…Appeals For Urgent Intervention To Avert More Disasters As 4year Old Girl Drowns The erosion menace in Ekpri Nsukara Offot in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has worsened following recent heavy rainfalls. The ravaging erosion has rendered some streets in the thickly populated community impassable while some houses are on the […]
As political parties in Akwa Ibom gear up for the forthcoming local government polls, ACCORD, has offered free nomination forms for female and disabled aspirants. The information which contained in a public notice jointly signed by Rt. Hon. Martins Inyang Ansa, State Chairman, and Elder Effiong Robert Uyoe, State Secretary, and made available to […]
By Henshaw NYONG, Uyo. In a bid to address the food crisis, Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, has supplemented the Federal Government’s donation of 24,000 bags of rice with an additional 24,000 bags of 25kg rice, aiming to support more families in need across the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture and […]
Following the proclamation of elections and the publication of guidelines for Local Government elections by the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC), a frontline Chairmanship aspirant for Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government, Obong Nsikak Oku, popularly known as G4, has issued a call for a public debate among all aspirants for the third tier […]
…PDP’s Interest At Stake If Emerging Crisis Is Not Nipped In The Bud Emerging political crisis has threatened the interest of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Odio and Ndita Communities of Eket Central 7 Ward in Eket Local Government Area, of Akwa Ibom, if not nipped in the bud. The sad development is […]
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 […]