President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will win Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State for President Bola Tinubu and Governor Umo Eno, in the 2027 general elections. He promised victory at the weekend during the local government Congress of the AapC in the local government. […]
Nigeria’s first Jolly Phonics Literacy Hub has been launched in Akwa Ibom State following nearly 20 years of literacy research and programme data showing sustained improvements in early-grade reading outcomes. The Hub, located at Life-Long Development Academy in Uyo which was officially unveiled yesterday, is intended to serve as a national laboratory for evidence-based literacy […]
In Akwa Ibom State, a Nigeria’s oil-rich but youth-dense South-South region, a development experiment is quietly aligning local ambition with global priorities. At a time when governments across the Global South are grappling with youth unemployment, skills mismatches, and inclusive growth, the administration of Governor Umo Eno is leveraging youth entrepreneurship as a practical pathway […]
The Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative (RULAAC), also known as Partner West Africa (PWAN) with support from the UKAID has organized a one-day training workshop for journalists in Akwa Ibom State, focusing on Nigeria’s Police Reform Act and the media’s responsibility in promoting accountability, transparency, and public trust. The workshop, held on Thursday, February […]
A New Year celebration turned tragic in the early hours of January 1, 2026, as a 13-year-old boy, identified as Timothy Daniel, was allegedly shot dead by a soldier attached to Sterling Petrochemical and Fertilizer Limited in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The incident reportedly occurred around 12:05 a.m. along Akongntekong […]
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has given firm assurance to leaders of Oron Nation that their concerns over the upgrade of the Nigerian Maritime Academy, Oron, Akwa Ibom State, to a full-fledged University of Maritime Studies will be swiftly addressed in line with the already passed and gazetted law. He made the pledge […]
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Akwa Ibom State Chapter, has called for deeper collaboration and strategic synergy with the Department of State Services (DSS) to strengthen public communication, promote social harmony, and enhance security across the state. The appeal was made during a courtesy visit by the State Executive Council of the Institute, […]
Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, has said Nigeria’s political leadership cannot function effectively without the moral guidance of the church. He said this on Sunday at the opening of the second plenary session of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) in Obot Akara, Akwa Ibom State. Akpabio noted that the church remains the nation’s […]
By Ukpono Ukpong The Special Assistant to the Governor of Akwa Ibom State on Mobilization, Abuja, Comrade Kingsley Iwok, has launched a cash grant initiative for elderly persons, people with disabilities, and small and medium-scale traders. The disbursement, which took place in Abuja, is aimed at extending the state’s empowerment programs to indigenes residing outside […]
By Theresa Donatus In the heart of Akwa Ibom State, a quiet revolution is unfolding, one that could change the landscape of entrepreneurship in Nigeria and, indeed, across the West Africa. At the forefront of this movement is Governor Pastor Umo Eno, whose visionary approach to economic development is not just about financial aid but […]
By Isaac Job Residents of Eket and Esit Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Akwa Ibom State have raised the alarm over the abduction of 22 persons in the community amid land disputes with their Ibeno neighbours. It was gathered that the development may result in communal war between the two oil rich communities. Speaking during […]
*Says ingratitude, a sin before God Tunde Opalana, Abuja Minister, Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has attributed the success story and the uncommon transformation witnessed in Akwa Ibom State during his administration to his relationship with God. He also stated that the act of ingratitude, not giving God what he wants which are […]
*Decry non- payment of allowances to 774,000 youths enrolled on ESPW Tunde Opalana, Abuja Irked by a response from the Presidency to the communique issued by the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum after its meeting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Monday, they have lambasted the Buhari Presidency for alleged insensitivity to weighty national issues […]
*Say Buhari’s ego not enough to suspend Twitter *Insist APC will go with President in 2023 Tunde Opalana, Abuja and ISAAC JOB, UYO The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum rose from a meeting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Monday, urging the Federal Government to rein in its agencies which have been allegedly operating […]
State governors under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have converged on Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, to stategise on how to dethrone the governing All Progressives Congress in the 2023 general elections. The Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal had made a pledge to […]
**Attack another in Umuahia Isaac Job, Uyo And Prince Okam, Umuahia Gunmen have attacked a police station in Ini Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, killing five policemen on duty and burnt it down. It was gathered that the gunmen attacked the police station located within the council headquarters in Odoro Ikpe at 2:45am […]
Tunde Opalana, Abuja An area councils office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Essien Udim Local Government of Akwa Ibom State has been reportedly set ablaze by yet to be identified arsonist. National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Barrister Festus Okoye said in a statement in Abuja Sunday. According to […]
**Says politics, external forces responsible for insurrections Tom Okpe, Abuja Minister for Niger Delta Development and former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio has blamed insecurity in the country on political and external forces saying that the present government led by President Muhammadu Buhari cannot be pulled down. Akpabio, who spoke at the […]
ANDREW OROLUA, ABUJA. The military and other security agencies in Akwa Ibom state have embarked on a joint operations in the state specifically at Ntak Ikot Akpan in Essien Udim Local Government to restore order and normalcy after some hoodlums and criminal elements attacked the community. According to the Nigerian Army, Akwa Ibom state has […]
ISAAC JOB, UYO The Akwa Ibom State government has said that 499 land owners have received compensation from the ongoing World Bank Assisted flood control project along Ibrahim Babangida Way in Uyo, the state capital. Speaking to newsmen in Uyo on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Environment, Mr Charles Udoh said the second phase of compensation […]