ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Marks 40th anniversary The University of Calabar Class of 1986 will convene for its 2026 reunion in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, from today, Thursday, July 9, to Sunday, July 12, 2026. Dr. Sunday Antai, Chairman of the Publicity Committee, described the reunion as a significant milestone in the class’s history. “This gathering represents a…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has said that the City Boy Movement is posied to ensure maximum victory for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. Addressing a delegation of the City Boy Movement during a courtesy visit to his office on Wednesday, Akpabio commended the commitment and patriotism exhibited…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ken Harries, Esq. It often begins as an ordinary day. A commercial bus pulls out before dawn, its passengers expecting nothing more than traffic delays and bad roads. Traders carry the week’s earnings. Students return to school. A nursing mother cradles her child. A retired civil servant travels to visit his family. Elsewhere,…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Supreme Court has ordered the immediate handover of the crude oil aboard the FPSO Tamara Tokoni to General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL), bringing an end to the legal dispute over the ownership and control of the asset. In a unanimous judgment delivered on Friday by a five-member panel of justices, the apex court held…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAkwa Ibom State High Court in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom has sentenced a 36-year-old woman to life imprisonment for attempted murder of a 12-year-old girl last weekend. Uwakmfon Isaac Jonah, the convict, a hairdresser and a divorcee from Ikot Obong in Afaha Clan, Essien Udim Local Government Area, lured the…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesMichael Bush is almost a house-hold name in Akwa Ibom State and his eloquent voice is always a delight to hear on radio. He is a media enterpreuener with an ever rising profile. He has not only ventured into politics but is now seeking the highest office in Akwa Ibom State- the office of the governor. In an exclusive interview, he talked about his vision to occupy the HillTop Mansion come 2027, to WatchmanPost team of Editorial Board Chairman Professor Des Wilson, Editor-in-chief Dr Sunday Antai, Editor Eno Udo and Senior Reporter Emmanuel Ntekim. You were formerly in the PDP, a platform where you played a coordinating role. What led to your break with the PDP? I don’t think I have left the PDP ideologically — not yet. I consider the difference between the PDP and the Labour Party to be like the difference between six and half a dozen. The Labour Party is a gathering of social democrats, while the PDP is also a family of democrats. I joined the Labour Party because I felt it would allow me, without legal complications, to pursue my vision of governing Akwa Ibom State. That is why I am in the Labour Party today. I did not quarrel with the PDP. I did not shut any doors. I did not create chaos or engage in conflict with the party. I believe that, even tomorrow, we will still maintain a cordial relationship.However, I am in the Labour Party because I believe it is the vehicle that can take me to Government House, Uyo, without unnecessary legal battles. That is why I chose the Labour Party, and that is why I am here. You say you have not left the PDP ideologically because there are similarities, perhaps ideological, between the PDP and the Labour Party. However, the Labour Party, at least from its origins, is associated with workers and social welfare issues.Now that the PDP appears to be in a state of confusion, do you still believe it is the same PDP you once considered similar in ideology to the Labour Party? That’s a very interesting question. I think the people who are genuinely PDP are still there. Those are the people…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the Minister of Federal Capital Territory(FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike for changing the culture of project delivery in Abuja. Tinubu gave the commendation on Wednesday at the commissioning of the Full Scope Development of Akinwumi Ajibola Street in Gaduwa District of the FCT. Tinubu was represented at the event…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•As Rep Martins Esin visits Rivers camp, assesses facilities The Presidency has unveiled sweeping reforms to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), including plans to extend the orientation programme from three to six weeks, introduce specialised career-based training, and review corps members’ deployment procedures to better reflect the country’s security realities. The proposed reforms…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has responded to recent criticism by actress and social commentator Hilda Dokubo over the issue of access to clean water in parts of the Niger Delta, describing her comments as unfair and one-sided. In a statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media & Publicity to the MD…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly (AKHA) has expressed concern over the increasing excesses associated with “sign-out” celebrations in educational institutions, urging an immediate clampdown on all forms of unregulated activities linked to the practice. The resolution followed a motion sponsored by the Member representing Esit Eket/Ibeno State Constituency, Hon. Udobia Friday Udo,…
