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Actor's Guild Chairmen Forum Elects Brown Ene As Chairman, Urges State chapters To Implement Code Of Ethics

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© Eriacy Confidence Oba  The Actors' Guild of Nigeria Chairmen Forum, on Friday, elected a new executive committee to pilot the affairs of the forum. The forum with members drawn from across the 36 State chapters and the FCT  has Brown Ene, Chairman of Enugu state chapter as chairman and Prince Wilson Kingsley, chairman of Nasarawa State chapter as Secretary. Other members include Amb. Patience Ezekiel, chairman of Adamawa as vice chairman, Comrade Palmsilver Sikpo, chairman of Akwa Ibom state as Financial Secretary and Comrade Joe C. Oputa, chairman of Edo state chapter as Public relation Officer.  In an address, the president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Amb. Chief Emeka Ejezie Rollas urged the new exco to prioritise the ideals of the guild, while commending the out gone executive for their efforts in sustaining the forum. He described the chairmen forum as a complementary to the National Executive Committee, calling for efforts to rebuild AGN.   Speaking, ...

Yala Political Concern Group Raises Concern Over Nomination of Political Neophite, threatens Protest

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 Yala Political Concern Group Raises Concern Over Nomination of Political Neophite threatens Protest Our attention has been drawn to the recent unconventional and absurd nomination of Mrs Beatrice Igwe, Former Bursar of UNICAL, by some unscrupulous political elements from Yala, with the ulterior motive to drain the state coffers, through the Ministry of Finance.  From our investigation, we discovered, to our utter dismay, that the nomination of Mrs. Beatrice Igwe, which is borne out of the evil motive, is a clandestine move by this self-acclaim cabals who have concluded plans to take hold of His Excellency, Senator Prince Otu's government, since the Ministry of Finance is the life wire of any government. Their ploy is to plant her in the Ministry of Finance, in order to drain the state's resources.  This clandestine move must be resisted at all cost for the following reasons: 1. The said nominee, Mrs. Beatrice Igwe has no political locus to take up such appointment in the...

Rt. Hon. Mike Etaba Presents A Motion On The Need For A Clear Boundary Demarcation Between Cross River And Ebonyi States

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The member representing Obubra/Etung Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mike Etaba, on Wednesday presented a motion on the floor of the house on the need for a clear boundary demarcation between Cross River and neighbouring Ebonyi State. The member of parliament prayed the house to urge the National Boundary Commission to commence and complete the demarcation of the boundary between the two states as well as mandate the committee on legislative compliance when constituted, to ensure the resolutions are complied with accordingly. Rt.Hon. Etaba, who recalled that, in March 2019, a total of 3000 lives and properties running into hundreds of millions were reportedly lost to hostilities arising from the boundary disputes, reiterated his commitment to the restoration of  peace and, the security of lives and properties.   The motion, therefore, is a step towards providing an enduring solution to the lingering boundary crisis that has enveloped the border com...

We're Partnering With FG To Replace Petrol, Diesel With CNG - IPMAN

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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), on Wednesday inaugurated a caretaker executive committee to oversee the affairs of the association in Cross River State, pending when elections will be conducted.  The 19 man exco headed by Hon. Peter Okim is saddled with the responsibility of uniting members and ensuring the conduct of a free, fair and credible election thereby ushering a substantive executive for the association.   Speaking during the ceremony, the South South Zonal chairman of IPMAN, Chief Lawrence Nworu urged members of the new Exco to do everything in their power to bring all members under one umbrella and to return the association to its former glory. He cautioned them not to follow the footsteps of the former exco, while revealing that the association has entered into partnership with the government at the centre to introduce compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as alternative to petrol, diesel and kerosene to caution the effect of the rem...