A’IBOM GOVERNMENT REJECTS USED VEHICLES DONATED BY EXXONMOBIL
The Akwa Ibom State Government has rejected the alleged 10 refurbished vehicles donated by ExxonMobil for use in the COVID-19 contact tracing in the...
ONOFIOK LUKE TASKS NLC ON PRIORITIZATION OF SKILL, MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT
Member representing Etinan /Nsit Ibom/ Nsit Ubium Federal Constituency, Mr Onofiok Luke has called on the Nigeria Labour...
Ligue 1 Golden Glove Award: Enyeama Seeks Fans’ Vote
Vincent Enyeama, former Super Eagles captain and Lille OSC goalkeeper, has asked fans to vote for him in the race to win the Ligue...
WHY WE DID NOT ELECT NATIONAL OFFICERS – PDP
Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has explained why it did not conduct elections into its national offices despite its earlier insistence that the convention will...
WHY NIGERIA IS NOT MAKING PROGRESS – PAT UTOMI
Political economist and management expert, Prof. Patrick Utomi, on Monday said “the government in Nigeria is dominating and suffocating.”
This, he said, was responsible for...
ARMED BANDITS KILL TWO, INJURE SEVERAL OTHERS IN ERENA, SHIRORO LOCAL...
Armed bandits have attacked communities in Erena, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State killing two persons and injuring several others.
The bandits estimated to...
BUHARI MEETS APC GOVERNORS BEHIND CLOSED-DOOR
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting behind closed-door some of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governors at the State House, Abuja.
Governors in attendance included...
HOMELESS WIDOW SEEKS GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
A widow, Mrs. Ijeoma Obot Okon has called on the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, his wife Mrs. Martha Udom Emmanuel,...
COVID-19: A’IBOM GOVT RELAXES MOVEMENT RESTRICTION, ANNOUNCES COMPULSORY FACE MASKS
Determined to open up the economy of Akwa Ibom State, Governor Udom Emmanuel has announced the relaxation of some restrictions put in place as...
‘SURVIVING COVID-19 IS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT’ – UDOAKPAN
Apart from enlarging the state chapter of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations, NIPR, through induction of new members, surviving COVID-19 has been one...
Nancy Pelosi reelected US House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi was on Sunday re-elected Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
80-year-old Pelosi got 216 votes, while Kevin McCarthy of California received...
RIVERS PEOPLE WILL NEVER HAVE A SOLE ADMINISTRATOR – WIKE
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has made it clear that the people of the state, will never have a sole administrator.
Wike also insisted...
UDOM URGES PARENTS TO EXPOSE CHILDREN TO INDIGENOUS CULTURE
Governor Udom Emmanuel has made a case for the re-introduction of nature science in the school curriculum to keep the younger generation abreast with...
EPHRAIM INYANG LAUDS SOUTH-SOUTH PDP LEADERS
As leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the South-South met to strategize for the forthcoming elections, Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Works,...
Gov Emmanuel condemns attacks on security personnel
...Upgrades Sexual and Gender Based Violence Response Unit to full department under Justice Ministry
...Orders recruitment of Agricultural science teachers for all public secondary, technical...
SUSPECTED GUNMEN KILL UKANAFUN VILLAGE HEAD
The Village Head of Ikot Anta Eneng Obom in Ukanafun Local Government of Akwa Ibom, Chief Emmanuel Jim Umahaeyo has been killed by unknown...
RETREAT: UMANA TASKS NDDC BOARD ON EXCELLENCE
By Darlington Udobong
As the 7th Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)...
CBN makes clarification on alleged hacked website
The Central Bank of Nigeria has debunked reports that its website was hacked on Friday.
CBN in a statement on its Twitter page on Friday...
WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TOWARDS THE REALIZATION OF IBOM DEEP...
By Darlington UDOBONG
Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Housing and Special Duties, Mr. Akan Okon, said there has been significant progress towards the realization of...
GROUP RAISES ALARM OVER SPATE OF KIDNAPPING IN NIGERIA
The 1001+ Voices Initiative for People Empowerment, a not-for-profit organization committed to advocating for good governance, has frowned at the alarming rate of banditry,...
ESSIEN UDIM COMMUNITIES RAISE ALARM OVER ABUSE OF CLAN HEAD BY...
By Uwem Otu
What many people have described as abuse of human rights and unconstitutional arrest of the Clan Head of Ukana East, Okuku Andrew...
NIGERIA APPROACHES WORLD BANK FOR FRESH $2.5BN LOAN
The World Bank has said that it is in talks with Nigeria for a fresh loan of $ 2 . 5 bn.
This is despite...
Pat Ifon, Enobong Uwah ords emerge members LG Elections Planning...
With barely four month's to the end of the tenure of the current Local Government administration in Akwa Ibom State, the State Chapter of...
Aftermath of Flood Disaster: Relief is on the Way
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, wishes to assure victims of the flood that affected many communities in...
FG TO DEDUCT N614bn BAILOUT FUNDS TO STATES
The Federal Government will, from September, begin deduction of the N614 billion bailout funds it gave to states for payment of salaries of workers...
A’IBOM EXECUTIVE COUNCIL STRATEGIZE ON “AKWA IBOM BEYOND HARD TIMES”
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has led members of the State Executive Council to a retreat to strategize on ways of leading...
AKPABIO LEFT N64. 5BILLION DEBT FOR AKWA IBOM – AKAN OKON
Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Akan Okon, has said the Udom Emmanuel led administration inherited from the administration of Chief Godswill Akpabio...
LG POLL: “MY LEADERSHIP WILL REVOLVE AROUND FOUR-WAY ROTARY TEST” –...
The PDP Eket Chairmanship aspirant, Hon. Emmanuel Amos says his leadership will revolve around the four-way tests of Rotary Club.
The four-way Rotary tests as...
FIRE OUTBREAK AT EBONYI GOVERNMENT HOUSE
There has been a fire outbreak at the accounts section of the Ebonyi Government House.
The incident occurred at 9am today and there was no...
POLICEMAN KILLS COLLEAGUE OVER N20, 000 REALIZED FROM ‘OPERATION’
A trigger happy policeman (names withheld) attached to the Bayelsa State Police Command in the early hours of Tuesday allegedly shot dead his colleague...
#EndSARS: A’IBOM ASSEMBLY CONDEMNS CRIMINALITY, CALLS FOR PEACE AND PATRIOTISM
The leadership and members of the Seventh Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, led by Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, have condemned the arson, looting...
RETIREMENT: UFOK HAILS UDOM INOYO’S MERITORIOUS SERVICE
As the Vice Chairman and Management External Advisor (Upstream Nigeria), Mr. Udom Uko Inoyo, bows out of ExxonMobil affiliate companies in Nigeria after 30...
50TH BIRTHDAY: ETTEH CELEBRATES WITH VULNERABLE, SPECIAL CHILDREN
To commemorate his golden jubilee, Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Special Duties, Rt. Hon. Okpolupm Etteh, on Saturday, stormed orphanages with cakes, drinks,...
IKONO/INI HOUSE OF REPS: PDP, UKPONG-UDO WILL WIN THE RACE –...
A frontline campaign group, Mkpoikana-Abasi Campaign Organization, has affirmed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the leading aspirant to the Ikono/INI federal House...