Akwa Ibom entrepreneur wins MSMEs’ awards

By UbongAbasi Okon

An entrepreneur based in Akwa Ibom State, Mr Joshua Joseph, was the winner in the BOA Award of Excellence in Agriculture category at the Third Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Awards in Abuja.

Photos: Acting President Yemi Osinbajo feels at home with kids in Calabar

The acting President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, was in Calabar on Thursday to hold a town hall meeting with the people of Cross River State. Osinbajo called Cross River, “This state of peace, beauty and hospitality….. This is no ordinary state; you are rich in history and richer in promise.” The acting president had a great time with school kids who came out to receive him. See more photos after the cut…..

“Face of humility and connectedness. Leaders must connect with the people.”

(Photo shows women taking selfie with Nigeria’s Vice President, Osinbajo) “They dare not near the yesterday's rulers like that, their overzealous security and assistants would've pushed them away if not kick their butt. Change is here.” Culled from Facebook, photo/wording courtesy of Iniabasi Bassey Asuquo

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See Vice President Yemi Osinbajo doing same, after the cut……..

APC open to continuous discussion on resource control, says Osinbajo

Prof. Yemi Osinbajo

The vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said that “resource control is something Nigerians should keep negotiating because if you produce resources you ought to be adequately compensated for it.”

Yemi Osinbajo who stated this, Wednesday, during an interaction in Uyo with youths drawn from the South South region of the country, said APC administration will promote true federalism in Nigeria.

Osinbajo gave reasons why ethnic-based groups like Afenifere, Ohaneze Ndigbo and Arewa Consultative Forum where flourishing in Nigeria. “It is the failures of government that make Nigerians feel safe and comfortable under groups like Afenifere, Arewa and others.