The Senator representing Akwa ibom south in the National Assembly, Dr. Ekong Sampson has described the Akwa ibom state governor Pastor Umo Eno as a man whose style of governance has brought unprecedented peace, stability and progress in the state. Senator Sampson who made the remarks during the March Congress of the Nigeria Union of
The President Nigeria Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS) Mrs Rose Ndong has said that the Federal Government has commenced the process of reviewing extant mining laws in the country. Ndong told journalists in Uyo yesterday that a review of the laws which has been in existence since 2007 would give government more control over mining
A strong wave of political validation greeted the lawmaker representing Eket/Onna/Esit-Eket/Ibeno Federal Constituency, Okpolupm Etteh, as former House of Representatives member, Eseme Eyiboh, publicly endorsed his performance and backed his bid for a second term. Eyiboh made the declaration at a well-attended stakeholders’ meeting held at Villa Marina, Eket, where Etteh presented his scorecard of
Pastor Bassey James, a cleric and political activist, is the founder, Southern Coalition for President Bola Tinubu 2027. In this interview with our correspondent,k he speaks on why the President’s second term bid should be supported Q.You have been a youth activist, a political organizer, among others. What is your impression of the present government
…..gifts members. As the world continue to celebratewomanhood and the remarkable contributions of women to nation-building, the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA), Akwa Ibom State Chapter has feted spouses of police officers, female police personnel, and other women stakeholders while reflecting on the progress made so far in advancing women’s rights and security. In her
…. endorses Ekong Sampson for 2nd Term. A former Minister of Lands and Urban development, Chief Nduese Essien has explained the need for continuity for legislators doing very well in the National Assembly especially the Senate . Essien a former two term member of the House of Representatives (1999-2007) maintained that experience and ranking are
The founder of Southern Atlantic University Uyo Akwa ibom state Pastor Bassey James has expressed deep seated gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for the approval of the Institution, the first in Ibibio land. Pastor Bassey James who made the remarks while addressing Journalists yesterday also announced that the budding institution will hold it’s first Matriculation
Civil Service Recruitment: A’Ibom Waives Sanction Against Absentee Candidates. Akwa Ibom State Government has allayed the fears of candidates who passed the CBT exercise but were unable to attend the oral interview on their designated dates in the current civil service recruitment exercise. There will be no penalty for absentees, rather a spillover date will
By Ekemini James It was the American poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson who once remarked that, “The years teach much which the days never know.” That quiet wisdom captures the moral responsibility every society bears toward those whose lives and experiences have shaped its present. In Akwa Ibom State, that responsibility is now finding
Richard Peters On Dominic Utuk Avenue in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, where a menacing erosion gully once swallowed land, livelihoods and hope, a new geography has emerged. It is not merely a construction project; it is an audacious reimagining of space and the recreation of the biblical “City Made of Gold”. The ARISE
