By Kelvin Obambon The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Coalition Movement in Cross River State has issued a scathing assessment of the ongoing oil well dispute between Cross River and Akwa Ibom States, describing the situation as a manifestation of “greed” and a glaring failure of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership at the federal level….
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has reassured citizens that no amount of propaganda or sentiment can overturn the state’s rights to the oil wells as established by two valid Supreme Court judgments. Cross River State is contesting the ownership of the oil wells with Akwa Ibom State due to a long-standing revenue dispute stemming…
Popular disc jockey, DJ Brightstar, is set to host a Christmas Youth Tournament in Akwa Ibom this December as part of his ongoing efforts to support youth development in his home communities. The initiative follows a series of football competitions he organised earlier in the year for young people in Ikot Eyen Imoh and Ikot…
By Our Reporter The twentieth edition of the All-Africa Service Project, an initiative of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may have come and gone but not without impacting communities, government agencies and surrounding environs. The service project is a move by the Church to offer service to humanity focusing on hygiene, sanitation…
As hunger bites harder and the prices of food pummels in the market, Dr Glory Edet, Honourable Commissioner for Agriculture, Akwa Ibom State has resolved to sell garri which is now a hot cake in Nigeria. Dr Edet was sighted on Thursday at Idongesit Nkanga Secretariat, Uyo, selling garri to Uyo residents who turned out…
Elder Imoh Okon, immediate past Chairman of Uyo Local Government Council, Akwa Ibom is currently cooling his feet in a police cell at the ‘A’ Division Police Station, Barracks Road over the sum of N420,000.00 (N.4m) allegedly withdrawn fraudulently by the Ex-Chairman from a secret Internally Generated Revenue account of the Council said to have…
The family of Iniubong Umoren, a graduate of Philosophy from the University of Uyo that was allegedly murdered by Uduak Frank Akpan, has refuted various stories online that they have compromised justice for their late daughter. The family said all the online publications about their compromise aren’t true and that they have not received any…
No fewer than 1,300 direct job opportunities are to be created for the teeming youths in Akwa Ibom State at the St. Gabriel’s Coconut Factory when it becomes operational in September this year. Governor Udom Emmanuel made this known on Friday while inspecting the installation of production lines at the Coconut Factory located in Mkpat…
By Ekemini Simon The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) Akwa Ibom State Chapter has faulted the claim made by the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel that the backlog of leave grant arrears owed local government staff have been cleared. It could be recalled that Governor Emmanuel recently in a live…
By Smart Chizurum The country was recently awash with the sorrowful story of the heinous crime of kidnap and gruesome murder of the innocent job seeker and University of Uyo graduate, Iniubong Umoren recently somewhere in Akwa Ibom State. Nigerians were shocked to their marrows when it became apparent that one Frank Uduak Akpan was…