By Anietie Akpan As Nigeria celebrates the 2026 Armed Forces Celebration, Remembrance Day, the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu has doffed her hat for the steadfast service of the…
By Anietie Akpan The Akwa Ibom State Government has unveiled a comprehensive economic empowerment package aimed at improving the livelihoods of widows of fallen heroes. This includes widows of military, police, and paramilitary personnel through…
Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori By Dianabasi Effiong Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, on Wednesday, approved a minor cabinet reshuffle with Engr. Michael Ifeanyi Anoka redeployed from the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Renewal, to the…
The commissioning of the project. By Anietie Akpan The Golden Initiative for All (GIFA) Water of Life’ Project at Ikot Offiong community in Ikono Clan, Uyo Local Government Area (LGA) of Akwa Ibom State has…
By Dianabasi Effiong The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) says it is saddened by the passing of two distinguished and outstanding journalists, Messrs Yakubu Mohammed and Dan Agbese. The NGE said this in a statement…
Special Adviser Media/Publicity, Office of the President of the Senate, Hon Eseme Eyiboh. By Anietie Akpan The Office of the President of the Senate has distanced itself from the internal affairs of Team Akpabio for…
Gov. Umo Eno. The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has flagged-off the construction of the official residence for the Chairman of Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area (LGA). This is to fast track and…
By Effiong Effiom Education has long been acknowledged as the most enduring investment any society can make in its future. As Nelson Mandela famously reminded the world, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you…
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike By Etim Etim On January 6, 2026, the management of one of the high-brow residential estates in Abuja, sent the following message to the residents of the estate: ‘’Good day Residents,…
President Bola Tinubu. By Dianabasi Effiong The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has described the new agreement brokered by President Bola Tinubu's administration with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as the first major…
By Emma Akpabio In a climate were many governments chase applause through highly visible projects, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has chosen a quieter but far more consequential path; sinking billions of naira…
Midfield generalissimo, Alex Iwobi By Dianabasi Effiong President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, has dismissed fears of possible biased officiating when the Super Eagles lock horns with hosts Atlas Lions of…
CP Rashid B. Afegbua, psc, mnips (right) with the Customs Area Controller, Cross River/Akwa Ibom Area Command, Comptroller Momodu Giwa Dauda on Tuesday. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Police Command has reassured the Nigeria…
Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Akon Eyakenyi with her boss, Gov. Umo Eno By Dianabasi Effiong The Office of the Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State has denied reports claiming that Senator Akon…
By Rasheed Olanrewaju Renowned Nigerian music executives and founders of Kennis Music, Kenny “Keke” Ogungbe and Dayo “D1” Adeneye, have dedicated their AFRIMA Lifetime Achievement Award to the late media icon Chief Raymond Dokpesi, Africa…
Gov. Umo Eno briefing his EXCO members. By Anietie Akpan In a bid to set the governance agenda, front-load priority projects and strengthen service delivery across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), the Akwa Ibom State…
L-R (Front row) : The NUJ State Secretary, Comrades Mike Abang; SAWN Secretary, Essien Ita; SWAN Chairman, Mike Akpang; State Chairman, NUJ, Archibong Bassey; SWAN Vice Chairman, Musa Kutama; the immediate past State Secretary of…
The reclaimed erosion site for the projects. By Etim Etim A journalist friend of mine, Chijioke, came into Uyo on Friday from Port Harcourt (PH) and requested to visit The Arise Palm Resort and the…
By Sam Akpe It is becoming realistically difficult to determine where the loyalty of the elected members of the Rivers State House of Assembly lies. Who exactly is controlling their conscience!. By the 1999 Constitution, a state legislature—comprising elected members—is an arm of a state government, just as the executive…
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON. President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has congratulated the nation's senior football team, the Super Eagles, for qualifying for the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of…
Cross River State Commissioner of Police (CP), Rashid Afegbua. By Anietie Akpan A young man who broke into the home of a couple at Federal Housing Estate, Calabar as they were away for the burial…
Man-of-the-Match, Osimhen, peels away from his marker. By Dianabasi Effiong Irrepressible Super Eagles of Nigeria on Saturday in Marrakech produced an even more superb masterclass to over-run a dazed Algeria and reach the last-four of the ongoing…
Stakeholders at the meeting. By Anietie Akpan Women, elders and stakeholders of Ibiono Ibom local government area have unanimously restated their resolve to present a common interest of support for Governor Umo Eno’s re-election in…
National Health Fellow Representing Calabar Municipal,, Modey Catherine (centre), the NUJ State Chairman, Comrade Archibong Bassey (2nd right) and others at the courtesy visit on Friday. By Anietie Akpan Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross…
President Bola Tinubu. By Etim Etim That the Rivers State House of Assembly has issued an impeachment notice against Gov. Sim Fubara – the second in a year - shows just how serious Nyesome Wike…
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State, in a handshake with the CNS, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas during his courtesy call on the governor in Calabar on Wednesday. By Anietie Akpan Amid emerging security concerns,…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, GCON By Eseme Eyiboh In politics, silence is often louder than speech, for it speaks in the language of calculation and consequence. Forgiveness, when declared by a powerful man, is louder…
By Dianabasi Effiong Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta state on Thursday in Asaba inaugurated a 10-man Steering Committee on the Framework for Responsible Investment in Land-Intensive Agriculture (FRILIA). The committee was inaugurated on behalf of…
Defenders Bruno Onyemaechi and Calvin Bassey against Mozambique on Monday By Dianabasi Effiong Saturday’s third quarter-final of the 35th Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) remains pick of the last-8 clashes as Nigeria’s Super Eagles and…
Gov. Umo Eno with the contractors at the reclaimed dumpsite. By Anietie Akpan Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has disclosed plans to transform the reclaimed Uyo Village refuse dump-site into a modern Government…
