Gov. Umo Eno By Etim Etim The successful operation of an airline by the Akwa Ibom State government since 2019 has spurred two other states – Cross River and Enugu – to jump into the business, but is this a sustainable business for the sub national governments to pump in scarce resources into? Aviation is…
Deputy Gov. Peter Odey (7th from right), the Air Officer Commanding Mobility Command of the Nigerian Air Force, Yenagoa, Air Vice Marshal Sunday Anake (8th from right) and others during the courtesy visit. By Anietie Akpan Hard times await criminal elements in Cross River State as the State Government and the Nigerian Air Force have…
The deceased, Mrs. Ijeoma Wilson Obote. By Anietie Akpan The family of Mrs. Ijeoma Wilson Obote, a 50-year-old hair stylist shot and killed by an insane police officer in Calabar, Cross River State, has accused the authorities of neglect. Obote was killed on March 23, 2025, when a police Inspector Bassey Effiong, attached to Atakpa…
Pioneer Female NUJ Chairman, Cross River Council, Comrade Archibong Bassey. By Anietie Akpan The two pioneer female Chairmen of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Archibong Etim Bassey of the Cross River State Council and Grace Ike of the FCT chapter; are among distinguished Nigerians listed in the 2025 edition of Changemakers: 100 Nigerians Leading…
Gov. Umo Eno. By Bush Udombo Governor Umo Eno has approved an extended allowance for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members who are indigenes of Akwa Ibom State, increasing their monthly pay from the state government to ₦20,000. This new development was one of the highlights of the Akwa Ibom State Executive Council meeting held…
Akwa Ibom First Lady Designate, Lady Helen Eno Obareki (centre) with some of the physically challenged students at the Special Education Centre in Uyo, on Monday. By Anietie Akpan Physically challenged Children in Akwa Ibom State have been assured of inclusion and support in the state. The Coordinator, Office of the First Lady, Akwa Ibom…