ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON, has expressed profound sadness over the death of veteran journalist and publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo. In a statement endorsed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, Akpabio described Oladipo’s passing as a painful loss to the Nigerian…
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 SharesBy Ken Harries Esq “Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others,” observed Jonathan Swift. Every generation encounters leaders who solve today’s problems, but far fewer produce leaders who design tomorrow’s possibilities. The true measure of visionary leadership lies in the ability to recognise opportunities long before they become obvious, to imagine…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ken Harries Esq There are few spectacles more embarrassing in politics than a man arguing passionately against himself while pretending to be attacking someone else. Psychologists call this cognitive dissonance. The rest of us call it eating your own words without choking. It is a difficult performance. The audience remembers the speech made…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Senate has resolved to constitute a joint ad hoc committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives to address the rising cases of xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa. The committee, to be led by the Chairman of the National Assembly, will undertake a fact-finding and diplomatic visit to South Africa…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•as Akpabio donates in support of project The long-anticipated vision of establishing a central edifice for Oro people in Uyo took a significant step forward on Monday, April 6, 2026, as the foundation for the proposed Oro House was officially laid in a ceremony marked by strong leadership presence and widespread community support. Performing…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAs Muslims across the world celebrate Eid-el-Fitr on Friday, the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON, has extended his warmest congratulations to the faithful in Nigeria, calling for compassion, forgiveness, and unity. Akpabio, in a congratulatory message signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, congratulated Muslims for…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Throws weight behind Tinubu, Akpabio, Eno A former Akwa Ibom deputy governor, Obong Nsima Ekere, has called on the people of the state to always evaluate leadership by measuring tangible achievements. Ekere made the observation weekend at the Eket Senatorial District Stakeholders Meeting held at the Eket City Hall, throwing his weight behind President…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPresident of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday urged Nigerians to hold their elected representatives accountable and actively engage lawmakers on issues affecting their communities, stressing that democratic governance thrives when citizens participate meaningfully in the legislative process. Akpabio stated this while delivering his address at the resumption of plenary in the Nigerian Senate…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares“Argument is meant to reveal the truth, not to create it” – Edward the Bono By Substance Udo-Nature With the International Court of Justice’s ruling, Cross River State was left drowning in the Bermuda Triangle. Approximately two decades today, a Phoenix appears to have risen from the debris of history, to reopen closed files….
