ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Akwa Ibom contingent for the 2nd edition of the NDDC Sports Fiesta has departed Uyo for Edo State, fueled by enthusiasm to represent the state with pride. A total of 276 athletes, who successfully scaled the screening exercise at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, are set to compete in 16 different sports. The…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, has approved the release of an additional ₦2.3 billion for the payment of gratuities, as part of efforts to offset a long-standing backlog inherited by his administration. Announcing the development on his official Facebook page on Thursday, the governor said the latest disbursement brings the…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAs Christians today begin the lent season with Ash Wednesday, President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has enjoined Nigerian Christian faithful to use the period as a time of prayer and sober reflection. Akpabio, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, also admonished Christians to…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesA chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mrs. Glory Obot, has raised concern over what she described as a lack of consultation with respected party chieftains in Etinan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State ahead of the ward and local government congresses scheduled by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). Mrs. Obot,…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAs the holy fast of Ramadan begins, President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has enjoined the Muslim faithful to use the period to pray for peace in the country and the world. He also advised them to use the exercise to practice compassion and engender understanding among people. Akpabio gave the counsel…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares●Insists Supreme Court ruling on matter subsists The Akwa Ibom State Government has dismissed circulating media reports suggesting a planned “return” of its oil wells to Cross River State, describing the claims as speculative, legally baseless, and a fruitless attempt to distort constitutional realities. At a press briefing held today, 16 February 2026, at…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Rt. Hon. Eseme Eyiboh Nigerian politics is not for the faint-hearted. It is noisy, dramatic, and often unforgiving. In a space where rumours travel faster than facts and headlines are written before the full story is known, substance can easily be drowned out. Real governance — the slow, patient work of building consensus, following…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Emmanuel Ntekim Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have raided a suspected drug den in Itam, recovering substances believed to be hard drugs and dangerous weapons during the operation. The raid, carried out yesterday, February 14, 2026, at about 11:35 a.m., took place at Ntak Inyang along the Calabar–Itu Road in…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThree US military planes arrive in Nigeria — Report Three United States aircraft carrying troops and weapons have reportedly arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The New York Times reports that the first plane arrived in the capital city on Thursday night, noting officials from both countrie s said the first batch of…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesIn an uncanny twist of crime fighters turning criminals themselves, the Imo State Police Command has dismissed three of its officers, having found them guilty of kidnapping, car snatching, and the extortion of N1.7 million. The dismissed personnel were, former Sergeants Gift Ekwueme and Ikechukwu Eto, and Corporal Divine Okwuaru. Police spokesperson Henry Okoye…
