In spite of non-restriction of vehicular and human movements, residents across Akwa Ibom State on Saturday observed the usual monthly sanitation exercise. Recall that the State Government on Friday, in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy; Comrade Ini Ememobong, had lifted the restriction order it earlier placed on human and […]
Month: September 2024
JAMB: 250,000 yet to sit UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said a total of 250,000 candidates have yet to sit for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Speaking on Friday evening after monitoring some of the centres in Lagos, including Ogba, Agidingbi, University of Lagos, JAMB Registrar, Prof. Isaq Oloyede, explained that this was due to the […]
BREAKING: Buhari approves postponement of 2023 census
President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census, earlier scheduled for May 3-7 2023, to a date to be determined by the incoming administration. The President, according to our source; The Punch gave the approval after meeting with some members of the Federal Executive Council and the Chairman […]
Sudan crisis: Nigerians stranded at Egyptian border — FG
The Federal Government said yesterday that hundreds of Nigerians who were evacuated from war-torn Sudan and were to be airlifted from Egypt back to Nigeria yesterday were stranded as they were not allowed to cross the border into Egypt since their arrival on Thursday evening. Nigerians in Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NiDCOM), Mrs […]
HENSEK’S Excellent Work on Airport Road Expansion and How It Will Boost Akwa Ibom’s Image and Deepen Economic Activities
By Samuel Udoma The ongoing expansion of the Airport Road in Uyo handled by HENSEK Integrated Services, one of the finest construction firms in the country, is not only timely, but very strategic. The Airport Road has become a major entrance into the State via the Victor Attah International Airport. Thousands of vehicles ply […]
A’IBOM SPEAKER TASKS MEMBERS-ELECT ON PRODUCTIVITY, TRUE REPRESENTATION
Speaker of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, has tasked all members-elect to the 8th State House of Assembly to strive for excellent productivity, true representation and to see their emergence as God-given opportunity to be of service to their respective constituents. Rt. Hon. Bassey made this known on Friday […]
TRADITIONAL RULERS COUNCIL ENDORSES MAPPING OF AKWA IBOM
…Warns sponsored protesters to have a rethink Traditional Rulers in Akwa Ibom State have risen in support of the mapping of the State by the Akwa Ibom State government. Reacting to the development, the President General, Akwa Ibom State Traditional Rulers Council, and Oku Ibom Ibibio Worldwide, Ntenyin Solomon Etuk, described the mapping of the […]
Senate President: ADF Drums Support for Akpabio, Lauds Tinubu’s Victory
A renowned socio political group Akwa ibom Democratic Forum (ADF) has began massive advocacy for the emergence of Senator Godswill Akpabio as the next Senate President. In the same vein, they have extended thier best wishes to the president elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory in the last Presidential election saying that […]
UPDATED: R. Kelly to serve 30-year jail term in U.S
RnB singer, Robert Sylvester Kelly, popularly known as R. Kelly, has been moved to a correctional centre located in North Carolina, the United States of America, where he is expected to serve his 30-year prison sentence in connection with multiple sexual offences. He was moved to the Federal Correctional Institution in Butner, North Caroline […]
Akwa Ibom Info Commissioner’s Wife Emerges ICSAN Chairman
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria has elected Chinonyerem Ini Ememobong as its first female chairman in Akwa Ibom State. Mrs Ememobong is the wife of the current Commissioner for Information and Strategy in the oil rich State. TheHILL can authoritatively report that the new Chairman is the immediate-past Vice Chairman […]