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Imoh Etimudo is a broadcast journalist with the NTA, Uyo. He has in his own way, through his reportage over the years adding value to process of making our country better. While issues of corruoption,to the most recent, Police brulality are among some of the several challenges he has been writing and fighting against by setting advocacies and agenda for a change, he was recemtly a victim! Read his sad story....... ...I HAVE PAID FOR THE DARKNESS OF PHED WITH MY BLOOD. Fellow Nigerians, I live in an area in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State where you can stay for six months without seeing electricity supply. The area is called 25th Anniversary Estate, Off Idoro Road, Atai Obio Offot. Most people here make use of generators. I came back home late on Friday about 12am. Surprisingly, I saw electricity light. On Saturday, about 4pm, I was still home, waiting for my wife to return so I can go out. As soon as she entered, we heard a knock at our gate. I went out to check, and met a man who said he c...

October 19 remains an indelible date in the memory of many Nigerians especially the media practitioners for that was the day Mr. Dele Giwa, co-founder of Newswatch Magazine was assassinated. Although many Nigerians remember him, some, especially the younger generation just hear the name but don’t know who he was. Dele Giwa, a foremost Nigerian journalist, was killed by a parcel bomb at 11.40 a.m. on Sunday, October 19, 1986, in his house at number 25B Talabi Street off Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja, Lagos, after receiving a parcel in a light-brown envelope from his 19-year-old son, Billy. It’S 34 years today since the flaming journalist, Dele Giwa, was killed via a parcel bomb, a novel manner of assassination. The question today remains unanswered: Who killed Dele Giwa? He is remembered for his famous quote: “Nigeria is on fire and the citizens are amused”. Giwa was one of Nigerian’s strongest journalists, who many referred to as the man with the mighty pen. He died on this day in 1986 at...

Hundreds of Youths yesterday evening converged of the Nwaniba on the Water fountain round About by Four lanes in Uyo the Akwa Ibom state Capital in continuation of the protest against police brutality Tagged #ENDSARS. The Youths made up of mostly students of Taitary institutions in the state were joined by some celebrities forced traffic along the Busy Nwaniba-Four Lane intersection to a stand still for hours. Some of those who spoke to our correspondent Charles Bassey said they were not satisfied with the actions taken by the Inspector General on SARS as it was not the first time such actions and promises were made over their brutal excesses. The protesting youths stated emphatically that they would not relent until they saw evident proof that they now have a Police that is civil and humane. for some of the youths who joined in the protest the demand have now moved beyond police reforms to a call for a better Nigeria with improved and accountable Governance. The youths cal...

#EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate area of Lagos on Saturday nabbed and handed over a co-protester, for stealing a phone. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer at the Lagos State Command, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Sunday, the protesters who were angry about the incident descended on him and beat him up, before they agreed to hand him over to the police at Maroko Police Station. Adejobi, however, noted that the stolen phone has not been recovered as the suspect passed it on to his fleeing gang members. He said the Force is working on the useful information gathered from him to track down his gang members who are at large.

Akwa Ibom State Government is to collaborate with the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, to develop the proposed industrial park in the state. Governor Udom Emmanuel gave the indication when theHigh Commissionerof the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in Nigeria, Mr Wendell Carlton De Landro, visited him at the Government House, Uyo. The governor said the state government is providing infrastructures in the industrial park noting that over thirty industries are expected in the estate. The governor appealed to the High Commissioner of the Trinidad and Tobago and other international investors to consider investing in the state as the state government has provided an enabling environment for businesses to thrive. Governor Emmanuel hinted that the state-owned Ibom Airlines will soon commence international flights when the Terminal at the Victor Attah International Airport is completed. High Commissioner of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in Nigeria, Mr Wendell Carlton De Landr...

Members of the Akwa Ibom kids Press Club in the line of duty at the Uyo Township stadium covering the 59th independence Day anniversary of Nigeria. Kid camera men, Producers, editors, Reporter and presenters are of Akwa Ibom State! Wow! Something to celebrate! They need support to continue they TV programme, KIDDIESVISION AKWA IBOM on NTA Uyo. It's recorded, presented, edited and produced solely by the kids with supervision from me. Akwa Ibom kids Press Club which is the first kids Press Club of children, by children and for children in Nigeria and second in Africa. - UNESCO/UNICEF