ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Criticises Peter Obi over attack on airline Reno Omokri, a renowned Nigerian public figure, has expressed admiration for Akwa Ibom State, citing its visionary leadership and successful ventures, particularly the Ibom Air. In a statement on Wednesday, Omokri praised Ibom Air’s remarkable achievements, including generating ₦96 billion in revenue in 2024, which is almost…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares The Nigerian Export Promotion Council has announced that the country’s non-oil exports climbed to $3.225bn in the first half of 2025, marking a 19.59 per cent increase over the $2.696bn recorded in the same period last year. The Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares •pledges to host 2026 AKISAN Convention in Uyo Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has called on the Akwa Ibom diaspora in the United States to leverage their skills, professional networks, and resources to drive tourism, investment, and cultural heritage promotion in their home state. Gov Eno stated this while making a remark…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•as stakeholders laud Youth Wing for cultural promotion Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, on Saturday, August 9, expressed satisfaction to the state governor, Pastor Umo Eno, for his deliberate inclusion of Oro Nation in the scheme of the state’s development agenda. Senator Eyakenyi who spoke during the 8th Oro Youth…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAkwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has empowered 1,187 persons with N492.7m farm, trade, and business grants in Uyo Federal Constituency. The Governor disbursed the grants at the Uyo Federal Constituency Town Square Meeting held at the Ibom Hall grounds in Uyo. The Governor, who was elated by the massive turnout, said 276…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has expressed sadness over the passing of Chief Audu Ogbeh, former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development under late President Muhammadu Buhari’s first term and ex-chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Akpabio, in a statement through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh,…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAkwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has sent his felicitations to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, on the occasion of his birthday, commending him for his leadership, vision, and commitment to strengthening democratic values in Nigeria. In a goodwill message released issued by Chief Press Secretary,…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesHENSEK: Building a Legacy of Excellence By Samuel Udoma During my last visit to Akwa Ibom, I traversed through some road projects being handled by HENSEK, and was very impressed by the company’s delivery finesse. Having already delivered iconic roads such as the Ring Road 3, Airport Road expansion, and numerous others, it caught…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ken Harries Esq In the kaleidoscopic turbulence of Nigerian politics, where discord often drowns out dialogue and egos flare like Harmattan wildfires, the 10th Senate under Senate President Godswill Akpabio has emerged as a lighthouse of stability, reform, and nation-building. Since its inauguration on 13 June 2023, following the proclamation of President Bola…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom State Council, Saturday, 2nd August, 2025, concluded its polls that saw a record of four journalists running for the office of the chairman of the union. It was the first time two females –who did not sail through, though – contested for that office. It was…
