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OPINION: A CLARION CALL - UBONG DAVID

By Ubong David Within two weeks of his inauguration as the president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has received bashing from many Nigerians especially from the camp of the new opposition party which am a strong member, the Peoples Democratic Party. Many political activists has emerged and more critics has resurface the social media. This is much expected as I earlier submitted due to what the former opposition party, the All Progressive Congress did to PDP led administration of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. When President Muhammadu Buhari was finally announced as the winner of the March 28 presidential election, thousand of PDP members whose present are dominant on social media also promised to retaliate. What we are experiencing in the first two weeks of President Muhammadu Buhari administration is a fulfillment of that promise and Nigerian should not be surprise on this development. MY OBSERVATION While many political activists has emerged, a pointer to the ...

TOO EXPENSIVE TO FAIL - UFOT EKONG

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 ...

EFFANGA DECLARED AMBITION FOR FEDERAL HOUSE OF REP

FORMER COMMISSIONER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN AKWA IBOM STATE, MR. SAMUEL EFANGA DECLARED INTEREST FOR FEDERAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES After several calls on me by concerned citizens, groups and stake holders of Uyo Federal Constituency to provide effective and credible representation of the Constituency at the National Assembly come 2015; and after due consideration of th e obligations of such mandate and the need to improve the fortunes of our people, I have decided to express my interest in taking up that responsibility.  The task of developing our society, improving the welfare of our people and promoting our peaceful coexistence is the challenge of credible Leadership. To this end we must not shy away from taking responsibility for change. I have been around in our Country Nigeria and have been confronted with the problems. I know what we face as a people especially in our Federal Constituency. I have participated in the politics and development of Akwa Ibom State an...