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AKWA IBOM @39: RAY EKPU

adminSeptember 20, 2026

Mr. Raymond Amos Ekpu, popularly known as Ray Ekpu, is one of Nigeria’s most distinguished journalists, a master of the written word, an accomplished editor, an incisive columnist, a courageous defender of press freedom, and an enduring voice for truth, knowledge and democratic values. For more than five decades, Ray Ekpu has occupied a place...

Sultanate strengthens traditional ties with Idoma community, turbanes Onah as Sarkin Idoma

adminSeptember 20, 2026

The Sultanate Council of Sokoto has formally elevated the leadership of the Idoma community in the state, with the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, turbaning Chief Ambrose Onah as the new Sarkin Idoma Sokoto. The installation places Onah within Sokoto’s traditional leadership structure and gives him responsibility for sustaining relations between the Idoma community...

Gov Eno Won’t Be Distracted by Propaganda, Blackmail, Other Antics Of Opposition – Umana

adminSeptember 20, 2026

… Says A’Ibom Now Construction Site By Henshaw Nyong. Against the backdrop of the growing pace of project delivery across Akwa Ibom, former Minister of Niger-Delta Affairs, Obong Umana Okon Umana, CON, has declared that Governor Umo Eno will not be distracted by propaganda, blackmail or other antics of the opposition, insisting that the projects...

Babangida Distances Self From Mining Site Linked To 37 Miners’ Deaths

adminSeptember 20, 2026

Former military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida has denied any ownership or connection to the mining site in Niger State where 37 artisan miners were arrested before their deaths in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Babangida, through his media office, said he neither owned nor leased the property, possessed mineral...

Akwa Ibom @39:DR. ARNOLD UDOKA

adminSeptember 20, 2026

Dr. Arnold Benjamin Udoka belongs to the distinguished generation of Nigerian cultural practitioners who transformed dance from a largely communal and traditional form of expression into a sophisticated field of professional performance, scholarship and national cultural representation. A dancer, choreographer, playwright, scholar, theatre practitioner and cultural administrator, Udoka has devoted more than four decades to...

AkWA IBOM @39: GENERAL PHILIP EFFIONG

adminSeptember 20, 2026

General Philip Effiong was a soldier of extraordinary historical significance who rose through the ranks of the Nigerian Army before becoming one of the most senior officers in the secessionist Republic of Biafra. Born on 18 November 1925 in present day Ibiono Ibom, he joined the Nigerian Armed Forces on 28 July 1945, beginning a...

New NSCDC Commandant Takes Charge In Niger After Deaths Of 37 Miners

adminSeptember 19, 2026

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has changed the leadership of its Niger State Command following the deaths of 37 artisanal miners who were held in the custody of the Corps. Abdullahi Salisu Kabara has been deployed to take over the command from Suberu Siyaka Aniviye, who was suspended after the deaths triggered...

The list of Civil Defence (NSCDC) officers suspended in connection with the deaths of the gold miners in Niger State

adminSeptember 19, 2026

The list of Civil Defence (NSCDC) officers suspended in connection with the deaths of the gold miners in Niger State includes: 1. O/C Station Guard, SC Usman Isah Ndamaka 2. Station Guard, ASCI Hassan Mohammed 3. Station Guard, CCA Bala Mohammed 4. Arresting Officer/O/C Investigation, CSC Oluwadare Sunday 5. Arresting Officer, DCC Obafemi Elvis 6....

Eno Takes Rural Road Push to Nsit Atai With 3.09km Link

adminSeptember 19, 2026

Residents of communities in Nsit Atai Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State are set to have easier access to markets, schools and other social amenities following the commissioning of the 3.09-kilometre Ikot Essien–Ikot Uyo Road by Governor Umo Eno’s administration. The road, commissioned on Saturday as part of activities marking the state’s anniversary, was...

UYO 2026: Agribusiness Summit Targets Investment Deals, Food Security

adminSeptember 19, 2026

Global investors, policymakers and agricultural industry leaders are expected in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, in October for the 5th Agribusiness Roundtable International Conference, with organisers saying the event will focus on mobilising private capital and securing investment deals across Africa’s agricultural value chains. The conference, scheduled for October 25 to 28, 2026, is expected to...

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