Prof. Offiong Aqua. By Anietie Akpan The recent series of online tirade by Prof. Offiong Aqua, accusing Governor Umo Eno’s administration of neglect and poverty in Akwa Ibom, have been dismissed as a baseless and desperate ploy by an attention seeker for pecuniary gains. Prof. Aqua had posted series of videos on the social media,…
Commissioner for Information, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Umanah. By Anietie Akpan The Akwa Ibom State Government has so far spent ₦10 billion on empowerment. Out of this, about ₦2.4 billion only has gone to members of Support Groups, stressing that details of individual beneficiaries are available on the Group Dashboard of the portal. Speaking during a…
By Our Reporter Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has recieved the torch of unity as part of the build up to the State’s sports festival. The Festival will feature both junior and senior athletes from all 31 Local Government Areas, competing in 18 core sports including; Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Chess, Judo, Karate, Scrabble,…
By Anietie Akpan The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has called for urgent reforms to safeguard the rights of children within Nigeria’s legal and justice systems. U The call was made during the 2025 NBA Annual General Conference in Enugu, which brought together over 20,000 participants including…
From left, The CRS NUJ Chairman, Comrade Archibong Bassey, Minister for State, Investment Trade and Industry, Sen. John Owan-Enoh, and Comrade Agba Jalingo By Ita Williams, Calabar In a move aimed at promoting economic development, the Minister of State for Industry, Trade, and Investment, Senator John Owan-Enoh has floated a new N500 million Micro, Small,…
Chairman of Akpabuyo LGA, Hon. Effiom Bassey (right) and the former PDP Deputy Governorship Candidate, Dr. Emana Duke Ambrose-Amawhe at the ceremony. By Anietie Akpan C’River Barter Market at Ikot Esuk Mba in Akpabuyo Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River State has bounced back to business as all is set to make it an…