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Assassination attempt: Police declare Benue ex-council Boss wanted By Michael Onjewu - The Nigerian Police has on Saturday launched a hunt on the immediate past Chairman of Ogbadibo Local Govt Council in Benue, Mr. Oduma Paul Adoyi. Mr. Paul was accused of threatening an Abuja based Journalist and Publisher of DayBreak Newspaper, Yemi Itodo after beating him up at the Benue Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro Abuja on Friday, under the nose of Gov. Samuel Ortom. According to a report, it took the spirited efforts of Journalists and some Aides of the Governor before Mr. Itodo was rescued from the ex-council boss and his thugs. As soon as the Journalist was discharged from the hospital, he lodged the complaint with the Police who made frantic efforts to invite Mr. Paul Adoyi but he turned down Police invitation, using the Governor as a coverage. When contacted on phone, Mr....

Elders from Eket Federal Constituency in Akwa Ibom State have restated their resolve to remain in unequivocal support of Governor Udom Emmanuel for eight uninterrupted years, irrespective of the outcome of the ongoing litigation in the Supreme Court. Prominent leaders from the Governor’s home federal constituency, led by Chief Nduese Essien , Elder Benji Udobia, Ntisong Essien Ekidem, Chief Sunny Udonsek, among others in a solidarity visit to the Governor at government house, expressed dismay over the nullification of the governorship election by the federal court of appeal In Abuja last weekend.   In a speech delivered by General Anthony Etukudo (OON), the Elders said that they where not disenchanted by whatever decision by the court, as they are constantly in readiness to deliver 100 percent support in defence of the mandate on Governor Emmanuel. “What we demand is a free, fair and credible election because we know that if election is held hundred times ...

A STORY OF HIS LIFE AS TOLD BY UFOT EKONG, THE AKWA IBOM BORN ACADEMIC CELEBRITY April 2009 at a young age of 19 years, I set off from Nigeria to Japan on a journey to accomplish a goal I had no idea how I was going to achieve. To some unrealistic, to others ambiguous. One thing for sure is I was determined that I had what it takes. After a 23 hours flight, I arrived in Japan, as I enjoyed and admired the bullet trains that took me from Osaka airport to Central Tokyo Shinjuku. I could not but worry about how English was literally not used or spoken by Japanese people. Well, all I did was pray to God.  I arrived Tokyo trying to get direction to the Tokai University station, all the Japanese people I approached could not understand English then it struck me, I was in trouble, and the language problem was deeper than I had expected or imagined.  After settling down at the international residence 、 my first trip to the supermarket gave me a shocker, the ...

THE FILM, SARAKA IS A THRILLER  TRUE STORY On the 31st of December 1999 in a local hospital in Sabana, a small island near Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, a local fisherman's wife was in labour. Suddenly, her voice changed to husky male voice as she exclaimed:" two thousand years ago you did your Sacrifice, you send your son to trick me, led him to be slaughtered like a lamb, spread his blood for these unworthy mortals, tod ay, I'm wiser, here is my own Sacrifice! Sarakaaaaaaaaa".  The baby gulf out of her, a baby girl, the mother died at the spot as the nurses and doctor battled to safe the life of the baby. In their ignorance, they washed the baby, placed her on the local hospital bed but to their amazement they noticed that the baby was growing every second. She turned to a young girl, turned to face the nurses who fainted. She then walked into the street charming men bending down to lick blood. Police opened fire but to no avail, she sucked enough blood till she gr...

ERICON WINE SHOP  Are you a visitor to the city of Eket or lives around its environs, there is a place just meant for you. Visit Ericon Wine Shop for your hot drinks, original wine, assorted drinks for your traditional marriage, white wedding, naming ceremony, graduation ceremony, chieftaincy, etc. Ericon Wine Shop is the place to be. Visit their office at 75 Afaha Uqua Road, Eket or you call, 08035510820 HON. ERIC ETUKAKPAN Managing Director