PAUL EKPO, A HUMAN FACE POLITICIAN
In 1968, a politician from the Czech Republic named Alexander Dubček, a then National Party Chairman of a political party introduced a programme christened...
Governor Emmanuel’s burning passion for agric development
By Emmanuel Sam
The fight against Covid-19 has not distracted Governor Udom Emmanuel from his focus on diversifying the economy of Akwa Ibom State,...
EXCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP: THE FELIX EMMANSON BRAND
By Kufre UMOEFON
It is an incontestable reality that God, in his known magnanimity does not starve any generation of leaders who, in total...
HOPE FOR AKWA IBOM AFTER COVID-19
By Emmanuel Sam
Akwa Ibom state government is milling a handful of post COVID-19 economic recovery plans in a bid to wriggle her citizens and...
365 DAYS OF A WORKING ASSEMBLY AND COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE
By Uwakmfon Dan
In a recent discussion with a colleague, we considered various reasons for the seemingly snail movement in the development of most African...
THE TRIAL OF BROTHER AKPABIO
By Otobong Sampson
These aren't the best of times for Godswill Akpabio. If his immediate comeback to relevance after he was trounced in the last...
2020 CHAIRMANSHIP ELECTIONS: THE REAL REASONS ESIT EKET IS BOILING
Firstly, we want to thank all the revolutionaries and supporters of zone B chairmanship mandate in Esit Eket for observing the one week mourning...
FOR NSIMA EKERE, LIFE GOES ON
By N.T.A. Efo
Friday May 29 celebrated as the 21st anniversary of our civilian democracy was also the birthday of ONE man many have come...
WHY AKWA IBOM HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY SUSPENDED UYO, NSIT ATAI COUNCIL...
By Victor UFOT
Credible insights have emerged on why Chairmen of Uyo and Nsit Atai Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State, Hon Imo Okon...
OMINOUS SIGNS: INIOBONG ROBSON’S ABUSIVE AND SELF-SERVING NARRATIVE
By John Asuquo
During the build up to the 2019 general elections in Nigeria, the Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, reportedly condemned what he described...
AKWA IBOM : GOV EMMANUEL PRIORITIZING WORKERS WELFARE IN THE FACE...
He is christened the Workers-friendliest Governor, a title very deserving of the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, due to his strong and...
GOVERNOR UDOM EMMANUEL: UPHOLDING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AMIDST COVID-19 FIGHT
Throughout the Bible, every King that ever succeeded attained such feat through uncompromising obedience to the Almighty God, and the principle has not changed...
A’IBOM COVID-19 IMC: GOV. EMMANUEL’S TACTICAL COMMAND IN WINNING THE WAR
By James Edet
The advent of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 as a global pandemic has no doubt brought about growing concerns and uncertainties to the...
21 STOREY SMART COMPLEX – A’IBOM IS SET FOR WORLD BUSINESSES
By Grace Akpan
It is a cynosure of all eyes, the tallest architectural masterpiece in the South/South region of Nigeria, the most ICT compliant intelligence...
ON EXXON MOBIL AND ITS BREAD & BUTTER GIFTS
By Ubong SAMPSON
Dating back to 1964, the League of Developing Countries (LCDs) had converged at the first session of the United Nations Conference on...
LESSONS FROM TAIWAN: GOVERNOR EMMANUEL’S PRUDENCE IN MANAGEMENT OF COVID-19
Emmanuel Nicholas
“The secret of crisis management is not good versus bad, it’s preventing the bad from getting worse.”— Andy Gilman, president & CEO of...
AKWA IBOM: SETTING THE TEMPLATE FOR POST COVID-19 ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Aniefiok Macauley
The Wall Street Journal in its recent report painted a gloomy economic paradigm for Nigeria. The report was based on the impact of...
COVID-19: GOV. EMMANUEL LEADING THE FIGHT FROM THE FRONTLINE
Richard PETERS
The whole world has finally come to realize that humanity is threatened by an enemy, who has no respect for life, irrespective of...
ENOBONG UWAH EXTOLS GOVERNOR UDOM EMMANUEL’S COVID-19 RESPONSE, ISOLATION CENTRE
By Ukara Effiong
Following the directive by the Akwa Ibom state Government to gradually relax lockdown within the state, the executive Chairman of Uyo Capital...
Inyangeyen to critics: Governor Udom Emmanuel has insured Akwa Ibom State...
By Osondu Ahirika
The Honourable Commissioner for Works, Akwa ibom State, Mr Ephraim Inyangeyen says with the constriction of the 300 capacity Isolation Centre at...
UDOM INOYO: REFLECTIONS ON HISTORY
By Eric Ekwere
People have asked me both privately and publicly why I admire Mr. Udom Inoyo that I choose to celebrate now as if...
HOPE DIMS FOR PROPOSED FREE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
By Emmanuel Addeh
The proposed two-month free electricity supply to Nigerians, spearheaded by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, may have...
JOE UDOFIA: THE UNSUNG HERO OF AKWA IBOM
By Eneh JOHN
Akwa Ibom's son, Joe Udofia, represents different things to different persons and groups. The Ibiono Ibom born philanthropist is not a flamboyant...
WHAT WILL KILL A MAN IS ALREADY BEFORE HIM
By Francis Ehwerido
On a recent visit, a former colleague and longtime friend, Assumpta Udoh, told me something I found very profound because of its...
GOVERNOR’S AIDE OF THE MOMENT: PRINCE EMMANUEL SAM
By Itoro BASSEY
Giving is not just about making a donation, as Kathy Calvin, President and CEO of the United Nations Foundation, said; but it...
NIGERIA’S SECURITY QUESTION: BACK TO THE BASICS
By Michael Bush
For decades, I have followed the empty to-and-fro discourse on how best to retrieve our country from the vice-like grip of enemies of...
THE ORNAMENT OF THE TOUNAMENT
By Kufre Umoefon
When Rt. Hon Nsikak Ekong was announced winner of Ikot Ekpene Federal constituency seat in the just concluded 2019 elections; and when...
ETIDO ESU: A SIGNATURE OF RESTORATION TO HIS GENERATION
BY Kufre Umoefon.
It is palpably an incontrovertible fact that a good legacy is not just a treasured treasure but also an eternally profitable asset....
HENSEK: WHEN ‘ROAD CONSTRUCTION’ IS HUMANIZED THROUGH MEDICARE
By Darlington UDOBONG
The 7th edition of free medical and surgical outreach organized by Akwa Ibom indigenous construction giant, Hensek Integrated Services Limited, has...
Cletus Ekpo’s Humpty Dumpty Bursary
By Kufre Etuk
A month ago, in the heat of endless castigation of the local government chairman by some folks, few colleagues and I decided...
ENOIDEM AND GLOBAL ACCORD’S GROSS PROFESSIONAL MISCHIEF: MATTERS ARISING
By Dan ETOKIDEM
There is a Yoruba saying that the dog that would be lost would never hear the hunter's whistle. But the hunter must...
LIVING NEAR A GUN SHOP OR IN A RURAL AREA PUTS...
(CNN) — The suicide rate rose 41% in the United States from 1999 to 2016, and the people at the highest risk have a...
Dr. Moses Umobong: Pioneering academic rebirth & revolutionising excellence in Akwapoly
By Uduak Udosen
Ages and epochs normally define people. But there are exceptional individuals who define their age, who steer the tumultuous and tempestuous course...
SOUTH AFRICA ANTICIPATES PMB VISIT IN OCTOBER
The South African Government says are anticipating the visit of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari amid recent attacks on Nigerians and other foreign nationals in...