Author: Anietie Akpan
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Alleged Payment of N50,000 Business Grant to All Individuals in Akwa Ibom is Fake, AKSG
Gov. Umo Eno. By Anietie Akpan The Akwa Ibom State Government has declared as fake recent reports by some scammers that the government has begun the payment of N50,000 Business Grant to all individuals in Akwa Ibom. A disclaimer dated April 12 and endorsed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ekerete Udoh said,…
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Debts: Court Restrains Sterling Bank From Seizing Firm’s Properties
By Jack Kalio, Port Harcourt Attempts by Sterling Bank to seize the properties of an indigenous company, Zomay Marines and Logistics Limited, over alleged debts whose authenticity and exactitude are yet to be determined, has been restrained by the Rivers State High Court presided over by Justice Frank Onyiri. Justice Onyiri on Friday, April 11, issued a restraining order against…
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5,000 Hectares International Airport for Calabar as C’River GIA Mulls Partnership With Aviation Ministry
Director General, CRGIA, Mr. William Archibong (left), with the Commissioner for Aviation, Capt. Inah Utum (Rtd) during the visit By: Sylvia Okoi A world class international airport will soon be built in Calabar, Cross River state just as the State Geographic Information Agency (CRGIA), mulls partnership with the Aviation Ministry to optimize Cally Airline operations.…
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Akwa Ibom Govt Ends Exco Retreat, Approves Ibom City Bus Project, Revamp of Ibom Hotel, Others
State Commissioner for Information, Elder Aniekan Umanah (centre), Commissioner for Health, Dr Emmanuel Ekem (left) and the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Ekerete Udoh during the briefing. By Anietie Akpan The four day retreat organized for members of the Akwa Ibom State Executive Council and some critical stakeholders has ended at the Eko…
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UN, AKSG Collaborate Towards Economy Diversification as State is Prepared For Future Without Oil
Gov. Umo Eno (2nd from R), his Deputy, Senator Akon Eyakenyi (1st from R), the UN Assistant Secretary- General, (UNDP), Ahunna Eziakonwa (3rd from R) and her colleague at the on going retreat in Lagos. By Anietie Akpan With the current challenges rocking oil production globally, the United Nations and Akwa Ibom State Government are…
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SAPZ Project in Cross River, A Game-Changer for Economic Revival, Shettima
L-R: Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of AfDB, Senator Kashim Shettima, the Vice President of Nigeria, Senator Prince Bassey Otu, the Gov. of CRS, Senator John Owan-Enoh the Minister of State for Industries, Trade and Commerce and Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, the Deputy Governor, CRS at the flag off. By Anietie Akpan Vice President Kashim Shettima,…
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Obi of Aboh to Chair Maris Lecture 2025 – Scribe
Obi of Aboh Kingdom, Obi Oputa III By Dianabasi Effiong The Secretary of Maris Trust Council (MTC), Comrade Fidelis Egugbo, says the Obi of Aboh Kingdom, Obi Oputa III, will chair the year 2025 edition of the Maris Public Service Lecture with the theme: “Local Governance And Sustainable Development.” Egugbo said this when he met…
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Gov. Eno Receives, Yet Another Award
Gov. Umo Eno (left), receives the award from the Managing Director of New Telegraph Newspapers, Mr. Ayodele Aminu. By Anietie Akpan Governor Umo Eno has added yet another award into his kitty. This time around, the award is the, “2024 Governor of the Year in Human Capacity Development” bestowed on him by the New Telegraph…
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OPINION : Ayade May Defeat Jarigbe in 2027
Immediate past Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade. By Ogar Emmanuel Oko Former Governor Sir Benedict Ayade CON is an intellectual man. Apart from the late Sen. Paul Ukpo, PhD, who was a nuclear physicist, in terms of scholastics, no politician in the northern senatorial district comes close to Ben Ayade’s pedigree. He’s…
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Cross River Government Condemns Vandalism, Theft of Public Assets in Obudu
Gov. Bassey Otu . By Kingsley Agim The Cross River State Government has issued a strong condemnation of the recent attempted theft and vandalization of public transformers in Obudu, describing the act as “reprehensible” and a direct attack on the collective resources meant for the good of all citizens. In a statement signed by the…
