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Shettima Defends Tinubu’s Economic Reforms, Asks Nigerians for Patience Amid Hardship

adminOctober 4, 2026

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has acknowledged the hardship Nigerians are experiencing under the Tinubu administration’s economic reforms, urging citizens to be patient while defending the difficult decisions taken by the Federal Government. Shettima, who spoke in Lagos on Saturday after meeting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu following his return to Nigeria from his annual vacation, said the...

Akwa Ibom Declares Monday Teaching-Free Day for World Teachers’ Day

adminOctober 4, 2026

UYO — Classroom activities will be suspended across public and private primary, secondary and technical schools in Akwa Ibom on Monday as the state government declares October 5 a Teaching-Free Day to enable teachers participate in the 2026 World Teachers’ Day celebration. The declaration was contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Education,...

Osun Challenges Account Freeze, Says Arbitration Award Already Before Court

adminOctober 4, 2026

The Osun State Government has moved to overturn an order freezing its accounts, arguing that the arbitration award on which the order was based was already being challenged in court before Gamji Nigeria Company Limited obtained the account-freezing directive. The state government, in an application filed before the Federal High Court in Lagos on October...

HOW TRANSMISSION LINE FAULTS THREATEN AKWA IBOM’S ENERGY SECURITY Michael Dada

adminOctober 4, 2026

PHEDC’s recent report of a fault on the 132kV Aba–Itu transmission line has once again highlighted Akwa Ibom State’s dependence on reliable transmission infrastructure for electricity supply. With adequate and reliable gas supply, the state-owned Ibom Power Plant can operate in island mode and supply electricity within Akwa Ibom while the Aba–Itu line is being...

MR UDOM EMMANUEL, CON

adminOctober 4, 2026

On 7 June 2019, an aircraft bearing the colours and identity of Akwa Ibom State took off from Uyo, carrying with it more than passengers. It carried an idea that a state could build its own airline, create its own economic connections and project its identity beyond its borders. That idea became Ibom Air, one...

Kaduna Clemency Drive Hits 500 Beneficiaries as 27 Inmates Secure Release

adminOctober 3, 2026

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has extended his administration’s clemency programme to another 27 inmates, bringing the total number of people reached by the initiative since he assumed office to more than 500. The latest beneficiaries were released as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary, with the intervention covering correctional facilities across Kaduna...

Police Rescue Abducted Fishermen, Arrest Two Over Transformer Vandalism In A’Ibom

adminOctober 3, 2026

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has rescued a group of fishermen abducted by suspected sea pirates along the waterways of Ibeno Local Government Area and arrested two suspected transformer vandals in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday on behalf...

Amnesty Demands Action After Edo APC Chairman’s ‘AK-47’ Remark

adminOctober 3, 2026

Amnesty International Nigeria has called on Nigeria’s security authorities to investigate remarks attributed to the Edo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Jarret Tenebe, after he reportedly referenced AK-47 fire while discussing the party’s 2027 presidential vote target. Tenebe’s comments, made while addressing APC supporters in Edo, were linked to the party’s stated ambition...

RELEASE OF ₦100 BILLION FOR PAYMENT OF INHERITED GRATUITIES : HOW GOVERNOR UMO ENO IS STRENGTHENING LIVELIHOODS OF THOUSANDS OF RETIREES AND FAMILIES* (Series 207 — Phase 3) _By Emmanuel Ndon_

adminOctober 3, 2026

A government payment can sometimes appear to be little more than a figure in a financial statement. But when it represents gratuities owed to people who spent their productive years working for the state, its significance extends far beyond the amount itself. In Akwa Ibom, the release of ₦100 billion by Governor Umo Eno for...

Governor Eno Govt is Sustaining Projects Across 31 LGAs, More Underway- Umanah

adminOctober 3, 2026

The Akwa Ibom State Government says it will continue to commission development projects across the state despite the political activities expected to intensify ahead of the 2027 elections. Commissioner for Information, Aniekan Umanah, disclosed this on Friday during a live programme on XL FM, Uyo, while reviewing activities marking the 39th anniversary of the creation...

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