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The State Chairman of Labour Party in Akwa Ibom State, Comrade Lincoln Charles has invited the  electorates and lovers of Obi-dient in Akwa Ibom State to a two million mega solidarity match for his party's presidential candidate, Peter Obi on Saturday October 1, 2022. Addressing journalists at Victor Attah International Airport in Uyo today, the Labour Party chairman disclosed that the rally will begin from Water Fountain, Nwaniba Road Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital at exactly 9.00am prompt. He explained that Peter Obi has come as an answered prayer to rescue Nigeria from the present sorry state, adding that Akwa Ibom people cannot be left behind in the solidarity mega march on Saturday. Comrade Lincoln Charles who foresees Peter Obi as the next President of Nigeria in 2023, mentioned that Nigerians are tired of bad leadership that has left the country with pains and acrimony for too long. He however called his party faithfuls, the OBIdients and those who are yearning for a better Ni...

 

In the interest of peace, justice and democracy, a  third force political party in Akwa Ibom State has called on the leadership and members of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly to rescind the  purported decision that vacant the  seats  of Members representing Ikono State Constituency, Honourable Nana Asuquo and his Esit Eket counterpart, Dr Usoro Akpan Usoh, within 48 hours. Accord stated further that the action of the Assembly's leadership is a recipe for crisis which  should be averted by recalling the members concerned, restoring their full rights and responsibilities. The party noted that the majority Peoples Democratic Party membership of  the House is insincere in its judgment because when a member defected from other political parties to the PDP they welcomed such member with celebration, citing the case of the Member representing Mbo  State Constituency, Chief Effiong Johnson who was rewarded with a ticket as standard bearer of the PDP in t...

••• orders INEC to accept Akpabio as APC candidate for Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept and publish the name of Godswill Akpabio as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Akwa Ibom North West senatorial district in 2023. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment on Thursday, held that INEC acted illegally for refusing to accept and publish Akpabio’s name even when it was sent to it by the APC as its candidate.

  The Katsina State House of Assembly has given the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Umaru Musa Yar’adua University (UMYU) chapter, a three weeks ultimatum starting from Sept. 5, to resume work. Alhaji Shamsudeen Dabai, the Chairman of the House Committee on Higher Education, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Katsina. According to him, failure to resume work by the lecturers at the end of the three weeks, the assembly will order the state government to stop their salaries. He explained that the assembly took the decision following a report presented before it by the committee during its plenary. “We had a series of discussions with the UMYU chapter of the ASUU, their zonal and the national leadership on this issue. “After the meetings, we presented our report before the assembly, where some of our suggestions were agreed on, and some were not approved. Out of what the assembly agreed on was the three weeks ultimatum to resume work or their salaries should b...

REECE JAMES has sent a message to Thomas Tuchel following his departure from Chelsea on Wednesday Chelsea defender Reece James has posted a farewell message to Thomas Tuchel on social media after the German was sacked on Wednesday. The Blues ace has risen to prominence during Tuchel's reign and was one of the first Chelsea players to address his departure with a short but poignant message to the outgoing boss Tuchel was axed by owner Todd Boehly on Wednesday morning less than 24 hours after the Blues lost 1-0 to Dinamo Zagreb in their Champions League group stage curtain raiser. The 49-year-old attended a brief meeting with the American billionaire and co-owner Behdad Eghbali via conference call and the German tactician was relieved of his duties by the Chelsea hierarchy. It was not known if the players were present at the training ground when Tuchel learned of his fate before he packed his things and left the club's training complex. While there was an initial period of silenc...

By Ekemini Simon From the oxygen they graciously emit for our breath to the breeze they let-out when their leaves clap, trees have played a very significant role in mankind's survival. In fact, their existence is sine qua non to human life. Yet, their function goes beyond the provision of air to humans. Experts report that trees help to combat global warming by absorbing carbon dioxide, removing and storing carbon while releasing oxygen back into the air. They also reduce wind speeds and cool the air as they lose moisture and reflect heat upwards from their leaves. It’s estimated that trees can reduce the temperature in a city by up to 7°C. Other environmental benefits include the fact they help to prevent flooding and soil erosion, by absorbing thousands of litres of storm-water. Trees also help to improve air quality by intercepting and trapping dust and other pollutants from the air. The shade of trees also provides a useful barrier to harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun....