ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesTraditional rulers of Ika Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, on Monday, adopted a covenant prohibiting issues of harmful widowhood practices as well as Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in their communities. Recall that the process was launched with a public declaration to abandon harmful widowhood practices on September 17, 2025, followed by intensive community…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesHires fresh 2000 Indians as replacements The management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery has laid off about 800 of its Nigerian workers less than 24 hours after the majority of them joined the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), while at the same recruiting about 2000 foreigners, all Indians. The move…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has said that the country is moving in the right direction with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reforms beginning to yield positive results. He also appealed to Nigerians to endure the pains of the reforms for just a little while longer “in the interest of our children…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Jackson Udom The Senator Godswill Akpabio-led 10th Senate last month, ended its Second Parliamentary Session and has embarked on its Annual Vacation from Plenary sittings, while committee meetings and other parliamentary engagements continue with full participation of members, in preparations for the commencement of the Third Parliamentary Session on the 7th of October,…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Rt Hon. Eseme Eyiboh Akwa Ibom State, created on September 23, 1987, by the military administration of General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, was the outcome of years of agitation by the people of the mainland part of the former Cross River State. Since its creation, the state has been administered by 11 leaders, including…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Destiny Young The recent banquet held at the Akwa Ibom State Government House to celebrate the state’s 38th anniversary sparked widespread discussion due to the attire chosen by the Governor and his Executive Council. At this event, which was meant to honour Akwa Ibom’s rich heritage, the leaders opted for Yoruba native caps,…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAs Akwa Ibom State celebrates its 38th anniversary, Barr. Imo Akpan, the state’s representative at the federal Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), has hailed its journey from a “seed of statehood” to a “giant tree” of peace and development. In a goodwill message issued today to mark the state’s creation anniversary, Barr….
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Named 2025 South-South Nigeria humanitarian personality History was again inscribed on the sands of humanitarian excellence at the South-South Nigeria Excellence Awards 2025, when Dr Christopher Okongko, President of the Okongko Charity Foundation, was decorated with the prestigious South-South Nigerian Humanitarian Personality Award by the Global Skills Hub, United Kingdom. The high-profile investiture staged…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has congratulated the Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Pastor Umo Eno, on the occasion of the 38th anniversary of the creation of the state. He also congratulated the people of the state for their steadfastness, unity and cooperation among themselves and with successive governments in the…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe President of the Senators’ Wives Association, Dr (Mrs) Ekaette Unoma Akpabio, has sent heartfelt congratulations to the Wife of the President and First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON on her 65th birthday anniversary. In the birthday message sent over the weekend, Dr (Mrs) Akpabio, who is also wife of the President…
