ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Joe Iniodu The arena spangled with an assortment of colours – white, red, purple, yellow, grey, green, brown – either as uniform worn by different groups or flags fluttering as banners coalescing into a constellation of colourful spectacle. The atmosphere was boisterous as music from the speakers intertwined with varying entertainment from various…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ofonime Honesty Remember that day in February 2025 when Akwa Ibom’s traditional and political leaders trooped to Aso Rock to meet with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu? To me, that was more than just a courtesy visit—it was arguably a carefully scripted opening scene for what we are witnessing today. The critic in me…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesErnest Udoh-Robert The Commissioner for Information Mr Amiekan Umanah has described pastor Eno’s administration performance as spectacular. He said this during a press briefing to celebrate the two-year anniversary of Governor Eno in office. Outlining the Umo Eno’s administration performance in Agriculture, Umanah asserted that the monthly 3RD Friday farmers day is aimed at…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Comrd Inyang EJ In the realm of political leadership, results speak louder than rhetoric. For Distinguished Senator Aniekan Bassey, representing Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District, the evidence of impact is not only visible—it is transformative. In a time when public trust in leadership is often undermined by underperformance, Senator Bassey stands as…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesFor a community to find a day out of a whole year to celebrate its existence is always a welcome development. Such opportunity would create room for self assessment, convivial atmosphere and the oneness of the people. For Essene town in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area, this celebration comes up on every December 26…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesUS President Joe Biden, Sunday 21st July 2024, finally announced his exit from the November 2024 American presidential race, ending weeks of calls from donors, supporters, and party chieftains that he should drop his reelection ambition. Biden, who is serving his first term as president, had sought re-nomination to serve a second term through…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Says it’s becoming Tinubu’s puppet It seems like the ripples evoked by the removal of the Borno South senator, Ali Ndume, as Senate Chief Whip, are not about to go away anytime soon. Besides Ndume himself doubling down on his condemnation of the Tinubu administration’s response to the economic situation in the country, former…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares Senator Ali Ndume has shrugged off his removal as Senate Chief Whip and Vice chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations. Addressing the press today in his Maiduguri country home, about 48 hours after he was stripped of his position as Senate Chief Whip, the senator said that he was still of the view that…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesMore troubles seem to be awaiting Senator Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) as the Senate has decided to further investigate his interview with Arise News television, where he is alleged to have called senators kleptomaniacs. This was brought to the floor of the Upper Chamber as a point of order by Senator Fasuyi Fasuyi,…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThis year’s local government council election in Akwa Ibom State will now hold on 5th October 2024, and not 26th October as announced earlier. The Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC), the body charged with the responsibility of conducting the election, announced this in Uyo, the State capital, through its chairman, Elder Aniedi…
