ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has urged youths in the Niger Delta to reject crime and embrace intellectual and constructive approaches in driving regional development. Akpabio made the remarks at the two-day Niger Delta Oil and Gas Investment and Security Summit held in Calabar from August 29 to 30. The theme of…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Recovers locally made pistol By Emmanuel Ntekim The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a suspect linked to a case of defilement and armed robbery in the state. The Command arrested the suspect following a tip-off received on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, from a concerned citizen. The detectives of the Command were able…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesWhen I was a child, holidays in my maternal home at Ndon Ebom, now an airport community in Akwa Ibom State, were more than a retreat for rest or farming. They were lessons in communal responsibility. Cleanliness was not optional. It was a duty. Every household, every street, every compound had to be kept…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Official logo unveiled About 3,600 competitors are set to participate in the Akwa Ibom State Sports Festival, codenamed IBOM 2025. The announcement was made on Thursday by the State Commissioner for Information, Hon. Aniekan Umanah, during a media briefing at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium held for the official unveiling of the festival’s logo….
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesIn line with the requirements of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), that host community trusts must periodically engage with stakeholders of communities to carry them along on ongoing and intended programmes and projects, the Mbo EMOIMEE officials, organised a stakeholders’ meeting on Saturday, August 2. The event was held at the Town…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesA court in Bioko, Equatorial Guinea has handed down an eight-year prison sentence to Baltasar Ebang Engonga, a former senior government official, for embezzlement. Engonga, who previously headed the national financial investigation agency, was found guilty of diverting public funds meant for official travel expenses for personal use. The Bioko Provincial Tribunal also imposed…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesMore than 5,000 constituents of Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District have registered for the 2025 tranche of Senator Ekong Sampson’s Empowerment Programme. The registration exercise, which began over a month ago, officially closed on August 20, 2025, after recording massive participation across the Senatorial District in the three categories of Students, Business, and Training….
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesRevokes land allocations since 2023 By Ernest Udoh-Robert/Joseph Atainyang Alleged fraudulent activities rocking the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Lands and Town Planning has prompted the governor, Pastor Umo Eno, to dismiss his Senior Special Assistant on Land Matters, ESV Udeme Daniel Isa. In a release dated 25 August, 2025, and endorsed by the…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has charged Nigerians on the need to maintain and secure government facilities in their immediate community. Akpabio gave the charge on Tuesday, while commissioning projects in Ika Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. A statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Jackson Udom, quoted Akpabio as…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Godwin Jarkwa When Nigeria’s cities are often described with words like “chaotic,” “crowded” or “unplanned,” Akwa Ibom State tells a different story. In over a quarter of a century, successive governments here have placed unusual emphasis on beauty – roundabouts turned into landmarks, highways lined with greenery and public spaces designed not just…
