Unless there is an immediate intervention, Usiakifia, a riverine community in Upenekang, Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, may soon be swept into the bin of history. This is as a result of natural and human activities, worsened by the abandonment of a multi-billion naira shore protection project, awarded in 2012 by […]
Member representing Etinan/ Nsit Ibom /Nsit Ubium Federal Constituency, Mr Onofiok Luke has described as worrisome the setting ablaze of oil vessels allegedly involved in oil theft by security operatives. Luke made the call while presenting a Matter of Urgent National Importance on :Urgent Need to Investigate the Circumstances of the Setting Ablaze of […]
The Iwuochiang community, host of the Ibeno Skills Acquisition Center project which was awarded in 2010 by the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, has appealed to the federal government to complete the project for the benefit of Akwa Ibom youths and other Nigerians in general. The family head of Iwuochiang, Chief Victor Udofia, made […]
The Governorship Candidate of ACCORD party in Akwa Ibom State, Engr. Emem Coffie, has expressed deep condolences to the Senator representing Uyo Senatorial District at the National Assembly and YPP’s governorship candidate, Obong Bassey Albert (OBA), on the death of his brother and two staff members. The deceased include OBA’s brother, Robert Albert Akpan, […]
Against the backdrop of internal wrangling in Eket Senatorial District over the issue of zoning as it concerns the 2023 Senate slot, Paulinus Nnah, a notable media personality in the district, sought the take of Akparawa Ephraim Inyangeyen, himself a YPP senatorial standard bearer in the area, an immediate past Works Commissioner in […]
There are strong indications that the nearly year-long strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may be over by the end of the week. This is following the positive outcome of recent meetings between the union and the House of Representatives led by Hon Femi Gbajabiamila. Gbajabiamila and ASUU leader, […]
– Samuel Ayara In the words of the legendary playwright William Shakespeare in Julius Caesar, “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we […]
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, commenced his presidential campaign in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, with a promise to rescue Nigeria from insecurity and bad economy, and to unite the northern and southern parts of the country. This was as five PDP governors were absent at the […]
Tony Anichebe, Uyo. As the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar formally declares his intention to seek the votes of Nigerians for the office of the President in 2023 on Monday, Atiku Democratic Movement (ADM) has assured Nigerians of their readiness to take the message of hope, progress and prosperity which the presidential hopeful had […]
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has ordered members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to end their eight-month-old strike action and return to the classroom immediately. The appellate court, in a ruling that was delivered by a three-man panel led by Justice Hamma Barka, stressed that it would not entertain […]