ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Exco member threatens legal action over signature forgery A controversial move to suspend Rt. Hon. Eseme Eyiboh from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ward 9, Esit Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has sparked backlash and legal threats, deepening cracks within the local party structure. An Ex-Officio member of the ward,…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe brooding period took weeks of reflection, contemplation, critique and planning. This package included budgeting, choosing the medium’s name, vision and mission statements, recruitment of personnel, registration with the National Library, among other processes. By the time we finally kicked off from our then corporate office at 47A Ukana Offot Street, Uyo, on 27th…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Publisher of WatchmanPost Newspaper, Engr. Asuquo Inuikim, on Saturday bid a final farewell to his uncle, His Highness Asuquo Eyo Etifit, the Village Head of Iyoku Ebughu in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The burial ceremony, held at Abiakowo Group of Villages in Ebughu, drew family members, community leaders, and…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Set to pursue political solutions Fresh developments have emerged in the protracted dispute over the ownership of 76 offshore oil wells between Akwa Ibom State and Cross River State, as the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has formally discarded the report of its Inter-Agency Technical Committee (IATC), effectively halting a process that…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON, has lauded the Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Pastor Umo Eno, on his 62nd birthday, describing him as a man who embodies the grace of God and the silent strength of purposeful leadership. In a congratulatory message personally signed by him, Akpabio praised the governor’s…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesSuspect linked to multiple abductions confesses as officers intensify crackdown on criminal syndicates By Emmanuel Ntekim The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has recorded a significant breakthrough in its sustained crackdown on violent crime with the arrest of a suspected notorious kidnapper and cultist in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area. The suspect, identified as…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesA prominent stakeholder in the Akwa Ibom project, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, has called on the Akwa Ibom State Government (AKSG) to urgently pursue an amicable resolution of the lingering Stubbs Creek disputes, while also appealing to Governor Umo Bassey Eno to exercise mercy in the ongoing legal matter involving Princess God’sown Udoito. Eyiboh stressed…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe immediate past Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development in Gombe State, Muhammad Gambo Magaji, has formally declared his intention to contest the governorship seat in the 2027 general elections. Magaji, who recently concluded his tenure under the administration of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, made his ambition known through an official letter addressed to…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Emmanuel Ntekim The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has successfully rescued two abducted persons and recovered a firearm following a swift, intelligence-led operation in Nsit Ubium Local Government Area. The incident occurred on April 15, 2026, at about 8:19 p.m., when credible intelligence revealed that individuals from Edem Idim Okpot Village attacked indigenes…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Emmanuel Ntekim Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa and ambassador-designate, Senator Ita Enang, has declared that he will not hesitate to approach the courts if any provision of the Electoral Act is violated during the 2027 general elections. Sen. Enang made this known on Friday at the NUJ Press Centre, Uyo,…
