believes in the philosophy that ‘’There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up’’. Again, for the vibrant Senator, Service is the game changer. For a fact, the Senator is indeed a man very committed to service, it is an attribute that has become his signature and one in which he is the head of logistics. This passion over the years right from…

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Ikono Youths warn ‘Troublemaker’ Macaire

October 24, 2017October 24, 2017 admin

. Leave Ephraim Inyang, Glory Edet alone, Macaire cautioned The self-acclaimed Political Leader of Ikono, Mr Emmanuel Ukpong-Udo, popularly known as Macaire has been warned to desist from acts that will fan embers of discord in Ikono and derail the thriving Local Government Area, plunging it back to the dark days of dirty politics. In a stern letter to Macaire, signed by key youth leaders of the Local Government Area and made available to NEWS LINK, the controversial oil company staff cum politician was…

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BAFIL plots defection to APC

October 20, 2017 admin

.How he intends to oust OBA from Senate .OBA: The battle of his life A plan by legal-savvy politician Hon Bassey Etim(BAFIL) to immediately defect to the APC if he eventually gets to unseat Senator Bassey Albert has been uncovered. According to source close to Etim, the former House of Representative Member who represented Uyo Federal Constituency in the past has been in regular contact with the APC with a view of crossing-over after he might have ousted Senator Albert, popularly known as OBA. NEWS LINK also learnt…