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Umoren’s Two Years in ONNA: A Record of Broad-Based Development

adminOctober 7, 2026

From road rehabilitation and electricity projects to healthcare, education, water supply and youth empowerment, the administration of the Executive Chairman of ONNA Local Government Council, Hon. Kufre Umoren, has recorded interventions across several sectors during its first two years in office. Details of the projects and programmes were contained in information released by the chairman’s...

Power Returns to Ikot Mbong, Onna, as Umoren’s Tenure Puts Infrastructure, Local Economy in Focus

adminOctober 7, 2026

After more than three years in darkness, residents of Ikot Mbong in ONNA Local Government Area have once again switched on their lights, following the installation of a power substation facilitated by the council chairman, Hon. Kufre Umoren. The restoration of electricity, commissioned on Tuesday, has become the latest intervention to draw attention to the...

Asuakak Umoh at Two: Projects, Power, People and the Test of Delivery

adminOctober 7, 2026

Two years into Rt. Hon. Asuakak Umoh’s administration of Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area, the emerging scorecard goes beyond the construction of public facilities to a broader pattern of intervention that cuts across electricity, roads, water, education, youth engagement and social welfare. An assessment of the administration’s performance, based on records made available by Mrs...

X-raying Edidiong Inyang’s Two Years in Office As Chairman, Ibesikpo Asutan

adminOctober 7, 2026

Two years into the administration of Rt. Hon. Edidiong Joseph Inyang, Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area has recorded interventions spanning infrastructure, education, healthcare, electricity, agriculture, sports and grassroots development, an assessment by public affairs analyst Utitofon Ukpong has found. The assessment was based on records of the administration’s achievements made available by Mrs Edna Monye,...

TAKING GOVERNANCE CLOSER TO THE PEOPLE: TWO YEARS OF DR UWEMEDIMO UDO’S ADMINISTRATION IN UYO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

adminOctober 7, 2026

By Itoro-Etas Iniobong “What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others.” — Nelson Mandela As the current local government administration marks two years in office on October 7, 2026, attention naturally turns to the impact of governance at...

Etinan: Ukpong Assesses Uko Umoh’s Two-Year Development Record

adminOctober 7, 2026

An assessment by public affairs analyst Utitofon Ukpong has identified infrastructure, education, agriculture, transportation and economic empowerment as major areas of intervention in the two-year administration of the Executive Chairman of Etinan Local Government Area, Hon. Uko Umoh. In the analysis, Ukpong said the spread of projects and empowerment programmes across communities provided a basis...

Cross River-Born Broadcaster Edoki Honoured For Bridging African, Cornish Communities

adminSeptember 26, 2026

Cross River State-born broadcaster, Richard Edoki, has earned a place among the finalists for the 2026 Community Radio Awards in the United Kingdom, with his work in using broadcasting to promote cultural understanding and community engagement in Cornwall coming under the spotlight. Edoki, who hails from Igbo-Ekureku in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River...

A’Ibom @ 39: Ikono Sets To Receive ARISE Youth Development Centre As Governor Eno Unveils Facility

adminSeptember 4, 2026

Ikono Local Government Area is set to witness a major youth-focused development today, Friday, as Governor Umo Eno commissions the ARISE Youth Development Centre as part of activities marking Akwa Ibom State’s 39th anniversary. The commissioning, scheduled for 3:00 p.m., is expected to attract government officials, traditional rulers, community leaders, youth groups, stakeholders and residents,...