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Questions Trail ₦12.79bn Ayegun-Oloye Road Project As Drainage Draws Scrutiny

adminOctober 6, 2026

Concerns have been raised over drainage works being carried out on the ongoing Ayegun-Oloye Road project in Ibadan, Oyo State, with residents calling for the infrastructure to be examined before construction is completed. The approximately eight-kilometre road is one of the federal projects being executed in the state and has a contract value of ₦12.793...

Akwa Ibom Earmarks 150 Hectares For 1,048 Housing Units Across Six Locations

adminOctober 6, 2026

Idara Jerome, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State Government has acquired and earmarked about 150 hectares of land across six locations for housing development, with 1,048 housing units currently at various stages of construction or delivery. The Commissioner for Housing, Rt. Hon. Dr. Henry Archibong, disclosed this on Tuesday during a ministerial briefing in Uyo, saying...

2027: INEC Opens Voters’ Register For Public Check As Election Countdown Begins

adminOctober 6, 2026

With 100 days to the 2027 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened a one-week window for registered voters to check their names and personal details in the voters’ register and challenge errors that could affect their participation in the polls. The verification exercise, scheduled for October 9 to 15, 2026, will...

CCECC Moves To End Dakkada Estate Flood Menace, Studies Ituk Mbang Drainage Route

adminOctober 6, 2026

The perennial flooding threatening the Dakkada Estate and surrounding farmlands may be heading for a permanent solution as the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) begins feasibility studies for a new drainage channel through the Ituk Mbang/Nung Ikono Ufok gully system. The proposed intervention is designed to redirect flood waters from the estate through the...

NAF MOURNS 25 LIVES LOST IN NAF 931 AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT

adminOctober 6, 2026

PRESS RELEASE The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has expressed profound condolences to the families of the personnel and passengers who lost their lives following the accident involving Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR 42 aircraft, NAF 931, in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. The CAS described the incident...

Akwa Ibom Police Probe Alleged ₦25,000 Transit Fee From Officers

adminOctober 5, 2026

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has ordered an inquiry into an allegation that police officers returning from a counter-insurgency deployment were made to pay ₦25,000 each as a “transit fee.” The Command, while dismissing the payment as an unauthorised charge, said transportation for officers deployed from Uyo to Jaji and back is funded by...

TWO YEARS OF UPHOLDING A LEGACY: LADY HELEN ENO OBAREKI AND THE INDELIBLE PRINT OF COMPASSION AND COMPETENCE

adminOctober 5, 2026

“It’s not an easy task ahead, but I want to please beg you that I will continue to sustain the office of the First Lady, and I want to please introduce our daughter and hand her over to you. She will continue to coordinate the office of the First Lady…” Those emotional words coming from...

PROF. GODWIN AKPAN AMAOWOH

adminOctober 5, 2026

In 2006, while pursuing his doctoral studies at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, an Akwa Ibom-born clergyman and scholar sought to answer a question that had occupied generations of thinkers: What kind of leadership can produce a society in which those who govern do not merely make rules for others, but demonstrate through their own...

WHAT GOVERNOR ENO TOLD AKWA IBOM TEACHERS AT THE 2026 WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY CELEBRATION

adminOctober 5, 2026

By Idongesit Mishael Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, used the 2026 World Teachers’ Day celebration to announce a sweeping package of education reforms and teachers’ welfare measures, anchored by a declaration of a total state of emergency in education. The governor’s announcements covered public and private schools, teacher recruitment and welfare, professional development, infrastructure,...

World Teacher’s Day: Eno Declares State Of Emergency In A’Ibom Education System, Approves N889m For Private Schools

adminOctober 5, 2026

Idara Jerome, Uyo Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has declared a total state of emergency in education and approved N500,000 for each of the 1,776 registered private schools in the state, directing the proprietors to use the money to support their teachers. The twin measures, announced on Monday at the 2026 World Teachers’ Day...

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