UbongAbasi Ise

By UbongAbasi Ise Akwa Ibom State is aptly considered to be a home of beauties, place of exquisite delicacies, the land of exciting cultures, rich histories and all manner of hospitability. However, the just concluded Face of Akwa Ibom 2019 organized in Uyo by the management of Slyz-B Movies Music Production & Modeling   Agency has desperately called for the fervent interrogation to find out why the state is still wobbling under the burdens of identities despite its huge potentialities. The pageantry served as an ample reminder that, beyond the beautiful faces of Akwa Ibom ladies, there are natural, raw talents in the state that are yet to be tapped by the ever-demanding entertainment industry. There was a clear message that Akwa Ibom is still virgin and open for the exploration for talents. As excitable as the state could be,    yet there is palpable lack of stride in the area of entertainment, and by extension, tourism industry. The story of Akwa Ibom entert...

By UbongAbasi Ise Mr. Victor Otu David, 36, has stayed incapacitated for over a year after his right shin was shattered by a gunshot allegedly fired at him on a close range by Joseph Udourioh, the   Divisional Police Officer, DPO, then serving at Okobo Division at Okopedi Police Station and was now posted to Ikot Edibon in Nsit Ubium local government area. Speaking with our correspondent recently, Mr. Victor David said he could no longer cater for the wellbeing of his young family which consists of a wife, a nine-month son and a daughter of about 2 years of age. He said all the money he ever made while working at Okopedi Motor Park before the incident occurred has gone for treatment of a nagging leg problem, and he is distressfully calling for the state authority to come to his aid. Having felt abandoned by DPO Udourioh, who allegedly shot at his leg on February 17, 2018 , Mr. David called on the attention of the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel; the Speak...

A social justice crusader organisation, Akwa Ibom Visionaries' Choice for Better Tomorrow Initiative, AKV, has declared that Akwa Ibom Resident Electoral Commissioner’s refusal to issue the winner of the just concluded Election for Essien Udim State Constituency, Sir   Nse Ntuen with a Certificate of Return is a clear indication that he is acting the scripts of his "pay master" Governor Udom Emmanuel led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The National President of the group, Comrade Emmanuel Effiong while addressing the press in Uyo over the weekend, accused the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barr. Mike Igini of collecting bribe from the incumbent Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel to frustrate all the candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state He called on the REC to explain the rationale behind Nse Ntuen opponent, Mr. Ese Umoh’s mission in the election petition tribunal since INEC have not yet issued his opponent with a certificate of return. ...

By UbongAbasi Ise Few weeks after inaugurating the Election Petition Tribunal in Akwa Ibom State, the Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party, ANRP, in the State, has accused Governor Udom Emmanuel of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, of allegedly bribing the Registrar of the tribunal in the state, Mr. Abubakar Sadiq, to prevent their Gubernatorial Candidate, Mr Iboro Otu from filing his processes. The deputy state chairman of the party, Mr. Emmanuel Mfon, speaking in an interview with newsmen recently, said Mr. Abubakar was on Wednesday spotted as he was being escorted out of the government house with a 'Ghana must go' bag apparently containing large sums of money. The   party deputy chairman said that the ANRP has reported the compromised act of the tribunal registrar to the President, Court of Appeal through a written Petition. According to him, "we will not take it kindly with Mr. Abubakar, if our candidate is deprived of his fundamental right to seek justic...

By UbongAbasi Ise Police belongs to the league of necessary evils that civilization could not progress without. Since policing is the lifeblood of governance, and without it no government could be effective, we allow reckless brutality and extreme cruelty roughly known by mankind to thrive inexorably on the back of this security outfit. Out of pure motive to safeguard our societies and civilizations from sliding into chaos and anarchy, or descend to Thomas Hobbes’s original state of nature in Leviathan where life was solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short, we have no choice other than to tolerate both weaknesses and excesses of the police institution.   But where do we go from here? In Nigeria, despite the unending timeline of all manner of police brutalities on the hapless, poor civilians, no sane mind could ever reckon that the institution be scrapped. Instead there have been several efforts, both vapid and concerted, to reform and sanitize it, and unfortunately, som...

By UbongAbasi Ise Religious teachings are of aggregated convictions that the Almighty God is a supreme being that is good in nature; excellent in manifestations; positive in intention; truthful in dealings; perfect in justice; and holy in existence. If these fine attributes are exactly what defines the Only God most of the world believes in, then this premise can lead to the conclusion that God is not a being that takes glory in evil and negativities. In other words, it could be deduced that God can’t be associated with bloodletting, bribery, election rigging, repression of the peoples’ will by way of vote-buying, ballot snatching, manipulation of election results, and couldn’t in any way, be a part of victory earned through cunning and underhand ways. To those that congregated at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium on Friday 29 th March, 2019 at the instance of Governor Udom Emmanuel to thank the Almighty God for granting their principal victory in the just concluded contest...