ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe National Association of Ebughu Students (NAES) has appealed to Virgin Forest Energy, Ebughu Fishing Terminal Management, and the Akwa Ibom State Government to repair the deplorable roads in Ebughu community. In an open letter, NAES President Comr. Ante Ita highlighted the dangers posed by potholed roads, particularly Abiakowo (Udung Mmatang), caused by fuel…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident Joe Biden of the United States of America yesterday called President Bola Tinubu on wide ranging issues bordering on cooperation between the two countries. They both spoke for about 30 munitese at about 4pm, Nigerian time. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, disclosed the news while briefing state House Correspondents about…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAs the local government chairman recently elected in Akwa Ibom State settle down in their offices, WatchmanPost Special Report looks at what the people’s expectations are in the new dispensation as put together by senior reporter Samuel Abasiekong Abasiekong and Assembly correspondent Emmanuel Ntekim. The level of expectation of the people at the grassroots…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesSo much has taken place in the country’s sociopolitical- economic landscape in the last 18 months that it is difficult to keep pace with them, if you are, to borrow the exaggerated self-intro of many a media writer, a public affairs analyst or commentator on public issues. The speed with which many of these…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares“Darkened by our dumping, thickened by our stains, rich, rank, beautiful, and unending as all life, all living, the river, the dark immortal river, full of strange tragic time is flowing by us by us by us to the sea.” – Thomas Wolfe, Of Time and the River These immortal words of Thomas Clayton…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Council of Oro Traditional Rulers (COTR) has strongly condemned the recent incidents of violent killings, allegedly perpetrated by rival cult groups across Oro Nation. In a communique issued after an emergency security meeting held on Wednesday, October 23, at Obio Ufre, Enweme in Okobo LGA of Akwa Ibom State, the Council, addressed the…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesIn response to recent media attention surrounding the Akwa Ibom State Government’s 2024 budget proposals— particularly concerning estimated allocations for renovations and vehicle purchases — the state government has released a detailed explanation to clarify its rationale. The Commissioner for Information, Comrade Ini Ememobong, emphasized that the figures in question are projections, and not…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has advised Nigerians to disregard stories of his planned impeachment describing it as fake news and a figment of the reporters imagination and ethical deficit. Recall that an online publication, OrderPaper Nigeria on Wednesday, authored a mischievous story titled “DSS Takes Over National Assembly Amid…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares●Calls for probe, stiffer penalties The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, CON has condemned in strong terms the ill-treatment of members of the nation’s senior team, the Super Eagles, and its delegation to a return leg of the 2025 African Cup of Nation (AFCON) qualifier in Libya. Akpabio, in a statement by…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe family of the late HRM Offong Engr Effiong Robin Amasi (OON, KJW), immediate past Paramount Ruler of Urue Offong/Oruko LGA, has disowned a burial invitation circulating for one Late Maria Amasi. In a statement signed by Prince Dr. Okon Amasi, Family Head, the Royal Family described the obituary notice as “misleading and false.”…
