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Akwa Ibom Assembly passes ₦1.584trn 2026 Budget
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…
Arrest Gumi now – Nigerians urges FG
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesOutrage is spreading like wild fire across the country this Friday morning of December 26, as Nigerians are demanding the immediate arrest of controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, following his call on the Federal Government to halt all military cooperation with the United States. The calls came in the wake of recent airstrike…
US strikes terrorist sites in North West Nigeria ●FG confirms situation report
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…
Bloody Christmas: US military strikes Nigerian ISIS as Trump promises more attacks
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesUnited States President Donald J. Trump has revealed that the U.S. military carried out airstrikes against Islamic State (ISIS) fighters in Northwest Nigeria, accusing the group of targeting and killing Christians in the region and warning that further attacks would follow if the violence continues. Trump made the claim in a statement posted on…
Nigerians should stop Tinubu from using EFCC to persecute me”, Malami cries out
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe immediate Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, SAN has cried out and called on Nigerians to rise and stop the administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu from using the EFCC to persecute him. The former minister of justice, who is an aly of ex President Muhammadu Buhari, is facing trials for corruption…
IBB urges FG to reject bandits’ surrender plea, seeks total military crackdown
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesFormer military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), has called on the Federal Government to ignore appeals for surrender from bandits operating across the country, insisting that security forces must first deal decisively with the criminals. Babangida made the call in a post on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle, where he urged…
Akpabio greets Nigerians at Christmas, urges peace, love, unity
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has congratulated Nigerians, particularly Christians, on the occasion of Christmas celebration, urging them to promote peace, love, and unity. In his Christmas message, signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, Akpabio emphasised the importance of spreading love, kindness and generosity at…
Meet-and-greet: Mbo paramount ruler set new-year agenda for EMOIMEE
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe end-of-year meet-and-greet visit by the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the NNPC/Seplat Joint Venture EMOIMEE Host Community Development Trust (HCDT) to the Mbo Traditional Rulers Council on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, turned into a forward-looking engagement as the paramount ruler of Mbo, His Royal Majesty Ogwong Okon Asukwo Abang, used the occasion to…
Philanthropist donates new health facility to AKSG
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesA philanthropist and community development advocate, Engineer Elvis Osung, has constructed and donated an ultra-modern health facility to the Akwa Ibom State Government, in a major boost to primary healthcare delivery in Okobo Local Government Area of the state. The newly built facility, known as the Grace Efiong Osung Health Centre, is located in…
MAN honors Otuekong Sunny Jackson Udoh
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Cross River/Akwa Ibom States Branch, has honored renowned industrialist, Otuekong Sunny Jackson Udoh, with a meritorious award in recognition of his enduring contributions to the growth and stability of the manufacturing sector in Cross River and Akwa Ibom States. The honor was conferred at the Association’s 18th Annual…