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 Akwa Ibom Court Jails Police Officer for Contempt   The Akwa Ibom State High Court, Abak Judicial Division has committed a Police Officer, Mrs. Juliet Attah to three months imprisonment for disobeying a Court order to produce a tricycle she seized from a tricyclist, Mr. Elijah Alphonsus Akpan, since 2024. The Court presided over by Justice Eno Isangedighi gave the order in a ruling following the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the tricyclist against Mrs. Juliet Attah, who is attached to Abak Divisional Police Station. In her ruling, Justice Isangedighi committed the Police woman to three months imprisonment at the Ikot Ekpene Custodial Centre of the Nigeria Correctional Service, without option of fine. The ruling came upon a motion on notice filed by the applicant on 12th March, 2025 after hearing his counsel, Victor Nkanang, Esquire, praying the Court for an order committing the contemnor to the Custodial Centre for disobedience to the Order of Court made o...

  The Akwa Ibom National Assembly Caucus has passed a vote of confidence in the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio.  The group noted that since assumption of office as Senate President and Chairman of the National Assembly, Akpabio has shown strong and charismatic leadership  in driving the 10th Senate. The Caucus' position on Akpabio was contained in a statement unanimously endorsed by its Chairman and Senator representing Akwa Ibom South, Senator Ekong Sampson, Senator Aniekan Bassey, representing Akwa Ibom North East, the House of Representatives Caucus Chairman, Hon. Unyime Idem (Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency) and Hon. Ime Okon, Secretary of Caucus and member representing Itu/Ibiono Federal Constituency. Other signatories to the solidarity message included Hon. Emmanuel Ukpong-udo (Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency), Hon. Okpolupm Etteh (Eket Federal Constituency), Hon. Mark Esset (Uyo Federal Constituency), Hon. Uduak Odudoh (Ikot Abasi Federal Constitu...

  Most Poeple don't understand Arne Slot's Tactics in that away game to PSG,We would have easily played possession based Football as well but due to the defensive Qualities of our Fullbacks we would have lost that Game especially on Counter attacks Normally big Teams like this we attack with the 4-2-4 Formation but yesterday Slot Knowing fully how Quick PSG front 3 can attack, decided to play a 4-5-1 allowing our Wingers move down deep to Help in defending more reason why our Counter attacks were intercepted because the lone striker was helpless upfront. Slot being a Genius decided to change his pattern in the 80th minute and regenerated the 4-2-4 formation which saw Liverpool start making a Quick Transition in the attack allowing Darwin Nunez and Dominik Szobozslai create spaces for our Wingers to flow. Now watch us Dominate the Arsenal Of Paris at Anfield. Arne Slot tactics should be made a Compulsory course to study in every University 

As promised, Governor Umo Eno’s visit to Abak federal constituency today, wasn’t just for a town-hall meeting, but also for empowerment. See details of the empowerment:  📍178 ARISE FARMERS RECEIVE GRANTS:  • 64 Farmers from Abak LGA  • 58 Farmer from Etim Ekpo LGA  • 56 farmers from Ika LGA  all receiving 500k each  📍ON TRADERS GRANT:  A total number of 442 Traders selected from the 3 local government areas in Abak federal constituency receive in these categories:  • Micro traders  received N150,000  • Small Traders  received N3500,000 • Medium Traders - N700,000 📍6 PEOPLE RECEIVED N5 MILLION NAIRA EACH AS FOLLOWS: Beneficiaries from Abak LGA:  1. Abasiofon Udoidiong  2. ⁠MargaretMary Christopher Okon  Beneficiaries from Etim Ekpo LGA: 1. Semfon Michael Dickson 2. ⁠Mathew Emaeyak Ishmael  Beneficiaries from Ika LGA:  1. Otobong Monday Udo 2. ⁠Sammy EfiokAbasi Saturday  📍198 beneficiaries emerged for...

 Arne Slot named his most-used starting XI for the sixth time in Liverpool's 1-0 win at PSG... Jurgen Klopp's most-used XI only started five matches together in his nine years at the club!

  The commentators and football analysts believe that the Liverpool's goalkeeper made the best of it all. But earlier, the Madrid and Arsenal's Men were leading with Arsenal on top before the eventual overtaking of YNWA keeper.

 Since the start of 2024, Arne Slot has lost just 4 games in charge of Feyenoord and Liverpool 😳👏 Liverpool have beaten the reigning league winners of England, Spain, Germany and France without conceding a single goal this season. Man City x2 ✅ Real Madrid ✅ Bayer Leverkusen ✅ PSG ✅ Total Dominance.

 Alisson: nine saves and a clean sheet Szczęsny: eight saves and a clean sheet Shoutout goalkeepers  “He has great competition with Kelleher, so if that is what drives him then it helps for a No.2 to have, but Ali is just a top professional and they know what it means to wear this shirt. You always know if you are a player here; if you don't do well, someone else will do the job. Jaros is talented as well, so goalkeeper-wise we are in a good place

  Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom may before long defect from the People’s Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. The visit of key political, religious and traditional leaders from Akwa Ibom State to President Tinubu last Friday has triggered lively discussions in the state on the next political move of Governor UmoEno. Will he or will he not defect to the APC? The 105-member delegation, comprising both PDP and APC members, as well as business and traditional chiefs, was led by both Senator GodswillAkpabio and the governor. It was a culmination of a series of events orchestrated by the governor since he assumed office to bring members of the two parties together under a canopy of harmony and unity. Eno has inherited a politically fractious and disunited state in which the two dominant political parties in the state have been perpetually at war with each other since 2013. But through deft reconciliatory tactics over the last 20 months, he has broken down partisan barriers ...

    Freelance newslink can authoritatively confirm that immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel returned home Tuesday evening after honouring an invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Mr Emmanuel, who served as governor between 2015 and 2023, was said to have arrived at the EFCC’s corporate headquarters in Abuja around 3:30pm on Tuesday following an invitation from the anti-graft agency and left their premises at about 8:30pm.   An inside source in the anti graft agency who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the press, told our correspondent that Mr Emmanuel was invited by EFCC to answer allegations of N700 billion fraud.   A civil society organisation called the Network Against Corruption and Trafficking wrote the petition.   Following his response to the questions raised by the petitioners, the former Governor left to returned back to his Abuja residence, Tuesday evening....

  The Delegation from Ukanafun legislative council, was  received by the President of Ukanafun Timber Market Association, Elder Aniekan Ido, and members as Timber Merchants and producers across the LGA all gathered. While on the visit to the market, the legislative council  look out for the following areas of improvements and findings reveal thus; Infrastructure and Facilities as well as Market layout and organization : The council discovered that the market is well-organized, with clear sections were marked out for different types of timber and products Storage facilities in the market: The Lawmakers noted that  there are inadequate storage facilities for timber and other products, and  the few ones are well-maintained by the traders though there's need for government support in this area. Roads and accessibility:   The roads leading to and within the market are in average condition, and  the market is accessible to  people even with disabil...