Joseph Atainyang

Joseph Atainyang is a multiple award winning journalist with over 15 years practice experience. A graduate in English and Online Editor with WatchmanPost, he has worked as reporter, columnist, features writer, news editor and editor at various other news media.

2027: Akwa Ibom APC/PDP, Ors collapse structures for Tinubu, Akpabio, Eno

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe re-election bids of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, received a major boost on Saturday, with their unanimous endorsement by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Rising from a meeting of its…

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Ibom Solutions Hub Industrial Park set for take-off

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe proposed Ibom Solutions Hub Industrial Park (ISHIP) in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State is set for take-off as the State Government, Ibom Solutions Hub Limited and host communities intensify discussions on compensation modalities. The development followed a town hall/community engagement in Uyo on Monday, August 17, 2026, where the State…

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Stakeholders hail Mbo EMOIMEE for stellar performance 

ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•As Inuikim, Ntekim, ors get vote of confidence Commendations have continued to trail the performance of the Mbo EMOIMEE Host Community Development Trust with stakeholders in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State passing a vote of confidence in the leadership and management of the Trust. The commendation came during a stakeholders’ engagement…

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Mbo EMOIMEE cuts deal with A’Ibom PHCDA

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesIn furtherance of the quest to draw collaboration from the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency to promote and improve upon its health related interventions in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, the leadership of EMOIMEE Host Community Development Trust (HCDT), Mbo, has sought cooperation with the Akwa Ibom State Primary Healthcare Development…

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Mbo EMOIMEE briefs contractors on project delivery modalities

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Mbo chapter of the NNPC/Seplat JV EMOIMEE Host Community Development Trust has briefed contractors who are set to handle various community projects on the modalities for timely and quality delivery. The meeting which held at the Miami Escape Event Centre, Oron recently brought together contractors who emerged successful bidders for the projects. Speaking…

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Azikiel Refinery will boost Nigeria’s energy security, NDDC MD hails

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has commended the Azikiel Petroleum Refinery project in Bayelsa State, describing it as a landmark indigenous investment capable of strengthening Nigeria’s energy security and accelerating economic development. Ogbuku spoke during an on-the-spot assessment of the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU), a major…

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Twins, two dreams, one opportunity

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesIf you met them in a hallway, chances are, you’d look twice. Hussaini and Hassan Malami are identical twins. One wears glasses. The other is slightly taller. But looking closer, I noticed something else. Hussaini is the quieter one. Hassan happily does most of the talking. Members of the NNPC Tigers Class of 2026,…

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Braimah moves to reposition Nigerian community in Hungary

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesIn what could mark the beginning of a new chapter in Embassy-community relations, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Hungary, Engr Abasi Ogwime Braimah, has opened strategic engagement with the leadership of the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), Hungary Chapter, pledging to prioritise the welfare, unity and legitimate interests of Nigerians in the country higher on his…

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Why continuity in National Assembly leadership could benefit Nigeria

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ken Harries Esq Democracies are built not only on elections but also on institutions. While elections provide legitimacy, institutions provide stability and growth. The strongest democracies are those that balance the need for accountability with the need for continuity, recognising that enduring reforms often require consistent leadership to move from legislation to implementation….

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