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ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Samuel Abasiekong The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Transport, Dr. Anthony Luke Udo, has ordered the relocation of illegal motor parks in Uyo, to designated roadsides he wants them to be operating from. In the directive issued 31 July 2025, those operating illegal loading and offloading of passengers by De Choice Mall on…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesTrailblazing journalist, former Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of National Concord, and one of Nigeria’s most influential media figures, Dr. Doyin Abiola, has died at the age of 82. She was one of the wives of the late winner of the June 12 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola. One of the sons of the late…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe EMOIMEE Host Community Development Trust has flagged off the rehabilitation of five primary health centres in Mbo Local Government Area. The event, which took place at the Primary Health Centre, Enwang, was attended by representatives of the Board of Trustees of the body, community leaders, health stakeholders, and other dignitaries. The Board of…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe ongoing All Progressive Congress (APC) membership registration and revalidation which started on August 4, 2025 is recording a very poor turnout in all 329 INEC recognized wards in Akwa Ibom State. The APC State Chairman  Obong Stephen Ntukekpo, set the ball rolling by releasing materials to Ward Chairmen for the registration and revalidation…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesA 60-year-old Nigerian, Nkiru Chima, was found dead with multiple stab wounds in her apartment located in Romford, United Kingdom. PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement on the UK Metropolitan Police website on Tuesday that the police received a distress report from the British Transport Police at around 7 p.m. on Sunday, prompting them…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Federal Government of Nigeria has approved a significant allocation of funds to 15 Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) beneficiary institutions to establish innovation hubs and entrepreneurship centers. This initiative aims to drive technological advancement, foster entrepreneurship, and enhance research capabilities in the institutions. The University of Uyo has been allocated N1 billion to…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesIt was an unprecedented wide margin as members of the Fourth Estate of the realm on Saturday 2nd August 2025 voted Comrade Nsibiet John as Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom State Council with 555 votes. The election saw journalists come out in their numbers to elect the candidates of…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe former Presidential Adviser on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang, has revalidated his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ibiono Ibom Ward 2. The exercise was attended by hundreds of party faithful, who gathered to show their support for the senator and the party. During the event, Senator Enang expressed his…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe value of education and the importance of entrepreneurial development toward self-reliance and development were further stressed by Hon. (Dr.) Mrs. Judith Mayen Ogbara on Monday, August 5, at Ikot Okudom, Okon, Eket LGA, Akwa Ibom State, during the 2nd landmark edition of the Hon. (Dr.) Mrs. Judith Mayen Ogbara Empowerment Scheme. Hon. (Dr.)…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesWives of Nigerian Senators, have commiserated with one of their members Hajia Laila Barau, over the death of her mother, Mrs Nelda Mohammed, describing it as an “irreplaceable loss.” A condolence message signed by the President, Senators Wives Association of Nigeria (SEWAN) Dr (Mrs) Unoma Godswill Akpabio, and made available to newsmen in Abuja,…