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.

Infidelity: Hilda Baci breaks feminine ties with unusual advice to married women

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPopular celebrity chef and entrepreneur, Hilda Baci, has stirred widespread debate on social media following a blunt post on X (formerly Twitter) where she challenged women who justify infidelity as retaliation against unfaithful husbands. In the viral post on Thursday noon, Baci questioned the logic behind what she described as “selective imitation of bad…

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Akpabio dimisses support group appointments, says their activities voluntary

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Office of the President of the Senate has dismissed claims circulating on social media linking Senate President, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, to alleged appointments within a political support group known as Team Akpabio for Tinubu (TAT), describing such narratives as misleading and unfounded. In a press statement issued by the Special Adviser on…

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Chimamanda begins legal battle with hospital over son’s death

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesRenowned Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, has demanded accountability from Euracare Hospital, a private hospital in Lagos, accusing it of medical negligence and professional impropriety following the death of her 21-month-old son, Nkanu Nnamdi, after a series of medical procedures. In a detailed legal notice dated January 10, 2026, solicitors acting for Adichie and her…

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Akwa Ibom North East: When performance drowns noise

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ofonime Honesty Cacophonous noise is often mistaken for performance in Nigerian politics. A political officeholder will gesticulate wildly, stand on his head, take selfies at refuse dumps, and perform other unusual acts simply to be seen as active. They are adept at using words and optics to capture attention. In reality, however, this…

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“Bring home trophy”, Akpabio charges Super Eagles after reaching semifinals

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has congratulated the nation’s senior football team, the Super Eagles, for qualifying for the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) holding in Morocco. Akpabio in a congratulatory message released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, described the Super Eagles…

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Akpabio’s new year resolution: Forgiveness, faith, and leadership

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesHon. Eseme Eyiboh, MNIPR In politics, silence is often louder than speech, for it speaks in the language of calculation and consequence. Forgiveness, when declared by a powerful man, is louder still—a thunderclap in a quiet chamber. It unsettles expectations, invites suspicion, and demands interrogation, not because it is weak, but because power is…

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IADCL workers seal Victor Attah International Airport, protest unfair wages

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesWorkers of the Ibom Air Development Company Limited (IADCL) on Monday, January 5, 2025, sealed the main gate of Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to protest what they described as unfair wages and poor working conditions. The peaceful protest, which temporarily disrupted activities at the airport, was led by the chairman…

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Dr Inuikim pledges support for Ebughu-based NYSC members’ development project

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesSir Asuquo Edet Inuikim of Asak Ikang Ebughu has assured corps members serving in Ebughu community, Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, of his support for their proposed community development project aimed at improving environmental health in the area. Dr Inuikim gave the assurance on Sunday, January 4, during a courtesy visit…

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