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ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Akwa Ibom State Government has announced that any structure built on the water ways, which does not allow for proper drainage, will be demolished to avoid collapse of buildings or flood. The Deputy Governor, Senator (Dr) Akon Eyakenyi, who is the Chairman of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), made this known on…

ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Nomination closes Sept. 20 By Samuel Abasiekong-Abasiekong Election stakeholders June 4 2024 rose from a meeting held with the Akwa Ibom State Independence Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) with the resolution to conduct election into the Local Government Councils in the State on Saturday, 26th October, 2024. Official statement released by AKISIEC and signed by its…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesYouths from Ini Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have visited the PDP State Chairman, Elder Aniekan Akpan, to counter a recent protest by a few individuals from Ikpe Ward 1. The youths reiterated that the chairmanship zoning arrangement in Ini LGA has always been between Zones A and B, to promote peace…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Edet Ekpo Bassey Uwe Educational Foundation (EEBUEF), has awarded N1.1m worth of scholarships to eleven deserving students of Oro Nation. The award ceremony took place at the Villa Hilton Hotel, Uyo, on Tuesday, when the Akwa Ibom State Association of Nigeria, USA (AKISAN-USA), splashed nearly scholarships to 140 Akwa Ibom Students. According to…

ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has assented to the National Anthem Bill 2024 reverting to the old national anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee”. “This morning, Mr President signed into an Act of Parliament, the newly passed National Anthem 2024,” Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said today at a joint session of the National Assembly marking the…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Oron Chapter, has threatened to shutdown its products’ supply outlets if the Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Delta Safe of the Nigerian military, operating in the area, does not return petroleum to their members, and unseal their outlets. Their seven days’ ultimatum expires Friday, 31 May….

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Paramount Ruler of Mbo, His Royal Majesty Ogwong Okon Asukwo Abang, who was kidnapped seven days ago, has been released by his abductors after a ransom of N50 million was paid. Sources, confirmed to WatchmanPost that the royal father was released yesterday, Sunday, May 26, 2024, and was immediately taken to a specialist…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday in plenary presented the 10th Senate Magazine, a quarterly publication of the Senate, with a mandate to bridge the gap in information between the government and its citizens. Senator Akpabio said the magazine will enable Senators to tell their stories, air their views and…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesDr. Patrick Esu, the Chief Medical Director of St. Patrick Medical Centre in Oron, has finally been released by his abductors after a harrowing three-week ordeal. According to sources, a ransom of N14 million was paid to secure his freedom on Monday evening, May 20. This marks the second time Dr. Esu has been…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAs sanctity of marriage contracts and its binding principles continue to depreciate in today’s society, resulting in high cases of infidelity everywhere, an unfortunate husband of a 35-year old woman, has allegedly escaped assassination. The victim, IfiokImoh Sunday Akpan, 40, is now unsettled because a 78-year old proprietor of a popular private school in…