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The Akwa Ibom North West Constituency Briefing and Empowerment Scheme by Sen. Godswill Akpabio is currently ongoing at Ikot Ekpene. Here are the items to be distributed

11 6.5KVA Generators

24 5.5KVA Generators

699 2.5KVA Generators

55 Block Moulding Machines\Listers

113 Computers/Printers

194 Sewing Machines

154 Grinding Machines

58 Tricycles(Keke)

10 Cassava Processing Machines

30 Home Grinding Machines

40 Industrial Sewing Machines

20 Cars

10 Buses

4 Tractors

Scholarship to 250 Beneficiaries

Bursary Allowance to 22 Beneficiaries

40 Cargo Tricycles

A baby was captured in an extremely excited mood, and many have already created meme from the picture

Etuk Unyime posted this on Facebook

#thatPencilBoy

Pencil piece of governor Udom Emmanuel

In my search for people to connect and favour me, i discovered that i am at the first position to connect and favour myself. When i was a kid, i had this burning passion for creative and challenging things. I remember stealing comic books just to draw the characters. I still remember offering myself in secondary school to be flocked in front of ss3 students who were drawing so i could see what they were doing. I remember being mocked at because i drew rubbish. I remember buying pencils upon pencils, watching tutorial videos in lecture room, skipping classes to go and practice how to shade well. I remember getting a job and drawing up to 10 pieces only to select the best one out of it.

The story goes on and on. The product of what you have been seeing now is as the result of the past effort. I promised myself that i will never give up. And i want to thank all my 5000 friends on fb here. You guys have been so supportive. And to my boss mr. Raphael Edem i say God bless you and your family immensely.

That drawing was done strickly with akees pencil and charcoal. I am from akwa ibom and i support made in Akwa Ibom product.

I am open for interviews and endorsement � please help my destiny mbok.
God bless you all

Stakeholders in the four core oil host communities in Ibeno, Eket, Esit Eket and Onna Local Government Areas, Akwa Ibom State, have asked the Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, MPNU, to vacate their lands if it was averse to relocating its administrative headquarters to the state, its operational base, as directed by the Federal Government.

Leaders of the communities, who spoke when the Ad-hoc committee set up by the state House of Assembly, invited them and top management of Mobil for investigative hearing on the controversial N8 billion counterpart fund payment by the company for the construction of Eket-Ibeno road, said the operational license of the multinational oil firm should also be revoked.

Speaking during the hearing, the Paramount Ruler of Ibeno, Owong Effiong Achianga called for the revocation of Mobil’s operational license if the company continues in its lackadaisical attitude adding that the company should pay all environmental hazard compensation.

While presenting the position paper by the core communities before the Committee, the Chairman MPNU’S Core Communities Technical Committee, Chief Nduese Essien, expressed dismay that Mobil despite having made petrol dollars from Akwa Ibom State has refused to relocate its operational base to the State even after the express directive of the Acting President.

The leaders, who strongly complained about the unwillingness of the company to reposition to the state, stressed that the issue of relocation, which is part of the MoU signed with the company, almost 19 years ago, remains one major area of divergence between core communities in the state and the multinational oil giant, over the years.

Rising from a meeting with Chairmen and Secretaries of Registered Political Parties, the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) has fixed November 11th 2017 for election of Chairmen and Councillors into the 31 Area Councils of the state.

Political Parties wishing to participate in the elections are to register at AKISEC within 14 days from today Wednesday, 28th 2017.

A Comprehensive timetable of Pre - election activities to be made public.

A meeting between the officials of Etisalat Nigeria, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and a consortium of banks has been scheduled for Wednesday.

Etisalat Nigeria may get respite as key institutions are reported to be finding a lasting solution to its financial impasse.

The company has not been able to meet its financial obligation to 10 consortia of banks, which giving rise to a change in shareholding.

The Nigerian institutions have been meeting with the creditor banks to brainstorm to save Etisalat Nigeria from breaking down.

The company is still indebted to the banks to the tune of $1.7billion since 2013 when the loans were first structured. The three parties are also expected to issue a joint statement on the matter soon.

Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services, the parent company of Etisalat Nigeria, informed the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange that a group of Nigerian commercial banks refused to agree to the restructuring of the debt.

The telecoms group said in a statement that its total shares in Etisalat Nigeria have been transferred to United Capital Trustees Limited.

The deadline for the transfer of the shares has been agreed to extend till 5:00 pm Nigerian time on Friday, June 23.

Abu-Dhabi based Etisalat group established Etisalat Nigeria with effective 45 per cent and 25 per cent ordinary and preference shares respectively.

Mr Ibrahim Dikko, Vice President, Regulatory & Corporate Affairs of Etisalat Nigeria, said in a statement made available to Daily Times that the company had begun changes in shareholding in line with its restructuring measures to redress the problem of its huge debt.

Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services, EMTS is promoted by one-time Chairman, United Bank for Africa, UBA, Hakeem Bello-Osagie.

EMTS Holding BV which was established in the Netherlands has up to June 23 to transfer of 100 percent of the company’s shares in Etisalat to the United Capital Trustees Limited, the legal representative of the consortium of banks.

Etisalat Nigeria can confirm discussions are on-going regarding other issues such as the trading name during this transition phase.

The telco also said it had started negotiations with the consortium of lenders which were considering a number of possible options.

“Operations and services to our subscribers remain normal and will in no way be affected as we continue to deliver quality services to our subscribers.

“We will continue to tap into the rich, creative and innovative resources within our workforce to build a stronger business upon the stable foundation we have laid in our nine years of operations,’’ a statement from the company read.

Etisalat commended the government, NCC and CBN for their patriotic zeal and tireless efforts at ensuring collaborative and productive engagement.

Some banks have now taken over the management of telecommunication company, Etisalat Nigeria. The Banks, led by Access Bank PLC and other local and foreign banks have taken over the telecommunication company effective June 15. The take-over came as a result of a futile effort by Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services, EMTS, promoted by-one time Chairman, United Bank for Africa, UBA, Hakeem Bello-Osagie, to reach agreement with the banks on debt restructuring plan in the protracted $1.72 billion (about N541.8 billion) debt impasse. However, EMTS Holding BV, established in the Netherlands, has up to June 23 to complete the transfer of 100 percent of the company’s shares in Etisalat to the United Capital Trustees Limited, the legal representative of the consortium of banks. Etisalat Group, the parent company of Etisalat Nigeria, announced the takeover on Tuesday in a letter filed to the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate. A letter dated June 2017, with No. Ho/GCFO/152/85 signed by Etisalat Group Chief Financial Officer, Serkan Okandan, noted that efforts by EMTS to restructure the repayment of the syndicated loan by a consortium of banks to Etisalat Nigeria collapsed. It added, “Further to our announcement dated 12 February, 2017, Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC, ‘Etisalat Group’[ would like to inform you that Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services Limited ‘EMTS’ (‘the company), established in Nigeria and an associate of Etisalat Group with effective ownership of 45% and 25% ordinary and preference shares respectively, defaulted on a facility agreement with a syndicate of Nigerian banks (‘EMTS Lenders’). “Subsequently, discussions between EMTS and the EMTS Lenders did not produce an agreement on a debt restructuring plan. “Accordingly, the Company received a default and security Enforcement Notice on 9 June 2017 requesting EMTS Holding BV (EMTS BV) established in the Netherlands, and through which Etisalat Group holds its interest in the company) requiring EMTS BV to transfer 100% of its shares in the company to the United Capital Trustees Limited (the Security Trustee”) of the EMTS Lenders by 15 June 2017. “Subsequently the EMTS Lenders extend the deadline for the share transfer to 5.00 pm Lagos time on 23 June 2017,” the filing said. The Telecommunication company has been under pressure since 2016, following the demand notice for the recovery of a $1.72 billion (about N541.8 billion) loan facility it obtained from a consortium of banks in 2015. The loan, which involved a foreign-backed guaranty bond, was for the mobile telephone operator to finance a major network rehabilitation and expansion of its operational base in Nigeria. Unable to meet its debt servicing obligations agreed since 2016, the consortium, prodded by their foreign partners, threatened to take over the company and its assets across the country. But, the intervention of the telecom sector regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, and its financial sector counterpart, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, succeeded in persuading the banks to rethink their threat and give Etisalat a chance to renegotiate the loan’s repayment schedule.

188, 588 voters, representing 52.3 per cent of the total number of registered voters in Kogi West senatorial district have approved the recall of Sen. Dino Melaye from the senate.

The Special Adviser to the state governor on political affairs, Mr. Pius Kolawole announced this on Monday in Lokoja while addressing party members from the district.

He said that the collation of signatures of voters to that effect was carried out successfully on June 17.

Kolawole commended voters in the district for turning out en masse for the exercise, saying that Section 69 of the 1999 constitution backed their action.

“In 2015, we voted for Dino and now we are using the same method to return him home,” he said. Dino Melaye Announcing the result of the collation, the Returning Officer, Mr. Adamu Yusuf said that 188, 588 out of the 360,098 in the senatorial district endowed Melaye’s recall.

While giving the breakdown of the result per the seven local governments in the district, Yusuf said 18, 374 of the total number of 35,331 registered voters in Yagba East approved the recall.

Others are 9, 186, out of 18,356 voters in Mopa-Muro local government, 24, 703 out of 46, 810 voters in Yagba West, 63,736 out of 116,296 in Lokoja Local Government and 24,283 out of 46,819 in Ijumu Local Government. In Kabba/Bunu Local Government, 28,277 out of 60, 520 voters endorsed the recall, while 24,703 out of 46,810 voters in Kogi Local Government voted for move to recall Melaye.

According to Yusuf, with this, the next move is to submit the document to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the next action.

The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has approved the special promotion of policemen who participated in the arrest of Lagos most wanted kidnapper, Duneme Onwuamadike otherwise known as Evans.

Recall that Evans, who is believed to be the richest kidnaper in Nigeria was arrested in Lagos on Saturday, June 10 by policemen while he prepared to travel out of the country by the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), lead by ACP Abba Kyari.

The IGP, who has been receiving encomiums from the Presidency for the arrest decided to motivate his men to do more exploits.

It was gathered that 35 operatives from the IRT, 11 from the Technical Intelligence Unit (TIU) and one person from the IGP monitoring section, were involved in the elevation.

In a memo signed by the Commissioner of Police in charge of welfare, Posi Ajunwa, 29 sergeants were promoted to rank of Inspector, while three Corporals were promoted to the rank of Sergeant with effect from June 16, 2017.

American pop star Beyonce has given birth to twins, according to media in the US.
Entertainment Weekly, Us Weekly and People magazines confirmed the news, but the date of birth and gender of the babies are not yet publicly known.
Beyonce, who is married to rapper Jay-Z, announced her pregnancy in an Instagram photo in February - the most-liked post in history on the network.
The couple already have a daughter, Blue Ivy, aged five.
There has been no official confirmation of the birth from Beyonce and Jay-Z themselves.
Other photos Beyonce posted after her pregnancy announcement showed her swimming under water, reclining on a bed of roses and sitting naked on a floral throne.
In one, the 'Lemonade' singer stood naked, cradling her belly with one hand and a breast with the other, next to the sculpted head of an Egyptian ruler.

There're over 10 churches on the street I live, but I've always observed that most old people attend the Deeper Life Church, while teenagers, youths and the active adults attend the Redeemed Christian Church, Winners Chapel, Christ Embassy, etc that are on my street.

Please who else observes this? Or is it just on my street?

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that plans for the supplementary 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) had been concluded.

Mr Fabian Benjamin, the board’s Head, Media and Information announced this in an interview with the press in Lagos.

The examination is scheduled for July 1 and it is to give candidates with issues of late registration and others opportunity to write the Computer-Based Test.

1. The board announced that affected candidates for the rescheduled examination will be sent text messages to the effect oftheir qualification.

2. They should be expecting such notifications before 12 midnight ofThursday, June 15.

3. Messages will also be sent to their e-mail addresses. Their profile will also contain the information as it had been updated.

4. Also, all candidates whose results have been cancelled following their involvement in examination irregularities will also be notified through their e-mails, text messages as well as their profiles.

5. Candidates whose results have been cancelled are not eligible forthe supplementary examination.

6. Candidates for the rescheduled examination will also be notified on the date and venue on or before Monday, June 19.

7. Candidates should check their result status to avoid being extorted by fraudsters who might want to seize the opportunity to exploit them.

8. Candidates are advised to avail themselves of the open door andinclusive policy of the board to seek clarification where the need arises, from any of our offices nationwide.

9. Candidates should not fall victim to fraudsters, unauthorized web operators and Computer based centers asking them of money to reverse the cancellation of their result or to check one information or the other.

A retiree, Taofeek Giwa, on Friday prayed an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi-Ibadan, to dissolve the seven-year-old marriage with Abiodun Omotayo, on the ground that the respondent beats him at will. Giwa who recently retired from the Nigerian Prisons Service, on June 9, filed a suit, seeking dissolution of the marriage. In his testimony, the petitioner said Omotayo had turned him to a punching bag and that she constantly beats him. According to Giwa, the defendant always used the advantage of her huge stature to oppress and treat him as inferior to her. “She beats me on any slight provocation, I dare not correct her mistake, in fact she is in the habit of tearing my cloth. “My lord, the worst she did recently was that she poisoned my meal in an attempt to kill me and I am not ready to die now. “I plead with the court to separate us to avoid untimely death so that I can take care of my children and enjoy the fruits of my labour. “This is because I just retired from active service to my country and I want to enjoy the fruit of my labour.’’ Giwa said. Omotayo in her defence, denied all the allegations, but told the court that the petitioner was the one who used to pursue her with machete. She agreed with the divorce request, saying she was tired of living with the plaintiff because of his adulterous life. She, however, prayed the court to grant him custody of the only child of the marriage for proper upbringing. President of the court, Mukaila Balogun, dissolved the marriage and gave the custody of the only child to the respondent. Balogun further ordered the plaintiff to pay N3, 000 monthly allowance to the defendant for the maintenance of the child. He appealed to both parties to maintain peace and jointly take care of the only child of the marriage

kparozzy:
Can just anyone apply?

Registration had closed. Those to rewrite the exam will be duly informed

THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said about 62,140 candidates will sit for the supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination scheduled for Saturday July 1, 2017.

Registrar and Chief Executive of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Is-haq Oloyede, made this known on Wednesday in Abuja.

The JAMB boss, also announced the cancellation of results of 59,698 candidates that sat for the main UTME, saying another 24 CBT centres have been suspended for one year for failing to live up to expectations.

He said the Board has blacklisted 48 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres over their involvement in extortion and organised examination malpractices during the 2017 UTME.

Those that would sit for the supplementary UTME include the 3,811 candidates who did late registration when the main examination was ongoing and 683 who had biometric-related issues.

According to Prof Oloyede, 1,386 candidates have their results cancelled over examination malpractice, 57,646 results were also affected as a result of centres-induced malpractices while the results of 666 candidates were cancelled due to multiple examinations.

Oloyede said, “Also, that the examination was conducted in 140 examination towns and 642 examination centres which ran 7,359 sessions. Moreover, that we received various reports on cases of examination malpractices.

“Therefore, the meeting approved the following; the commendation of staff of JAMB and other agencies involved in the administration of the examination for exemplary conduct, particularly where monetary inducement was given to centres, and their collaborators were turned over to the board.

“The rescheduling of examinations are for candidates of centres with mass malpractices but who are deemed to be innocent, biometric non-verification machine-related issues, technical and log-out issues, late registration and four lost sessions in three centres.

“We also approved the suspension of 24 computer-based centres for one year due to technical issues. These centres would not participate in the 2018 UTME but they can be considered for 2019 and above.

“We also delisted 48 centres from participating in the board’s examination in the future due to technical deficiencies, extortion, organised examination malpractices, and other damaging infractions. We also approved Saturday, July 1, for the rescheduled examination.

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The angel of Power City International, Rev. Dr. Abel Damina and his super dazzling wife Pst. Mrs. Rachel A Damina dazed guests as they celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary bash at the Power Auditorium, Nwaniba Road, Uyo, last night

Npower has given some explanation why applicants can not complete their registration on the portal. This was posted on their twitter handle this morning

prettyrose:
Do The Check Your Credential Because The Name On My Bvn Is My Marital Name,which Is Different From That In My Credentials, When I Applied For My Bvn I Used My Marital Name, But When I Updated My Accout I Discovered It Affected My Bvn Name. my Question Is Should I Go And Change My Bvn Name To My Maiden Name?
How Possible Is It ?
Which Name Would Advise Me To Use ? Your Prompt Response Will Be Appreciated

You should have sorted out this issue with your bank before now. Anyway, since the registration is yet to begin, you have to wait till then to know if the problem will affect you or not. Cheers!

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*The N-Power application portal will open at 11.30 pm on June 13th 2017 to all eligible Nigerians. Applicants are to note that the application process is completely free and there is no application fee. Applicants are requested to read and understand all relevant information prior to applying. Applicants should note the following steps:*

*1. Visit www.npower.gov.ng. Read up about the different N-Power categories so that you understand the category that suits you best.*

*2. Before you go on to apply, ensure you have a printout or accurate details of your Bank Verification Number or BVN and a recent passport photograph.*
*3. Then click on “Apply for N-Power Volunteer Corps”*

*4. Once you get on the application portal, you will be required to read the terms and conditions of the N-Power Programme and accept that all the information you will provide must be truthful and accurate.*

*5. Fill in your 11-digit BVN; then f ill in your surname, first name, and middle name in identical terms to your BVN information; followed by details of your active bank account;*

*6. If your BVN details are inaccurate, you will not be permitted to go past this interface. If the BVN details are accurate, you will be allowed to proceed to the application portal to fill in all the personal information required and your academic qualification. You will receive a unique N-Power identification number;*

*7. Ensure to provide your own telephone number and email so that you can be reached directly;*

*8. You will also need to upload your passport photograph in either JPEG or PNG files in no more than 25 kilo bytes.*

*9. Before you complete your application, you will be assessed on your knowledge of grammar, general knowledge, and for N-Power VAIDS, basic numerical concepts.*

*The application period ends on July 13th 2017.*

According to former president Goodluck Jonathan:

In a mere 24 hours, a book on my administration, Facts Versus Fiction: The True Story of the Jonathan Years, Chibok, 2015 and the Conspiracies, became a worldwide #9 bestseller and the #1 trending topic in Lagos, Abuja and the entire nation of Nigeria. Nigerians are hungry for the TRUTH. Get it now on Amazon.com. GEJ.

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When you change the name of a stadium from Akwa Ibom International Stadium to Godswill Akpabio International Stadium just to massage the insatiable ego of a political demi-god, what do you expect?

Go and do your findings. That facility is one of the numerous fraudulent projects that the Akpabio regime used to siphon money. It is one of those uncompleted white elephant projects cited by some Nigerians who are ignorant about the duplicity of the administration of Godswill Akpabio as evidence of the so-called "uncommon transformation".

What other significant sport's facility have you seen in that stadium apart from the football field? What is in that facility presently is not up to 60% of the various sport's facilities that funds were appropriated for. Most of components of the facility are non-existent because the funds were stolen.

Before you disagree with me; ask those who are conversant with the subject matter. There is nothing international about that scam of a project. Let investigative journalists probe into the veracity of my assertions and prove me wrong.

The South Africans may have played a better game, but the woes of the Nigerian team was compounded by the bad luck and curse that flows from the fraudulent misrepresentation of the Akwa Ibom State Government.

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The boys are in town

1. Security guards at recruiting firms
2. Over-sabi PA to a politician
3. Petulant secretaries at some offices
4. The lady at the Visa interview office
5. The people in charge of jollof rice at any party (I dey tell you)
6. The clerk at the university's transcript office
7. Final year project supervisors
8. Self-absorbed and insecure lecturers
9. The girl sitting in front seat of a guy's car wearing a strong 'i-am-in-charge' look
10. Demi-god filling-station attendants during fuel scarcity
11. Ekwensu mother-inlaws with patience Ozokwor's DNA
12. The owner of the ball on the field
13. Luggage arrangers at busy bus parks
14. The Mama who sells the best Akara or beans down the street
15. The best friend of any rich person
16. The health worker at the HIV/AIDs testing unit
17. That registration officer at the HoD's office who drinks tea in the afternoon

No matter what you do, don't mess with these people!

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has registered five new political parties.
They are, Young Progressive Party YPP, Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance APDA, New Generation Party of Nigeria NGP, All Democratic Peoples Movement ADPM and Action Democratic Party ADP.
At present 95 political associations have applied to INEC for registration as political parties. Two of the associations voluntarily withdrew their applications.

This is Ohonvbe Model Primary School In Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area Of Edo State where cattle invade on A Daily Basis, Chasing The Pupils And Teachers Out Of Class,Thereby Disrupting Their Academic Activities

Just Imagine What Is Happening In Nigeria In This 21st Century

Are There Grasses In The Class? What Are The Cows Looking For In Classes, Huh? And If An Attempt Is Made To Touch Any Of The Cows, Marauding Fulani Herdsmen Will Start Killing People In That Community