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Punch Newspapers Sections Patrick Odey, Uyo THE five paramount rulers of Oro nation in Akwa Ibom State have warned ethnic groups in the Niger Delta to stop inciting ethnic tension in the oil rich region. The royal fathers in a statement in Uyo on Sunday, after a meeting which held at the palace of the Paramount Ruler of Oron, Offiong Akan, said the call for the removal of the Interim Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Mr Effiong Akwa, by some groups lacked locus standi. Th...

(ICYMI) COVID-19: Again, FG snubs Osinbajo report, mobilises corpers to camps Our Reporters The Federal Government has again snubbed a recommendation by the Economic Sustainability Committee led by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and decided to re-open orientation camps nationwide next Tuesday amid rising COVID-19 infections. The Osinbajo-led committee had in June 2020 recommended that while the National Youth Service Corps programme could continue, the three-week orientation exercise should be su...

Police killed my son while preparing for NDA -Akwa Ibom widow Patrick Odey, Uyo A 52-year-old widow from Nnungudu Community in the Ibesikpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Promise Akpan, on Wednesday, told the judicial panel investigating incidences of police brutality in the state that her son, Akaniyere, was killed while preparing for the Nigeria Defence Academy in May 2019. Akpan, a retired civil servant, explained that her son was shot in the market while trying to buy shoes neede...

Punch Newspapers Sections Patrick Odey, Uyo A High Court sitting in Uyo, of Akwa Ibom State, on Monday, adjourned trial in the case of electoral fraud involving one professor Ignatius Uduk of the University of Uyo. Professor Uduk is standing trial for allegedly declaring and publishing false election results during the 2019 State House of Assembly elections when he served as collation/returning officer at INEC office, Afaha Ikot Ebak in Essien Udim Local Government Area. The adjournment followe...

Punch Newspapers Sections Patrick Odey, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State Police Command said on Wednesday that seven suspects connected to the Deeper Life High School child molestation scandal had been charged. The suspects, including 45-year-old Ndidi Solomon and four others, were arraigned before a magistrates’ court, while two students mentioned were arraigned at a juvenile court. The command said in a statement by the Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon, said the arraignment followed a petition...

Punch Newspapers Sections Patrick Odey, Uyo The parents of Don Davies, the 11-year-old victim of alleged sexual molestation in Uyo campus of the Deeper Life High School in Idoro, Akwa Ibom State, have demanded N100m compensation for the torture their son was allegedly subjected to in the school. The parents, Mr and Mrs Archibong, made the demand in a letter they addressed to the principal of the school, entitled ‘Gross child abuse, palpable molestation, serial bullying, criminal starvation, m...

Punch Newspapers Sections Patrick Odey, Uyo The Ikot Obio Inyang community in the Etinan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has denounced its village head, Emem Akpan, over allegations of fraud and other criminal activities. The community, under the auspices of Ikot Obio Inyang Development Association, stripped Akpan of his title and resolved to hand him over to the police to face prosecution. In a 14-point resolution by the association, a copy of which was made available to our correspon...

Punch Newspapers Sections Patrick Odey, Uyo The Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ukana in the Essien Udom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Dr. Uduak Ukekpe, has commended the TETFUND intervention on infrastructural development of the five years old institution. He said 80 per cent of the ongoing projects at the Polytechnic’s permanent site were sponsored through TETFUND intervention. Ukekpe said these at a media briefing to highlight efforts made by the management of the school. He...

Punch Newspapers Sections Patrick Odey, Uyo The medical report on an 11-year-old schoolboy of Deeper Life High School, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, who was allegedly molested by some senior pupils of the school, is out, the mother of the victim, Mrs Deborah Okezie, has said. She, however, said the report would be released to the public at the appropriate time. Speaking with The PUNCH on Tuesday morning, Okezie said, “The report is out but we will release it to the public at the appropriate time.”...

Punch Newspapers Sections Patrick Odey, Uyo  The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, has said that he would not allow the issue of succession derail his completion agenda, saying only God can decide who would succeed him in 2023. Emmanuel said this while speaking with chapel heads and officials of the state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, in Uyo, on Tuesday. He said, “We are making efforts to ensure timely completion of projects; therefore, I am not going to be distract...