Hon. Awesome Blog

The people of Eket Local Government Area celebrate the victory of Incumbent governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel as the winner of the 2019 governorship election in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. PHOTOS SPEAK:

NIGERIAN'S 2019 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS: APC Vs PDP Out of all political parties in Nigeria that contested for the presidential seat. There are two major contestants; the ruling party of All Progressive Congress (APC) and its opposition party that's the People's Democratic Party (PDP). So far, the election result has been so impressive between the two. But as always, in life there must be a loser and a Champion. Incumbent President Buhari of the All Progressive Congress (APC) defeated Atiku Abubakar of the People Democratic Party (PDP) with a margin of 3,928,869 votes to remain President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Here is INEC State to State breakdown of the result between the two top contenders for the office of the President of Nigeria. STATES PRESIDENT BUHARI (APC) ATIKU ABUBAKAR (PDP) EKITI STATE 219,231 - APC 154,032 - PDP ONDO STATE 241,769 - APC 275,901 - PDP GOMBE STATE 402,961 - APC 138,484 - PDP OSUN STATE 347,634 - APC 337,...

1. War again in Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Akwa Ibom state house of Assembly is currently on fire as the house members and the 5 sacked lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress engage in battle at the assembly premises. 2. Oyetola's Inauguration as Osun state governor live on YouTube Click this link to watch the video;  https://youtu.be/1r3PHGrKbdw 3. President Buhari Appointed Amb. Kabiru Bala as New High Commissioner to South Africa.   At Abuja - President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Amb. Kabiru Bala as new High Commissioner to South Africa, with concurrent accreditation to Swaziland and Lesotho. A statement by Ms Sarah Danda, the special assistant on media to foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama said this on Monday in Abuja.  Read more at:  https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/11/buhari-appoints-kabiru-bala-as-high-commissioner-to-south-africa/

1. National Identity Number Registration is Free - NIMC Mr Loveday Ogbonna, Head, Corporate Communications, National Identity Management Commission, says registration for the National Identity Number is free. Ogbonna, who made this known in an interview with the   News Agency of Nigeria   on Friday in Abuja, said that the commission has never charge anyone for NIN registration. 2. Police vacated Akwa Ibom Housa of Assembly The Police on Friday ended their siege on the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly. All entrances to the complex which had been barricaded since Tuesday morning are now open. 3. Oil theft, sea piracy has reduced in Niger Delta Rear Adm. David Adeniran, the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command, Calabar, on Friday said that oil theft and sea piracy have reduced drastically in the Niger Delta region. Adeniran said this in an interview with the   News Agency of Nigeria   on board Nigerian Navy Ship Okpabana in Calabar. 4. June 12 as Democracy day...

1. Buhari Receives Security Report From NIPPS Participants President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met with the Senior Executive Course 40 of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau State. The weekly Federal Executive Council meeting could therefore not hold due to the President’s meeting with the course participants from NIPPS. 2. Court Picks December 6 To Rule On Investigations Into Ganduje Bribery Video A Kano High Court has fixed Thursday, December 6, 2018 to rule on whether the state House of Assembly has the power to investigate the bribery allegation against Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The National Coordinator of Lawyers for Sustainable Democracy in Nigeria, an NGO, Mr. Mohammed Zubair, had filed a suit challenging the court’s constitutional right to investigate the bribery allegation. 3. Buhari Meets With Ekweremadu, South East Governors President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met behind closed doors with Deputy Senate President Ike Ekwerem...

1. NLC condemns threat by governors to sack workers over new minimum wage The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has dismissed the threat by the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) that states may have to sack workers if forced to pay N30,000 as minimum wage.  The union said the threat is not new and that workers are standing firm on the figure agreed by the tripartite negotiation team as the new national minimum wage. 2. Court re-affirms Tonye Cole as Rivers APC Governorship candidate The suit filed by Senator Magnus Abe, seeking to be declared the flagbearer of the All Progressive Congress (APC) before a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, have been turned down. Dr. Chidi Llyod, the Director-General of Tonye Cole Campaign Organization, on Thursday, made the details of the court ruling available to newsmen in Port Harcourt. 3. Mimiko drops 2019 presidential bid, launches senatorial bid Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, the presidential candidate of the Zenith Labour Party, and fo...

1. Lagos state lifts ban on use of hijab by secondary school students The Lagos State government has made U-turn on the prohibition of the use of the hijab on uniforms in schools. Tutor General/Permanent Secretary, in a circular signed by A.O Olukoya, entitled “Re-The Use of Hijab in Lagos State Public Schools,” eased the ban on the use of hijab in schools in the state. 2. Senate adjourns sitting for one week The Nigerian Senate was on Tuesday, forced to adjourn plenary for a week as the lawmakers present were unable to form a quorum. The Senate needs a minimum of 38 senators to conduct plenary but only 20 members were seated as at the commencement of plenary on Tuesday. The plenary was adjourned till 20th November 2018 to enable committees conclude their oversight visit.  3. President Buhari gives condition for restructuring Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has given conditions under which he could consider the so much talked about ‘restructuring’. The president gave the conditi...