ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares Eno signs ₦1,584 tn 2026 budget into law Akwa Ibom State Government is to spend ₦1,584,271,856,630 in the 2026 fiscal year, and this is official. This emerged yesterday, 5 January 2026, as State Governor Umo Eno signed into law the year’s budget during the enlarged State Executive Council meeting held at the…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesTerrorists kill scores in Niger, abduct many ●Recently freed Papiri School students among abductees Terrorists late Saturday killed no fewer than 40 persons and abducted many others in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, various media outlets, including Sky News, TheCable, and Premium Times report. Among those kidnapped by the Islamists were…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares Tinted glass permit: Police suspend enforcement Following a restraining interim court order, the Nigeria Police Force says it has suspended the nationwide enforcement of its vehicle tinted glass permit policy, which it had announced on 15 December, 2025, would commence nationwide, today, 2nd January 2026. In a statement issued 1 January (yesterday), and…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPRESIDENT TINUBU’S 2026 NEW YEAR GOODWILL MESSAGE TO NIGERIANS Fellow Compatriots, I welcome you all to 2026, with gratitude to God and confidence in our collective resolve that this new year will be a more prosperous one for our nation, our citizens, and all who call Nigeria home. During 2025, we sustained the momentum…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares Editorial (24 December, 2025) As the Christmas approaches The birth of Jesus Christ of Nazareth is a critical part of the faith of those who believe in Him. Even beyond such believers, the birth of the Saviour is a landmark shift in the human calendar. Christianity teaches us that Jesus…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAkwa Ibom Assembly passes ₦1.584trn 2026 Budget By Emmanuel Ntekim The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the ₦1.584 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill. The budget provides ₦416.59 billion for recurrent expenditure and ₦1.167 trillion for capital expenditure. Its passage followed the presentation of a report by Dr. Itorobong Etim, Chairman of…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesUS strikes terrorist sites in North West Nigeria ●FG confirms situation report·· Just as US President Donald Trump announced, Friday, 26 December, that the US military carried out precision air strikes against ISWAP and Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria’s north west, the Federal Government, same Friday confirmed that the strikes indeed took place. The…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPress Release Veteran journalists commend Gov Eno for accelarated gratuity payment ●Call for pensioners inclusion in Enomber The League of Veteran Journalists in Akwa Ibom State has commended Governor Umo Eno for accelerated pace of gratuity and regular pension payments. The chairman of the League, Noble Veteran Sunday Antai, made the…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Concourse By Soney Antai, serial awards-winning columnist The highest form of deception Deception is a deliberate lie, by words or actions, that we tell or do, to masquerade something from others so that we could have an undeserved advantage. It is a mask we present to manipulate others for our self-centred purposes. A…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares Cash revenue collection: FG orders MDAs to deploy only PoS terminals ●Gives 45-day deadline ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares
