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Akwa Ibom @ 39: Akpabio rallies support for Tinubu, Eno
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Predicts sweeping victory for APC President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has signaled a strategic shift in the nation’s political landscape, predicting a decisive victory for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State. Speaking during the state’s 39th-anniversary celebrations, Akpabio, who is the country’s third-highest-ranking official—touted the political stability achieved in…
Federated Chapel hails Onna council secretariat’s transformation
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•As chairman vows to make headquarters finest in Akwa Ibom By Emmanuel Ntekim The Federated Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom State Council, has commended the Chairman of Onna Local Government Area, Hon. Kufre Umoren, for the ongoing transformation of the council secretariat and other developmental projects across the area….
Bamanga Tukur was a detribalised Nigerian – Akpabio
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has described the late Elderstatesman and former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, as a detribalised Nigerian whose contributions to the country transcended ethnic and political boundaries. Akpabio, who arrived Nigeria from Italy yesterday, stated this while on a condolence visit to the family…
No vacancy in Aso Rock, says Akpabio, •Defends Tinubu’s extended vacation
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has dismissed calls for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to hand over power to Vice President Kashim Shettima, saying there is no leadership vacuum despite the President’s continued working vacation abroad. Speaking on Tuesday, in Akwa Ibom State, while commisioning road projects executed by Governor Umo Eno, Akpabio addressed…
Akwa Ibom @39: Aspirations of our forebears being fulfilled – Akpabio
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has stated that the creation of Akwa Ibom State 39 years ago by the President Ibrahim Babangida administration was a fulfilment of the aspiration of the founding fathers of the state. Akpabio’s assertion was contained in his goodwill message to the government and people the state on the…
Civil servants to Tinubu: Cut petrol price to N500, or… ●Issue 9-day ultimatum
Barely nine days to Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary, Nigerian civil servants under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), Trade Union Side, have asked President Bola Tinubu to urgently intervene in the worsening economic hardship facing them and their dependants. Please click link to continue reading.
In Italy, Akpabio prays for banditry, terrorism end in Nigeria
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAs Nigeria prepares for the conduct of general elections to usher in fresh sets of political office holders across the country, President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has visited the Prayer Ground of St. Padre PIO, at St Giovanni Rotondo in Italy, to offer prayers to God for a peaceful 2027 elections and an…
Akpabio celebrates First Lady Oluremi Tinubu at 66, hails commitment to a better Nigeria
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON has felicitated the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON on the occasion of her 66th birthday today, September 21, 2026. Akpabio in a statement which he personally signed, described the First Lady as “a remarkable woman,” saying: “Your Excellency, your life reflects faith, service, sacrifice…
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…