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37 Dead in Minna: Another Grim Chapter in Nigeria’s Long Custodial Crisis

adminSeptember 23, 2026

Idongesit Ashameri On the morning of September 17, 2026, families who had been told to return later gathered outside a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) facility in Minna, Niger State, expecting to collect their sons. Instead, they were directed to the General Hospital morgue. Thirty-seven detainees, including teenagers, arrested during anti-illegal mining operations...

A’Ibom @39: Eno Moves To Strengthen Traditional Institution, Links Welfare To Grassroots Stability

adminSeptember 23, 2026

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has moved to strengthen the traditional institution as a grassroots instrument for peace and development, announcing plans for an upward review of the remuneration of traditional rulers while charging them to take greater responsibility for stability in their communities. Eno made the position known on Wednesday while presenting...

Bauchi Releases N10bn To Clear Retirees’ Gratuity Arrears

adminSeptember 23, 2026

The Bauchi State Government has commenced the payment of outstanding gratuities owed to retired civil servants, with N10 billion approved to begin clearing liabilities dating back to 2012. Punch reported that Governor Bala Mohammed, represented by his deputy, Auwal Jatau, disclosed this on Wednesday during the symbolic presentation of a cheque for the payment exercise....

No Power Vacuum In Nigeria, Tinubu Still In Charge — Akpabio

adminSeptember 23, 2026

Senate President and Chairman of the National Assembly, Godswill Akpabio, has declared that there is no power vacuum in Nigeria, insisting that President Bola Tinubu remains firmly in charge of the affairs of the country despite his current working leave abroad. Akpabio, who dismissed suggestions that Tinubu’s absence from the country had created a vacancy...

Trump Signals US Will Prioritise AI Race Over New Global Curbs

adminSeptember 23, 2026

The United States has signalled a policy shift towards accelerating advanced artificial intelligence development rather than imposing tighter international controls, with President Donald Trump declaring that technological supremacy in the emerging field will carry major strategic consequences for nations. Addressing the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Trump said Washington would...

Dangote Targets Two Million Women For Refinery Share Ownership

adminSeptember 23, 2026

Two million vulnerable women across Nigeria are being targeted for a landmark wealth-creation initiative that would give them direct ownership stakes in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery through its planned Initial Public Offering (IPO). President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, disclosed the plan in New York during the 81st United Nations...

₦800m Business Support Puts Non-Indigenes At Heart Of A’Ibom’s Growth Agenda — Group

adminSeptember 23, 2026

The approval of ₦800 million to support businesses owned by non-indigenes in Akwa Ibom State has emerged as a major highlight of the community’s assessment of the state’s development as it marks 39 years of creation. The State Coordinator of the Non-Indigenes Association and Personal Assistant to Governor Umo Eno on Volunteer Services, Amb. Sunday...

Akwa Ibom @ 39: What Governor Umo Eno Has Done, What He Promises To Do

adminSeptember 23, 2026

Idongesit Ashameri, Uyo As Akwa Ibom State marks 39 years of creation, Governor Umo Eno has presented a three-year scorecard of his administration while setting out an ambitious next phase centred on industrialisation, agro-industrialisation, jobs, investment-driven prosperity and a knowledge-based economy. In his anniversary broadcast to the people of the state on Wednesday, Eno said...

THE JOURNEY SO FAR AS A’IBOM CLOCKS 39 ‎

adminSeptember 23, 2026

By IKPAT UduakAbasi ‎ ‎When Akwa Ibom State was created on September 23, 1987, by General Ibrahim Babangida popularly called IBB, it also represented the culmination of a long quest and dream for political identity and administrative autonomy by the people of the area carved out of old Cross River State. The creation made a...

A’Ibom At 39: Agency Links Clean Environment To Economic Growth

adminSeptember 23, 2026

The Akwa Ibom State Environmental Protection and Waste Management Agency (AKSEPWMA) has linked environmental sustainability to the state’s capacity to attract investment, grow tourism and create opportunities for its people as Akwa Ibom marks its 39th anniversary. The agency said maintaining a clean and sustainable environment should remain an integral part of the state’s development...

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Two Years of Impact: How Glory Eka Effiong Is Repositioning Ibeno Through Infrastructure, Empowerment and Compassionate Governance

TWO YEARS OF IMPACTFUL PEOPLE-CENTRED TRANSFORMATION IN IKONO LGA