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The Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Elders Forum, Atuekong Dr. Chris Akpan, is a consummate politician with encyclopedic knowledge about Akwa Ibom and Nigerian politics. Having served as Director General of Godswill Akpabio Campaign Organization in 2019, he still remains an integral part of the inner circle of the current Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. In this interview with our Editor Weekend , UBONGABASI ISE , Atuekong Dr. Chris Akpan takes time to explain the actual situation of conflicts within the APC fold. He has also revealed how Senator Akpabio is finding himself under intense pressure by Nigerians, who are urging him to contest in the 2023 presidential elections. His another major talking point is the prevailing relationship between Senator Godswill Akpabio and his successor, Governor Udom Emmanuel, EXCERPT:    Looking at political trend, it has taken another dimension, what role are you playing now in the sphere of politics?   As it would be recalle

  By UbongAbasi Ise   As the multiple award-winning movie director, Mr. John Henry (DGN), is celebrating his birthday today, he has recounted how fruitful 2021 appears to him as he has so far directed over 20 films this year alone. In a chat with The Sensor on Thursday , the Nsit Ubium-born filmmaker said since the beginning of 2021, he has been able to direct 20 movies at over 16 locations across Nigeria with two locations in Ghana and one in the Cameroons. Top movies that John Henry involved in include All I Have shot in Enugu and produced by Nicki Moore who bases in the United Kingdom as well as Wives of Kabiru produced by Enobong Nkanta with locations at Eket. Others are The Lioness and Koinonia Marriage that were both shot in Ghana; The Untold Story, You Are Mine, Ideh Ekpe and so on. Henry’s awards include Nollywood Discovery Director of the Year 2018 at Nollywood Festival and Wards; Most Digital Director of the Year 2019 at Bart Awards; Best Director In Akwa Ibom Aw

  …Says Citizens’ Tolerance Prevents Breakup    By UbongAbasi Ise                                                                    Top Nollywood comic actor, Ime Bishop, popularly known as Okon Lagos, says the only thing he could celebrate during Nigeria’s 61 st independence anniversary is the resilience of Nigerians in the face of economic hardship and insecurity. Speaking with The Sensor in the eve of Independence Day celebration, Bishop said his regrets on the state of the nation is a reflection of the general mood of Nigerians as the citizens could no longer identify with the country with a sense of pride. “There is nothing good about this country right now which we should be proud of. I am not proud. Nigeria is a great country but the leadership has made this country one that we are not proud of as citizens both at home and in the Diaspora. The only thing I can celebrate Nigeria for is the resilience and the toughness of our people to survive terrible conditions. W