February 5, 2023

[GIST] Bolanle Awe and the mission of a womanist ideal

[GIST] Bolanle Awe and the mission of a womanist ideal

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On Saturday, January 28, 2023, Professor Emerita Bolanle Awe turned 90. There is absolutely no doubt that this is an epochal index in the life of this remarkable historian, matriarch, scholar, administrator, wife, mother and humanist. Here at home, we remember her as the iconic Director of African Studies who brought great enthusiasm and style


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[GIST] Elections: INEC won’t disappoint Nigerians – Ekiti REC

[GIST] Elections: INEC won’t disappoint Nigerians – Ekiti REC

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The Ekiti State Independent National Electoral Commission Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Ayobami Salami, has said that the commission will not disappoint Nigerians in the 2023 general elections. Salami stated this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria  in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday shortly after monitoring the mock accreditation for the election in the state.


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February 4, 2023

News: Earlier before the main event, Obong Amb. Engr.Joseph Akpan was among the PCC/NWC,

News: Earlier before the main event, Obong Amb. Engr.Joseph Akpan was among the PCC/NWC,


 2023 ELECTIONS : "Tinubu/Shettima  Led Government will liberate The Living Conditions of Artisans & Technicians".


......As he sues for all inclusive development  in all sectors of the Economy.


....... Led 770 registered Artisans and technicians to cheer APC Winning Team to victory.


....... The team also promised  to  boost Agriculture and Industrialization in the Southern Nigeria. 

~ says Obong Amb Engr Joseph Akpan .


It was yet another amazing day, 30th January 2023 as we all saw a  Mammoth crowd gathered at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in the beautiful Promise land (Akwa Ibom  State)  to receive the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Distinguished Sen.   Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the Presidential Campaign Committee PCC  who promised to liberate the living conditions of the Akwa Ibom People at large.


Obong Amb. Engr.Joseph Akpan 

the vibrant Director Of Artisans And Technicians (South South) in The Presidential Campaign Committee (PCC) in All Progressives Congress joined the Presidential candidate; Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu , the Vice Presidential Candidate; Sen Shetima well represented, the Speaker of The House of representative

Rt. Hon Fami Gbajamiamila , 

Sen.Ben Ayade(Cross Rivers State Governor)

Dr. Betta Edu the National Women Leader of APC, The National APC vice Chairman & Secretary South South, Sen.Godswill Akpabio CON (Senate candidate for Ikot Ekpene NorthWest), Obong Umana Okon Umana (Minister of Niger Delta Affairs), Obong Nsima U. Ekere  (Event LOC Chairman), Obong Akanimo Udofia  (Governorship Candidate APC-AKS), Hon.Uwem Udoma (Event LOC secretary) and other key stakeholders across board to canvas for support  and as well beckon on the good women, Youths of Akwa Ibom State to vote for Asiwaju Tinubu and all the APC candidates.


Speaking to our correspondent at the venue of the event,   Obong Amb. Engr.Joseph Akpan, 

the Director Of Artisans And Technicians (South South) in The Presidential Campaign Committee PCC, who was also an aspirant for the Senate Seat in Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District in the May 2022 APC Primaries in his reaction said that there is a lot of untapped talent in terms of human capital development in the south south and the country at large, that's is why him as the head of Artisans And Technicians (South South) in The Presidential Campaign Committee PCC and other directors in the party have set a development template  for a RENEWED HOPE in Nigeria.

He also beckon on his supporters in ikot Ekpene Senatorial district ,  Artisans And Technicians (South South) and the APC faithfuls to vote massively for  APC in the upcoming general  elections in the country.


Obong Akpan,who is from Etim Ekpo LGA , Akwa Ibom State ,  further stressed that  voting TInubu to power  is a "Superior Revolution,".

He urged the people of Akwa Ibom State and the South South Zone at large to get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), saying that APC led Renewed  Hope in  governance  would emerge through PVCs.


High points at the event were the following :- 

The presence of 770 registered Artisans and technicians with their banner to receive the Jagaban of Africa and his team. 

The promises of  Improving the standard of living for the good  people of Akwa Ibom through job creation.

Full implementation, the Ibaka Sea Port Project and general inclusion of Akwa Ibom State Chieftains into Renewed Hope Tinubu Led government if voted into office by the speakers at the event.


Earlier before the main event, Obong Amb. Engr.Joseph Akpan was among the PCC/NWC, 

APC entourage that accompanied the incoming president to visit His Royal Majesty The  Oku Ibom Ibibio, Obong Dr Solomon Etuk, who is also the 

President of Akwa Ibom State traditional  council.


In APC Mandate we Stand..!


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   30th Jan.2023

[GIST] 600 pre-election appeals in appellate court, says president

[GIST] 600 pre-election appeals in appellate court, says president

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The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, on Friday, said the court had so far received 600 pre-election matters from its 20 Divisions. Dongbam-Mensem made this known when the Ambassador of the European Union Delegation, Samuela Isopi, paid her a visit in her office. “The court received over 600 pre-election appeals in


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[GIST] Imade: Petroleum engineer fuelling NPFL with goals

[GIST] Imade: Petroleum engineer fuelling NPFL with goals

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Five games into the 2022/23 Nigeria Professional Football League season, newly promoted Bendel Insurance have taken the league by surprise with the help of a relatively unknown name until now, Osarenkhoe Imade. ABIODUN ADEWALE caught up with the player and brings you the journey of the UNIBEN graduate into football Barely 16 hours after scoring


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[GIST] 78% of Nigerians don’t trust INEC, says report

[GIST] 78% of Nigerians don’t trust INEC, says report

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Only 23 per cent of Nigerians say they trust the Independent National Electoral Commission “somewhat” or “a lot,” while more than three-fourths (78 per cent) express “just a little” or no trust at all in the election-management body, a joint report by NOI Polls, Afrobarometer, and CDD Ghana has shown. The report titled, “Nigerians want


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[GIST] Canada interested in Nigeria’s election, says spokesperson

[GIST] Canada interested in Nigeria’s election, says spokesperson

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The Canadian government on Thursday said it was monitoring closely the preparations for the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. The spokesperson, Global Affairs of Canada, James Wanki, stated this in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja. Western powers such as the United States of America and the United Kingdom have announced their stances regarding


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