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CCECC Moves To End Dakkada Estate Flood Menace, Studies Ituk Mbang Drainage Route

adminOctober 6, 2026

The perennial flooding threatening the Dakkada Estate and surrounding farmlands may be heading for a permanent solution as the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) begins feasibility studies for a new drainage channel through the Ituk Mbang/Nung Ikono Ufok gully system. The proposed intervention is designed to redirect flood waters from the estate through the...

NAF MOURNS 25 LIVES LOST IN NAF 931 AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT

adminOctober 6, 2026

PRESS RELEASE The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has expressed profound condolences to the families of the personnel and passengers who lost their lives following the accident involving Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR 42 aircraft, NAF 931, in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. The CAS described the incident...

Akwa Ibom Police Probe Alleged ₦25,000 Transit Fee From Officers

adminOctober 5, 2026

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has ordered an inquiry into an allegation that police officers returning from a counter-insurgency deployment were made to pay ₦25,000 each as a “transit fee.” The Command, while dismissing the payment as an unauthorised charge, said transportation for officers deployed from Uyo to Jaji and back is funded by...

TWO YEARS OF UPHOLDING A LEGACY: LADY HELEN ENO OBAREKI AND THE INDELIBLE PRINT OF COMPASSION AND COMPETENCE

adminOctober 5, 2026

“It’s not an easy task ahead, but I want to please beg you that I will continue to sustain the office of the First Lady, and I want to please introduce our daughter and hand her over to you. She will continue to coordinate the office of the First Lady…” Those emotional words coming from...

PROF. GODWIN AKPAN AMAOWOH

adminOctober 5, 2026

In 2006, while pursuing his doctoral studies at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, an Akwa Ibom-born clergyman and scholar sought to answer a question that had occupied generations of thinkers: What kind of leadership can produce a society in which those who govern do not merely make rules for others, but demonstrate through their own...

WHAT GOVERNOR ENO TOLD AKWA IBOM TEACHERS AT THE 2026 WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY CELEBRATION

adminOctober 5, 2026

By Idongesit Mishael Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, used the 2026 World Teachers’ Day celebration to announce a sweeping package of education reforms and teachers’ welfare measures, anchored by a declaration of a total state of emergency in education. The governor’s announcements covered public and private schools, teacher recruitment and welfare, professional development, infrastructure,...

World Teacher’s Day: Eno Declares State Of Emergency In A’Ibom Education System, Approves N889m For Private Schools

adminOctober 5, 2026

Idara Jerome, Uyo Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has declared a total state of emergency in education and approved N500,000 for each of the 1,776 registered private schools in the state, directing the proprietors to use the money to support their teachers. The twin measures, announced on Monday at the 2026 World Teachers’ Day...

Oshiomhole Dismisses 2027 Anti-Tinubu Coalition, Says Wike, APC Governors Back President

adminOctober 5, 2026

Former Edo State Governor and Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has dismissed reports of an emerging political coalition against President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. Oshiomhole said APC governors remain committed to Tinubu’s re-election, while FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, despite remaining a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, has also...

Tinubu Receives Royal Prayers, Counsel From Oba of Lagos

adminOctober 5, 2026

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday visited the Iga Idunganran Palace in Lagos Island, where the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, offered prayers and counsel for the President and his administration. The visit was part of Tinubu’s engagements in Lagos following his return to the state, with the President accompanied by Lagos State Governor Babajide...

One Killed, Others Hurt After 21-Passenger Bus Crashes, Burns In Ilorin

adminOctober 5, 2026

A passenger bus carrying 21 people crashed along the Oko-Olowo Expressway in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Sunday, leaving one person dead and several others injured. According to a report by SaharaReporters, the accident occurred around Iye-Maja Junction after a tyre on the commercial vehicle reportedly burst while it was in motion. The driver subsequently lost...

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