ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThis voyage has lingered like an epic song, guided by something stronger than the muse. We have traversed the decades of ideation, incubation, and then the stillbirth of UMSO. Regardless of the legislative success, the kickoff of the university became another long year of waiting. Having previously captured the series in the first three…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesLike an epic adventure, this report trails history and establishes how timelines in over two decades drove the transition of the erstwhile Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron into a university. With over 10 years of successive legislative efforts, the victory song was nearly retained after the University of Maritime Studies, Oron (Establishment) Act, 2022,…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe first part of this report traced the long and arduous journey of the University of Maritime Studies, Oron (UMSO), from the germ of an idea to a legislative reality, through years of historical advocacy, stakeholder engagement, legislative manoeuvring and persistent agitation, until the University of Maritime Studies, Oron Act was eventually passed and…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesHow does a university established by an Act of the National Assembly, assented to by the president, enrolled, gazetted, transmitted to the relevant ministries, subjected to NUC takeoff processes and eventually recognised for admission processing by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), remain without full institutional operationalisation years after its legal creation? JOSEPH ATAINYANG uses this investigative report to beam a torchlight on…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesI, Ibanga Isine, investigative journalist, farmer, and complainant in the case of Commissioner of Police versus Abdullahi Yusuf, consider it necessary to place on public record the deeply troubling events that happened June 18, 2026, at Magistrate’s Court 7 in the Uyo Magisterial District of Akwa Ibom State. What happened in the courtroom was…
In a world plagued with diseases of all types, shapes and forms, man has for ages sought ways and means of containing, treating and stopping these ailments so as to live well and happy. One way of engaging these diseases is the deployment of medication. In this report, our senior reporter, Samuel Abasiekong-Abasiekong explores the world of traditional medicine in the fight against ill health in Nigeria.
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ofonime Honesty It was with a profound sense of purpose that I found myself at the Dakkada Skills Acquisition Center, Ikot Ada Idem, Ibiono Ibom in Akwa Ibom State, on Monday, February 16, 2026. There is a saying that the future belongs to those who prepare for it today. That day, in the…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Vision still alive – Agric commissioner assures By Ernest Udoh-Robert/Emmanuel Ntekim In this edition, WatchmanPost takes a look at how the coconut refinery set up by the Akwa Ibom State Government has failed to grow in this report written by Production editor Ernest Udoh-Robert and senior reporter Emmanuel Ntekim. Background Coconut was first mentioned…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Rt Hon Eseme Eyiboh, mnipr There are moments in a nation’s life when institutions are reminded—quietly but unmistakably—that time does not negotiate with comfort. Nigeria’s Senate, returning from the conviviality of Christmas recess and New Year reflection to the discipline of plenary, has arrived at such a moment. The period of acclimatization has…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares Special Report How cost of fuel is affecting Nigerians Nigeria is the sixth largest exporter of petroleum in the world. As a result, a commodity that can easily define Nigeria’s economy is petrol. Thus, any change in the price of petrol can affect the nations micro and macroeconomic indices because crude…
