ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Concourse – By Soney Antai, serial award-winning columnist Armed Forces Remembrance Day Without any attempt at patronising the military profession, the fact, so far as I am concerned, remains that soldiering is one of the riskiest occupations on Mother Earth. In spite of the prestige of the uniform, privilege of having the license…
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…
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ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares Fubara dumps PDP for APC Mere days after 15 legislators of the Rivers State House of Assembly defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the big elephant in the hall, Governor Simi Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has also defected to the ruling APC from the Peoples…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesUbong King Foundation unveils youth empowerment plan, skill development programme By Emmanuel Ntekim The Ubong King Foundation, a non-profit organisation committed to youth development across Africa, has announced preparations for its 2026 Thinkation event, themed “Reinvent the Future!”, scheduled to hold in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The event, tagged “The Home Coming,” marks…
