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  IKONO/INI FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY 2023: THE TERRAIN AND CHARACTER ANALYSIS . “… For which of you intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?” – Luke 14:28. Edet John It is ethically and professionally correct that any one who sets out to build a house should first of all carry out the soil test with the aim of determining the composition of the soil, if it can properly supports the foundation. This is also true of road, rail and other civil construction works as failure may result in catastrophe too heavy to bear.  In our daily relation with humans, ‘soil test’ is also a necessity as we do not expect a short tempered man to be a perfect husband for an irritated woman neither do we expect a dishonest man to be a perfect custodian of a forgetful man’s treasury.   In complete disregard to the question raised in the Holy Scripture as contained in Luke 14:28 – For which of you desiring to put up a towe...

 *A FAKE PASTOR NABBED WITH MYSTICAL OIL AND BOOK:  A VICTIM'S ACCOUNT.* *_...defrauds his victims._* *_... uses ladies' panties for diabolical reasons._* A victim of one of the fake pastor resident in Uyo Akwa Ibom State, in her bid to warn, advise and expose the activities of a syndicate of fake pastors in Akwa Ibom State took to the social media narrating her ordeal and that of other ladies in the hands of these so call "men of God". Below is her narration. My name is Nseobong Otu a Nigerian, female and a business lady resident in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State Nigeria.  I became a victim to this "fake" Pastor, one Mr. Utibe Eshiet Edet  residing at Nsima's Compound, Efa Ikot Akpabio in Ibesikpo Asutan LGA where I thought I have found love in the hands of a man.  In the course of our barely three months old relationship, I noticed actions and characters unbecoming of a pastor so I kept mute hoping I will better understand him in the future.  On his last visi...

PHILANTHROPISM: THE MAKING OF LIVES. - THE AMBASSADOR OKON MKPAFIT MODEL)    Graded internal roads in the community    Pays monthly stipend to many    Gives scholarship to students “ We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give ” – Winston Churchill. It is a common saying that men are never respected merely for their riches but rather for their philanthropy, and that we do not value the sun for its height but for its use. This was what played out at Ikot Akpa Edok Ndiya Ikono Local Government Area; the country-home of Ambassador Okon Mkpafit, as he earned the respect and accolades from the community not because he is rich, but because he has demonstrated his genuine love for his people through his benevolent altruism. The Abuja-based businessman, in his magnanimity undertook the grading of a total of 12km internal roads in Ikot Akpa Edok Ndiya, ward 8 which before now were impassable, nightmarish and deatht...

THE MANY SINS OF GOVERNMENT AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF IKONO LGA ….As Ediene Ward 10 becomes the fontanelle   Edet John Ibianang Ediene, Ikono LGA, AKS It is no more news whenever we wake each day to either be told in our radio stations or read in the social media how the good people of Ikono Local government Area has been subjected to different forms of inhumane treatments and neglects by government at various level of governance. For the sake of the reading public who may not really understand who the people of Ikono are and their pride of place in Akwa Ibom State. There is no gainsaying that Ikono Local Government Area is the Ntippe Ibibio (i.e. the Cradle of Ibibio nation).   To put it differently, “ Ikono LGA is the place of origin in which every other Ibibio speaking Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State and beyond were nurtured and protected in their earlier period of existence” .   I am aware that someone, while reading through the h...

IKONO YOUTHS: BEACONS OF HOPE FOR A GREATER IKONO. By: Edet John Ibianang Ediene May I begin this piece with this simple advice from Jennifer Gayle, one of the finest Actresses in her time when she said “… be a guiding light, a safe harbor, a beacon of hope and a solid foundation for those around you” . Taking a lift from this goodly advice, it will be safe to conclude that as a youth and most importantly a fellow indigene of the geographical landmark known and called Ikono LGA, we are supposed to be “ beacons of hope ” to each other. The word, “beacon” has been variously defined to mean a different thing to different people depending on the context wherefor it is used. It is said to mean a signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy commonly of warning. It could be said to be a signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore as a guide to mariners and other of such definitions. But permit me, for the avoidance of doubt and easy underst...

HON. ITORO COLUMBA: THE EXEMPLAR OF A RIGHTEOUS IN AUTHORITY _When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice … (Prov. 29:2a) The award winning chairman of Ikono LGA, Hon. Itoro Columba, in keeping with his campaign promise, had in the last two years dealt righteously with the people of Ikono irrespective of party affiliation and walks of life. This is evident in the life-touching empowerment programmes he had been and still organizing for the betterment of all his people. Testimonies abound from different political and non-political youth groups, elders Forum, traditional institutions, party stalwarts, women groups and most importantly the past Ikono LGC   Chairmen/Chairlady in their separate speeches and at different fora attesting to the unprecedented feats recorded by the Hon. Itoro Columba led Ikono Local Government Area. In one of the usual gathering of all sons and daughters of Ikono LGA, a past Council Chairman confirmed that they have all do...

CROWN PRINCE CHARITY FOUNDATION GRADUATED THE 9TH SET OF STUDENTS FROM THEIR FASHION/DESIGNING SCHOOL. ·          Empowers them with brand new sewing machines as starters pack ·          Calls for admission into the new batch of training in 2020. ·          Training 100% Free of Charge. Graduating Students taking possession of their machines It would forever be remembered that on the 12th day of December 2019, Oyigbo West, a community in Iriebe, Oyigbo LGA of Rivers State stood still in bewilderment as the graduating students of Crown Prince Charity Foundation’s Sewing /Fashion Designing School took their turn to praise the Lord for what God is doing for them through the Foundation. It might interest you to know that CPCF, as the foundation is known and called, is a Non-Governmental Organization, whose mission is to provide a gateway fo...