10 Types of Food That Naturally Unclog Your Arteries

By V Doctor

There are many great kitchen items that will naturally unclog arteries. When eating high-fat and high-cholesterol foods, you become more prone to plaque buildup which can eventually lead to dangerous cardiovascular diseases, which is why eating a few notable healthy products will be good to reduce the risk.

Fear of Umana: Akpabio plans to dissolve local govt councils in Akwa Ibom

Gov. Godswill Akpabio

By Nse Peter

A report published in a local newspaper in Uyo says that Governor Godswill Akpabio is planning to dissolve the local government councils in Akwa Ibom State ahead of the 2015 governorship election in the state, so as to have firm grip of the political structures at the grassroots before the election.

NSE Lists 6.3 billion Champion Breweries Shares

By Eromosele Abiodun

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has admitted a total of 6.3 billion ordinary shares of 50 kobo each belonging to Champion Breweries Plc to trade on the exchange.

Akpabio presents N462 billion budget to Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly

Gov. Akpabio

Akwa Ibom Government has presented a budgetary allocation of N462 billion for 2015 financial year to the state House Of Assembly for deliberations and approval.

CPFR message: Akwa Ibom must be free!

Uwem Umanah’s poor pr outing for Udom Emmanuel

Mr. Uwem Umanah



By Nse Peter

Uwem Umanah, the younger brother of the Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Aniekan Umanah, is one young man in Akwa Ibom State who craves for publicity. But fortunately or unfortunately (that is, depending on the perspective you are looking at it) what the young man has been getting is controversy, plenty of it – from calling former governor, Obong Victor Attah ‘senile’ to claiming that PDP can and will win the 2015 governorship election in Akwa Ibom without the support of Oro ethnic group, and the public outrage that followed his remarks – and he really seems to be enjoying it.

Cossy Orjiakor goes almost nude just say ‘merry Christmas’ to her Facebook friends

Cossy Orjiakor posted the photo on her Facebook page on 27 December, 2014 with the message ‘merry xmas n happy nw yr’ to her Facebook friends. Expectedly, the message attracted much attention – 248 likes, 85 comments, while 13 people shared the photo. Cossy Orjiakor!

Debate Starter: A younger lady smoking cigarette in a bar, would most times look sexier in the eyes of men. True or false?

Young girl puffing.... (Photo: Google)

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85-year-old Man arrested in Edo State for defiling seven-year-old

The Edo State CCommand has arrested an 85-year old man for allegedly defiling a seven-year old girl at Use, Ogida Quarters in Egor Local Government Area.

Engr. Ben Ukpong, from Urue-Offong/Oruko, is Umana’s running mate

Mr. Umana Okon Umana, APC governorship candidate, Akwa Ibom State

Mr. Umana Okon Umana, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Akwa Ibom State, has named Ben Ukpong as his running mate.

Lawyers ask Akpabio to release Odudu Ukpanah

Mr. Odudu Ukpanah

By Nse Peter

Lawyers in Nigeria, under the aegis of Public Interest Lawyers League (PILL), have asked the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio to release Odudu Ukpanah, the only son of Albert Ukpanah, a PDP chieftain who was shot dead at his home in Abak, March this year. 

Christmas: The Akpabios step out in colours, smiles and laughter, while the Ukpanahs mourn

Gov. Akpabio with his family at the Akwa Ibom Christmas Carol Night in Uyo

By Nse Peter

Governor Godswill Akpabio while declaring open the 7^th edition of the Akwa Ibom State Christmas Carol Night last Saturday, proclaimed to the large congregation at the new Akwa Ibom International Stadium, “As you join the 9999 choir to sing praises to God tonight, all your problems will go away”. And the people responded with a loud ‘amen!’

Akwa Ibom: 22 governorship aspirants deny meeting Buhari

Muhammadu Buhari, APC presidential candidate

The 22 aggrieved Akwa Ibom State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirants have denied holding a meeting with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, or any of his representatives.

Buhari to meet 22 aggrieved A’Ibom PDP aspirants – Punch newspaper

Muhammadu Buhari

All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is to meet with 22 Peoples Democratic Party aspirants, who have been aggrieved over the conduct of the PDP’s governorship primary in Akwa Ibom State.

APC reaffirms Umana as Akwa Ibom governorship candidate – The Nation newspaper

Mr. Umana Okon Umana, APC governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom State

The Akwa Ibom State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it is satisfied with the outcome of the governorship primary that produced the former Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Umana Okon Umana, as its candidate.

Don’t dump PDP, Jonathan begs aggrieved aspirants – Punch newspaper

President Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday appealed to all the Peoples Democratic Party aspirants who are aggrieved as a result of the outcome of its primaries across the country not to leave the party.

22 PDP aspirants reject Udom, Akpabio’s olive branch – The Nation newspaper

It looked as though the exparte order has put paid to the possibility of the Akwa Ibom State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) being able to submit the name of Mr Udom Emmanuel as the man who will fly its governorship flag in next year’s election. A vacation judge lifted the exparte injunction, but the 22 aggrieved candidates are not giving up as they have rejected a deal with Governor Godswill Akpabio, writes OLUKOREDE YISHAU.

Udom’s media aide likens Ekere, Ekpotu, Abia, others to ‘lepers bundled in a colony of the reproach’

Mr. Emmanuel Nicholas, media assistant to Mr. Udom Emmanuel

By Nse Peter

Emmanuel Nicholas, an Akwa Ibom man who passionately desires to become the chief press secretary to the next governor of Akwa Ibom State (that is, if Udom Emmanuel is able to pull it through at the general election), has likened two former deputy governors of the state, Obong Nsima Ekere and Chief Patrick Ekpotu to ‘lepers bundled in a colony of the reproach’.

Malaria: Akpabio flags off distribution of 2.7m treated nets

Gov. Akpabio

Akwa Ibom state governor, Godswill Akpabio, has flagged off the distribution of 2.7 million insecticide treated nets to households in the state.

Performing the flag off on Thursday in Uyo, the governor said elimination of malaria in the country demanded the concerted efforts of government and the private sector.

How they killed our dad - Ukpanah, and what happened the day Gov. Akpabio paid condolence visit to our family – Uduak Ukpanah

Albert Ukpanah, a chieftain of PDP, was brutally gunned down on 12 March, 2014 in his home in Abak, Akwa Ibom State, and his only son, Odudu Ukpanah arrested and charged to court for ‘assassinating’ his father, even when the police report says that Ukpanah’s assassination was politically motivated. Mr. Odudu Ukpanah, a UK-trained petroleum management expert, has so far spent seven months in prison custody. In this interview with NSE PETER, the editor of Think Akwa Ibom!, Uduak Ukpanah (pictured above), a Lagos-based lawyer and the elder sister to Odudu, says the family won’t give up  fighting for the unconditional release of Odudu.

2015: Iyanam faults governorship primary, drags Bishop Samuel Akpan to court

Mr. Okon Iyanam

By Nse Peter

Okon Iyanam, a governorship aspirant in the Accord Party, Akwa Ibom State, said he has approached a Federal High Court for the nullification of Bishop Samuel Akpan’s election as the governorship candidate of the party.

We have strategised for PDP to win 2015 elections, Says Akpabio

Gov. Akpabio

Governors Sule Lamido of Jigawa; Emmanuel Uduaghan; Sullivan Chime of Delta; Gabriel Suswam of Benue and Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe were yesterday absent at the meeting of governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Akpabio didn’t bribe me with N5bn – Senator Aloysius Etok

Senator Aloysius Etok

The senator representing Akwa Ibom North-West senatorial district, Aloysius Etok, has denied reports that he conceded his seat to Governor Godswill Akpabio for N5bn.

Why I married in private – Emem Isong

Emem Isong

If there were two surprise real-life marriages in Nollywood this dying year, they are those of Nollywood producer Emem Isong and the Actors Guild of Nigeria President, Ibinabo Fiberesima. They have separately fulfilled their heart desires and, somehow, taught the world that delay is not a denial in the world of marriages.

A’Ibom 2015: PDP can win governorship without Oro’s support – Uwem Umanah, younger brother of Akwa Ibom Commissioner for Information, Aniekan Umanah

Uwem Umanah

By Nse Peter

Uwem Umanah, the abrasive and boisterous younger brother of the Akwa Ibom Commissioner for Information, Mr. Aniekan Umanah, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State can comfortably win the 2015 governorship in the state without the votes of the Oro people.

Umana Okon Umana: The Akwa Ibom State game changer

Mr. Umana Okon Umana

By Dele Sobowale

Not fire, nor walls of iron can hinder fate. Pindar, 518-438 B.C. (VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS P 57).

I met Obong Umana O Umana, October last year at the Catholic Church in Uyo, when he attended the first year memorial service for the late first Lady of Akwa Ibom State, Alison Attah. He had only recently ceased to be the Secretary to the State Government, SSG under conditions still shrouded in mystery. Until then, he was regarded as one of those on the other side by those close to Obong Victor Attah, the former Governor; including me. We got together after the service and exchanged cards. Something told me that this was a man to watch closely. Thank God, my instincts, on matters like this, never deceive me. It is already news that Umana had emerged as the flag-bearer for the All Progressive Alliance, APC, in the state just a few weeks after decamping from the PDP where he had been a member since 1998.

“Let’s see how God will make you governor,” Akpabio tells Umana

Gov. Godswill Akpabio (R) and Umana Okon Umana

By Nse Peter

Fresh revelations have emerged on one of the few last stormy meetings Governor Godswill Akpabio had with Mr. Umana Okon Umana before the later was unceremoniously removed as the Secretary to the Akwa Ibom State (SSG), July last year.

PDP can’t present Udom Emmanuel as candidate to INEC – The Nation newspaper

Gov. Akpabio (L) with Udom Emmanuel ..... Did they rigged themselves into a fix?

An ex parte order and a petition appear to have become obstacles in the quest of former Akwa Ibom State Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Udom Emmanuel, to fly the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in next February’s elections, writes OLUKOREDE YISHAU of The Nation newspaper.

Court lacks merit to hear suit against Udom, says Emmanuel Enoidem

Mr. Udom Emmanuel

A lawyer and member of the Central Working Committee of the Campaign Team for Udom Emmanuel’s Campaign Organisation, Barr Emmanuel Enoidem has dismissed the suit challenging the candidature of Mr Udom Emmanuel as PDP Candidate in the 2015 Governorship Election, describing it as lacking in merit.

A grieving family in Akwa Ibom needs you to reach out to Gov. Akpabio on their behalf

Mr. Odudu Ukpanah

Please if you are reading this, it means you are in a good position to help.

A’Ibom 2015: Uncertainty over Udom Emmanuel – The Nation newspaper

Mr. Udom Emmanuel

The candidacy of Mr. Udom Emmanuel as the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship flag bearer in Akwa Ibom State next year is in jeopardy.

Wike is Rivers next governor, says Patience Jonathan

Mrs. Patience Jonathan

The wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, has restated her endorsement for the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State, Nyesom Wike.

#ReleaseOduduUkpanah Campaign gathers momentum, becomes political issue against PDP in A’ Ibom

Mr. Odudu Ukpanah ... His continuous detention may hurt PDP in Akwa Ibom State

By Nse Peter

These are indeed troubling times for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Akwa Ibom State. Torn apart by its controversial governorship primary, PDP in Akwa Ibom State has just been hit by a restraining court order which makes it illegal for the former Secretary to the Akwa Ibom State Government and Governor Godswill Akpabio’s protégé, Mr. Udom Emmanuel to parade himself as PDP governorship candidate in the State.

The “Sins” of Udom Emmanuel, By Ibanga Isine

Udom Emmanuel .... Can he survive the storms?

Swimming is one of the healthiest sports that anybody can do. But definitely; not in open ocean. It is better to find a swimming pool or stay close to coast when one wants to swim.

The former Secretary to the Government of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, might know how to swim but he is currently swimming in very dangerous waters.

Ebonyi State: Man gulps eight cans of energy drink, dies

Assorted brands of energy drink (Photo credit: Google)

A man, identified as one Elijah Nwankwo, from Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has allegedly died after drinking eight cans of Bullet Energy drink, following a bet with a friend.

A’Ibom PDP primary: Oro to defect to opposition party – The Nation newspaper

Gov. Akpabio (L) with Mr. Udom Emmanuel

Irked by the alleged manipulation of the Akwa Ibom State Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) governorship primary, the people of Oro, the third largest ethnic group in the state, have threatened to defect to another party.

More people are coming out to confirm what Think Akwa Ibom! published: “Dark, gloomy and ominous silence in Akwa Ibom State,” writes Mr. Diamond Akpanika

The night of 'Stolen victory'.... You could see the gloom on the people's faces

We saw this piece by Mr. Diamond Akpanika on Facebook, we thought it might interest you to read it. The piece confirmed what was published by Think Akwa Ibom! that Udom Emmanuel's supporters seem to be afraid to celebrate their 'victory' (In case you missed the story, click here to read it). Please read Akpanika's piece after the cut….

Breaking News: Abuja High Court Restrains PDP From Presenting Udom to INEC

Mr. Udom Emmanuel

An Abuja High Court has today given an order restraining PDP from presenting Mr Udom Emmanuel as the candidate of the party in the 2015 governorship election in Akwa Ibom state.

Gov. Akpabio’s wife, Unoma may be picked as Udom Emmanuel’s running mate

Akwa Ibom First Lady, Mrs. Unoma Akpabio

By Nse Peter

The First Lady of Akwa Ibom State, Mrs. Unoma Akpabio is being considered as one of those that could be picked as a running mate to Mr. Udom Emmanuel who few days ago emerged as the ‘winner’ of PDP governorship primary in the state. The primary has been tainted with controversy after 22 of the governorship aspirants, including Governor Godswill Akpabio’s son-in-law, Mr. Michael Sebastian Etuk, staged a walk-out alleging irregularities and corruption, leaving Udom Emmanuel to be the only aspirant in the contest.

Larry Esin may become Umana’s running mate, as Attah, Etiebet, Nkpubre send final warning to PDP

Mr. Larry Esin

By Nse Peter

The trio of former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah, a permanent member of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees (BOT), Chief Don Etiebet and former National Vice Chairman of PDP, South South, Chief Edet Nkpubre have sent to PDP what could likely be termed as their last warning to the party over the crisis that is plaguing its Akwa Ibom State chapter after the just concluded controversial governorship primary.

“This is not a time for continuity. Failure does not deserve continuity. Incompetence does not deserve continuity.” - Muhammadu Buhari. Read the full text of Buhari’s moving and inspiring speech at the APC National Convention, December 2014, in Lagos.

General Muhammadu Buhari .... Promise to fight corruption in Nigeria

My Dear Delegates,

As you gather for our convention, please remember that history, change and the hopes of Nigeria are there with you. They are there to ask you to perform according to your best judgment and patriotic conscience. I also ask you to do the same.

Silence still reigns over Akwa Ibom. Even Udom Emmanuel’s supporters can’t celebrate the ‘arrangee’ victory at PDP primary

The night of 'Stolen victory'.... You could see the gloom on the people's faces

By Nse Peter

It has been three days now, since the former Akwa Ibom SSG, Mr. Udom Emmanuel was pronounced ‘winner’ of the PDP governorship primary in Akwa Ibom State on Monday, 8 December, 2014, yet there has been no victory celebration in the State. Not even in Uyo, the state capital.

Nelson Effiong: Flying to victory on the wings of political treachery

By Nse Peter

Chief Nelson Effiong, the former speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, has won the PDP primary for the Eket Senatorial District election, Akwa Ibom State, but his victory, Think Akwa Ibom! gathered, is a classical example of political treachery, one that could turn around to haunt the former speaker and nail his political career to the cross, finally.

Taking sycophancy to another level: Udom now called ‘The Messiah’

Udom Emmanuel. Is he truly 'The Messiah'?

By Nse Peter

It’s a common knowledge that sycophancy is a multi-billion naira business in Akwa Ibom State where Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio rules as the emperor over the impoverished people of the oil-rich state, but it is astonishing and sad to see young people take the business to an unimaginable level of calling Akpabio’s protégé, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, ‘The Messiah’ because he has just emerged as the PDP governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom under very corrupt and unacceptable circumstances.

FIRS fines Akwa Ibom State College of Education N61million

Gov. Godswill Akpabio

The Southsouth zone of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has fined the Akwa Ibom State College of Education at Afaha Nsit over N61 million for allegedly violating some provisions of tax laws.

Trouble for Udom, as Ekere, Ekpotu, Ntekim, Ette, Esuene and others call for cancelation of PDP primary

Former deputy governor, Nsima Ekere and 21 other PDP governorship primary in Akwa Ibom State

TWENTY-two of the 23 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirants in Akwa Ibom rejected yesterday the outcome of the primary election that produced former Secretary to State Government Udom Emmanuel as the winner of the election.

A’Ibom: All PDP aspirants, except Udom Emmanuel, walk out of governorship primary

Former deputy governor, Obong Nsima Ekere and other aggrieved PDP governorship aspirants in Akwa Ibom State addressing their supporters

By Nse Peter

All the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirants in Akwa Ibom State, with the exception of Mr. Udom Emmanuel, walked out in protest of the party’s primary today.

Akpabio sponsored 1,700 fake delegates to APC governorship primary

Akpabio.... Couldn't stop Umana

By Nse Peter

What we all know about the APC’s governorship primary that took place yesterday in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State is that Umana Okon Umana defeated former senator, John Akpan Udoedehe to emerge the governorship candidate of the party, but what many did not know is that Governor Godswill Akpabio who is of the ruling PDP played less than noble role in the just concluded primary.

Umana, Tambuwal, Ambode, Yari, get APC’s tickets

APC governorship candidates

All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidates emerged yesterday, across the country, signaling the final countdown to February’s general election.

13-year-old girl in Lagos flees home with suspected lover

The police in Lagos are battling to find a 13-year-old girl, Chikwuo Ezennia, who reportedly fled her house with a yet-to-be-identified man, suspected to be her lover, says a report published in the PUNCH newspaper.