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AKWA IBOM STATE: THE ROAD NOT TAKEN! (PART II)

adminSeptember 16, 2026

REFLECTIONS! By Akaninyene Esiere This is the concluding part of a two part article. The first was published on September 1, 2026. The article X-rays Akwa Ibom State governments’ penchant for high cost but low utility projects for over two decades while majority of the people wallow in poverty. The new stadium, named after the...

2027: Wike Draws Line Against APC Governors Over Rainbow Coalition

adminSeptember 16, 2026

The battle over how President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign should be organised has opened a fresh political fault line between FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike has rejected demands that his political mobilisation should conform to the structure or interests of the APC, insisting that his...

Relief For Akwa Ibom Market Women As First Lady’s Office Shares Trading Facilities

adminSeptember 16, 2026

Relief has come to market women and men in Oruk Anam Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State as the Office of the First Lady, in partnership with the Golden Initiative for All (GIFA) and Akwa Ibom Business Community (AIBC), distributed market tables, umbrellas and aprons to traders. The intervention, held on Monday at the...

Eno Targets 31,000 Youths Annually As Akwa Ibom Takes Skills Training To 31 LGAs

adminSeptember 16, 2026

Akwa Ibom State Government has unveiled plans to train at least 31,000 youths annually through a network of ARISE Youth Development Centres being established across the state’s 31 local government areas. The initiative is designed to shift access to skills acquisition, entrepreneurship support and innovation opportunities from major urban centres to rural communities, with the...

Police Probe Suspected Counterfeit Naira Found Near Student Hostel In Niger

adminSeptember 16, 2026

The Niger State Police Command has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the discovery of suspected counterfeit naira notes and traditional items in a room near a student hostel in Bida. The discovery, made last Saturday, led to the arrest of a man identified as Mohammed Jamiu, after police recovered 27 suspected counterfeit ₦1,000...

BRIGADIER GENERAL WELLINGTON BASSEY

adminSeptember 16, 2026

Some men become part of history because they held important positions.Others become history themselves. Brigadier Wellington Bassey belonged to the second category. Long before Nigeria became an independent nation, before Nigerians began to occupy the highest command positions in the country’s armed forces, Wellington Bassey had already broken one of the most formidable barriers of...

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AU Mission Begins 2027 Election Risk Assessment As INEC Pledges Law-Driven Poll

adminSeptember 16, 2026

The African Union (AU) has begun a pre-election assessment of Nigeria’s readiness for the 2027 General Election, with voter registration, electoral technology, logistics, funding, security and results management among the areas being scrutinised ahead of the nationwide poll. The continental body’s Pre-Election Needs Assessment Mission, led by former Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs...

Two Torches To Rally 31 A’Ibom LGAs Ahead Of 2026 Sports Festival

adminSeptember 15, 2026

The 31 local government areas of Akwa Ibom State will be drawn into a four-day mobilisation exercise from Wednesday as two Torches of Unity begin simultaneous tours ahead of the 2026 Akwa Ibom State Sports Festival. The tour, scheduled for September 16 to 19, is designed to take the festival’s message of unity, sportsmanship and...

Eno Extends Keke, Bus Registration Deadline to September 30, Orders Unregistered Vehicles Off Roads October 1

adminSeptember 15, 2026

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has extended the deadline for the registration of commercial tricycles and buses in the state to September 30, warning that unregistered vehicles will be taken off the roads from October 1. Eno announced the extension on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, while speaking with Government House Press shortly after...

Electricity Access: Firm Invests $5m on Mini-Grid in Nigeria

adminSeptember 15, 2026

As part of its efforts to bridge the electricity Access gap in Nigeria, a renewable energy firm, All On has invested USD5 Million in the ongoing PowerGen Renewable Energy Nigeria Limited (PowerGen). PowerGen, a leading renewable energy platform across Africa, with offices in four countries of Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and DRC, operates renewable energy...

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AKWA IBOM STATE: THE ROAD NOT TAKEN! (PART II)

2027: Wike Draws Line Against APC Governors Over Rainbow Coalition

Relief For Akwa Ibom Market Women As First Lady’s Office Shares Trading Facilities

Eno Targets 31,000 Youths Annually As Akwa Ibom Takes Skills Training To 31 LGAs

Police Probe Suspected Counterfeit Naira Found Near Student Hostel In Niger

BRIGADIER GENERAL WELLINGTON BASSEY

AU Mission Begins 2027 Election Risk Assessment As INEC Pledges Law-Driven Poll

Two Torches To Rally 31 A’Ibom LGAs Ahead Of 2026 Sports Festival

Eno Extends Keke, Bus Registration Deadline to September 30, Orders Unregistered Vehicles Off Roads October 1

Electricity Access: Firm Invests $5m on Mini-Grid in Nigeria

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