The Akwa Ibom State Health Insurance Scheme and security of health facilities were the major discussions at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Annual General Meeting of doctors under the auspices of National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP), Akwa Ibom State Branch. The AGM tagged “AGM of Impact” with the […]
The Ekpri Nsukara Offot in Uyo Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State has been thrown into mourning following the passage of the village head, Eteidung Linus Etim Essien. He was aged 76. Breaking the news of the transition of their monarch, the Ekpri Nsukara Village Council in conjunction with the deceased’s immediate family, said […]
For many following Akwa Ibom’s political development since the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) blew whistle for the take-off of the 2023 election campaigns, the ongoing massive endorsement enjoyed by the Governorship candidate of Young Progressives Party (YPP) Obong Bassey Albert (OBA), did not come as a surprise. However, many political pundits have described […]
The first political party on the ballot, ACCORD in Akwa Ibom State has said it is targeting One million two hundred thousand votes for the party’s Governorship candidate, Engr. Emem Coffie FNICE, COREN ahead of the 2023 general election. The state Chairman of the party, Rt Hon Martins Ansa, made the disclosure in […]
Niger Delta Affairs Minister Umana Okon Umana, yesterday got a clean bill of health from the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions. He was cleared of all the allegations of misappropriation and illegal sack of workers levelled against him by a group. The committee described the petition against the minister as baseless. […]
GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has expressed fulfillment over his administration’s diligent support at enhancing the judiciary to discharge its constitutional mandate. Wike at the 2022/23 Legal Year opening ceremony, held in Port Harcourt, yesterday, said all promises his administration made concerning the judiciary had been fulfilled in impressive achievements beyond the imaginations […]
The Federal Government said yesterday it has recovered $1 billion, being looted funds, since the inception of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration till date. The Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, […]
It was a night of the gathering of champions as the Nigerian Association of Small-Scale Industrialists , NASSI at its National Industrial Quality Award honoured selected individuals who have demonstrated excellence in contributing their quota to economic development of Nigeria. A leading entrepreneur from Akwa Ibom State, Mr Friday Obonoh stood tall on the […]
The Court of Appeal Abuja Division, on Wednesday, granted leave to Senator Godswill Akpabio as an interested party to appeal the judgement of the Court which ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to delete his name as the duly elected candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial […]
All is now set for the ACCORD campaigns flag-off in Akwa Ibom State and unveiling of the deputy governorship candidate of the party in the State. The epoch-making occasion is holding on Saturday, 26th November, 2022, at St James African Church Primary School (Mayflower school), Okopedi Itiam, Uyo at 11am. Speaking with reporters in […]