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Col Okon Peter Essang (Rtd.) A.KA. Akpaya goes home @ 80
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesLate Colonel (Engineer) Okon Peter Essang (Rtd.)—a distinguished soldier, engineer, administrator, and community leader—will be laid to rest Saturday, November 15, 2025. His funeral service, to be conducted by the Methodist Church Nigeria, Archdiocese of Oron, will hold at the Oron Township Stadium by 10:00 a.m., before interment at his residence, 62 Isangedighi Street,…
Court adjourns Journalists’ ₦3bn rights suit against A’Ibom Chief Judge, Police
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Our Correspondent, Uyo The Federal High Court sitting in Uyo on Tuesday, again adjourned hearing in a N3Billion fundamental human rights suit filed by three investigative journalists against the Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Hon. Justice Ekaette F. F. Obot, and senior police officers over alleged unlawful arrest and detention. The case,…
Retired generals, ors take stands over Wike-Yerima faceoff
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesRetired generals, ors take stands over Wike-Yerima faceoff The last is yet to be heard of last Tuesday’s standoff between the FCT minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, and a navy lieutenant, AM Yerima, over the rightful ownership of a portion of land in Abuja. The first salvo of condemnation of Wike’s reaction to his…
AKBC turnaround: AKSG signs partnership pact with Dubai-based media group
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesWeeks after its casual staff stand down over nonpayment of two years’ wages, hopes seem to be rising for the Akwa Ibom State Broadcasting Corporation (AKBC), the state’s electronic media organisation. This is because the state government has struck a deal with a Dubai-based media consultant, LLC, to restructure the state broadcaster and make…
2nd AGM: Stakeholders celebrate MOIMEE’s achievements
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares2nd AGM: Stakeholders celebrate EMOIMEE’s achievements · ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares
Police on the trail of fleeing AK traditional father ●As operatives blast illegal gun fabricating workshop
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EMOIMEE projects inspection: NNPCL, Seplat Energy, NUPRC tour sites in Eastern Obolo, Ikot Abasi, ors
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesA team of officials from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Seplat Energy, and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on Tuesday, inspected EMOIMEE projects across Eastern Obolo, Ikot Abasi, Mkpat Enin and Onna local government areas of Akwa Ibom State. The tour of projects is part of activities marking the second…
Malicious fabrication, falsehood, Eyiboh warns Rant HQ
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Office of the President of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, has strongly refuted a viral social media post falsely attributing a controversial statement to him. The rebuttal, issued on Sunday and signed by Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Senate President, described the post — published…
Mid-term scorecard: Okobo State Rep, Bassey lists achievements, lauds Gov Eno on intervention
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe member representing Okobo State Constituency in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Hon. Bassey Plus Bassey Pius Bassey, has listed out his legislative achievements for the past two years. Hon. Bassey who enumerated nine bills, 24 constituency projects and various other oversight functions as his major programmes, reaffirmed his commitment to purposeful…
AKSG upgrades college to education university, awaits 50 CNG buses delivery
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares AKSG upgrades college to education university, awaits 50 CNG buses delivery· ●Ban on Ekpo Masquerades still in force – Tourism Commissioner Udofia• The Akwa Ibom State Government has announced that it has upgraded its College of Education, Afaha Nsit, Nsit Ibom LGA to a university of education. The state Commissioner of Information, Dr…