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Eight Families Mourn As Cameroon Boat Collision Claims Eight Lives

adminSeptember 17, 2026

A cross-border journey from Cross River to Cameroon has ended in tragedy for eight Nigerian passengers, whose bodies were recovered after their boat collided with another vessel in Cameroonian waters. The passengers were among 13 Nigerians travelling from Ikang in Bakassi Local Government Area to Cameroon when the incident occurred around 12:14 p.m. on September...

Tinubu Links Child Labour To Nigeria’s Development, Future Security

adminSeptember 17, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has placed the fight against child labour within Nigeria’s broader development agenda, warning that children trapped in exploitative work are being denied the education, health and opportunities needed to build the country’s future. Tinubu, represented by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, stated this on Wednesday in...

When Rain Turns Home Into A Danger Zone

adminSeptember 17, 2026

For residents of parts of Cross River and Akwa Ibom, the rainy season has become more than a period of swollen drains and flooded roads. It has become a season of fear, as landslides and advancing erosion threaten to swallow homes, businesses and public infrastructure. In Cross River, the human cost has been particularly devastating,...

2027: Eno Won’t Trade Governance For Political Noise, Says Adviser

adminSeptember 17, 2026

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, will not allow the growing political activities ahead of the 2027 general elections to shift his attention from governance and delivery of projects across the state, his Political Adviser, Dr Godwin Ntukudeh, has said. Ntukudeh said the governor had chosen to concentrate on development rather than engage individuals...

AKWA IBOM @39: CAPTAIN MFON UDOM

adminSeptember 17, 2026

A commercial pilot, aviation executive, entrepreneur, consultant and corporate leader, Captain Mfon Udom has spent more than five decades in aviation, rising from the cockpit to the highest levels of airline management and becoming one of the Nigerian aviation professionals whose careers have helped shape the country’s private airline industry. For Akwa Ibom, his professional...

EPU Hails Eno As Udoito Regains Freedom After 270 Days In Custody

adminSeptember 16, 2026

The Ekid People’s Union (EPU) has commended Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, following the release on bail of Princess Godsown Udoito, who spent 270 days in custody at the Uyo Correctional Centre. Udoito regained her freedom on Wednesday after an Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo granted her bail, bringing an end...

ARISE Youth Centre Deepens Akwa Ibom’s Skills Drive, Trains Over 4,000 Youths

adminSeptember 16, 2026

Akwa Ibom State Government says more than 4,000 youths have so far been trained in various skills as it expands its human-capital development drive with the commissioning of an ARISE Youth Development Centre in Nsit Atai Local Government Area. The centre, located at Odot, the council headquarters, was commissioned on Wednesday as Governor Umo Eno’s...

Constitution Review Moves To 36 States As Assemblies Get Key Reform Bills

adminSeptember 16, 2026

The next phase of Nigeria’s constitutional reform process will now play out across the 36 states, following the transmission of the 1999 Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, by the National Assembly to all State Houses of Assembly. The move effectively shifts the consideration of the proposed constitutional changes from the federal legislature to the state...

CHIEF OYOKUNYI OTU ITA, Esq

adminSeptember 16, 2026

Chief Oyokunyi Otu Ita, popularly known as Barrister O.O. Ita was a lawyer, parliamentarian, nationalist, community leader and uncompromising advocate of minority rights. He emerged in the formative years of Nigerian nationalism as one of the most prominent political voices of the people of Oron and the minorities of the old Eastern Region. For more...

EFCC Moves To Stop Corruption Before Money Is Stolen

adminSeptember 16, 2026

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it is shifting its anti-corruption strategy towards preventing financial crimes before public funds are stolen, rather than waiting to investigate the losses after they occur, Chairman Ola Olukoyede has said. Olukoyede disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday when he received a delegation of the Nigerian Bar Association...

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