By Ita Williams, Calabar The Cross River State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has ruled that henceforth, only financially up to date members will benefit from the union and the upcoming Beatrice Bassey Ita Best Investigative Journalist Award. The resolution was outlined in a communiqué released by the Communique Drafting Committee (CDC)…
By Etubom Anthony Ani STATESMEN who have taken part in fundamental decisions affecting their country seldom write in the press as they would say things that could jeopardize the very existence of their country. However where the very existence of the country or a part of it is threatened then it behoves all statesmen to…
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…