Akan Okon Vs Umo Eno Update: Court Dismisses application by Aniekan Etim to be joint in the suit. Court describes him as a meddlesome interloper and a 'busybody' His application is dismissed for lacking in merit ********************** The federal high court sitting in Uyo has dismissed an application by a governorship aspirant in the May 25, 2022 PDP primaries, describing it as lacking merit. Justice Agatha Okeke in her ruling yielded to the submissions of the plaintiffs and the 1st and 2nd defendants to dismiss the application. The court described Mr Aniekan Etim as a meddlesome interloper and a 'busybody'. In the suit FHC/UY/CS/110/2022 Mr Etim Aniekan Akan, one of the defeated aspirants in the PDP Governorship primaries, sought the Court’s leave to be joined as a party in the suit. The Defence Counsel for the 1st and 2nd Defendants, Paul Usoro,SAN citing relevant judicial authorities had said the only grounds on which a party can be joined in a suit is where their p...

PRESS RELEASE 26th July, 2022 POLICE RECRUITMENT BASED ON MERIT, NOT POLITICS, FAVOURITISM - IGP RESTATES The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, has again restated unequivocally that the recruitment process of the Nigeria Police Force is merit-based and not subject to the whims and caprices of any individual or groups of persons irrespective of their position or status in the society. The IGP emphasizes that the recruitment process comprises a physical screening of all applicants who have expressed interest in serving with the NPF by filling the application form online, which is totally free; a Computer-Based Test (CBT), set and organized by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) for all who met the legal requirements for the physical screening exercise as provided by the Police Act 2020; and a Medical Screening of all applicants who passed the CBT Examination to confirm their fitness to take up the policing duty. Those who have successfully passe...

The National Population Commission (NPC) has disowned an online ad-hoc staff recruitment portal said to be for the 2023 census. The NPC’s Federal Commissioner in Katsina State, Alhaji Bala Almu-Banye, stated this while briefing newsmen on Friday in Daura insisting that the link was fake. The Commissioner said, ”In a few months’ time, the commission will open a portal and invite Nigerians to apply online for the conduct of the 2023 census. “God’s willing, within the year, we are going to take the ad-hoc staff, and we are going to take quite a large number, more than one million personnel will be recruited for the exercise. “But the links being shared now are fake and untrue. We have not started doing the recruitment. And when we do, interested candidates will need their NIN numbers. “And they must be 18 years of age and above before they can apply, and they will attach their relevant qualifications as they apply. And they can only apply where they want to do it. “Like what we did here, ...

DATED; JULY 22, 2022 PASTOR UMO ENO OPPOSES ETIM AKAN’S APPLICATION TO JOIN AKAN OKON’S ELIGIBILITY SUIT A Federal High Court in Uyo has adjourned to a later date, in the case between Akan Ekpe Okon and the Peoples Democratic Party, Pastor Umo Eno and Independent National Electoral Commission. When the suit FHC/UY/CS/110/ 2022 came up Thursday for hearing, Mr Etim Aniekan Akan, one of the defeated aspirants in the PDP Governorship primaries, sought the Court’s leave to be joined as a party in the suit. However speaking for the 1st and 2nd Defendants, Paul Usoro,SAN citing relevant judicial authority said the only grounds on which a party can be joined in a suit is where their participation will aid the administration of Justice, and where such party’s interests are tied to the interests of the defendants. Paul Usoro said where the party sought to be joined is seeking the cancellation of the primaries and disqualificatio n of the registered parties, there is no connection between such i...

The management of Joint Admission and matriculation board has today releases the cut off mark for candidates who wrote the  2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.  According to the Matriculation  Board (JAMB) the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) and the University of Lagos (UNILAG) are the first two institutions that had the highest numbers of candidates. Also, on Thursday it was revealed that only 378,639 of the 1,761,338 who wrote the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations scored 200 and above. While giving further statistics of the 2022 examination, Oloyede noted that  378,639 scored above 200; a total of 520,596 candidates scored 190 and above ; 704,991 scored 180 and above; 934,103 scored 170 and above; 1,192, 057 scored 160 and above. According to the board a  total of 69 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination 2022 (UTME) results have been withheld since the last practice. The UTME 2022 exams  started on Friday 6 May and ends on...

 Languages spoken in Akwa Ibom state Do you know there are more than 20 languages spoken in Akwa Ibom State? Akwa Ibom State is one of the fast developing state in Nigeria, is in the South - South geo-political zone, and is bordered on the east by Cross River State, on the west by Rivers State and Abia State, and on the south by the Atlantic Ocean. The state has 31 Local Government Areas, is one of the Nigeria's 36 states with a population of over five million people. The capital of Akwa Ibom State is Uyo. His Excellency, Emmanuel Gabriel Udom is the present Governor of the state. There are more 20 languages spoken in Akwa Ibom State, Namely: 1. Ibibio 2. Anaang 3. Oro 4. Ekid 5. Obolo /Andoni 6. Ibino 7. Itu Mbon Uso 8. Okobo 9. Efai 10. Enwang 11. Etebi 12. Ibuoro 13. Idere 14. Ika 15. Iko 16. Ilue 17. Nkari 18. Ebughu 19. Uda 20. Iwere 21. Igbo. However, central language that is understood by 98% of the people in the state is Ibibio. Akwa Ibom State was created on the 23rd Septe...