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ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has felicitated Vice President Kashim Shettima, GCON on his 59th birthday, describing him as a stabiliser in the President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Akpabio, in a congratulatory message personally signed by him and released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, said the…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on Monday, 1 September, uncovered the actual cause of the tragic death of a pregnant woman and her baby at the General Hospital, Ikot Ekpene on Friday Saturday last week. The Assembly discovered this through a visit to the facility in Ikot Ekpene local government area. The…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesFormer Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the recently concluded local government elections in Rivers State, describing the exercise as an “awful absurdity and a travesty to the very notion of elective democracy”, and calling on the opposition parties in the state to reject the outcome. In a statement released after the elections, which…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe management of Mbo Skills Acquisition training, under the auspices of Basujo Nigeria Limited, has concluded documentation for successful candidates who will be undergoing skills acquisition training. The documentation event, which took place last Saturday, August 30, 2025, was held at the Miami Escape Event Centre in Oron. The exercise marked a crucial step…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has lamented the death of former Inspector General of Police, Dr. Solomon Arase. Reacting to the passing of the immediate past Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Akpabio in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, described the former Inspector…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has urged youths in the Niger Delta to reject crime and embrace intellectual and constructive approaches in driving regional development. Akpabio made the remarks at the two-day Niger Delta Oil and Gas Investment and Security Summit held in Calabar from August 29 to 30. The theme of…

ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Recovers locally made pistol By Emmanuel Ntekim The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a suspect linked to a case of defilement and armed robbery in the state. The Command arrested the suspect following a tip-off received on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, from a concerned citizen. The detectives of the Command were able…

ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Official logo unveiled About 3,600 competitors are set to participate in the Akwa Ibom State Sports Festival, codenamed IBOM 2025. The announcement was made on Thursday by the State Commissioner for Information, Hon. Aniekan Umanah, during a media briefing at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium held for the official unveiling of the festival’s logo….

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesIn line with the requirements of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), that host community trusts must periodically engage with stakeholders of communities to carry them along on ongoing and intended programmes and projects, the Mbo EMOIMEE officials, organised a stakeholders’ meeting on Saturday, August 2. The event was held at the Town…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesA court in Bioko, Equatorial Guinea has handed down an eight-year prison sentence to Baltasar Ebang Engonga, a former senior government official, for embezzlement. Engonga, who previously headed the national financial investigation agency, was found guilty of diverting public funds meant for official travel expenses for personal use. The Bioko Provincial Tribunal also imposed…