INTERVIEW – Disqualification of Journalists in A’Ibom null and Void-NUJ National Secretariat
After breaking boxes and batches, destroying relationship and friendship, betraying and denying colleagues, facing and escaping attacks during the NUJ election to install Mr. Joe Effiong led executive in the State. Rather than receive blessing for a job well done, the newly installed NUJ executive set up a committee and disqualified virtually half of the number of Journalists who voted them on the ground based known to them, the disqualified Journalists who have practiced for many years and are either currently pursuing their professional courses in 11J, or awaiting their certificates last week sent a delegation to National Secretariat of NUJ, Abuja to find out what has constituted the basis of their disqualification having good medium, good character and other ethical conducts. Addressing the delegation, the National Secretary of NUJ, Mr. Shaibu Usman Leman said the Akwa Ibom State Council of NUJ does not have constructional right to disqualify Journalists who are not touts, and reverse the trend to status quo. In practical terms it Akwa Ibom NUJ still maintains that the disqualified journalists were not journalists after voting than into power, it means that their election should be cancelled since they were voted into power by carpenters, hunters, market women and truck pushers who do not have any connection in Journalism: Except: Read the rest of this entry
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COUNT-DOWN TO APRIL POLLS:
7 Persons on ranger list as ACN, PDP Supporters clash in A’Ibom
No fewer than seven persons allegedly escaped death by the whiskers at Okoita, Ibiono Ibom local government Headquarters of Akwa Ibom State as supporters of Action Congress Party of Nigeria [ACN] and Peoples’ Democratic Party [PDP] clashed on Friday. Read the rest of this entry
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SME Breakfast Forum Holds Friday
By our Reporter
A two day training session for business owners, administrators of different departments, management/senior staff, Managers among others takes place in Uyo on Friday, March 18, 2011. The forum will be held at Dove Hall, 80 Wellington Bassey Way, Uyo between the hours of nine in the morning and eleven also in the morning. Read the rest of this entry
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Nsima Ekere and the politics of his emergence
By Tommy Solomon
It is now clear that if Governor Godswill Akpabio goes ahead to win the April, 2011 Governorship elections in Akwa Ibom State, Obong Nsima Ekere will serve as his Deputy. The decision of the "Governor to contest the April, 2011 Governorship ticket with Obong Ekere was announced last month, putting paid to years of speculations that Akpabio will run with a new Deputy in 2011. Read the rest of this entry
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‘Our Governors are Monarchs in their states’
The 36 states governors have been described as ‘democratic monarch’s’ that rule with military precision and mentality thereby undermining the process of free,fair & credible elections in the country. Read the rest of this entry
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Editorial – Posthumous Award on Late Clement Isong:
Quite On Time
The decision by the kiths and kins of the Late Governor of the erstwhile Cross River State from Onna Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State is very timely and serves as an eye opener to the present day politicians. Read the rest of this entry
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FOSMACIN Launches Readers’ Club In Uyo
A non governmental Organization, Foundation for Sound Mind and Crisis Intervention (FOSMACIN) has inaugurated an Uyo City Reading Club. Read the rest of this entry
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Veteran Journalist Goes Home
... Leaves Behind Indelible Marks on Sands of Time
By Monday Akpan
A veteran Journalist, retired Permanent Secretary, astute Christian and an extrovert, Elder Martin Okon Usenekong has joined his ancestors and his remains were on Friday 4th March, 2011 laid to rest in his hometown Upenekang in Ibeno local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Read the rest of this entry
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