ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has once again assured Nigerians that the 10th Senate under his leadership will remain open, accountable and responsive. Akpabio gave the assurance on Tuesday in his address to welcome his Distinguished colleagues back in Plenary after about 10 weeks of annual recess. In the welcome address entitled,…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ken Harries, Esq At 65, Nigeria finds itself in a reflective mood, and rightly so. Independence anniversaries are not just occasions for parades, gun salutes, and flag-waving. They are moments when nations pause to take stock, to ask if their institutions have matured in wisdom, steadiness, and service to the people. With this…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Leadership of EMOIMEE HCDT from Mbo local government area has concluded arrangements to embark on a free medical workshop/service in the five communities of the area. The initiative, which aims to provide much-needed medical care to the people, will hold at the various primary health centers in the five respective communities. According to…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesA University of Uyo graduand, Miss Edidiong Atainyang, has made waves in academic circles with an outstanding achievement, bagging a first-class honours degree with a remarkable cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 4.74 in rare discipline of English Education. In a post made on her Facebook handle on Monday, September 29, Edidiong Atainyang, while…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•As FG reaffirms commitment to teachers welfare, recognition By Emmanuel Ntekim Ahead of the World Teachers Day celebration on October 5, 2025, the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT has appealed to Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, to take deliberate action to ensure that public primary and secondary schools across the state are…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesFormer Nigerian President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has called for the removal of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other failed leaders in the country and Africa through proper elections. Johnathan declared that leaders who fail to deliver on their promises should be removed through credible elections, remarking that electoral manipulation remains one of the biggest threats…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe passing of Elder Effiong Solomon Ekpe has elicited an outpouring of tributes and commendations from prominent figures, who remembered him as a pillar of strength, a beacon of peace, and a shining example of faith and kindness. Thousands gathered Saturday, September 27, 2025, at his family compound, 25 Eyokan Street, Oron to mourn…
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…
