….defends defection to APC, builds secretariat for party. The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, yesterday paid a strategic visit to the All Progressives Congress (APC) State Secretariat at Ekpo Obot Street, Uyo, as part of his ongoing familiarisation tour following his formal alignment with the National ruling party. The Governor used the occasion
…..congratulates Oku Ibom on emergence as Grand Patron Mboho Mkpara Ibibio. Governor Umo Eno has called for continuous unity , love and corporation among Àkwa ibomites across the length and breadth of Akwa Ibom State. Pst. Eno made this known during the installation of His Eminence Ntenyin (Dr) Solomon Daniel Etuk, CFR, as the 4th
Says no Ibibio land will be annexed. The former Minister of lands and urban development Chief Nduese Essien has issued a stern warning against ongoing attempts to annex Ibibio ancestral lands under the guise of state creation, calling the renewed agitation by obollo people for a separate state “land grabbing in disguise.”Chief Essien, a former
By Amanam Hillary Umo-Udofia Linus Obogo’s article, “Cross River’s 76 Oil Wells and the ‘Abiku’ Paradox,” is undeniably eloquent and steeped in mythic imagery. But when stripped of metaphor and reduced to facts, it is also a troubling mix of historical perversion, legal misrepresentation, and rhetorical manipulation. It dresses sentiment as truth, mythologizes a settled
… appreciates TETFund’s support to state’s tertiary institutions Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has restated the commitment of his administration to investments in education as it is central to the development blueprint of his administration. The Governor gave the assurances when the Board of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), led by its
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) said President Bola Tinubu has already surpassed his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, in mortgaging Nigeria’s future through foreign loans, in the name of economic reform. ADC, in a statement by the interim National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, noted that while Nigeria under Buhari borrowed an average of ₦4.7 trillion per
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has said that the parliament is committed to combating all forms of religious and racial discrimination to ensure peaceful coexistence of Nigerians.He gave the assurance while declaring open the 2025 Interfaith Legislative Roundtable Engagement organised by the House of Representatives in Abuja on Monday. Represented by
The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions has counselled newly appointed Managing Director of Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) Dr. Oludare Sunday and his team to be proactive in crisis prevention in the financial institution rather than focusing solely on interventions after institutions collapse. The committee tasked the NDIC team to safeguard
The Executive Chairman of Itu Local Government Council, Hon. Ubong Nkutt, has described the just-concluded anti-corruption workshop organized by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) as a strategic step toward deepening transparency, accountability, and good governance at the grassroots. Speaking to journalists in Uyo upon his return from the three-day capacity-building
The All Progressives Congress Media Network has commended Governor Umo Eno’s visionary leadership in prioritizing the welfare of senior citizens in Akwa Ibom State. The group, in a press statement endorsed by Mr. Iniobong John, said through the ARISE Agenda, the governor is delivering on his promise to transform the lives of Akwa Ibom citizens,
