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ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesIn a continued effort to enhance healthcare delivery and support Governor Umo Eno’s A.R.I.S.E Agenda, the Senator representing Akwa Ibom North East (Uyo Senatorial District), Senator Aniekan Bassey, has distributed essential medical consumables and drugs to Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the district. The distribution exercise took place on Tuesday at the Senatorial District…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesCommissioner representing Akwa Ibom State in the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Apostle Abasiandikan Nkono, on Thursday, flagged-off the first phase of distribution of U-Lesson educational tablets and textbooks to 65 primary and post-primary schools in the State. The event held at the state office of the commission in Uyo,…

ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Forms parallel group for Gov’s Thanksgiving There is tension in Lagos as Akwa Ibom State Liaison Officer, Mr Samuel Asuquo has allegedly schemed to form another sociocultural group to usurp the role of the well – known Akwa Ibom State Community (AKISCOM), Lagos, especially during the Gov Umo Eno’s thanksgiving service scheduled for Sunday,…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Senator representing Akwa Ibom South in the National Assembly, Senator Ekong Sampson, has felicitated with Miss Usoro Akpabio on her appointment by President Bola Tinubu as Managing Director of the South South Development Commission. In a message to the new MD, the Onomkpoinam Mkpat Enin hailed Akpabio’s appointment as pioneer helmswoman of the…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAkwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno, has applauded the executive chairman of Itu local government council, Hon. Ubong Nkutt, for constructing an ultra-modern administrative Secretariat complex in the area. Impressed by the state-of-the-art edifice, Pastor Eno, while commissioning the project on Thursday, May 8, during the fifth edition of the Arise Town…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAnthony Joshua has confirmed plans to return to the ring in December, following a period of recovery after undergoing elbow surgery this month. The two-time world heavyweight champion has been out of action since suffering a devastating fifth-round knockout against Daniel Dubois at Wembley in September. Speaking to ESPN Mexico, Joshua revealed he was…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBosun Tijani, minister of communications, innovation and digital economy, says Nigeria’s technological advancement requires deep commitment from the private sector as it cannot rely solely on government effort. Speaking on Wednesday at the 2025 Enugu Tech Festival, Tijani described the event, themed ‘Coal to Code’, as the largest technology conference he has witnessed in…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesA self-acclaimed President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Atiku Abubakar Isah, has said the claims he made against President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu, are false. In a statement on Wednesday, Atiku addressed the claims which he made in a video that went viral on social media. In the video, he…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBlack smoke billowed from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel around 8pm on Wednesday evening, signalling that the first ballot of the papal conclave ended without the election of a new Pope. An estimated 45,000 faithful had gathered in St Peter’s Square, eyes fixed on the small chimney that carries global significance. Smoke was…

ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Says he served NNPC with fear of God The immediate past Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd, Mallam Mele Kyari, has said called on the media to refrain from willful misinformation of the public, saying he was never invited nor detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)….