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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...

Eno Gives New Home, N500,000 Support To Late Police Officer’s Family

adminSeptember 16, 2026

Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno has provided a new home and N500,000 business support to the family of late Inspector Hosana Akpan, a police officer who served at the Government House before her death in February 2026. The governor’s intervention came just two days before Akpan’s burial, with the new house presented to her...

2027: Eyakenyi Tasks Oron Stakeholders On APC Grassroots Mobilisation

adminSeptember 16, 2026

Akwa Ibom State Deputy Governor, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, has urged APC leaders and supporters in Oron Local Government Area to take the party’s 2027 campaign to the grassroots and begin mobilisation across wards and polling units. Eyakenyi spoke on Tuesday during a stakeholders’ meeting at her residence in Oron, where she said Governor Umo Eno’s...

Gates Foundation Commits $1bn To Expand AI Access

adminSeptember 16, 2026

The Gates Foundation has committed at least $1 billion over the next two years to support the development and use of artificial intelligence in healthcare, education and agriculture. According to Reuters, the announcement came as Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warned that governments around the world are not sufficiently prepared for the changes artificial intelligence could...

Lebara Opens New Front In Nigeria’s Telecom Market With Nationwide Launch

adminSeptember 16, 2026

Nigeria’s telecommunications market is set for another layer of competition as Lebara, a new mobile network operator, has commenced nationwide commercial operations, bringing both physical SIM cards and eSIM services to consumers. The operator officially opened its services to the public on Monday, according to a report by Legit.ng, positioning the company to compete in...

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