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ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Akwa Ibom State Community in Lagos (AKISCOM-Lagos) has announced the appointment of a new Board of Trustees (BoT) to harness their wealth of experiences into joining forces with the executives to oversee the affairs of the organization. The nine new BoT members, three of whom were selected from each of the three senatorial…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe year was 1987, and a class of 96 students proudly graduated from the University of Calabar’s Law Department. Their dreams of becoming legal professionals are now within reach. They did not know that the journey ahead would be marked by twists and turns, as the legal landscape in Nigeria evolved over the next…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe University of Calabar (Unical) Law Class of 1987 on Saturday, June 8, 2024, reunited in Uyo, renewing the strong bonds they shared during their university days. The inaugural meeting was hosted by a Justice of Appeal Court, Abuja, Honourable Justice Okon Efreti Abang, who was one of the 96 graduands of the Class…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Akwa Ibom State Government has announced that any structure built on the water ways, which does not allow for proper drainage, will be demolished to avoid collapse of buildings or flood. The Deputy Governor, Senator (Dr) Akon Eyakenyi, who is the Chairman of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), made this known on…

ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Nomination closes Sept. 20 By Samuel Abasiekong-Abasiekong Election stakeholders June 4 2024 rose from a meeting held with the Akwa Ibom State Independence Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) with the resolution to conduct election into the Local Government Councils in the State on Saturday, 26th October, 2024. Official statement released by AKISIEC and signed by its…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesYouths from Ini Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have visited the PDP State Chairman, Elder Aniekan Akpan, to counter a recent protest by a few individuals from Ikpe Ward 1. The youths reiterated that the chairmanship zoning arrangement in Ini LGA has always been between Zones A and B, to promote peace…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Edet Ekpo Bassey Uwe Educational Foundation (EEBUEF), has awarded N1.1m worth of scholarships to eleven deserving students of Oro Nation. The award ceremony took place at the Villa Hilton Hotel, Uyo, on Tuesday, when the Akwa Ibom State Association of Nigeria, USA (AKISAN-USA), splashed nearly scholarships to 140 Akwa Ibom Students. According to…

ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has assented to the National Anthem Bill 2024 reverting to the old national anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee”. “This morning, Mr President signed into an Act of Parliament, the newly passed National Anthem 2024,” Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said today at a joint session of the National Assembly marking the…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Oron Chapter, has threatened to shutdown its products’ supply outlets if the Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Delta Safe of the Nigerian military, operating in the area, does not return petroleum to their members, and unseal their outlets. Their seven days’ ultimatum expires Friday, 31 May….

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Paramount Ruler of Mbo, His Royal Majesty Ogwong Okon Asukwo Abang, who was kidnapped seven days ago, has been released by his abductors after a ransom of N50 million was paid. Sources, confirmed to WatchmanPost that the royal father was released yesterday, Sunday, May 26, 2024, and was immediately taken to a specialist…