A frontline PDP Chairmanship aspirant for Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government, Obong Nsikak Oku, popularly known as G4, has said his administration will honour the founding fathers of the area. The renowned entrepreneur specifically mentioned the former Governor of the State; Obong Victor Attah, Obong T. O. Akpan, the late Effiong Okon Eyo (Eyo Uyo), […]
The Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC), has announced an adjustment in the election timetable thereby bringing forward the 2024 Local Government Election date from Saturday October 26th as earlier announced to Saturday 5th October 2024. The new date was disclosed by the Chairman of the Commission Elder Aniedi Ikoiwak in a closed […]
President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday and is experiencing mild symptoms, according to the White House. Biden, 81, tested positive following his first event in Las Vegas, where he was expected to later speak at the UnidosUS annual conference. According to our source; CNN, the president’s doctor said Biden has received […]
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed through the First Reading the proposed bill which seeks to provide for a single term of six years for the offices of the President, State Governors and Local Government Area Councils to achieve a reduction in government spending and wastage, efficiency in governance, and national stability and […]
The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1, 570 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,550 per dollar on Tuesday. Similarly, the Naira depreciated to N1, 581.65 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ according to our source; Vanguard, showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM rose to […]
…Calls For Renewed Planting Of Economic Trees The Oku Ibom Ibibio and President General of the Akwa Ibom State Supreme Council of Traditional Rulers, His Eminence, Ntenyin (Dr.) Solomon Daniel Etuk, JP, CFR, has expressed concerns over the rising deforestation in communities with no corresponding planting of trees. Ntenyin Etuk, the Patriarch of the […]
By Ubon Marcus On Aboyade Cole Street, as well as Ajose Adegun Street, both in Victoria Island, Lagos, are landed properties owned by the Akwa Ibom State Government. These properties were not bought by the Umo Eno administration. They have been there for years, through different administrations, but were not economically utilized. It is […]
As the political clock ticks towards the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Local Government Chairmanship primary election slated for next month, a growing number of groups and individuals are throwing their weight behind Pastor Ekomobong Silas for the chairmanship of Nsit Ibom Local Government Council. Exchanging views with our reporter on Tuesday in Mbiaso, […]
The leading Chairmanship aspirant in Ibesikpo Asutan for the upcoming Local Government elections, Obong Nsikak Oku, has declared his intention to replicate Governor Umo Eno’s ARISE Agenda in Ibesikpo Asutan when elected. Speaking to journalists and bloggers at the Victor Attah International Airport on Tuesday upon his return from a business engagement in […]
The Chairman of the Akwa Ibom State Environmental Protection and Waste Management Agency (AKSEPWMA), Obong (Dr) Prince Ikim, on Tuesday conducted an extensive tour of the Uyo metropolis to oversee the desilting of drains and vegetation control. His visits included key locations such as Oron Road, Udom Emmanuel Avenue, Shelter Afrique Estate, newly constructed […]