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Bandits abduct 15 NYSC members in Kogi
Bandits operating along the Aloma–Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State have abducted 15 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members.
Akpabio mourns courageous journalist Dotun Oladipo
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON, has expressed profound sadness over the death of veteran journalist and publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo. In a statement endorsed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, Akpabio described Oladipo’s passing as a painful loss to the Nigerian…
Nigeria among world’s 60 poorest countries ●Places 56th
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesNigeria among world’s 60 poorest countries ●Places 56th Amid official claims of Nigeria’s economy “turning the corner” and the macroeconomics doing great, Global Finance has in its 2026 rankings placed the country among the world’s 60 poorest countries by GDP per capita at purchasing power parity. According to the magazine, Nigeria is in good…
Ogbia women pray for Ogbuku at 17th Diocesan conference
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Chief Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, was honoured with a special thanksgiving and prayers during the 17th Diocesan Women Conference of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, held on Sunday, August 24, 2026. The conference took place at St. Mark’s Church, Ayakoro/Onuegbum Archdeaconry, in…
Sultan of Sokoto @70: Akpabio lauds legacy of peace, statesmanshipÂ
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON, has congratulated the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, CFR, mni, on the occasion of his 70th birthday. In a congratulatory message through his Special Adviser on Media and…
Akpabio assures of Tinubu’s performance-based support ahead of 2027 polls
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, says the performance of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration will be enough to earn the support of Nigerians ahead of the 2027 general elections. Akpabio made the assertion while receiving members of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions, TETFund and NELFund, led by its chairman, Senator Dandutse Mohammed,…
Eid El Maulud: Akpabio felicitates Muslims, seeks prayers for peace, unity
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON, has felicitated the Muslim Ummah in Nigeria and across the world on the occasion of Eid el Maulud, the celebration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). In a congratulatory message through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, Senator Akpabio described…
2027: Akwa Ibom APC/PDP, Ors collapse structures for Tinubu, Akpabio, Eno
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe re-election bids of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, received a major boost on Saturday, with their unanimous endorsement by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Rising from a meeting of its…
Ibom Solutions Hub Industrial Park set for take-off
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe proposed Ibom Solutions Hub Industrial Park (ISHIP) in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State is set for take-off as the State Government, Ibom Solutions Hub Limited and host communities intensify discussions on compensation modalities. The development followed a town hall/community engagement in Uyo on Monday, August 17, 2026, where the State…
Akpabio lauds Tinubu for establishing university of technology in Akwa Ibom
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio on Friday, thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for giving his approval, for the Bill establishing the Federal University of Agriculture and Technology, in Obio Akpa, Oruk Anam Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. He also lauded Governor Umo Eno, for promptly releasing the Obio Akpa campus of…