ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Concourse By Soney Antai Goodbye 2026! It’s a curious topic, and so if you ask if it’s a mistake, or wonder if I have set out to be looking for the nonexistent or invisible, I cannot blame you. But in The Concourse we do our hardest to stay human and real; so pay…
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ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPolitical structure struggle: Gov Eno dissolves boards, commissions By Ernest Udoh-Robert In a move perceived by political watchers to be aimed at weeding out disloyal members of his government and gaining full control of governance and political structures of the state, the Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has announced the dissolution of…
Akwa Ibom revenue court enters N1.2bn judgment against oil company
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares Akwa Ibom revenue court enters N1.2bn judgment against oil company The Akwa Ibom State Revenue Court sitting in Uyo, the state capital, and presided over by Justice Maureen-Idongesit M. Udoka, has ordered an oil servicing company operating in the state, Ardent Energy Services Ltd, to pay N1.2bn into the coffers of the…
Akwa Ibom @ 38: A reflection
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Concourse – 22.09.2025 By Soney Antai Akwa Ibom @ 38: A reflection You are probably familiar with the saying that ‘birds of a feather flock together.’ Never mind the unconscious polemicists who tell you with some sense of alpha knowledge that the saying is rather, ‘Birds of the same feather flock together.’ It’s…
When will Tinubu Appoint Principal Officers, Constitute Governing Council for UMSO?
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesEditorial When will Tinubu Appoint Principal Officers, Constitute Governing Council for UMSO? The University of Maritime Studies, Oron (UMSO), Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, has been on the horizon for years, with the federal government consistently reaffirming its commitment to establishing the institution. Despite the progress made so far, the university’s take-off has been hindered…
FG gazettes new tax laws
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesFG gazettes new tax laws The Nigerian central government has published its new tax laws in its official gazette, enthroning a new taxation framework on the country. This was made public in a statement signed by the Personal Assistant on Special Duties to the President, Kamorudeen Yusuf, Wednesday. The laws came into effect on…
What is man?
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Concourse – Published 30th July 2025 – By Soney Antai What is man? Psalm 8:3-4 AMPC [3] When I view and consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained and established, [4] What is man that You are mindful of him,…
Gaza deal very soon – US President Trump
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesGaza deal very soon – US President Trump As the Israel-Hamas war enters Day 703 Monday, 8th September, 2025, US President Donald Trump has again said that the belligerents will reach a ceasefire “very soon,” the same thing he has been saying in recent times. He did not give details. “I think we’re going…
9mobile rechristened T2
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares9mobile rechristened T2. Nigeria’s fourth telecommunications provider, 9mobile, has changed its name to T2 This became public knowledge, Friday, 8th August, 2025, when the new name, logo, and tagline were unveiled at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos. It is the second time the company’s name would be changed after it got rebranded from Etisalat…